Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-09
I'm OUR
VALLEY

1 THE FELLOW who circulated a
amphlet in the upper coast country
hich carried matter boosting his
IN section and discounting the
I over Rio Grande Valley, has re-
lived bit of good advice from the
townsville Chamber Of Commerce,
copy Of which has reached The
| serald
y If he will follow this advice he will
4 obably be able to sell more OF his
sn land.
! The chamber said:
| "Our attention has been caoad to
little folder which you ha.e pub
lsshed, addressed to Mr.. Farmer and
r. Investor.
"We note that large part is taken
tp with statements derogatory to the
alley and the Valley real estate
= en-.
1T occurs to US that IL you would
9end more time boosting Texas and
)ur section rather than knocking
her parts of Texas, yourself as
Tell as the real estate profession,
ould be much better off.
THE Valley is growing by leaps
I'D bounds. Our people are prosper
IS and the knockers are not hurting
5; in fact, it would seen that every
mock is a boost. Texas is grand
a state and has wonderful possi-
.lities: and it is very unbecoming.
specially in the eyes Of strangers,
or one section to be knocking an
ther section.
I'VE are enclosing literature on
brownsville and vicinity"
Probably the letter won't do much
1od. But at least the Valley won't
low others to get away with knocks
we can help il. particularly when
fney are undeserved.
AROUND 10000 bales Of cotton
ave been ginned so far in the
over Rio Grande Valley.
The price, including seed. Is
round 500 a bale. Which means
hat something like S6.000.000 has
een or is being received for the pro-
uct. with indications that there will
e that much more, if the price helds
np-and there is every reason TO be-
eve il will.
The Valley farmer entered the
esent cotton harvest in better n
ancial condition than at any time IN
history. There was something
ke sis. 100000 in the banks.
The next statement of the banks.
ne early in September, should re-
.lect a much better situation.
Money is being turned loose in the
over Rio Grande Valley.
That's why the business maps OF
iational surveyors are giving US 80
huch good advertising these days.
Mortgages are being reduced. Cur
ent debts are being paid.
Yep. we're sittin' jake, as someone
fienificantly puts il.
: "White Wing Avenue" is the new
me that has been given Generai
f,ylor's old highway, leading up the
yer frcm Brownsville.
It's the huntsman's paradise IN
,ese days Of white wing shooting.
Fifteen birds in single day, and
81 more than forty-five a week.
But that's just a few when one
Insiders just how many white wings
takes to satisfy the appetite for
meal.
IT'S ALMOST impossible to see
oint Isabel nowadays for the noun
ins Of material and equipment Tor
t,e harbor that is being assembled
~ the coast town
Travelling cranes, hoists, donkey
tngines, stacks and stacks OF timoers
Tor various purposes.
It's n big job the government Is
doing down at the Point these days
I And IL you're interested. why not
take n little trip down. It'll give the
k,rinitiated some idea of what we We
Aeon making so much noise about III
he past half century or so.
Just now the roads TO the foih'
are very good. Travelling = fairy
fcomfortable and speedy. And there :
lots Of new grading being done.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC has cut
INV a half hour the running time OF
tbe fast night train from Houston TO
Townsville.
+ II leaves Houston at S:45 p. M ar
arrives Brownsville at s:S5 a. m
i That's eleven hours and fifty MIN
ties. -.
N We were just thinking about that
lime q dozen or fifteen years ago
Lhen sixteen to eighteen hours lot
he same trip was the usual thing.
n And we predict that when the new
nd heavier steel, together with new
.ack work is completed in another
4 ,ar. there'll be another half hour TO
- hour reddction in that same trip
IT'S AN ALL-THE-fEAk- koOND
doh. this thing of farming IN the
N alley.
The spring truck crop shipments
! nded the early part Of July.
Then the cotton began opening.
And now out in the fields we find
hans growing in considerable guam
.i.;es. TO be harvested next month.
Cabbage seedbeds come next. Ana
acme other things.