Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-21

I'm OUR
VALLEY

sue is, to be sure, quite simple
aiaatter.
{. To secure the approval of the vot-
Ars of such an issue is quite another
m latter.
r Whether the county commissioners
.+,ill adopt the program Is still un-
sfrtain. II they do. then the voters
fill get their chance at the propo-
: ition.
II requires a two-thirds vote to
approve such a bond issue.
Which means that there must be
an almost united support for the is
sue.
The program for the issue should
be well understood in advance OF
the election.
There are certain projects that have
been particularly demanded by the
people.
There are certain other projects
that are very essential to the growth
and continued prosperity Of the dis
trict.
Until the people are satisfied. in
advance Of the election day, that the
program viii meet with their ap-
proval. the county might as well
save itself the trouble of calling an
election-until the people are salts
fled.
Fair treatment for all is the only
rule to be followed.
II will be difficult enough to Sc
cure the approval at all of such a
huge issue as $4,000. 900 without in
curing n large amount Of opposition
by failure to outline in advance just
..what will be done-and when.
There seems to be some question rs
20 the position Of the county judge
and some members of the commits
/ ioners' court on the Boca Chica road
. rope sition.
Commissioner Sam Bell Of the
Townsville precinct. ut recent
-eeting Of the commissioners court
sked the county judge il he favored
se Boca Chica road as a county
side project.
Il The county judge Is quoted rs hav-
hg said. "he would cross that tridge
/ Ahe he came to it,"
The county judge has been clear as
20 his position on the Barreda- Point
X sabel road. 1t must be built.
In addition to which he has stated
on several occasions In the news
I papers that he favors q first-class
road to the coast, from Brownsville
through the FL Jardin to Boca Chica.
A toll road from the east side of FL
Jardin If no other can be secured.
II Is unthinkable. Of course, that
the county judge would ask or ex-
pect the taxpayers of the south end
Of the county to support a big bond
issue out of which they were assured
nothing.
nsideration must be given to
the fact that the south end of Cam
eron county is to be the scene Of the
next great activity in land develop
ment in the Valley. Also that the
mainland beach at Boca Chica is just
n 30-minute drive from Browns
willie over a good road.
A situation exists which demands
clever handling. il the projected bond
issue is to be put over.
In the belief Of The Herald there
are several major projects in road
construction.
One Is the road from Barreda to
Point Isabel.
Another is the road from the north
end of the present concrete road.
= near Combes, to connection with
- Ustl.axr
n A third II the road from Browns
Vile to Boca Chica.
A fourth is a road from Brownsville
up the river through most deserv-
ing section of the Valley. to a con-
nection with the projected Hidalgo
county road to the Cameron county
lire, near Santa Maria.
All these projects demand equal
consideration.
Nice, fresh green cabbage is still
being shipped out of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Potatoes are continuing to move on
4 q market that Is affording satisfact-
II ory prices.
II Tomatoes are bringing the grow
ers u good return.
And the total shipments. includ-
ing freight and express solid cars,
and express local shipments, have
passed the $4,000 and are heading for
the $4,000 figure.
The season insofar as records are
concerned closes June 1. But ship
ments bid fair to continue after that
date.
Il has been big. fine season in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
A cotton crop in the ground. sched-
uled to begin moving in less than
sixty days--and bankers proudly an
nouncing that deposits continue the
largest in the history of the section
The summer season upon the Val
ley. and visitors continuing to. ar
rive. Note the hotel registers.
The Valley is destined to prove rs
popular In summer as in winter. for
the very good season that its sum-
mer climate like It's winter climate
Is so much better than sections
north.
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