Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-20
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| VALLEY


PLEASANT BREEZES have beer
blowing over the Valley from the
Gulf of Mexico, for several days
now.
An "old timer" had occasion a day
or two ago to 90 out into the brush
country.
Returning he asserted a change oi
weather is due shortly. He observed
that the snails are hurrying up the
trees. which to him indicates there
will be rain.
That's one we've never heard be
fore. And doubtless it's as good a:
any other sign"
HERE is A NEWS dispatch from
Kansas City which, because it tell:
something new about Aphides, more
or less known in this section, is OF
interest in the Valley:
"The oily white spots on your new
automobile sides or windshield are
mot made by exhaust steam from tai
buildings. combined with carbon di'
oxide from thousands Of engine
mufflers.
According to II. c. Springer, sen.
Tor observer in the weather bureau
the culprits are many: Aphides By
name and legion in number, whose
name is plant lice They draw SAP
from the leaves of trees and exude a
kind of honey. which. unlike the
boarded treasure of bees, is left Ia
float in the breeze.
The special customers of this in
sect are ants, which keep them in
colonies. to provide ant food in the
:, summer-the busy season of the
> Aphides.
q ITO the Aphides. Paris green and
arsenic are candy, but a sprayed So
= 7. luton Of nicotine is said to be dead
my j both to grown-ups and eggs"
n CAN GRAPES be grown in the
Fn' over Rio Grande Valley?
y" I. v. Mclean, Pharr. believes it is
- possible and profitable product fol
a. he section. and believing it. has
p' called meeting of interested per
y :. soas to be held Monday at Pharr.
As a general thing. what can be
grown with success in California car
be produced in the Lowsr Rio
Grande Valley.
- IL is said that certain sections oi
Hidalgo county are particularly vel
adapted to the production of grapes
Among these is acreage in the vi
cinity Of Monte Christie. in upper
western edge Of Hidalgo county.
Another area believed to be So
adapted Is the Willacy county cdr.
4 farm" sections.
A III there's money In grapes, let.
grow EN-. At least try.
DAN MOODY moved rapid,
through the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley.
He was not the first gubernatoria
candidate to visit Rio Grande city, i
memory serves US right. The firs
was Pat Neff.
The July primary, Starr county
gave Davidson 4. Ferguson s4s. an
Moody 81.
As n result of Dan Moody's visit {
Rio Grande City yesterday. so zoe
story which reached here yester
day. the next primary will give Nj
Moody S73 votes, or thereabouts.
i Unless it is Duval county, there i
no more unanimous county In Texa
than that Of which Rio Grande Gil,
is the seat.
Mr.. Moody was unable to visi
Brownsville and San Benito secaus
of the jaunt TO Starr county.
But probably he'll be seen her
later.
REPORTS FROM Harlingen an
nounce that Bob Stuart and AL Par
ker are heading a movement 10 rails
fund of 100000 for deepening tn
Arroyo Colorado for navigation.
II Is reported also that $4,000 o
the amount has been raised.
Harlingen observes Houston. 81
Buffalo Bayou can be made naviga
bic. why not the Arroyo Colorado r
is the way Harlingen looks at a
Probably 1t can. At least the fed
eral government is being intereste,
in the proposition, and the pendin,
rivers and harbors bill provides 70
n survey.
In the meantime Point Isabel har
Dor is pushing ahead. Work is pro
ceeding on the Padre Island side o
Brazos Santiago Pass. Harlingel
plans to connect with the harbAr.
STACKS OF BRICK, tile and lum
Der have begun to appear on tn,
scene at 0lmito. "The Unusual City.'
J. Means buildings. Attractive struc
tures. for the selling plan Is entire
ly restrictive as to type and cost o
structures.
A half dozen buildings on the SIT,
Of the new town will be an adde,
incentive 20 others.
The coming fall and winter shoul,
witness considerable activity on IN,
site.
Most significant in the souther,
part of Cameron county is the fac
that lumber concerns have stake,
off lumber yards at Oimito, also n
Barreda. And Point Isabel also ha
lumber yard. for the first time II