Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-22
I'm OUR
VALLEY


Dup from the ground for no particu-
lar reason. and is sought by the ma
tives, Of course, for food.
Now IL some one will make
search for the origin Of corn beef,
which so far as our recollection goes,
has always been n boon companion
n of cabbage, our curiosity will have
been thoroughly satisfied.
That Fort Brown, Brownsville,
played a prominent part in the Civil
War is indicated in the "65 Years
Ago Today" column Of the Chicago
Tribune.
One paragraph said:
"New Orleans-The opinion Is
rapidly becoming settled in political
and commercial circles that Lincoln'S
inaugural address Is a declaration Of
war. The Louisiana legislature pass
ed a resolution approving the conduct
Of Gen. Twiggs in surrendering the
federal property in Texas TO the state
authorities there. IL is reported that
Fort Brown, Texas. has surrendered
to the state forces"
And here's another:
"New York-Galveston advices are
that Capt Hill. in reply TO the Texas
commissioners, refused TO evacuate
Fort Brown or surrender govern
| ment property and ordered reinforce
ments from Ringgold (now Rio
Grande City, barracks TO retake the
property on Brazos Island. A col
lision between the government and
state troops is imminent"
7 Considerable history has been made
in and around Brownsville. II is in
teresting, too. TO know that Browns
Vile school children are engaged at
this time in a thorough investigation
Of the history Of this city, for school
! purposes. The papers should be
highly interesting. and should event
ually find their way into pamphlet
form.
Over in Louisiana they are plan
ming to import hippopotamus.
The hippopotamus. il is said. en-
Joys ,he luscious juices OF the water
+, hyacinth. The water hyacinth clogs
Il irrigation canals and other still wat
1 er courses.
Why not commission W. A. (Snake)
! King of Brownsville TO buy or rent
hippopotamus and put him on the
water hyao nths at the Country Club
resaca and other places in that neigh
bcrhood. The hyacinths are said to
be a real menace.
, And another suggestion. Let's buy
! "blood- -swetting hippo" throw up
4 a fence around hirl. and sell tickets
! mt so much per in order that public
curiosity may have its way. II ought
TO be interesting, this thing Of seeing
a hippo eat water hyacinths in the
h Country Club resaca. And the
i price Of admission would pay his cost
Il and keep.
IL any one thinks that real estate
4 is not active in the Lower Rio
l Grande Valley. they have another
think coming.
The McAllen Press. for instance,
tells of a 77,00O acre deal consummat-
Il ed n few days ago north OF Edinburg
Il the purchasers being Dallas and Cor
nus Christi capitalists, whose names
are not given.
\ Harry Rogers of San Antonio Is
the purchaser Of something like 5000
acres northeast OF San Benito, pro-
| perty ,formerly owned by Judge r. f.
| Brooks of Houston.
II And John r. Lomax has bought the
Cantu tract of IL 900 acres north OF
/ Mission. IL is understood that Har-
nv Landa. the New Braunfels capital
ist. is also interested in that pur'
chase.
G. j. Webster Of Kansas City Is on
/ a deal to purchase the Barreda TO-
| 900 acre tract. on the highway be-
tween Brownsville and San Benito.
There are numerous others. But
/ these are outstanding.
Fortunate, indeed, is the farmer who
,n days of wet weather has fresh
vegetables to market and first class
highway over which to carry them to
the loading platforms.
Vegetables, being highly perishable,
must be gotten out of the field and
up against ice quickly. Else they
rot. Which is one reason why Hi
dalgo county has voted a bond issue
of s3,5OO.000 for feeder roads, and
II for which same reason Cameron
i county is being rapidly convinced
| that Il must do likewise.
Good roads make for better land
y,lues. Not only because the lands
are then available whatever the wea-
ther, but also because they make Il
possible to market products regard
II less of the weather.
A million dollars in new schools
1 completed, underway, and projected.
\ in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Where else can one find such a rec
ord for progressive thought in the
matter of education.
This week State Superintendent OF
Public Education S. NJ. ~ Marrs viii
i dedicate four new schools in the
/ Valley, one at Edinburg, another at
| Donna. a third at Weslaco, and the
last mt Harlingen.
And out in FL Jardin, east OF
! Brownsville. they are completing one
OF the largest and finest rural high
uchools in the state. ssf1 fri