Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-15
I'm OUR
VALLEY

hE Weathet III HaHiiiloH, OH'
II tario, Canada, is pretty warm
thank you, is the report brought
from there by W. G. Russell of
Brownsville, who arrived home last
night and managed to cool off.
In Hamilton last Thursday, he re-
ported, the mercury went up to SO de
drees. and shade was popular.
And, just to note the extremes, Mr..
Russell was told by friend that his
furnace had. been closed down just
two days before, after being in con-
tinuous operation for heating exactly
eight E:onths.
" All Of which comprise two reasons
why folks are travelling south instead
Of north in these days.
Harlingen was formerly known as
"The Gateway to the Valley" Sew
eral months ago George Toolan, the
genial manager of the Harlingen
Chamber Of Commerce. surrendered
the title to Raymondville.
Then Mr.. Toolan and other Har-
linsen;tes began casting about for a
new title for Harlingen. And they
have hit upon it. They now bear
down hard on Harlingen as "The
Pivot City" of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
Not bad, that.
The Herald has received a copy OF
the special firemen's convention edi-
ton Of The IIarlingen Star.
The edition consists Of 28 pages, is
full Of interesting reading matter
and business interests co-operated by
coming in for something like $500
inches Of advertising. All Of which
speaks well for Harlingen and for
The Star.
George Cowen is the publisher of
The Star, T.. 0ren Arnold is the ed
itor.
And interesting, too, is the fact
that the Star is literally a family
newspaper. Besides Mr.. Cowen, il
gives employment to two of his sons
both Of whom are printers and limo
type operators, 10 his daughter, who
although she looks after the ''front
office, Is also a printer when neces-
sary. And Mrs. Cowen can stick type
just as well as the other members OF
the family, and did it for five years
''But mothers struck" walled the
senior Mr.. Cowen when in Browns
willie Yesterday.
Hotel RI Jardin is about to be
completed. It is the result Of civic
al
ago for modern hostelry.
The radio station has been erected
by pubic subscription, and its con
tinued operation has been assured
by public subscription.
IL looks as though the junior col
lege for the Valley. being fostered
by the public schools of Brownsville
is to become a fact this fall
Now there's another job facing
Brownsville. It's the matter Of Villa
Maria Academy.
The Sisters Of the Incarnate Word
who are to direct the school. have
purchased something like 100000 OF
property within the city limits for
the establishment Of large school
for girls.
On that property there has been
erected one unit of the proposed col
lege, costing something like $4,000.
1t is merely one of proposed group
of buildings. The main. or admins
tration building is expected to cost
something like $25O,OOO.
The school will. of course, be an
asset 10 Brownsville. IL is the one
thing needed to give Brownsville
status as an important city from an
educational standpoint.
II will bring from 100 TO 200
young ladies here, from Mexico rs
well as from this side of the border
They will live here at least nine
months Of the year. They will be
visited by their families and friends
They will create business for the
dryeoods merchants. the ready-to.
wear store, the grocery and others.
Two hundred young lady students
s~sSiil spend not less than $4,000 a
month I'm Browhsville. In nine months
the figure would be Sl0s,0O0.
That's worth getting. to put the
matter on a purely commercial basis
The school is asking a bonus OF
$4,000 for the building. They have
arranged 10 borrow 100000 at low
interest provided the city shows il:
interest by putting up $4,000.
Brownsville can do il.
And the time to put it over is now
III you haven't seen beautiful
cotton crop. it's entirely your fault
Drive out over any road anywhere
in the Valley. and you'll find cottor
looking just splendid.
The stand seems to be perfect. The
bloows and hollis are numerous.
That condition holds good not only
in the irrigated section, but also IL
the dry farm district. Visitors q
the Hargill-Lasara district. which i
now being cultivated for the firs
time, report that cotton in that sec
tion is in beautiful condition.
The Valley seems to be facing l
wonderful year.