Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-17
KANSAS CITY BANDITS SECURE $796
I'm OUR
VALLEY


Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
Those are the remaining days for
the shopping period for Christmas
But don't put off doing the buy
ing until the last minute. Rcmem-
Der, the stocks begin to run low
the last few days; the selections are
naturally not so great because the
early SHOPPER has had the advan-
tage Of choice.
Then, remember too, that the
clerks will be rushed to death those
last few days.
Do that shopping right now. Don't
put it off any longer than possible.
AND HERE'S another reminder
mail those Christmas packages early
The post office clerks, the car
riers and other employees also want
that day off.
But IL all packages are mailed
just the day or two before Christ
may. the recipient may not even re-
ceivc it on Christmas Day.
The thing to do is, mail the
Cristmas gift early. On the face of
the package, somewhere, make the
notation. "Do Not Open Until
Christmas"
IL everybody would harken to that
plea of the postoffice employees
there wouldn't be that awful last
minute rush.
CAN THE LOWER Rio Grande
Valley citrus growers find reader
eastern and foreign market. via
Point Isabel. for their product?
The Montamorelps orange grow
ing district. in the southeastern par,
of Nuevo Leon. not n great distance
from Brownsville, may show the
way.
The Kansas City Packer recently
announced that Mexican orange
growers will soon begin moving their
product. which cannot be sent into
the United States because Of scale
. Canada by way of Tampico. Ships
calling at Tampico- weekly will be
equipped with refrigeration facili-
ties. The experiment will start with
from 500 to 1000 boxes OF oranges
weekly, during the maturing season
The oranges will be shipped to
New York in bond. and from there
will go to Montreal.
III the Mexican oranges meet a
favorable reception, the shipments
will be increased to 1000 boxes week
ly. during December, January and
February.
The Montamorelos district pro-
duces a very fine orange.
In addition TO oranges, the Valley
will be able to ship grapefruit and
vegetables.
And why can't the same boats that
carry the Mexican fruit. also call at
Point Isabel for the Valley car
goes?
A WRITER IN THE Saturday
Evening Post describes the commo-
tion one sees in the produce district
Of New York City early in the
morning. and incidentally mentions
the arrival Of a shipment of lettuce
from Laredo.
The Laredo district doesn't begin
to shir the quantities Of vegetables
that are sent out during the ship
ping season from the Lower Rio
Rio Grande Valley.
Yet we find Laredo better Known
to that writer than the Lower Val
ley.
Looks like we're just going to have
to "knock 'em over" up there in
New York's produce row to teach
'em where the really worthwhile
vegetables originate.
GLORY BE,
Our first-and perhaps our only
Christmas gift is on our desk to-
day.
And it's a really fine one. a home
grown-home-turned gift-a paper
weight.
It's made from Valley ebony, the
hardest of hard trees, and was
turned out by J. r. Frost. GIG 18th
Street. Brownsville. who makes all
sorts Of things out Of wood.
This gift is really beautiful and
novel. It's shellacked. and carries a
high polish. just as you would ex-
pect an ebony product to be.
Thanks, Mr.. Frost
THE USE OF Mr.. Frost's name
reminds us-did you notice that the