Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-13
IN OUR
VALLEY

III @"o WI Inc sun is SHINING
today over the Rio Grande Delta.
Predictions were made yesterday that
the sun would shine today.
Land parties have been seriously
handicapped by the recent wet weaths.
In several cases, companies were
forced to permit their prospective in
yestors to return to their homes with
out having seen the lands.
The soil of the Delta is such that
when it is wet, it is very wet. Yet it
recovers quickly. A few days of Rio
Grande sunshine, and it is again ready
for. traffic.
Hidalgo county has recognized the ne
eessity Of improvement of roads so
that they will be passable at all sea-
sons of the year. 1t means much to
the future growth and prosperity of
the county.
Three and half million dollars ex-
pended on roads will make almost ev-
cry part of Hidalgo county readily ac-
cessible to motor traffic at all times.
Cameron county is preparing to fall
in line.
Whatever became of that La Feria
navigation district meeting that was to
have followed a similar meeting at
Donna?
At Donna one or two gentlemen were
considerably exercised over the port
proposition. They proceeded to tell
Brownsville what they thought about
the town and it's harbor efforts.
In the meantime the federal govern
ment is proceeding to the best of its
ability on the Point Isabel harbor mat
ter, though somewhat slowly it would
seem here, because of our own anxiety
Engineers have made recommended
lions. It takes time for them to be
acted upon.
Then again, a new survey of Brazos
Santiago has been ordered. 1t will be
made probably in March. Perhaps it
will reveal interesting facts on the har-
Dor project.
It's difficult for opponents of the
carrot to believe it. but it's true; there
is money in carrots. That's why, per-
haps, the Delta produces so much of
the vegetable.
Here's an interesting little story from
The Gravity Irrigation News:
&C. J. Dietrich, residing north of
Weslaco, reports that he realized 1915
IN acre from carrots this season. He
had two and a half acres in carrots
and gathered 500 bushels to the acre,
he said. The product was sold for rs
cents per bushel.
"Mr. Dietrich said the carrot crop
Rr11 kL
land last spring, thus utilizing the land
for two crops within the year. He
commented, that he had been producing
two bumper crops per year on the
same land right along"
"Mefo" expresses himself thus in
khe Houston Chronicle:
"The Rio Grande Valley is not yet
able to supply the worlds demand for
fits citrus products, but many addition
al groves are being developed and no
doubt in year or so the Texas grow
ers will be able to make Texasweet
and other brands household words
throughout the nation. 1t can be done
by newspaper advertising. Thus far
the advertising has been secured main
ly by the product itself, and by the
generosity of the newspapers in brag
ging about our Valleys soothing sweet
ness enclosed in natures beautiful gold
pm bowls of joy"
A newspaper in the upper part of the
Valley records that two hunters who
parked their car in the brush and went
off for the chase, returned only to
spend many hours searching for their
EAR. They found it eventually
And we know of any number Of gen,
tlemen-and ladies, too-who have
parked their cars in the business dis
trict, only to enlist the aid of the sher-
iff's department and the entire police
force in locating the property. Of
course the cars are always found, or
about always, just where they left
them.
The Mercedes News Item, of which
Bob Jeffreys is the editor. has just is
sued splendid special edition setting
For Brownsville and the Lower Rio
forth the growth and development of
that wonderful, and beautiful, Hidalgt
county city.
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