Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-05
I'm OUR
VALLEY

iih J ISN'T often that a member of the
81 presidents cabinet visits a secticn
t, 3 rembte from the national capitol
- Washington.
: Which is why the Valley is so
much interested in the forthcoming
visit here Of DR.. Hubert N. Work, sec
retary of the interior.
The trip is Of particular import
ance to the Valley, because II will
have Co do with the water resources
of this section. II is DR.. Works de-
partment that is being looked TO by
the Valley in it's efforts to increase
the water resources Of the Rio
&Grande in anticipation that the
growth of the section will demand it
in the not distant future.
Irrigation engineers, water district
officials. and others interested in the
development Of the Valley have been
called by F. s. Robertson of San Be
nito to meet at the water district
office there at 2 o'clock. Wednesday
afternoon, April z. at which time
arrangements will be made for the
visit Of DIR. Work and that of DIR. FL
wood. the commission of reclamation
DIR. Mead will precede DR.. Work
here.
Or. Work is coming for water, eli
mate, soil and other similar informa-
tion. II is certain that the men Of
the Valley who know these things
will see that the distinguished visit
ors arc fully Informed.
The Valley is always ready to sup
ply Information.
~ The Lower Rio Grande Valley is
,going to have a couple of insectarcs.
fAe insectares will be used to propa-
H, lady beetles.
n. lady beetle is a variety of lady
ion. sed TO combat the cotton cushion
- infesting citrus fruit trees.
tST OF the insectares will be es-
.it shed at Harlingen, the other at
\ ssion.
~ rhe announcement of the project
as been made by J. NJ. Del Curto of
state department Of agriculture.
f4
The kiwaniS club of Brownsville is
making good headway in its efforts
70 secure better lighted streets
Through the installation of more or
namental lamp posts and lamps.
\ Property owners are being asked 20
"kick in" at the rate Of 20 cents n
front foot to pay for the posts and
installation. The citv will maintain
the system after it is installed.
4 lin the towns of the Valley served
by the Valley electric concerns lines
they go at ornamental lighting bit
differently. The electric company of
fers to install the lighting system at
its own expense. The city pays so
pnuch per light per month for current.
1he arte is SO per lamp OF 60 G. p.,
and $3.50 per lamp Of 100 {. ..
While on the subject, we recall that
FORMER Mayor A. Albert Browne was
gthe man responsible for the starting
of the present ornamental street
lighting system in Brownsville.
He served something like year
as mayor under the aldermanic form
OF government in l914-19l5. His sal
arv was $1,000 year. He was the
last mayor under the aldcrmanic
form, and gave his last years salary
70 the city TO install the lighting sys-
EN-.
W. X. Sellers Of tho First National
bank, has rcceicd a letter in reply
10 telegram 10 the FFort Worth
Star-Tescgram, calling attention to a
J report in that newspaper of n freeze
and 20 degree weather in the Lower
Rio Grandc Valley. which statements
were inaccurate. since in the period
referred to the minimum was 81 de
grces.
y. NJ. North. Jr.. editor Of the
Star-Telegram, advised Mr.. Sellers
that a correction was made, appear
ing in Z box on the first pagee Of
the Star-Telegram and running
through all editions.
Apparently IL was all an error, and
the StarTelerram played up" the
box SO that if any damage was dcne
the Valley il has been corrected
The error occurred through re-
port that went out from Brownsville
stating that low barometer had
been noted here. 29.46. In transmits
sion over the wires, the figures "i6"
were lost. Some one misinterpreted
the "29' TO mean thermometer in
stead Of barometer.