Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-13
I'm OUR
VALLEY


A,NIVE YEARS ago this month
June. l92l-the Texas Press As
Eation held its convention at Nc
n. after which il made tour Of
FO9 Valley.
irr oday a hundred and fifty mem
no,s Of the same organization, after
distnding the convention for 1926,
on at San Antonio, are touring the
Johisr Rio Grande Valley on a side
Tex: No doubt many Of those in the
-sy today were among the visitors
HA. in 1921.
e"ro these second-time visitors a
D.eat eaange is presented. There
III III less undeveloped territory, there
65-mile Main Street connect
Brownsville and Mission, there
- more towns, there are better
k'met better and more business
'ldings-more prosperity every
10 ere than there was in 1921.
Ftt is these long strides forward
colt have resulted in national at
,tion being focused on the Valley.
Fen 1921 there were approximately
100000 acres of irrigated land IN
W. tivation, whereas today there are
IRE than $4,000 acres under culti-
lion. And the figure takes no ac-
TINT Of what is locally termed dry
curm" land
approximately 80 miles of new
ilroad tracks have been built since
Fiat last visit in 1921, which BY the
Nay is the only new railroad con-
Sluction Of moment that has taken
ace in Texas in ut least 10 years.
In addition, the Southern Pacific
q battering at the gates to the Val
'ey, demanding admission. The
interstate Commerce Commission
mas the matter under the advisement.
The Valley hopes, of course, that the
permission will be given.
The Southern Pacific wants to ex-
tend its San Antonio & Aransas Pass
from Falfurrias to Edinburg, thence
south to the Rio Grande with an
other line branching southeast 10
Harlingen, the latter ultimately 10
come on to Brownsville.
S3.5OO,000 for flood control. and is
preparing to spend about S9,50O,00O
in the construction of permanent
highways, including main roads and
feeders.
Cabbage and potatoes must be got
ten to the railroad station IL they
are to do full duty. for the farmer
the shipper and the consumer.
And perhaps it will interest the
visitors to know that the Valley Is
now closing its most successful win
ter truck season, having shipped
something like 10000 carloads OF
fresh vegetables, which sold at good
prices and brought sl0.OO0,000 of new
money into the territory.
The Valley has had three success
full years, handrunning. giving il
cg4s se to contend that il is now the
nagion's greatest producing section
acreage considered.
Harlingen deserves the greatest
praise for the splendid manner in
which that city handled the conven-
tion of Texas volunteer firemen.
IL was u great task that Harlingen
set itself to, and it was accomplished
in such manner as to bring no word
Of criticism from any visitor. so fan
as anyone could learn.
Ii is no small undertaking for q
city the size of Harlingen to double
its population overnight for four
days duration, but it has been done
Every city in the Valley Offered
its help and assistance. Not great
deal of il was needed. however.
The New York Sun recently car
ried prominently displayed story
recounting the challenge Of the Rio
Grande to the historic Nile, in which
the Rio Grande set forth its claim ia
being something like thousand
times richer in its sediment con-
tent than the African stream.
The story in. The Sun, which is re-
printed elsewhere in The Herald to
day. was based on a cablegram trans
mitted Ito the Egyptian minister OF
agriculture.
The cablegram was pretty long
thank you. Manager A. W. Reed OF
the Western Union figured the tol
on through message of that length
at $50.
Already the advertising received
by the Valley as a result of the send
ing of the cable has been worth
good many times the cost Of thu
cable.
A very enlightening statement OF
the junior college matter, as pro
posed for Brownsville, will be foun'
elsewhere in The. Herald this morn
ing.
Those having children who arr
particularly interested in this plai
by which the pupil may have ever.
advantage of the first two years il
the four-year university and remain
at home.
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