Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-07
GRANDMA'S YOUNG LOVER GETS DEATH
IN OUR
VALLEY
OWNS and n railroad are under COZ


# OWNS and a railroad are under con-
- struction between Raymondville
and Edinburg.
Grades that will support ties and rails
are being thrown up. In sixty days
trains will be operating over the line
In the meantime lots in one new town
Lasara-eight miles west of Raymond
Vile have been sold ut established town
prices; in advance of rail transporta-
tion, Next week there will be another
sale, this time at Hargill. lG miles west
of Raymondville. The story of Lasara
doubtless will be repeated there. with q
special train of buyers down from Ok
lahoma.
It's all story Of Valley development
of the bringing under cultivation of 4
large new area Of hitherto untitled land
The tract comprises some $4,000 acres
and its development has resulted in
thousands Of other virgin acres being
thrown onto a waiting n--- ct in Will
lacy and Hidalgo counties.
Up around Raymondville they are pre-
pairing to begin the harvest of the larg-
est onion acreage ever planted in that
district
Something like $500 acres Of the tear
makers serve to hold the interest OF the
growers, the buyers and the shippers.
And growers are being called together
to consider the best plans for marketing
the stuff
The Laredo district had best look to
its laurels insofar "a Bermudas are con-
cerned. The lower Valley is fast cut
ting down the lead of that onion dis
trict.
And in the Brownsville-Sa Benito
district there is just as much interest in
what spuds are going to do. Something
like quarter million dollars worth Of
expensive Irish potato seed were placed
in the ground And there is every rea-
son to believe that the crop will run
around 1900 cars. And the marketing is
waiting. with fancy prices.
Cabbage has slumped to around $50
per so far ns the grower is concerned
And even at that money can be made
out Of cabbage. The growers are becom-
ing wise. with u falling market in pros
pect, they are planning 10 cut dowr
their offerings. expecting in this way e
bolster up the price. The plan worked
in onions mt Laredo last year. Possibly
IL will wort in cabbage in the Lower Rio
Grande VALLEY this year.
Last year half thee rop was turned
under, and much of it that was sold went
at around SO q ton. Not enough 10 jus
tify fooling with il.
The market will consume certain
amount OF cabbage, just as II will con
sumo a certain amount of any other
product. When there is more available
than folks can eat, the immutable law
that fixes prices-supplg and demand
begins beating them down
The city commission of Brownsville
has granted franchise to n Houston
man permitting him to operate bu
line in the city
Mayor Cole said that in the nature o.
things il was not possible TO grant az
exclusive franchise.
An exclusive" franchise could com'
in only one way. The holder of the per
NIT would find il necessary to supply
such convenient service and such com
Portable equipment as would make it i'm
possible for poor service and poor equip
ment 10 compete with him.
Residents Of Brownsville are pre- babl!
no different from residents of othe
places. They will respond here to goo'
service and good equipment as they a.
In other places.
Everyone will applaud the action o
the city commission in designating Ger
tain sections Of the city as districts II
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