Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-02
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. NE q the rsnafkssls thing.
4 about the Lower Rio Grande
Valley is the remarkable way in
which people, including homefolks
.nd visitors, are boosting the coun-
try.
taken away with this country.
Those who have been here in for
.mer yea1s. and have returned after
an absence Of two, three or four
years. seem the most impressed.
Here 8 = letter 20 The Herald from
+ =. BatseIl. former resi-
For six beasstixul weeks It has
.heen my pleasure to tread your
beautiful streets. mingle with the
|Good people In this sun-kissed VAL
ley. ] once lived here. left with
rsgret, and hail with. delight each
return.
II there IL paradise on earth, it
il this--it is thisp A fair land
| where south winds blow gently and
summer sun shines warmly--and the
| people are happy and prosperous
and welcome the stranger within her
gates, and these accomplishment
|will lead to Greater Brownsville.
v Always interested in the press.
and ! want TO add word for We
Wonderful edition you lately put i.
Many cities Of larger grot n
must have lowered their. bank3s,
as many have dipped their coio< ~
kindly greeting. That edition has
mot bsen as ships that pass III the
night, but will send greetings from
ffar off places In years to come,
fbringing added wealth and popula-
t:on to the Magic Valley"
McAllen, which has two daily
newspapers, three weeklies and per-
haps some others. Is to have an
othss daily newspaper-this time in
the Spanish language.
Cecilio Learte s., editor and pub
Usher Of America" a Spanish lam
guage weekly Of Brownsville, will
publish the new daily paper at Nc
Allen.
Victoria Texas, reports a plant
freak in corn growing on a mulberry
tree. Which reminds Valley pio-
neers Of triclr played by land
man in the Valley back in the early
days of development, some 16 years
ago. He had seen some citrus fruit
trees and fruit. but like other land
men Of the time, didn't believe it
Gould be done here. However. he
was unwilling to impart his belief
to prospects, and joined in public
support Of the possibilities Of citrus
fruit production. Deciding that it
was good sales talk, he conceived
the idea of tying some of the gold
en- fruit to branches of mesquite
trees. Since the prospects were
whizzed through the supposed -or-
chard" in auto;nobiles none Of them
knew the difference.
When citrus fruit production fin
ably became a fact. the landman
told the story on himself.
Here's paragraph from a talk
made by James C. Bowie at eele-
bration given the other night by the
Valley Electric and Ice, Company Mt
San Benito:
IF you business den want TO help
the Valley most. 90 out and preach
70 growers and shippers that neces-
sity for cooperating to secure and.
maintain standard pack for all
vegetables and fruits which leave
the Valley, and see that. under no
circumstances are any shipments of
inferior products allowed to 20 out
Of the Valley
Mr.. Bowie recently returned to
San Benito after six months in Flor
I. Ia. He has studied the situation
ere carefully. He knows that
!; la is turning back to the pro-
!. !. OF Of the soil, after a season in
= cniar real estate development.
I turning to the soil in Florida
II y more competition for the
l WY. The Valley must turn out
etter product, one more careful
,. lected and more carefullv pack.
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