Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-12
I'M OUR
VALLEY
p oBERT W. HoDGsoN, professor

past to live down. Some Of the other
citrus raising sections Of the coun-
try made mistakes early in life for
which they still are paying in the
shape of low prices and poor mar
kets for their products.
The Valley should not make tha,
mistake. 1t should export nothing
but the best of its fruit. 1t should
create worldwide demand for Val
ley grown fruit.
And to that end. Standardization
is one Of the longest steps. Specialize
IN two or three good varieties of
each kind of citrus fruit. Make all
Valley products the same"
The Herald printed the remarks
Of Professor Hodgson following the
J meeting with the nurserymen. but the
advice, coming from a man who knows
whereof hes peaks. is well worth re-
printing. There is a lot Of wholesome
advice to the Valley grower in those
few words. Clip them, reprint them
on cardboards, in large letters.so that
they will become a constant remind
er.
At the same meeting Prof. Lanham
of the Texas A. & VI. college said in
part:
we'll have to be more careful Of
the fruit that goes out Of the Valley.
The Valley and its reputation are
. growing and we want both to be Of
7 The best.
"0ur products have to be high class
If we would create the highest de-
mand for them. Remember, only a
certain amount of food is eaten year
after year. Peoples appetites, as a
! whole, don't grow larger. "The only
thing that will create a larger de-
mand for grape fruit, for instance.
is TO make the grape fruit 20 tasty
and good looking that il will replace
the other fruit at the breakfast ta-
bles of the nation"
The country between Brownsville
and San Benitto may be the greatest
producer of potatoes, but TO iHar-
lingen farmer. ]. NJ. Cobb. goes the
honor of producing the first of the
new crop.
Cobb, who lives two miles out Of
Harlingen, planted some last seasons
"eyes" Christmas eve day, and had
the satisfaction yesterday of digging
sixteen bushels and sold them through
Wade e. Newton, who shipped half Of
them to Dallas. half to Fort Worth.
The potatoes were consigned and
y should bring 81 to S5 a bushel. How
ever. it is too early TO establish
market The new crop may bring that
much and more.
Among Valley pleasures in these
particular days is motoring along the
smooth highways and taking In good,
long, large lung-expanding breaths Of
pure orange or grapefruit blossom
scent.
The fruit trees just now are laden
with blossoms which assure luxuri-
ant crop for next winter-provided
that old fellow, Boreas. who blows
cold breaths out Of the frozen north
doesn't take il into his head next sea-
son TO queer our game"
This should be very fine time for
the land operator to "cash in" on his
pending trades Who in the world
can resist 50 alluring n panorama, 50
wonderfully perfumed atmospheric
Baseball promises to get first at
tenticn in the Valley beginning
April 1.
Five clubs in as many towns are
being rounded into shape. Field prac-
tice is scheduled to begin next week
Then the fans will be put out to
watch the boys do their stuff. They
the fans will pick the flaws, the
weaknesses, and will proceed to tell
il to the manager.
It's going to be a great time down
here in the Valley this summer. It's
pretty difficult 70 arouse interest IN
anything in summer, unless il Is base
ball.
Harlingen il showing its usual spirit
4 in its plans for organizing the Arroyo
i Country club. This is large under
Y taking and requires considerable
money. That difficulties were to be
met was certain. But Harlingen is
ironing them out, and the prospects
for a golf links there are good.
Brownsville. with an established
country club. has also had difficult
| shedding along this line. II has been
reorganized on a new basis and its
plans are heading slowly but surely
for success.
There should be half dozen, or
! even dozen golf links in the Val
lev. Wen need them for the tourists
Il who are here and those who will come
hin other years.
" Commissioner Woodlock charges
the Texas railroad commission with
J responsibility for the leak on the
| nature of his report in connection
! with the Southern Pacific applica-
| tion.
/ Its becoming public has resulted IN
1 n flood of telegrams to Austin and
to Washington. They are "showering
down" annoyingly. if reports are true.
There must be leak" in Austin.
Mr.. Gilmore said only Washington
! could announce the recommendation
| made by the Texas railroad commits
sion. In the meantime news dispatch
from Austin says the Texas commits.
sion has forwarded Its approval OF
i the permit, as1 u - 81.