Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-04
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VALLEY

"a A. WALKER has performed a
real service for the city OF Nc
Allen In the erection OF modern
ppartment building Of twelve
apartments Of four rooms each. the
apartments to rent mt from s45 to
y6o each, according to the Rio Grande
Fun Of Pharr.
While the apartments have four
fooms each, they Jare Of five room
kf3faency sisee there is a folding bed
ia ~ apartmsnt. the bed being
ridden Eway-3P closet by day
lime. N.r-
Each apartment Is afforded hot
md cold water, an electric cooking
ange. electric refrigeration. dining
Fable and four chairs. and all win
sows are provided with shades and
snrtainsr This equipment permits
fetting up housekeeping with a
hominal additional expenditure for
linens, dishes, and other tableware.
together with some living room and
Pther furniture.
Fire extinguishers are placed, a |
mail box Is part Of the equipment
pr each apartment. and each apart
nent has an electric push button at
he entrance.
Every modern built-in convenience
found In the kitchen. A chute is
provided for the upstairs apartments
Py which they may dispose Of gar
page.
In the Walker apartment there is |
mark for prospective apartment
builders in other towns of the Val |
/ ey to shoot at.
An employe OF The Herald plan |
ping TO visit her mother in Florida, |
ban onto something that most Val |
ley folks do not know, probably.
That Is. that one may buy a tour
|st excursion ticket at reduced rates
frdm FLORIDA to the Lower Rio |
Firande Valley. but there are no
tourist excursion rates from this Sec
Lion to Florida. mt least not in sum-
|ner.
Which is another reason why |
Florida folks should visit the Valley
land Valley folks should stay at |
home. Give the mothers who live
Fn Florida an opportunity to visit |
khe Valley. Perhaps they will not |
care TO use the return portion Of the
ticket.
William Clendennin, soil and irri-
gaticn exggrt. "panned" The Herald |
before the Rotary Club the other
day for reprinting an editorial from
> Palm Beach paper which he be-
lieved damned the Valley with faint
praise.
But the reprinting at least served |
a purpose. II gave Mr.. Clendennin
an opportunity to tell how much he
thought about the Valley, and how
little he though about Florida.
The river forecast service of the |
United States Weather Bureau Of
flee in Brownsville Is now in opera
tion, with Observer Schnurbusch in
charge.
This is a facility which irrigation
interests and farmers generally have
desired for many years. At last they
will have definite information on
which to base their activities in the
event of unusual rises.
IL has not been so long since
Brownsville was only a reporting |
station for the weather. giving tenn
peratures and wind velocity and a
small amount Of other information.
Then 1t jumped to regular fore
casting station, with nm experienced
in charge. And now
ii Is a river forecasting station, in
addition to other data.
It's really too bad that vendors
are continuing to sell bad grape
fruit which remained on the trees
following the destructive freeze of
last winter.
sQme Of these days the Texas leg
slatsxe will pass laws intended. to
Ffstect narkefins Of
grapefruit, forcing the quality 10
come up to standard. In the mean
lime those who have the best in
.erests Of the industry at heart can
10 nothing but voice their protest.
II the fruit were fit to eat, no one
would object, Of course. But there
isn't one In dozen. ~ 50 we are
told, that will stand opening.
SAYS the Rio Grande Sun. Pharr:
.The Brownsville Herald Is estab-
fishing \ fast motor route extend
ing from Brownsville to Mission, and
the carrier will distribute Heralds
to subscribers along the way. Thus
Il will be easy for the people along
the big highway to be served with
early in the evening with its
full leased wire news service OF the
Press, the only oppor-
tunity Of that kind In the Valley.
This piece Of enterprise will be
welcomed by the people Of the VAL
ley"
The establishment OF such SER
vice, in which IL is proposed to de.
liver The Herald from house 70 house
along the 6s-mile highway just ~
II the subscriber lived in city Of
50-foot front lots. is considerable
of an undertaking. II will require
some time to get IL working to The |
Herald's satisfaction. But with the |
cooperation Of those handling the |
route Il will, we are sure prove q !
popular service. TH Herald be-
licver that highway si5ents want
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