Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-19
!: J; !; IN OUR
VALLEY

A STORY BEGAN going the
ounds up and down the Valley Mon
(ay. soon after the arrival Of Otto
l. Kahn, the New York fianeier, and
~ English companions.
The story was on one of the Eng
lshmen, whether Admiral Taylor or
Iolonel Thwaites, was not clear.
Seeing an English sparrow sitting
N telephone pole, the Britisher
marked to valley-ite:
"one Of your mocking birds, sup
ose."
NO." replied the 'valley-ite.
That's an English sparrow"
"Oh, you don't say. I'll wager he's
jolly good fellow"
Which recalld to old-timers the
aer that there were no English
Parrows in the Lower Rio Grande
alley until the arrival of the st.
ouis. Brownsville & Mexico, in
e0z.
The first Of them came with some
pads of ear corn.
HURRY CALL was flashed out
rom the Chamber Of Commerce.
Townsville, Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Kahn, Admiral Taylor and
oIonel Thwaites were anxious TO
Jay round Of golf on the Browns
lie Country Club links.
Hut there were no caddies.
Eight caddies were needed. There
rent eight, there weren't even
pr. or one.
III the Brownsville caddies were
school, it was explained. And, fur
:, II was explained. Texas has
pulsory school laws. which was
Pery good reason why there were
30 caddies.
So the visitors. being still anxious
for round of golf. carried their own
sticks until eight boys hove to on
the links, right out Of school.
VIRGIL N. LOTT. erstwhile Val |
and myth, fact and fancy. in Valley
life. is again to become a resident OF
the Lower Rio Grhnde Valley, Of
which he thinks so much.
' Mr.. Lott is in the United States
immigration Service. Some six months
ago he was sent 10 Del Rio for duty
Now be is being transferred back
to the lower country. and - to have
charge of the border patrol station
Rt Hidalgo, according to press re-
fs',-.@ -
HARvEY c. STILES. who is super
Bending the development Of large
tie plantation down the river from
fownsville, was displaying two
plendid punches of unripe dates
om the Schreiber place, which is
bar the large date plantation.
The dates will ripen in transit just
will bananas. says Mr.. Stiles. A
Fight yellow when green" they
III gradually assume a deep amber
lor.
ATHE RIO GRANDE at Brownsville
higher just now than il has been
any time since the establishment
the river observation work at the
cal office Of the United States
father Bureau.
high river at this time is not at
to the disadvantage of farmers
AnI r. l-1 IA
ks not 90 too high.
MANY Of them-have fall crous that
need water now. So they will open
their protection levees. and let n suf-
ficient amount Of water through to
water their crops.
The Rio Grande has been rather
decent this past summer and fall. |
Has caused the country no worry at
all. and more than tat. il has per-
nitted the flood protection work sto
proceed without hindrance.
With the winter season-not winter
weather. hdwever-almost here, the
flood control work now has clear
field for several months to come.
SOME POTATO growers predict
there will not be the wild scramble
to plant potatoes this fall and winter
Tfhatl was expected a few weeks ago.
There's a reason.
Seed potatoes have gone TO So per
bushel Add say 20 cents per bushel
for freight. and rs cents per bushel
for certified seed. il you want that
Mind. and the cost is up around 1896
per bushel- II takes about 90 bushels
"a plant an acre Of potatoes. and
add another SIP or SIS for planting,
and you have nearly 500 an acre
inst to Plant the spuds.
Since the cost Of putt 'ng in the
potatoes Is tot be so high. farmers
who grow them are going to select
The very best Of land for1 whatever
thev do plant. They want their crop
20 be a sure one
Last spring the Brownsville Los
Freshos- Olmito-San Benito potato
district produced about s1.s0O.O0O
worth Of potatoes. Prices were uni
formly good. Any number Of grow
ers received $1,000 per acre and more.
All OF which was a bid for a larger
crop this coming season.
CONDE MAST. who is the pub
Usher cf Vanity Fair and allied pub
1ications. sat opposite David Gray.
author, at the dinner to Otto Kahn
.nd parfv mt Matamoros last evening.
Mr.. Mast was enjoying quail on
xaast. later roast wild goose, still
later wild turkey.
aMr. Mast. we've been six weeks