Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-23
IN OUR
VALLEY

N LAST the business writers for the
n news distributing organizations are
learning of the extreme lower coast of
Texas and of the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley.
The story of this section is beginning
to penetrate.
J. c. Royle is business and financial
writer for the Consolidated Press Asso-
ciation. Papers all over the country take
the service.
In recent story Royle said:
The coast Of the Gulf Of Mexico from
Florida to Brownsville, Texas. is expe-
riencing remarkable development and ac-
tivity with huge building programs in
progress.
I'm the Southwest two major railroad
systems are battling Tor the traffic Of
the area along the Lower Rio Grande.
The Missouri Pacific system through the
New ORLEANS, Texas & Mexico (Gulf Coast
Lines),, is endeavoring to retain its hold
on the traffic of the Valley against the
Southern Pacific. This rich area extends
up the river from the Gulf. The Southern
Pacific contends the growth of the sec
tion will justify two railroads.
. "This section is stalking its future to
a large extent on it's citrus fruits and
hopes to rival the great producing sec
tions of California and Florida when the
groves come into bearing"
Florida is not getting ALL the recog-
milton, at least.
Kenneth Roberts, who has been writ
nj Of w al ~ Co. .Jo,
Evening Post on the subject of Florida,
has been invited by Jack Carter, public
ity director for the Gulf Coast Lines,
to visit the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Roberts may not visit the Valley at
this time, but the point is that the Mis-
souri, Pacific boosters are overlooking no
bets when it is a matter of getting the
merits of this section before the world.
Los Fresnos, not La Feria, carried
away the attendance honors at the Home
Demonstration rally at San Benito Sat
urday. The error was made by The Her
aid in taking down telephone report.
1t was called to the attention of The
Herald yesterday and correction is be-
ing made in the news columns today.
Mrs. Ethel Cannon. president of the
Los Fresnos Woman's Service Club also
noted the error and writes to The Her
aid as follows:
Somebody made a big mistake. The
Woman's Service Club of Los Fresnos
carried off this honor. The club has an
enrolment of forty members, SO were
present. The award was given on a ba
sis of distance as we'll as attendance.
Also the soloist of the afternoon was
Mrs. N. G. Chatelle of Los Fresnos.
"Please correct this in large enough
type so La Feria can see it.
"This article may be too old to cor
rect, but the Women's Service Club won
third place with prize of SIS on the
booth exhibited in the home demonstra-
tion building at the last Mid Winter
Fair. The Herald gave La Feria credit
for this.
"These prizes were not won without
an effort and | feel that the Woman's
Service Club should be recognized for
their hearty cooperation"
The Los Fresnos Club has been twice
wronged-and both times unintentionally
of course.
Here's another reason for sidewalks
between the high school and the western
edge Of West Brownsville. on Elizabeth
street
A heavy fog covered Brownsville until
S:15 O'Clock this morning.
School children and other pedestrians
were walking in the street because there
are no sidewalks.
Motorists coming south, proceeding
slowly because Of dense fog, feared to
attempt to pass the children and other
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