Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-14
IN OUR
VALLEY

O. OTTON gin operators and cottoh-
~ seed merchants have Joined in an
appeal to the farmers of the Rio Gran
de country to consider well before they
experiment with new and untried va
Tieties of cottonseeds.
The appeal appears in an advertlse-
ment elsewhere in toady's Herald, and
the advice to the cotton growers would
seem to be we'll worth consideration, at
least.
Every year sees the arrival of new
varieties of cottonseeds. These varie-
ties may do well in soils outside Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley, which does
not necessarily mean that they would
be better than those varieties now used
in the Valley.
There is no reason, it would seem,
why our farmers should experiment
with untried varieties of seeds at their
own expense. The new seed may DO
we'll here, and again it may not.
At least, there would be no harm in
talking the matter over with farm
agents in the Delta, and with the firms
who have been serving seeds to the
farmer. Certainly, if these firms find
a seed that would seem to be better
than those used they would not hesitate
to sell and recommend them
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The Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce recently protested to The Liter
ary Digest that Florida advertisement
in that magazine claimed-inaccurate
ly--that Florida is the "only American
tropics" or something of that kind.
This column forecast at the time
that The Literary Digest's reply would
be in the form of an invitation to
I Brownsville and surrounding country
to advertise its wares" in The Digest.
And that's what happened. The Di-
gest, in its letter to the. chamber, calls
attention to the fact that Florida, Hat
tiesburg, Miss, California points, Ari-
zona cities and others advertise, so why
shouldn't this country. And why
shouldn't it?
II we have a counter claim to tropl-
cal climate and fruits, then let's tell
the world about it.
The Texas Railroad Commission ex-
pests to hold hearing in March on the
question Of regulation of rates for mo-
tor bus lines, according to news dis
patches from Austin.
Following the hearing, the commits
sion viii prescribe proper rates to be
charged and regulations under which
motor buses must operate.
The decision to hold such hearing
came about as the result of an appli'
cation filed by a motor transport con-
Germ asking the commission to fix
transportation rates.
The commission then sent out large
number OF questionnaires on the sub
ject, end replies have been received
from S36 operators.
Federal Judge J. G. Hutcheson. after
considering the compromise agreement
on the Rio Grande railroad, the
Brownsville Point Isabel line, and the
plan for projection of holders of Sec
pnd-mortgage bonds, has given the line
two years in which to- put itself on its
feet. Should 1t fail, it will be sold at
auction.
The question is, who will want the
Rio Grande, and who will want il
enough to bid for it against competi-
tion.
At present, the only railroad serving
this section is the Missouri Pacific. If
the Interstate Commerce Commission
approves the application of the Sou
thern Pacific to enter -nis territory
then the Southern Pacific might be a
bidder for the property.
But it's all two years away. BY that
time vessels may be entering Brazos
Santiago harbor. Perhaps before then
Is the Valley prepared TO supply in and
out tonnage for shipping?
Up at Lasara, new townsite in the
Harding-Gill development west of Ray
mondville, on the new Missouri Pacific
extension west, they had lot sale the
other day.
Some five thousand persons, it is es
timated. attended the sale. The fact
that bidding must have been lively is
indicated by prices, ranging from $1S(
TO $700.
Business houses will be built. A
cotton gin is under construction. Tha
was the start that Weslaco had in 1919
Will Lasara repeat the story Of Wes
laco?
This week there is to be another auc
tion, but for a different purpose. Franl
Rabb of Brownsville is throwing hi
ssRabb Heights" on the market, il
some plots for country homes. This il
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