Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-06
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VALLEY

bies record the fact that Weslaco Il
ae first shipping point in the Val
y to pass the 1000 car mark in !
{ ngle season.
Which again reminds Us that in
the season of 19Is-192O Weslaco
could not be described even as "a
wide point in the road" II was, in
TACT. dense brush thicket.
IL was in the season of 1924
We believe, that the Valley vauIted
from 5000 cars annually for the dis
trict into the 1900 class. Tha,
Jump in a single season.
Since that time il has gone %
better than $1,000 cars. The Valley
could have shipped nearly 10000
cars this season had the market been
right. Insofar as production Is con-
cerned. therefore. the Valley is
there" what Il now needed il
markets and system or selling.
SPEAKING OF MARKETS. selling
and so on. brings up letter just
received by The Herald from a
friend Of Sid l.. Hardin. superin-
tendent Of schools az Mission. who
was candidate for congress last
year. lie says:
note with great deal of sat
ssswaction that your paper has been
advocating a protective tariff for
the fruit and vegetable growers of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley: and
this will apply Of course. to Florida,
ltaiifornia. etc.
1t Is pleasure to feel that eco
nomic principles must ultimately
govern and control politics As YOU
know. s. l.. Hardin of Mission. Tex
rs. made his campaign last year
largely on the principles which YOU
Tow favor. and from the press |, an
sears that many Of the leading cit
~ ems Of this Valley who now advo-
Fate protective tariff. were the lead
ing opponents Of Mr.. Hardin.
AT any rate. want 60 say that
vou were always wonderfully fair "a
Mr.. Hardin. through the columns OF
your paper. and that I hope the en-
tire Valley will center their nctivi-
ties on some good man Who will
really represent the growers inter
est Of this Valley
II read your paper every dav. and
n am in accord with most of your
policies
THE HERALD favors protection
for vegetable growers 70 the point
Of equalization on a basis of the cost
OF production.
Thereafter quality. pack and serv-
Ice should be the main factors in
competition with foreign grown
stuff
That would seem to be fair
enough.
The Herald supported Mr.. Garner
in the last campaign. not because Il
had anything against Mr.. Hardin
but because OF a well-founded belief
that MIR. Garner. backed BY long ex-
perience and tremendous ability. was
and is in better position a assist
the Valley than any man could pos.
sibly be.
III the Valley il in earnest about
: this equalization of cost business
Mr Garner certainly will do his bes,
TO bring il about. 50 long as ne re-
mains in congress.
FUNNY HOW SOME things ~.
come twisted in the telling.
An incident in Matamoros.
There was a story that an Ameri.
can. with two ladies. was sitting IN
cafe in the Mexican city. that an
intoxicated Mexican army officer
entered. and seated himself between
the two ladies The American "plas-
tered" the officer. - the story
went. and general troubles cnsued
Here are the real facts ~ the
story. IA told hy witness.
An American was seated watching
4 baseball game. Another person sai
beside him. This person. the Ameri-
can thought. would not have 60 seat.
ed himself on the American side. for
Jim Crow reasons
The American. forgetting that the
Jim Grow Law does not operate "
Mexico. proceeded - invite the fin
truder" somewhere else. The second
man decided 70 stay put
Then fists came into u@s.
A policeman hove IN sight and ths
American proceeded 20 include him
as an opponent
The balance of the story can 10
figured out for yourself
But everything l. All right now.
SOME OVERLY enthusiastic cor
respondent sent out a "hot" story
the other day
He considered that with Felix Diay
in Brownsville. with Cinco dc Nave
in MatamoroS and other part ~