Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-04
GENEVA Conf RENEE ENDS
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Valley nowadays arc finding GER
tain facilities that in the early days
were not available.
few years ago il a machinery
needed new shaft for motor.
~ he had to send to one of the
cities for it.
day he can buy a new shaft in
fifteen minutes. have il welded in
couple of hours. have il turned
down and trued up in a few hours
more, and soon he is ready to 90.
In several of the towns of the
Valley there are machine shops
which are well equipped to do
wide variety Of work.
motor can be rewound.
Transfer men have crews who are
booming more and more adept in
be work of moving heavy macnin-
..
Almost any sort OF leather belt
can be bought in Brownsville. and
IL an endless leather belt is need
ed, that can be fixed up.
All Of which is merely part Of
the DEVELOPMENT Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
WHO KNOWS THE amount Of TIC
weekly payroll OF the towns Of the
Valley?
Who knows how much is paid each
week to clerks. workers Of various
kinds, the building trades, and so
on?
The answer to those questions
would likely show up a very large
amount.
II might he possible for chambers
Of commerce in the various towns 10
make the gathering Of statistics on
payrolls a part Of their work.
At least the information would be
interesting 10 those contemplating
the establishing Of new businesses or
industries.
HIDALGO COUNTY Water Con
trol and Improvement District No.
has been organized.
- Will vote August 20 on the mat
4 ter Of issuing Sl.60O.O0O in bonds
\ for the purpose Of defraying the
cost of the development Of canal
D'lines on $4,000 acres of land.
Among the expenditures will be
S2s7 900 for concrete work in lining
canals.
That will conserve water.
This business Of cement lining ca
mails r. receiving more and more at
tention in the Valley.
Eventually the government will
construct storage basins to save the
flood waters.
But secur:,-g that Improvement
seems to be long trail.
Irrigationists find that by cement
ing their canals they can irrigate
lands with less than half the water
used now.
That il another way Of making
more water available for irrigation
in the Valley.
UPON WHAT particular depart
ment Of law enforcement falls the
duty of taking charge Of the matter
of a rabid dog that has been killed
to prevent injury TO some human?
L. b. Ward. farmer, living in FL
Jardin. wants to know.
Mr.. Ward killed a dog early Tues
dav out north Of Colonia MeXicana.
He brought the head TO town and
turned il over to Sanitary Inspector
Henry Gordon, who encased the head
in ice
After which Ward set out to To-
cate some official uDon whom rest
ed the duty Of sending the head 20
Austin for examination. His pur-
nose being TO ascertain il the dog
had rabies. and whether il would be
necessary 10 Kill other dogs that he
believed had been bitten By this dog.
His last report was that he had
been unable 10 locate any depart
ment charged with this task. at
though he had spent the better part
OF day trying to find some one.
Perhaps the state is interested
only when some person has been
bitten.
But, points out Ward. isn't II het-
ter 20 get rid Of all infected dogs
then 10 wait and see IL some ono II
attacked and injured?
You answer.
REPRESENTATIVE Harry n.
wurzbach OF the San Antonio dis
tri~t will speak at two points in the
Valley Saturday.
" the afternoon. az o'clock. at
Harliagen. he will talk on tariff
matters as they affect vegetables. a
subject that happens to- interest
Valley growers just.
At = O'Clock in the evening. he
will talk on the same subject az Nc
Allen.
Az noon Saturday he will be the
hoaor guest at businessmen s
luncheon at Harlingen.
select the convenient point and
hear him discuss the subject.
II will be interesting because the
subject touches on the pocketbOoks
OF most Of Us down here in the Low
~ Rio Grande Valley.