Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-09
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MONDAY WAS A large day in the
spteu world.
The fleece vsulted in price to the
market hmit-two cents a pound.
That's equivalent to SO . bale.
Tuesday morning it took another
jump Of IS a bale.
TIA been o long while since cot
ton growers have witnessed such q
remarkable event in the cotton
world.
The jump was based on the fact
that the government forsees q mil
lion and half fewer bales Of cotton
this season than the trade itself ex-
pected.
So many bales Of cotton off In
single season, provided the estimate
goes through the summer and fan
"as is,' will continue to have an ef-
feet on price in view Of Statistician
Hester's report recently that the
world used more cotton than ever in
the year ended June 3e-oyer H.
600, 900 bales.
EVERY POSSIBLE contingency
was figured out before The Herald
moved into its new building.
And 1t regular press time Monday
afternoon everything seemed to be
ready to CO..
But those who were worrying
about everything never counted on
the wind.
That famous southeast breeze
from the Gulf Of Mexico.
For some reason il prevented a.
good draft through the metal fur
mace.
The metal failed to heat.
The furnace burns soft coal. Smoke
came out the furnace door as we'll
as out Of the stack high over the
building.
But no heat.
Finally, about five o'clock, the
furnace decided TO heat the the
right temperature. In the mean
time a blacksmith's forge ballast
helped. 1t will be employed until
some one solves the problem Of Sc
curing a good draft through that
smokestack.
Mr.. JOHN FROST Of Brownsville,
who makes attractive novelties from
native ebony, has evolved an ebony
desk clock stand. He presented The
Herald with one Of them Tuesday
morning.
II was his third gift. The first was
a splendid paper weight, made Of
The second was a letter opener
that is better than any steel or met
al opener ever made.
The third was the clock. The clock
is inlaid in the block Of shiny dark
brown ebony. And 1t keeps tine.
All Of Mr.. Frost's splendid gifts
are appreciated.
THE CAMERON COUNTY com
missioners court did some quick
fire business Monday.
Advertised for bids on important
road construction.
Boea Chica road. that road 70 the
beach on the mainland, Is 70 be
graded and structures will be built.
Work will start from the drain
age ditch. six miles out from
Brownsville. This six miles is un-
der contract TO be concreted, work
TO start soon.
Then there will be about 10 miles
Of concrete pavement along the Pa
redes line from Brownsville to the
Bsrreda- Point Isabel road. That
road has been graded and has struc-
lures.
And there will be about six miles
Of concrete from Barreda station
east to the Psredss lire.
That construction will place the
very fine Fresnos farming district
on n main road Of travel So far il
has been off the main trails.
In addition 10 which there will
be large increases in land values.
There's still q great undeveloped
section in line north from Browns
vile 10 the Arroyo Colorado ard
east 70 the coast.
RAPID ACTION Is underway in
the mstter Of the cotton mill on the
Arroyo Colorado. at Hsrlingen.
Building has been started, il Il
announced.
Representatives Of the mill will
start for the northeast shortly TO-
huy ecuinrert fnr a v.rI ~ 80
thousand spindle capacity.
The erection of that mill may be
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