Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-02
ME x|C0 AIDS CITRUS CLEANUP
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THE FIRST BALE Of 1927 cotton
brought $3.50 on the Houston Cotton
Exchange.
This is the first "real money" on a
first bale since that Of 1925, the
1926 first bale having run into some
obstacles on question Of whether
il was a DaerchaEtable bale, II we
recall Alright.
II vas good fortune that got VI.
6hapas Montaivo's bale Of 1927 cot
ton into Houston ahead OF the first
bale Of Francisco Lozano of IL miles
north of Rio Grande City. Montalvo's
bale came from ls miles north Of
E.dinburg.
Lozano's bale, which was sponsored
by George b. Marsh. the Rio Irande
City banker. missed by n bare three
minutes a train that would have put
the bale into Houston about the
same time that Montaivo's bale
reached there.
The significant thing is that, so
far as records show, this was the
first time that Starr county cotton
has been in the running for first
bale honors.
THERE WAS A watermelon feast
Wednesday afternoon in the office
Of the Arroyo Gardens Development
Company. with W. h. Samuels,
member of the firm as the host.
The host. being complimented up
on the fact that the melons were ice
cold. remarked that they were pulled
from the vine in n refrigerated state,
and went on to say that rot only that
hut they were grown without irriga-
tion.
Refrigerated. unirrigated melons
someone remarked. and trademark
is now being sought.
Anyhow the melons were large,
they were also sweet as sweet. per
fectly delicious. They came from off
"a 6O0O acre tract bought last winter
by the Arroyo Gardens company, and
were planted in February.
HERE'S A TIP: If priced right
buy land along the Southern Pa
cific right-of-way between Browns
VILE and Haringen. There's going
TO be some more development in that
country.
Here's another: Buy land along the
Missouri Paeifis right-of-way east
of San Benito. There's 60 be activity
along that, too.
In fact. take tip and buy land
land lots anywhere in the Lower Rio
Crande Valley.
Priced right, it's a good invest
nent. If there isn't money enough
go into the irrigated districts,
ut what YOU have into land outside
those districts.
Just buy land whether its city lots
or country acreage.
Can't go wrong in the Lower Rio
,rande Valley.
And IL you have land 10 sell or
PANT any particular kind Of land. ad-
ertise the fact through The Her
nid. Lots of prospective investors
sre reading The Herald closely for
opportunities.
HOW MUCH is n worn-out school
locker worth?
The Brownsville school board has
had the question before ii. and the
only solution was by paying some
one TO haul them and dump them in
10 the Rio Grande.
The lockers were those placed in
The high school in 1915. and were
worn and battered 10 useleSsness.
They were offered 10 m athletic
club. The club officials looked 'em
over Wouldn't have them on n
bet" they said.
Offered TO others. Turned down.
Offered to any one who would
haul them away.
No one would accept that offer.
SO the school botrd paid 10 have
them taken out of the school grounds
and dumped somewhere. Now they
nre helping to protect the bank ~
lthe Rio Grande. just like 10; Of
discarded automobile chassis.
BROWNSVILLE Saturday will vote
an issue of SS50.000 in bonds for
rection OF new high school
ilding. which will also house the
,nior college.
The additional quarters will be
cted before another year has
ssed. says Secretary Fred Starck
the board.
lie will tell you that there were
Zoo more scholastics in the district
th. past school year than the year
before.
Presumably there will be a sim
liar increase next year. Which
r.e~as that the additional space
will accommodate them. The present
will not, says Mr.. Starck.
The senior class in high school the
rast season was the largest in his
tory, fifty-enc pupils being gradu-
:ted. Mex; year the class will mum
ler seven;y-one, and with new ar
rivals may number around hun
dred.
Looks as II the only thing 10 do is
70 erect the new building, IL the