Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY

BROWNSVILLE Is offered a cold
n hEnfage and ice plant TO cost arouId
n quarter Of a millioA dollars.
Inc Central Power a. Light Com
pAny wants TO erect this plant. 1t
sNns the present ice factory in
Brownsville.
4ne new plant, however, would be
ocAted on the newly constructed
southern Pacific railroad.
1he power company wants 70
Pulld the plant within the city
nits. But in exchange for so do
ms u asks the city Of Brownsville
q extend the same rate for elee-
tfieity for use in the plant as the
company charges the Pacific Fruit
Express for power and light sup
" Piled that cold storage and ice plant
e EdinburE. And the same rate that
ne city OF Harlingen charges the
Central Power & Light Company's
ieo factories at Harlingen.
Of course, the power company
could build the cold storage plant
outside the city and supply power
IRON It's own system, and also es-
cape city taxes. But IL prefers TO
build within the city. all things be-
ing equal.
The proposition seems fair
enough. The city gets new, de-
y rirabie industry, and one that would
add to the taxable values Of the
city.
THE PALESTINE junior high
school football team has achieved
championship honors in its terri
tory.
The Brownsville junior high school
team has beaten all teams in its
class in this territory.
The two teams, If matched. would
show something worthwhile in the
A way of football.
N Palestine II willing 70 come 20
Brownsville for a guarantee equal TO
M the cost. OF railroad transportation.
Which would be about $3.50.
That's a small enough guarantee.
The gate should be ample to pay il,
and then some.
In the meantime local football
fans have underwritten the guaran-
zee.
And the game will be played prob
ably on December 2.
The junior high team Of Browns
ville has merited the distinction Of
hieeting a champion team from an
NJ ether section of Texas.
" Wm& - - ILL
double the guarantee.
VOTERS IN THE Weslaco dis
triet have approved an issue OF
> @sb0,000 in road bonds for construc-
zion Of system Of permanent high
ways In the district.
In the Edinburg- Mercedes dis
trict, voters previously approved an
issue OF 100000.
H!dalgo county seems assured Of
keeping step with Cameron county
tn expenditures for permanent high
ways. And the two together will
keep the Lower Rio Grande Valley
n IN the vanguard when IL comes 20
a good roads. There1i be none better
anywhere in these United States.
II. A. SHANNON. writing in The
Nj Donna News. says: "The South
Fl Texas Chamber Of Commerce con-
VI yention, held in Brownsville, was 4
n aiming event in the eventful life
N of the Valley. Brownsville did
herself proud as hostess to the
the thousands who came 20 see what
che Magic Valley looked like"
THE STATE WILL Join Cameron
county in the expense Of completing
che concrete highway from near
Ccmbes north to the willacy coun-
b. line.
Has decided 20 appropriate s75.-
200 toward helping this work.
And the state is considering ioin.
ing Cameron county in building the
Point Isabel road from the Paredes
iine east to Point Isabel, a distance
ef about sixteen miles.
Has been asked for $3.50 900 FOR
mat purpose. Has already expended
N aome money on that road, having
appropriated $4,000 for dirt work
NJ and structures.
The state recognizes what Cam.
eron county Is doing in the way Of
road construction, and seems willing
A help IL along. incidentally. the
ntate IL receiving much money in
return, IN the shape Of increased
tax revenues.
ONLY A FEW DAYS more and
Men the Rio Grande Valley Mid
Ninter fair.
Every reason 70 believe that more
kkan 100000 persons will visit the
&air this year.
Elaborate entertainment = % be
afforded. And the fair opens on
Thursday and will continue FOR
eifht days.
M plan 20 spend a day at the fair
n viii be a further education in
what the Valley j. and has.
THE wTLLACY COUNTY News Of
Msst week tells the world that
n !Rnymondville now has a sanitary
hsuornge system In operation.
That's news worth shouting about
Az town Ia q real town without
1ecuate public facilities. such as
.Iscfricity. storm and sanitary sew
A-r systems, street paving. and 80
~. And now Raymondville has all
Htfse.
n YOU don't believe Raymondville
49, been growing these past few
<ssrs. just pay II visit. You'll be
rugprised.
VISA. THE "tailor-made- town IN
u;aalro county. has a newspaper.
\. a the Elsa News. a weekly