Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-25
SEEK VENUE CHANGE IN FL0GGING CA,
I'm OUR
VALLEY

ONE OF THE OLDEST canal lines
in the Valley will change ownership
shortly.
II Is that Of the West Browns
Vile Canal Company. which waters
farms just beyond the city limits Of
Brownsville.
Resident property owners in that
section Tuesday will go to the
polls at Harry Bankers garage.
where they will register their wish
es on the matter Of voting Sl75.00O
in bonds to take over the system.
The district, which has already
voted to organize. will be more than
doubel in size. Which will mean the
further development Of large num-
ber Of small farms in the immediate
vicinity OF Brownsville.
That canal system, which has been
supplying water for n score or more
Of years, is said to have always been
one Of the most efficient in the Val
ley.
THERE ARE OTHER elections
this week in scattered parts of the
county.
Hail;ngen votes on Wednesday on
the matter Of forming. its Arroyo
Colorado navigation district and
100000 in bonds for its develop
ment.
FL Jardin votes Saturday on issu-
ing 100000 in drainage bonds 70
months ago under a different law.
And the state votes next Monday
on the question Of amending the
state constitution.
Keep this list Of coming elections
before you. Don't get them con
fused.
And il you have an election in
your precinct, 20 on and vote. IL
you register your wishes and lose
you've done your best. If you reg
ister and wln-well. there's some
satisfaction in being on a winning
side. always.
THE WESLACO Chamber of Com
merce has issued n very handsome
booklet. in colors, telling the story
Of Weslaco and its growth out Of
the brush thicket in matter of
eight years.
The Meslaco chamber, Of which l..
j.. Bailey is the manager. Is sending
out some 10000 of these booklets.
They not only advertise Weslaeo
they also tell Of the wonders Of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley gen
orally.
RID THE VALLEY OF peaches
plums, mangoes. guavas, urge repre-
sentatives OF the United States De
partment OF Agriculture. in fighting
the Mexican fruit fly.
They point out that these arc not
!. commercial fruits in the Valley, but
eare a menace 10 the citrus fruits be
cause they each are hosts to the
fruit fly.
Very soon the Federal Horticul.
tural Board will decide what mca.
sures will be taken in the Valley
with reference to the fly.
OF course. there will be inspect
ors on the job here. They vii
watch for any evidence Of the flv.
Perhaps the quarantine will mean
n rigid inspection of all shipment
II the fighting has been effective
there will be no further evidence ~
the fly. which would he fine. oi
course.
In the meantime, the Valley is
growing a very fine crop Of citrus
fruits. II is not great deal larger
than last years crop because az the
windy spring. says survey Of the
Texas Citrus Growers Exchange.
But ID promises 20 be worthwhile
crop. And with citrus fruit laws IN
effect. there should be little diff
guilty in keeping Valley fruit off the
market until il has become properly
matured.
RIO HOND0 is arranging To bull,
a waterworks system.
PROPOSES to issue $4,000 IN bonds
for tie purpose.
Rio Hondo is located directly o.
the Arroyo Colorado.
Ii will soon be connected with botl
San Benitc and IIarlingen via con
crete roads.
viii make IL the eastern term
mus Of q very fire motor loop. viii
San Benito. iiarlingen and Rio Hond'
the points Of interest.
NEARLY A HUNDRED boys an'
and girls, men and women, Of III
farms OF the Valley are attending
the short course az College Station.
These annual pilgrimages TO III
seat of agricultural learning up u
North Texas cannot but be valuabl
to- those attending.
Many Of these travellers accumu
late series Of questions daring tn
wear. the answer To many of wniel
are puzzling. Up az the College the
can usually get the answer. An
hr.l. home they 20 on along the neN
trail.
Annually these short courses Civ
more and more attention 20 N
rrabIemS Of the growers OF N
Lower Rio -Grande Valley.
The shor, course Is reall
worthwhile event