Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-19

N.P. to Layout Parks and Golf Course
I'M OUR
VALLEY

UNUSUAL HONOR was given the
first bale of cotton Of the 1927 crop.
according to an Associated Press
dispatch Friday from Berlin.
This first bale was auctioned off
in Berlin. the auctioneer being Mrs.
Chamberlain Of New York. wife OF
the hero of the New York to Berlin
flight of Chamberlin and Levine.
or course. the first bale Of 1927,
as do all other first bales, came
from the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
II was grown up north Of Edinburg
about Is miles, by NJ. Chapa Mon
talvo, was sent to Houston where il
was sold at auction for 1880. the
purchaser being j. NJ. Edel. a Hous-
ton cotton buyer.
Usually the first bale Of the sea
on goes TO Liverpool. Thes first bale
ought a different market.
And, by the way. there is more
|otton where this bale came from.
MAYOR A. B. COLE. promises
Brownsville city parks.
One will comprise something like
33 acres. The site is located within
the city limits.
Another site. also bought for the
city. is located just outside the city
limits. 1t covers something like so
acres.
Each site includes resaca ground
The resaeas will be damned and wa
ter supplied when needed.
Then the thing to do Is TO employ
a landscape architect to lay out the
grounds. Probably the city plans this
action. And then il is up to the
city 70 see nat the parks are main
tanned. Easy here.
The Herald has frequently point
ed out that the reSacas in and around
Brownsville are the beauty spots of
the future. The city government ap-
parently views them in the same
light.
Brownsville cannot develop too
many parks. II should undertake
right now to develop all that u can
stand.
NEARLY EVERY tow - the Val
lev has wonderful park pos-.vinties
I'm their limits. or nearby.
Hhrlingen is especially well To-
Gated with reference to the ArrovC
Colorado. This writes has never
made a trip down the Arroyo Colo.
RADIO. but has heard Paul Cottrell. ma
ture lover of San Benito. expatiatr
at length on its possibilities for
parks. In fact. he will tell you that
it.already is park from the railreaa
bridge far down the stream on
both banks.
San Benito has arranged attract
i've squares within the city. and has
other possibilities along the great
San Benito canal and resacas. And
those cities which do not happen 70
be favored as to water courses have
other potential park sites. Here in
the Valley. where everything grows
so wonderfully. here II ample oppor.
tunity along this line.
THE INCREASING demand FOR
cream separators up in Willacy coun-
~ indicates an increasing interest in
dairying. unquestionably an import
ant angle of farming in the Valley.
Here are few Of the names Of
men engaged in dairying in wiilacy
county and the number of cows
owned. as reported by the Wi!lacy
nex
paigning in behalf Of the industry:
c. A. Oherg, Ravmondville. seven
cows: {. G.. Brandt. Raymondville.
four cows; Elmer Anderson. Lyford.
eight COWS: W. r. Key Raymondville.
five cows: III. Rolen. Lyford. six
cows: Emil Logerstom. Lyford. four
cows: A J. Luttring. Lyford. five
cows: c. Bostrom. Lyford: Frank C
Carlson, Lyford: Pete 0akes. Lyford.
four cows; r. r. Harris. Lyford. %
cows: o. f. Brolander. Lyford. eight
cows.
And, while going in for dairying.
farmers should not forget that there
is also money in poultry and eggs,
and hogs.
HERE Is A NEWS item out Of
Washington. u. C.. that will be- of
interest to the citrus interests Of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley:
"Citrus fruit growers Of Florida
have beea warned 10 expect sharp
competition from she Rio Grande
valley Of Texas In the production
and marketing Of grapefruit A
Florida delegation consulted Secre-
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