Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-09
: CARDS Win GRID CLASSIC
I'm OUR
VALLEY

BUSINESS is GOOD in retail
lines in the Lower Rio Grande.
IL should be good at this time of
the year, Of course. But il is un-
usually good, all things considered.
A Brownsville woman made trip
through the Valley 20 find out for
herself whether business was good.
She returns with the information
that every store seemed 10 have its
quota Of customers. Was true from
Mission to Brownsville.
a. There's a retail buying spree on.
And there are other excellent in
dications.
Last year a prominent land man
OF the Valley forecast a prosperous
winter, based on two weeks Of ac-
tiyity in the early fail. His forecast
came true.
The Other day he made the state
ment that the past two weeks have
seen better general business con-
diticns in the Valley than the same
two weeks last year.
And on that he forecasts a
splendid winter.
Everyone wants 70 see that fore
casts come true.
ONE BROWNSVILLE retail store
declared that business is consider
ably greater in volume than II was
at this time last year.
Another store, one Of chain, de-
clares that while there was a slump
few weeks ago, the past four or
five weeks have seen percentages
rise above the same figures for the
same period last year.
The weather is, of course, doing
its share to encourage buying just
now. But. generally speaking, its a
before-Christmas activity.
THE TEMPERATURE minimum
for last night was 40, the weather
man reports.
Yesterday there was a forecast
that called for freezing this morn
ing. and heavy frost.
That was a safety forecast
Better 70 be safe than sorry, they
say.
The weather map, the general at
/ naospheric condition was such, that
there was every chance for n
freeze in the Valley. The weather
man prefers 10 put those most in
terested on guard rather than to
change a different forecast, and
have damage occur that might other
wise have been averted.
A. T.. PRINCE. who guides the
destinies Of the Mercedes News as
manager Of the United Printing
Company, and II. J. Mcekcr, its ad-
vnrtising mansger. we're in Browns
Vile the other day.
They announce that the United
Printing Company IL soon 10 have
its own home.
Plans are being prepared for p
two-story building 10 house the
rompany's newspaper and Job print
ing business. also 10 be the home Of
The Valley Farmer. a bi-weekly farm
paper.
A CARLOAD Of dandelion greens
left Wesl.co this week for the New
York market
Perhaps 70 be used for table dress
like parsley.
More likely. however, to be
changed into dandelion wine. which
seems 70 be popular with some up
there in the metropolis.
SAN BENITo IS arranging TO
rhange its method of financing the
Chamber Of Commerce.
Is going over to the board OF city
development plan, like that which
has been operating in Brownsville
for so many years.
Harlingen. too, will become n city
financed chamber Of commerce on
the first Of the year.
McAllen is already operating un-
der the plan, although officially
IL begins thar system On January l.
And Neslaco votes III 4 few days
on charter changes. which will in
clude a city financed chamber Of
commerce.
Brownsville folks FOR many years
were rather skeptical about the city
financed plan for conducting cham
bcrs Of commerce. But after many
years Of the plan. and 40 many
other cities throughout the country.
Il Is now conceded that Il i the only
fair and equitable basis for handling
chamber Of commerce activities.
A VISITOR wonders why yes
taurants in the Valley seem "a serve
the worst locking grapefruit they
ear find.
There's one reason. Growers be-
iieve Valley people should consume
as much of the cuils as possible.
leaving the choice fruits for the
outside markets.
The eulls, insofar rs taste is CON
cerned, are just as good as the
other.
So the restaurants and homes are
helping 20 consume fruit that other
wise might go 70 waste. Is il not
40!
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