Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-29
I'm OUR
VALLEY

Anyway, there Is real estate in
terest in the air. Can be seen on
every hand, with the realtors busy
lining up their seasons listings.
The summer hasn't been exactly
suspicious, having gone down in
Valley history as the least product
i've, insofar as the cotton crop is
concerned, Of any year in the VAL
ley's history, in proportion to acre
age.
But II was preceded by three very
excellent cotton seasons, so II can
be safely considered as not being
the .rule-this last season.
The last winter and spring crop
measured up in production, but
prices were off.
FOR SEVERAL years The Dallas
News has been conducting what it
calls a "More Cotton on Fewer
Acres" contest.
IL has aroused a great deal Of in
terest in the cotton sections Of
Texas.
The editor in charge of the con-
test, after several years experience
In delving into cotton production,
declares that it would be no diff
cult matter TO produce three bales
of cotton to the acre on any North
Texas land.
IL that is true, IL should be pos
sible to produce from three to five
bales on Valley land.
Intensive cultivation, careful seed
selection, perhaps fertilization,
should turn the trick.
Valley cotton growers should give
their closest attention to the mat
ter Of increasing the per acre pro-
duction.
That's the way TO beat the market.
NATHAN MOORE, an FL Jardin
farmer. visiting his former home in
Illinois. loses no opportunity TO
boost the new lard of his choice.
The Decatur, H., Daily Review,
recently carried the following dis
patch from Arcoia, ILL.,:
Nathan Moore Of Brownsville,
Tex, who is visiting Arcola rela-
tives, doesn't agree with the popular
idea that Central Illinois is the
garden spot Of the universe for
farming.
"Mr. Moore owns thirty-six acres
nE land near Brownsville and also a
fine 22o-acre farm north of Arcola.
He says the revenue from his Texas
farm Is more than double that de-
rived from the Douglas land. In
Texas he raises grapefruit. oranges.
lemons and vegetables. The land
there sells from $500 to $1,000 an
acre and very little is for sale"
THERE ARE very good resons for
the general expectation in the Val
ley of farm and town lot activity
this season.
Crops in the north have again
been far from satisfactory. The
weather has not been favorable for
production. Farmers becoming rest
loss, looking for new homes.
Texas cotton bids fair TO bring a
good return, and there will be more
money in North, Central and East
Texas than in some years.
The Valley has been well adver-
tised over Texas. and more Texas
farmers and others are looking this
way.
HARLINGEN is continuing its
program of street paving.
Awarded the contract the other
dsy for three and a half miles ad-
ditional paving. Covers eleven
streets.
Just another link in the wide
spread work Of covering Cameron
county roads and streets with hard
surface materials.
When the county's 2o0-mile Pro-
gram is completed, and when the
cities of the county-San Benito.
Harlingen and Brownsville-run up
their scores of miles of street paw
ing. there will be little further com
plant Of the difficulty Of getting
around whent the rainy seasons
bother US.
Brownsville is rapidly taking its
streets out of the mud. It's program
of more than 200 blocks. now under
way. Is another reason why living
here is really worth while.
HIGHWAY INTO and out Of Point
isabel Sunday carried large amount
OF traffic.
And Gown itself quite busy
scene. with automobiles parked
everywhere.
Anyone who freouented Point Iss-
bel and Padre Island years ago can
appreciate the change.
Electric lights, and ice. from the
Point Isabel plant Of the Central
Power 4 Light Company. Day and
night service. That's new.
And IN former years when you
~anted 10 board q launch for the
isIand. YOU had 70 bring TO the front
vour acrobatic ability. One had 20
climb onto the boat from a riekety
wharf, walk a rope, do q somerssult
and other things Of the sort.
Frequently there were impromptu
baths in the still waters Of the bay.
hv persons who placed too much
confidence in their ability as jump
ers.
Now II Is made easy 70 board
boat. or to leave IL.
There's still that long. tiresome
ealk from the Padre Island landing
a the beach. But that win soon be
donc away with when the James
dickinson company complete their
channel which viii permit passeng-
,rs 70 land about ESQ feet from the
hathhouse. instead OF three-quar-
uuarters Of mile.
Yes, indeedy. Point Isabel and
Padre Island are seeing ehanreA