Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY

banker, believes that Brownsville
should have cold storage.
Edinburg, Weslaco and other
towns in the Valley, Mr.. Rabb points
out, are building cold storages for
the purpose of holding crops to be
shipped out as the market may need
them.
Points out the benefit especially
t9 De gained in the matter Of grape
ffuit.
FLORIDA grapefruit is selling in
San Antonio at So box" he says
Because they have arranged 10
store the crop and ship as the mar
ket wants IL. Valley grapefruit is a
better product. Why not arrange to
store some of IL so that We can sup
ply the market ten or twelve months
instead of three or four months ?"
And Mr.. Rabb says in addition. he
will subscribe TO the stock Of such an
organization.
The Valley usually takes care Of
its needs rs they may arise. The
need for cold storage at strategic
points seems to be apparent Some
are going up. or are about TO go up.
THE COLD STORAGE will handle
the fruit crop mostly.
Florida is beginning to take no.
tice Of the expected competition from
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Which is natural, since the Val
ley's grapefruit crop this coming
season promises to be the greatest
yet.
Last season there were something
like 1000 carloads produced. for
shipping and home consumption.
This season the production prom
ises well for three times that
amount.
Vegetables may not go into cold
storage TO any appreciable extent.
But this surplus crop should go
into cans
More canning factories are de-
ciared to be needed. To care for
such crops as may be unable to find
ready market in fresh condition.
Cold storage and canneries will
place the Valley upon a parity with
other producing sections.
Points that may not have cold
storages in sight should begin to
aqitate for them.
UP AT FALFURRIAS, through
which town the motorist passes on
his way in our out Of the Valley.
one receives his only whin Of the
old west.
Meaning that the big. wide
brimmed light colored hat seems 70
be the most in evidence. Along with
boots, chaps and other insignia.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley
passed out 81 that stage some years
ago, whether for good or bad de-
pends upon your point Of view
Now We wear straws mostly. with
raudy- -colored bands. Occasionally
it's one Of those big straws. with
few holes and a black shoestring
sort Of ribbon, to avoid the manatony
Of the straw.
And in the winter It's fedoras and
similar headgear.
GENERAL GEORGE " Goethals,
Panama Canal builder. who will adj
wise with the Valley on water trans
rortation problems. with particular
reference to the Arroyo Colorado.
is expected to arrive in the Valley
about July I.
July 90 the residents Of Harrington
and n certain section along the
Arroyo Colorado will vote on the
II ~ IN
bonds for the Improvement Of the
Arroyo Colorado looking to water
transportation.
Probably there will not he dis
senting vote on the question; ut
lenst. the dissenters will be few.
Harlingen IL thoroughly sold" on
the proposition of the Arroyo Colo
rado rs a waterway.
MATAMoRos. TOO. has a RO-
tary Club.
Al its head is Lie Ernesto Urtu-
sastegui.
He is n lawyer
In addition 10 which he is 4 brill
liant orator.
In the luncheon clubs IL j. GUS
temary for members to be known 70
their associates by their nicknames.
Lie. Urtusastcgui was announced
rs .chaparro-"
which. in English is shorty"
.IF YOU OWNED fortune. didn't
have to attend TO business had am
nle leisure for travel, or to spend
your winters or other season away
from home, would you stick il out
through n season in the Valley"
That question was put BY man
who though that the Valley generally
needed more attractions for visitors.
not only 10 get them here, but 10
keen them here
Tie mentioned more and larger golf
courses. public as well as private. He
mentioned sea sports particularly.
.The great essential" he said. zap
nsars to be paved roads 20 the coast"
Les Angeles i about as far from
che seashore as Brownsville.
Los Angeles laid down roads to
,he scashore. These roads were a
h;e factor in the making Of Los An
geles-