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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
CITY HOSPITAL
FOR EDINDURC
Structure Now Under.
way Represents
100000

EDINBURG. Texns.-The largest
municipal hospital in South Texas is
row under construction here and
will be completed the latter part Of
January. according co estimates OF
the contractors The cost on the
structure will be approximately $780,
600, the city having voted u bond
issue OF $500. 900 for the purpose.
The building Is located nea the
highway just south Of the city.
Rising three stories above the
basement, the building will be prac-
tically four stories in height. n the
basement has half its height above
the ground. IL IL being erected In
accordance with the latest ideas OK
hospital construction, and will pro-
vide every possible facility and con-
v~enience.
The main office md consultation
rooms will occupy part OF the first
floor, which will also have "a large
lobby, waiting rooms and other 10
veniences. Kitchens and q~uNwtgrs
for the personnel will Ne provided
in the reimbursement. and the upper
floor will be devoted 60 rooms for
patients, operating rooms, etc.
BUTT By lily
The city undertook the construc-
ton Of the hospital with IA view Of
supplying the Valley with an In
stitution that would rank in all re-
spects with the best I'm the South
city officials stated. Plans for the
structure were not definitely nc
cepted until they had been ap-
proved by several OF the most prom
inent medical and hospital authori-
ties IN the United States and their
recommendations incorporated into
the plans. Furnishing and equip
ment az the building will also be In
the hands Of experts. In this respect
il will have no superior south oi
Houston. il was stated.
Ground for the structure waz
broken early In May, but there was
some delay lin securing materials
and brick work did not start until
the latter part or July. IA large crew
Of bricklayers and carpenters has
been employed by the contractors
and the building ~ expected 10 bs
ready for opening early in February
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

proper methods or application is
rapidly being eliminated, and the
drainar problem, which NIL irri-
gated sections must eventually
solve, Is being taken care Of in
practically all sections The waters
OF the Rio Grande. laden with silt
more fertile than that spread upon
the lands OF Egypt DIV the historic
Nile. maintain high fertility on all
Valley lands The entire Valley
has been built up by the silt from
this stream, and its fertility sur
passes that az any other known
region. Use OF fertilizer IN I'M
necessary. an advantage which has
added to the profits OK the Valley
fruit and vegetable growers who
are marketing In competition with
Florida and California, where the
cost or fertilizer u one OF the i'm
portant factors entering into pro-
duction costs. Tests OF Valley
soil have repeatedly proved that
il contains practically every eie-
ment necessary for the production
Of virtually all crops. and It, fer
tility almost Invariably results i'm
yields which % the Northern or
Eastern farmer are almost incredi-
Bile.
See Future Prosperity
The pioneers of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. those who have wit
messed It's transformation from IN
brush-covcred desert % N thickly
populated. highly productive and
prosperous region, realize that
the Valley has passed its initial
development stage and Is now en-
tering upon an era of -unprecedent-
ed development Practically all
the problems which confronted the
early pioneers have been solved
Transportation has been provided,
assuring excellent connections
with the great consuming centers
TO which the perishable products
of the Valley are shipped irriRa-
ton systems. which in the early
days proved inadequate. have been
brought to "a high state OF eff
cheney; the finest schools i'm the
South have been provided for the
Valley students, excellent paved
or we'll graded dirt highways now
traverse every part or the Valley,
and those sections which IN few
years ago were virtually isolated
from market centers are now pro-
ducinR as prolifically as those
which formerly had o. more favor
ed location.
One on the primary reasons for
the present prosperity OF the
Lower Rio Grande Valley is the
fact that there has never been nm
effort made 60 launch "a boom.
While the population has doubled
In the past five years, and millions
or dollars have been Apent in the
erection Of business houses. hotels,
schools. churches and rural and
urban homes, the development and
expansion has been based upon the
actual wealth production and the
attraction which equabIe climate,
fine golf courses. fishing and hunt
Ing provide for the tourists and
wpnrtEmnn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

portant factor in Valley Develop
tends from Brownsville 20 Rio
Grandc City In Starr county, and a
paved highway extends north
through Hidalgo county ID connect
with the FalfurriaS-San Antonio
highway ne the Brooks county line.
These highways. which connect all
the larger cities OF the Valley,
have also been "a very important
factor in diverting "a large part az
the tourist traffic to the lower
border country.
Big Highway Program
Cameron county last January
voted a $4,000, 900 bond issue for
the pavement Of feeder roads, and
construction Ii welt under way.
Two million dollars worth az the
bonds were sold for the 1927 pro-
gram, which includes new con-
struction In every section of the
county. and nm additional $4,000
600 will be issued In 1928. AT
least three years will be required
70 complete the program which
will provide concrete pavements
into every section or the county.
Two road districts in HidalRo
county are now preparing 10 vote
bonds. and nj least one more road
district will be organized. Com
pletion Of these programs will give
the entire Valley a comprehensive
system az paved highways which
viii assure maximum development
of practically every acre
Development OF pleasure resorts
along the Valley Gulf coast have
followed a definite program Point
Isabel. which for ove a century
served a. a port for the early set
tiers Of the Rio Grande Valley and
the sparse population OF northern
Mexico. is being developed nj a
modern port city. During the past
quarter century II has been little
more than n fishing village, but
the dredging Of the channels will
make IL one OF the important ports
OF the lower Gulf coast, a port
which should handle an immense
tonnage OF staple agricultural pro-
ducts from the Valley ~ we'll as
large mineral carEoes from the
mining areas adjacent 60 Monter-
rev, Mexico.
"A navigation district has been
organized and bonds voted for the
development Of the Arroyo Colo
RADIO - a waterway extending from
Harrington to Point Isabel. Surveys
are now being made and efforts
are being directed toward secur-
Ing government aid on the pro-
ject.
Fourteen Irrigation Systems
Fourteen major irrigation sys-
tens supply water for the irrigated
farms Of the Valley. the systems
representing a total investment
Of approximately $4,000, 600. Huge
pumps lift the waters from the
river, and IL flows ~ gravity
through the main canals To the
distribution laterals- Like ether
delta countries. the highest eleva-
ton IN near the river. and the
lifts required vary from 10 feet tn
the I'll Jardin district east of
Brownsville to approximately 40
feet ~ Mission nc the west end of
the Valley. Three additional irri-
CATION districts have gecn organ
lied I'm the past two years, includ-
ing the Goodwin Tract. west w
Mission. Llano Grande tract, south
or WesIaco ard the BarrcdA dist
riot between Brownsville ard San
Benito.
Great Improvement has been
made III the irrigation systems
and i'm irrigation practices II v
cenk years. All the major systems
III the Valley have been brought %
ii high stage or efficiency, waste
Of irrigation water through i'm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

The Lower Rio Grandc Valley
the tip " Texas-a land which
has figured In American history
since the days 81 the first Span
ish c0nquistadores. II today max
ing new history In the achievement
OF agricultural, industrial and civ
ic progress without parallel in
the South.
From the days the Spanish
conquer0rs moved ~northward from
Tampic0 and took possession OF
the Lower Rio Grande, UP 10 the
time the first railroad was built
into Brownsville ia 1904. the Low
er Rio Grande Valley was noted
only as the borderland, abode Of
lawless elements o. two nations.
Its history was written in strife,
In border warfare and bandit raids,
but throughout the entire region
where little more than a genera
tion ago the six-shooter was the
arbiter Of justice, there has been
established one OF the most in
t~ensiyely cultivated areas in the
South, an area which Is producing
more agricultural tonnage per
acre than any similar area in the
United States.
In less than twenty years a COM
plete transformation has been
wrought. The dense mesquite
brush and cactus has been replaced
by citrus fruit orchards, intensive
ly cultivated winter vegetable
farms and immense cotton fields.
Cities have sprung up and expand
ed. Brownsville. which since 1916
had been the principal city on the
American side Of the border, has
developed into a city or 10000
population. with no indications or
the former strenuous days az from
tier life in evidence. Between
Brownsville and Mission ne the
west end of the Valley there are
now ten thriving cities, ranging in
population from 1900 To 10000.
AL connected By a paved highway,
which extends the length of the
Valley. In the entire area there
are now twenty-five cities and
towns. all supported By aTricul-
tural territory that is rapidly &C.
veiopirg.
Large area
Approximately 100000 acres
has been placed under irrigation.
and projects contemplated and
underway will bring the total irri-
gated Rrca up TO GOO, 1000 acres.
Thousands a acres in the un-irri-
gated sections have been brought
under cultivation. producing prin-
cipally cotton. Development Of
the citrus industry has been rapid,
and 10000 acres are now planted
70 orchards. Citrus production last
seaSo was 1000 cars. and will not
exceed LOO ears this year. but
when the entire acreage COPS IN
70 bearing. fruit shipments should
average from $4,000 TO $4,000 ears
annually.
Production 0f winter vegetables
Is one az the chief industries or
the Valley. Shipments have in
creased from 1000 cars in 1922
TO $4,000 ears in the 1927 season.
Cotton production has shown q
similar gain. the 1926 crop for the
counties Of Cameron. Hidalgo.
Starr and Wiilary exceeding no.
600 bales as compared with $4,000
bales III 1922.
Valuations lin the four Valley
counties. which In 1904 were un-
der 5000. 600. now exceed $Iu0. 600,
coo. and Hidalgo ard Cameron
counties rank tenth and fourteenth.
respectively. In wealth among the
counties Of Texas. ranking high
est amonR the agricultural
ties. This record has heen at-
tanned Nv the fact that the entire
Valley III y two and three-crcp
country. Shipments AZ agricultural
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

MERCEDES. TexRs.-F- a. Tabor,
Mississippi capitalist. will erect a
winter home ON IA 20-acre tract re-
Gently purchased ON the Kalbfleisrh
road southeast of this city. File plans
Go plant the entire acreage Co citrus
fruit and will spend the winters In
the Valley Several of the eldest
citrus orchards In the Waller are
located I'm the section where Mr.
Tabor made his purchase
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

Eight OF the churches erected IN
the Valley the past year are
shown here. and they are a crit
crion Of the class Of structures
the Valley denominations are
building. % Baptist church,
McAllcn. t2) Catholic church,
McAllen. 49, Episcopal church.
Phart. (4 Methodist church
Edinburg. go Catholic church.
Mission 90 Baptist church.
Brownsville. lT Methodist
church. Wcslaco. (S) Episcopal
church, Brownsville. t9l Baptist
church. Harrington. tl0) Christian
church, Harlingcn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

schools have been opened in Browns
Vile.
In 1912 the second Catholic church
Church Of the Sacred Heart-a
magnificent structure. was erected
on Firth and Elizabeth streets. and
the third Catholic church, dedicated
TO Our Lady Of Guadalupe. is nearly
completed and will serve a large con
%gregation in the eastern part Of the
city. The Mercy Hospital, completed
three years ago, one Of the best
equipped institutions Of the kind In
South Texas, il operated ~ the
Catholic order Of the Sisters Of
Mercy. All OF the Catholic churches
in Brownsville are larEc structures.
and the buildings and appointments
are rated among the finest in the
South.
Growth Of Valley Churches
The Valley pioneers. coming from
the North and East, directed their
first efforts towards the erection OF
schools and churches. and within a
few years after the completion Of the
railroad in 1904 practically all the
leading denominations we're repre-
sented.
During the first years community
churches served several denomina-
tions. but as the Valley developed
and grew prosperous the various ron
gregAtions erected buildings Of their
own. and there are few Valley towns
that do rot have churches repre-
senting from two 70 ten denomina-
ti0ns.
A few years prior 70 the advent
Of the railroad. Protestant denOmina-
tionS were organized in a few scat
tered communities. being served from
Brownsville. and the Catholic church
M Brownsville served a score or more
missions and small congregations in
the border towns and ranches. Al
Catholic church was erected ut Rso
Grande City prior 20 the Civil War.
and several small churches Of that
denomination were erected in the
period Immediately following. includ-
INK the beautiful little church az
Santa Maria. erected in fSs2.
Settlers coming into the Valley
were largely az the Protestant faith,
and Protestant churches have grown
rapidly in numbers and influence In
the past twenty years. In fact. nv
1920 many Of the Valley towns had
Protestant congregations larger than
those 81 the Protestant churches of
Brownsville. and many ~ the Valley
towns have erected cdifices which
equal or surpass those az the origin
al city Of the border.
in every community the work ar
the churches is being carried On
excessively. Calls have been issued
from Valley churches for ministers
~ the highest quaIifications-and
they have resp0nded-with the ma
tural result that church progress.
under their guidance. has been more
rapid and the work more effective
than IN many rarts ar the country.
Early Catholic Missions
In 1S4S the lower border was prar-
tically new from . missionary
standpoint, although the clergy from
MAtamoros had occasionally per
formed rites for the residents on the
northern hank Of the Rio Erande.
The constant turmoil and sanguin-
AIRY strife which characterized that
period az border history made mis-
s~lcnary work extremely hazardous.
but a oen as the contendinK AmeFi-
Continued on page two-S
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

IT.. PAUL. Minn.-FrEk S0rrlnnd
fell into grain i'm an elevator here,
sucked down y chuta and ~Buffncated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

WESLACO. Texas.-Avarad0s will
eventually became one 0f the biK
crops az the Lever RiD Grmnde VAL
lev An The prediction of George WV
Hackney On Wealaco. who this year
placed the first av0radDB 0n the Fan
Antonio market. The fruit wmM
shipped early in August.
Experiments with Che avornd0H rr
ALLIGATOR pear" an IN ia commonly
KNOWN have proved they ran hH
grown very successfully in khe VAL
inv. California have found
them one of their most profitable
crops. nnd large sections in that
state are new being turned over tu
avocado culture. Avocado trees MA
Brownsville. Santa Maria Mercedes
mnd Mission have been bearing Huw-
arml years. and their production Nv
increasing rapidly with mRe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
Proper TOYS VIII Helm Strenqthen CharacterL

lieve, their isn't much use in hay.
ing q doll at all.
Children like playthings that
make lot of noise and cali for
d lot Of activity. That is why
toys with wheels and nerve.wrack.
ing horns are 50 popular among,
little folks.
Cheap toys that are easily
broken are not desirable. They en-
courage carelessness and a de-
structiye spirit In children.
Few parents realize that play.
things are factors in character
building. Bad habits can be fos.
tered through toys and good habits
can be formed by that means.
For instance, IL q child receives q
new plaything every day or two.
he neither appreciates nor takes
care of his toys. Extravaganza Is
thus encouraged and 1.-THE spirit Of
gimme" is born.
Give your child playthings that
will keep him busy, something that
will absorb his interest, something
that will induce him to use his
hands, his brain and his inventive
genius. Then make him under.
stand that he must take care OF
his playthings and put them in q
certain place after he has finished
with them for the time being.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
CANDLES SPOT
TREATED
BY Hannah Wing

IN spite Of the precautions of
! chilled candles. driplsss candles
protecting plata and what not
some innocuous guest Il surs to
spill q little candle wax IN the
gay gesture OF lighting q cigar
cite. il In no other way.
Party candles are Of course,
usually colored. and colored candle
wax stains were among the new
problems presented to the chem
lists OF the ever helpful Govern
ment bureaus, which have solved
the difficulty in this wise.
These candle wakes consist Of
paraffin in which an organic dye.
IL dissolved. Remove the paraf-
Tin az completely as possible BY
scraping it away, then place B
clean blotter on each side Of the
fabric over the stain and q warm
iron over the spot. The grease ID
melted and Is absorbed BY the
blotting paper. Then dissolve the
coloring matter remaihink In the
fibre BY sponging It with alcohol.
IL q slight grease spot still re-
mains. remove It by sponeing with
one Of the cleaning agents. such
as chloroform. carbon tetrachl.
bride. ether, gasoline. i1aphtha Or
benSol. The first two are the
safest to use. al they are not
inflamrnable.
Take the greatest care in using
any Of the inflanafnable solvents.
It IL best to use them IN a shady
place out OF doore: IL Ia the house,
by an open window and away
from all flames.
Sometimes the part Of the
material having q spot has to be-
immersed in q bowl containing
the cleaning fluid. In general
when this is the case, II II more
satisfactory to immense the whole
article finally in fresh cleaning
fluid which prevents the forma-
ton Of rings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
HAS BOILING
LAKE
TUE crande soInriere. Of which

TJHE Grande SoIfriere. of which
4 the chief feature is the re.
markable Boiling Lake, in the
West Indian Island Of Dominica.
is but little known, even to the
islanders who are constantly re.
minded Of its presence. says Ma.
ture Magazine.
Clouds of steam indicate where
it lies in the mountains, and to
Roseau, the islands port. the deto-
nations from its steam vents
proclaim its close proximity. Il is
only six miles from the town as
the crow flies, but until an air
route Ii established. man must
foot It over difficult and. even,
dangerous mountain trail.
Wood Buffalo Park. Canada's
great national game preserve, IL
half the size Of Scotland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
HITS RADICAL
WRITER'S

TINE allegedly radical literary
4 movements in this country are
simply pale echoes Of earlier move
ments abroad. declares Paul Elmer
More, distinguished American
critic. in the January number of
the Forum Magazine.
For their artistic principles,
writes Mr.. More in his Forum
article. these would.be heralds of
the dawn are in the main, Of
course, trailing after q similar
movement in England, as their
British models in turn have taken
their cue from France or. perhaps,
from Russia. And, generally speak
ing, 1t would not be much Of an ex-
aggeration to say that In such
matters London follows what was
the mode in Paris 20 or 80 years
earlier, while New York tolls after
London at about an equal interval
Of time"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

gether. so he soon lost interest
In 1t.
Mrs. Bruce bought a hammer
and a small package Of nails for
Jack; and he is still mailing things
together. Hours that would other.
wise have been idle, lonesome
hours have been devoted to crude
but glamorous efforts at building.
It is better to supply children
with material from which they
can make toys than 1t is to give
them ready-made playthings which
they can in no way change.
One OF the saddest little girls
ever saw at Christmas time was
one who had received large, ex-
pensive and beautiful dressed
doll. Her aunt with whom she
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

lived made her set the doll up In
"the parlor" and leave 1t there
so it would not be broken. occa.
sionally the child was allowed to
sit in her little rocker and hold
the doll--llnder her aunt's watch.
ful eye.
IL the uncle who sent the big
doll had known how much grief
1t would cause he would doubtless
have sent a less expensive one.
If he had been 4 very understand
ing sort OF uncle he would have
sent along some small squares Of
lawn and lace and silk and ribbon
with q pair OF blunt.end scissors.
white and colored thread. . pack
age Of big-eyed beads and set Of
patterns for doll clothes. Just
think Of the fun that child could
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
Do Short Skirts
Change Their
Nature?
s sFa Fay King Cartoon Reveals Secret Of Success
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage

An Aufn0rlsy on the Problems Of
Love and Marriage
JUST what makes 4 girl old.
- fashioned?
Is it her dress or manner that
determines the difference between
the up.to-date and the old.fashs
ioned girl?
il 1t 1 compliment, or other.
wise. to be described az an old.
fashioned girl? Il the old.
fashioned girl, a. 4 matter Of
fact. merely myth?
These and other interesting
questions are brought out in the
following letter from zone Mere
Man:
''Dear Miss Fairfax.
MAY / say one word in regard
fo the so-called old-fashioned girl?
In the first place. there Is no
such girl.
''Why should q girl be called
old-fashioned because she does not
choose to bob her hair or wear
her dresses up to her knees?
After alls what il modernism
Nothing but . cheap display Of
cheap so.called charms, which
men are tired Of.
why should a girl be expected
TO bob her hair II the fad hap.
pens to be distasteful to her?
May the old.fashioned girl hold
20 her ideas of responsibility and
save her charms for the right
man, rather than make herself an
advertisement of feminine cheap
1lesse IL all girls would follow her
example the divorce courts would
1tAo working overtime.
win you please print this let
ter on behalf of the old.fashioned
girl? May / hear from other read.
Ars on the subject?"
Here Is an interesting subject
Tor readers TO consider.
Hall tH0 loNtCEB TcCGlNS AAUAH
men sigh-almost wail--for the
old-fashioned girl OF their tireams7-
the girl with unbobbed hair, uh.
painked face. longer sltirts-the
girl of sweetness and reserve.
Not only that, but thoughtful
nnen-both young and Of ripper
Nears--voice the same regret for
the passing OF the ''woTnanly''
woman.
81 doubt whether men any
longer have the same kind OF love
they used to have for women.
one wise philosopher said to me.