Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-21
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VALLEY

ILAIDk MACY Of brownsville,
wiring from Billings, Okla, way up
IN the northwestern part Of that
state tells Of ice, snow and generally
disagreeable weather.
beIated and probably parting
gesture Of winter.
Mr.. Macy probably sent the wir,
IN order to show the Valley that
whatever the cold mere, !: IS much
colder in other parts of the country.
Sitting by hot fires up there ia
Oklahoma. he knows that il can't be
very cold here in the Valley-aEd
il isn't The mercury u still a dozen
or more degrees above the freezing
line.
And rain that accompanied the
cold is not at all alarming J.. in
fact. beneficial. VIII make potatocs
yield better. Give them "a fresh
s;artin in life
Too much rain. Of course. might
defer digging. 50 far it's an satis-
factory.
THERE Is a STEP necessary be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission passes on the Southern Pa
eifie and Missouri Pacific aPplica-
tions in Cameron county. that has
been overlooked.
That was the oral argument on
the question. That comes about as
q result Of the opposing elem nt-
IN the situation.
The commission has fixed oral
arguments for April :. Presumably
these argum ents will be before q
division Of the commission. This
division will then give a decision.
Then the entire commission assents
or disscnts
Whatever il may be, apparently
there is little chance not for a q -
cision before the first Of May.
So let's worry about something
else for q while.
THE BRANCH" train. which has
been in existence between Browns
ville and Samfordyce for something
~ At&AHs % HiHiE the tAAlAkrM
first built in here. Is no longer.
Rearrangcment of schedules on
the saain line between Brownsville
and Houston, and motor nus and NO
tor truck lines hav. an combined 20
cause the cancellation Of this train.
Several fields Of commerce, IN
brownsville, complain that they are
affected ~ the cancellation Of this
..ain. Packing houses used IL FOR
fresh meats as far west as Rio
Grande City. Ranks used II for the
transfer Of mopey. Wholesale gro
ccrs used IL TO some extent
This throws new business 20 mo-
tor trucks. with the possible cxcep-
tion Of the bank transfers
II is not considered practical %
send money via motor truck The
Brownsville Chamber Of Comm arce
was asked several days ago by the
Texas Railroad Commission for IFS
views on the cancellation of this
train. But the request came too
late for any material action.
HARLfNGEN STAR: Better than
S2.G0O.00O worth Of new huildinu
now going on at Brownsville or con
femplated ia the near future. The
Herald saws. The border citv is
growing with the rest Of the Valley
and il alwavs will he a good town
and beautiful one"
A local banker rcrcniIv made thr
statement that he had rather see two
or three straight comnlcte crop
failures m the Valley than to cN-
per'enca boom.
That represents prevailing opinion
IN Brownsville. and that Il the why
Brownsville is building. carefully.
rermaner'lv and attrnrtiveiv
Brownsville h.s been enjoying 4
steadv Growth now for some Years,
md indication are that Il will cop
tinue TO do So.
Developwert spch as that IN other
sections of the Valley did not start
GROUND Brownsville until 1920. iust
seven years ago The first dcvelon-
ment was rl Jatdin witch was
nothing hut brush. Now ihe~a arn
Some 1000 persons living in RI Jar
din.
And th~~c ave thausands of acres
~nder cultivation in the immodiatc
Brownsville aren outside of Fl tar-
din. that were in brush only five
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