Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-25
I'M OUR
VALLEY

ETERNAL VIGILANCE is the
price Of success"
Trite, but particularly fitting to
the citrus fruit industry in the Low
er Rio Grands Valley and any other
citrus section.
So declared d. B. Mackie, state en-
tomologist Of California, who is in
the Valley to see what is going on
in connection with the fruit fly cam
paign.
Came here upon the invitation Of
the Texas Department of Agricul-
ture.
Said he would have come without
an invitation. however, since Can-
fornia. having a joint border line
with Mexico, also is interested in
this matter Of keeping the fruit fly
out.
And he urges Valley growers not
TO be alarmed. To be watchful and
careful.
California, he pointed out, has had
numerous quarantines. And there
will be more. Points out also that
the Valleys citrus industry is young.
That We will, as time goes on, run
into many such situations.
URGES THE VALLEY 10 standard
ize on one fruit. Said California
does not produce grapefruit in any
quantity. Although the Imperial
Valley has 100000 trees. But Cali
fornia has ORANGES.
Arizona has perhaps 100000 grape
fruit trees.
We point out that the Valley has
3,5O0,000 trees.
Admits that before coming to the
Valley he had no conception Of the
extent Of the industry here.
Ventures belief that its extent Is
known comparatively little through
out the country, even in other citrus
fruit producing sections.
Tells us that we have a very fine
favored fruit.
Also that California is spending
from s3,O00.00O TO S4,000,000 annually
for sprays. Los Angeles county
alona somewhere around a million
dollars a year.
In the face Of all Of which Cali
fornia is managing to make some
money out Of oranges and lemons.
L. W. BALDWIN, president Of the
Missouri Pacific Lines, writes George
Toolan at Hariingen that efforts TO
obtain homeseeker rates 70 the Val
ley from the east have. so far, been
unavailing.
Eastern railroad men point out
that il they gave rates to the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Of Texas, they
would have to establish rates to
Florida.
!. This they prefer not TO do, on the
position, no doubt, that Florida
passenger business will come in win
ter anyway.
But there seems 10 be n greater
reason. il is apparent from Mr.. Bald
wins letter
That is that eastern railroads are
not at all anxious to move people
out of their territory into the south
west where they would remain. Fear
il might depopulate their own terri
tories.
But wouldn't eastern railroads help
TO increase freight and passenger
movement into and out Of the south
west by helping OF increase the
population of the southwest
For many years the Valley has
witnessed homeseeker movements
from the central north. the middle
west and the eastern part Of the
: old south. II hasn't been able, so
far, to reach out into the northeast
10 any appreciable extent.
However, the Missouri Pacific and
the Southern Pacific will continue
efforts along that line, il is quite
certain.
II. A. SHANNON, writing in the
Donna News, pays the following
tribute TO II. P. Hanson, whose vision
created Val Verde orchards and its
associated projects. including hotel.
swimming pool, citrus packing plant
and other things:
"H. +. Hanson is dead. The big
jovial. good-nstured developer Of Val
Verde, the victim Of a tragic acci-
dent, will be sadly missed by his
Rfriends and associates.
possessing the driving force of
Hh viking ancestors, II. r. Hanson
lnunhed nj obstacles and conquered
them. With abonnding faith in his
own ability he blazed trail Of
splendid deeds in the Valley.
"Val Verde stands, and will long
- - r,rnuuerA ~ the ENERGY ard
vision Of this pioneer builder who
let nothing change his faith in the
ultimate development Of the Magic
Valley.
aH. r. Hanson will be missed. Just
how much he did for Donna and the
surrounding territory will be proven
nv the passing years. He dreamed
az an Empire in the Land Of the Sun
and worked 70 make those dreams
come true.
@H. p. Hanson is dead but his
dreams still live. They will ma
terialixe into concrete facts with the
flight Of time.
"The sympathy Of every person in
the Valley who knew II. P. Hanson
goes out to his hereaved family. They
too. viii miss his presence far more
than words can tell. But they have
the satisfaction Of knowing that as
. husband and father he played a
mans part in the Game Of Life and
riayed il according 70 the rules.
Nav his ashes rest in peace and
may his dreams survive his passing" I"