Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-01
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IN DALLAS THE other day the
manager of a steamship concern, OPP
ierating q. Corpus Christi, predicted
that within less than five years the
population Of Corpus Christi VIII
be doubled.
Based his forecast on the develop
ment of water transportation into
and out OF the Port Of Corpus
Christi.
In the meantime the people OF
fprpus Christi are looking forward.
Already starting a campaign Tor
Enlargement Of the wharf facilities.
Which Is u forerunner Of another
upaign to carry the channel TO
b Of thirty feet from its pres
twenty-five.
brpus Christi people are be-
hing to like that atmosphere Of
Ater transportation. Their port In
krest has been sharpened tremend-
susly by seeing vessels running IN
I'm home and foreign ports.
That means more population.
1T wasn't until 1919 that Hous-
fon began 20 realize on its half
srsntury old ambition for deep wa
ter in Buffalo Bayou.
HERE IS AN editorial from the
Corpus Christi Caller. 1t places at
least two travelling statesmen in a
ew light-that Of pessimists. And
veryone has always believed that
he Of the outstanding character
tics Of q travelling salesman Is his
rmally optimistic viewpoint.
1.-TWO travelling statesmen" says
be Caller, "were talking, as travel
r statesmen have a habit Of doing.
he OF them made the remark that
The Valleys in a mighty bad fix
he other agreed, citing what he
rnied the failures Of the cotton
Top, and the quarantine on Valley
itrus fruits.
Mondays Brownsville Herald
ytontained the following: THE sum-
] mcr hasn't been exactly auspicious,
having gone down in Valley history
rs the least productive, insofar as
lhe cotton crop Is concerned, Of any
l in the Valleys history, in propor--
&tion to acreage. But ii was pre-
eeded by three very excellent cotton
yseasons, so il can safely be con-
sidered as not being the rule-this
last season.
fNO PART OF SOUTH Texas"
The Caller goes on, ''is in mighty
bad fix The Valley may be less
prosperous this year than last. That
il open to debate, however. But the
basic conditions remain sound. No
country which can do what the VAL
lev has done IL going 10 find itself
IN n very bad fix. There are too
many sources OF wealth; there are
90 many progressive men and wom-
en-, to permit any appreciate set
back.
ssThere may be times when South
Texas goes through a period Of dull
ness. But that period is always
brief: NJ most, year or two will see
a swing in the other direction. Agri-
culture. industry and commerce may
know temporary depression in South
Texas. but fundamentals remain un-
ndisturbed.
sNo. the Valley isn't in a mighty
bad fix 1t will never be, unless
some cataclysm of nature should
kdestroy its greatest basic resource
the soil"
runcE TWO TRAVELLING men
were unduly alarmed. They we're
hot familiar with the facts.
They failed to take note of the
s25 .0OO, 900 Of resources in the banks
of the Valley.
They evidently fcrgot that while
the cotton crop did rot bring as
much as il might have, YET i did
ssll for around $5,000,00o.
II was the first crop Of its Kind.
Lets not forget that last year the
Valley produced 10000 bales, the
previous year about $4,000 bales and
the year back of that around 100000
bales.
And that quarantine-it's not go-
ing 10 hurt the Valleys production
and sale one bit.
It's going 70 help II. It's going 20
force the shipment of a better grade
! Of fruit. It's going to help 20 nour-
Dish and maintain the reputation OF
VALLEY grapefruit.
a The Valley is cleaning up its
+. trees and fruit TO prevent any harm.
The growers are cooperating with
the government agents-state, coun-
ty and national.
And the coming vegetable and
fruit season promise well.
MERCURY AT HOUSTON went Up
20 lO2 Wednesday.
Brownsville Is about 375 miles
outh OF Houston.
The North Texan reasons, there
se. that Brownsville must be q
kling point indeed.
kNet Brownsville's temperature
Wednesday stuck around its normal
Mrh Of 90 degrees. With a pleasant
!. hreeze from the coast.
Mcrnl-come to Brownsville.