Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-12
I'm OUR
VALLEY

ABOUT THOSE sour orange trees
that seem to be the source Of so
much annoyance in connection with
the citrus fruit fly
Why allow IL to remain sour
orange tree?
Why not cut II back and bud it7
Then the owner OF the tree will
have palatable fruit which will be
removed from the tree when ripe.
There was time when the sour
orange served a purpose.
II demonstrated the proven fact
that citrus fruits will flourish in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Having demonstrated that fact, il
has completed its early work.
Now, why not allow this tree to
be useful as well as ornamental.
Call your best nurseryman and
let him fix yohr sour orange tree
for you when the time for budding
arrives. That may be in the fall or
in the spring-the latter is said to
be better.
LAREDO Is MUCH concerned. Has
heard that Brownsville is bending
every effort. through its Chamber
OF Commerce. TO land the San An
tonio-Eexico City air mail route.
Laredo was given the first con
sideration in the matter of the tor-
der Mexico City highway.
Brownsville and Matamoros shoald
L q -
mail?
The Laredo Times says:
Laredo has a number of minute
men who can go into action on
short notice and DO a great deal
more than other people can by weeks
Of hard work. One Of these men is
Matias de Llano.
"Apropos Mr.. de Llano's ability 70
do things in hurry there is good
example in his work today TO save
the Mexico City air mail line for
Laredo. When the news was flashed
from Washington today that the
government is undecided whether
Laredo or Brownsville will be tne
border port through which the line
will pass and that the opinion OF the
Mexican government will be taken
into consideration in making the de-
cision, something had 10 be done
right away.
"IT WAS KNOWN that Browns
Vile has been fighting for the line
and that X. Il. Creager of that city.
is very powerful in both Washing
ton and Mexico City. SO it took
man OF action 10 take the lead here.
Mr.. de Llano was the man Of the
hour. He called OF Consul Vasquez.
and with him went over all the cir
cumstances. Mr.. Nasquez wired his
government and then the chambers
Of commerce in Monterrey, Mexico
City, Victoria and Nueyo Leon all
took action favoring Laredo. as did
the Laredo Chamber Of Commerce.
IF Laredo gets the airport for
international mail, Mr.. de Llaao
should be given great deal Of the
credit"
SURELY NO ONE car reasonably
object to Laredo's doing everything
possible to secure this air mail
route.
But the Brownsville route is the
logical one, if the topography Of the
country is one Of the things to be
considered.
Therefore he can be depended up
the capital Of the republic is mostly
over the coastal plain. which offers
frequent landing places.
IL would give the coast cities Of
Mexico much quicker connection
with their own Mexico City.
Laredo has good train service 10
and from Mexico City. ID also is TO
be the northern terminus Of thai
motor highway.
The coast cities Of Mexico are en-
titled TO some consideration in mat
ters Of this kind
J. NJ. NIX. WHO built the first
vaudeville house in San Antonio.
years ago; who also built theatres in
Waco and other cities; who quit the
entertainment field for the hotel
and real estate business, in both of
which he has had wonderful success.
Il 10 build first class theatre in
Brownsville.
II will be located directly across
from his Hotel FL Jardin.
Ii will measure up in every re-
srect to this hotel In beauty and
comfort.
Mr. Nix knows enough about each
Of these fields to know what the
people want.
Therefore he can be deepnded up
on To erect here one of the finest
playhouseS to be found in any Of the
smaller Texas cities.
Lee b. James OF the James Dick
irson Company. interested the San
Antonian in Hotel FL Jardin; he a.
so sold him on the idea of the the
atre on property which Mr.. Nix al
ready owned.
And John Tanning Of Browns
VILE. in association with Brady and
White. owners OF the Rivoli theatre.
will lease and operate the house.