Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-31
I'm OUR
VALLEY

RESIDENTS OF the Stuart Place
&listrict, west of Hsrlingen, are urg-
ng the county commissioners court
TO consider nine foot roads in the
feeder system.
They point out that almost twice
Vas much roads may be built in this
manner.
Main highways, roads which bear
heavy traffic, or are destined TO
bear heavy traffic, should be Of the
standard width.
II is possible, however, that roads
aiding into sections where the traf-
lc is not heavy could well be con-
structed to the nips foot width.
Could be widened later II the traf-
fic demanded il.
The only objsssson 10 a nine foot
road would be in those days when
King Mud reigns. The other fellow
then wants to stay on the good road.
regardless. IL he gets off, he may
mire down.
During vegetable hauling seasons,
the man with the load should have
the right-of-way. But will he always
get IL?
SEVERAL YEARS ago Cameron
county had placed before il the mat
ter of a nine-foct road from Bar
reda station TO Point Isabel.
The project was defeated.
More than likely IL was not a gen
eral opinion against nine-foot roads,
but rather that a nine-foot road to
the coast would not do.
Districts which want nine-foot
roads no doubt would demand their
share of expenditures, which would
give them twice ss much mileage as
they would otherwise obtain.
THE BACK-To-SCHooL move
ment is about TO start.
In Cameron county some $4,000
children will. in another week, be
trudging TO classes. afo0t II the
schools are near, by school bas IL too
far 10 walk.
In Hidalgo county The number is
about the same as in Cameron, per-
haps somewhat more.
In the Valley, the total is around
$4,000.
The vacstion season is coming 10 a
close. The cartoons TO the contrary
Notwithstanding, the children are
looking forward to the new year N
school with a lively curiosity and
intelligent interest.
w. S. BLACKSHEAR Is tiring Of
his vacation in the Kerrville dis
trict.
AYrftes home that IL is too hot,
'7gsc too dry, and that he is cutting
short his stay by a full month.
Brownsville people do not prop
erly appreciate those cool nights
brought by the breeze from the sea, :"
he says. And adds that the extreme
lower coast climate can't be beat.
On top Of which Major NJ. L. Todd.
post surgeon at Fort Brown, says
that nowhere in the south is IL as
pleasant as in Brownsville.
Major Todd has just returned
from an automobile trip to New
York state. Found il uncomfortably
cool and extremely wet there. Began
his southwark journey. Found it
too hot in Tennessee. in Alabama. in
Georgia, at Pensacola. Fla, in Louis
lana. in East and North Texas.
And he sighed happily.
"In Brownsville the other night I
had the first night Of pleasant re-
pose that ! have had in weeks" he
said.
HIDALGO COUNTY commission
ers propose 10 adopt the same meas
ures as Cameron county in ordering
the destruction of trees which
bear host fruit 10 the Mexican fruit
fly.
\ state Entomologist Maekie Of Cal
yfornsa witnessed with satisfaction
fthe other day the action of the Cam
heron county court in passing the or
der.
n Means added safety 70 the citrus
fruit industry in the Valley.
And owners Of condemned trees
certainly should he reimbursed
cquitably for the loss OF trees over
which they may have toiled long
and hard.
Generally speaking the destruction
OF the peach trees. guavas and other
condemned trees will not entaii a
serious loss. There may be a few
owners Of a rather extensive num-
ber Of these.
GENERAL OBREGON, candidate
for president of Mexico. talking
with a Herald reporter in Mata-
moros. answered questions about
prohibition, flappers. bullfights and
things other than oil rights. re-
ligious matters. etc.
As 70 flappers, he declares he
likes 'em. and wishes Mexico had
more of 'em.
ing district. there's a difference Of
opinion as 10 who should succeed
President Gales.
The larger section az the voters. Il
Is said. favor the former president
for reelection; the smaller II fol-
lowing the Sessano-Gomex comhina-
tion: which il matters not. SO that il
Is not 0hregon.
In other days there might have
been trouble in Matamoros along
With the arrival Of the candidate.
As IL is. the situation was quiet ard
-Itcgether orderly. General obre-
eon was not asked TO state his posi-
son on the street car rumpus in
Matamoros.
GENERAL OBREGoN expressed
-a~ref that he could not visit the
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