Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-02
I'm OUR
VALlEY

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THE wEsLACO NEWS. of which
Edmund p. Williams and Edwina
Duer Williams are the publishers, is
being congratulated on attains its
seventh birthday.
The seventh anniversary came Fri
day. October %, and The News OBJ
served the event By doubling the
size Of the edition 20 accommodate
congratulatory messages carried BY
advertisers.
The News, be = known, had a
ztrictly pioneer beginning.
II began publication on October
28, 1910. when Wesiaco was hardly a
wide place in the dusty road that
connected the various older towns
Of the Valley.
1t was mostly brush, or at least 80
per cent of what is now Weslaco
was brush.
Il was a situation, from news
paper standpoint, that required an
optimistic soul. u cheerful spirit, and
much courage.
All OF which was Characteristic Of
the start and growth Of Weslaco to
what il is today.
la YEAR AGO or 80 Elsa was a
Manned town.
Now it's a town.
Any one can easily see that IL IN a
town, for on Tuesday a bank opened.
A bank is never opened unless
there j. a town in which 70 open.
The Canal Banking Company, Elsa,
IS the Valleys newest banking in
Etitution.
It's Officers are II. p. Seay. presi-
dent; Thos. +. Rives, vice-president,
and Porter l.. Davis. cashier. Di-
rectors are II. B and Harry II. seay,
Thomas r. Rives, Jno. A. PhelGn and
Jno. G. Jones.
This "A the second recent bank for
that section Of Hidalgo county, for
there is also a new bank at Ed
couch.
THE VALLEY is slowly but surely
getting its story through magazines
cf the country that have nationwide
circulation.
A. few months ago Forbes Maga-
zine published an article on the Val
ley.
More recently Sales Management,
Chicago, published q splendid article,
with illustrations, covering several
pages.
AS time goes on other important
publications will be attracted by
the story that Is being told in this
section Of the earth
THE HERALD PAS been favored
with an authors copy Of Tales Of
the Chuck Wagon" written BY n. ii.
(Jack) Thorp.
Mr.. Thorp is spending the winter
on the nearby coast. Fishing, hunt
ing. and sail-boating.
He is enjoying the coastal alti-
vde after many years in New Mex
where Ne gathered material for
fa!es Of the Chuck Wagon
It's all real cowboy stories and
cowboy life.
NEWS DISPATCHES from Denver
a few days ago told Of snowstorms
= ard generally cold weather along the
lcontinentai divide.
The weather was travelling south
ward and southeastward.
The Valley is wondering what has
Become Of its share Of that cold
weather.
II has failed even 10 get the wind
out of the southeast. The Gulf of
Mexico brcczes continue 70 blow.
Sven thought X il the second day Of
November.
NOW THAT WE are going 20 have
Nhe South Texas Chamber Of Com
Amercc in session in Brownsville, let's
net rid Or The weeds.
Among the weeds that we have
fcen lately are tall, stately ones
Ahich develop along the road lead
~ from the immigration office TO
&c international bridge.
These weeds. nourished by the
sAlendid delta soil that Is found
along the bank Of the river. grow so
ranidly that 20 keep them down a
Wed cuttirr apparatus probably
w9uld have 70 be on the job through
the. year.
Everywhere else in the country
weefs are dead AZ this time az the
year. DOVE here we must worry
ova weeds throughout the year.
anyway, let's clean up, good.