Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-22
DEALERS Want
EVEN PACK OF
VALLEY FRUIT


LneTen eol9ring Of fruit and un-
800 naek u seriously affecting the
+t.&4N Trait market, Is the repors
= 4&prK Ipolan. secretary Of the
ktAfAfnH1n Chamber Of Commerce
rho Arfived horne thia week from
Mr. Ioelan and ". r. Mccarthy,
neeretnry 81 tho McAllen Chamber
commerce, were ia charge Of the
se4ary exhibit a On the first half
q ~ lf~ineraFys being relieved a,
pfnrer b. ether Valley secretaries.
There was considerable com
pAaint from fruit dealers relative to
20 nrvs eeloring Of Valley grape
1rnif and the manEsr in which some
the fruit was packed Mr.
Fn9tAn said. They admitted that
sh the fruit wac 81 excellent quail
~ and flavor. regardless Of the
ISL AZ mnk not evenly eolored. hut
theW could not ~eenvinee their dis
c~rsmlnatlug buyers Of the fact.
We knoB very well. one Of the
~ prominent dealers on Produce
Hos. pepveF told us, that Valley
rfaprkrnlt cannot be ekeelleR' in
cuaatfy, bst please spread the
Propaganda down there 70 pay more
atfentlon 20 the appearance 81
yeur fruit People nowadays are
bEsinR fhings pretty much on APP
pkarannes, ard granting you have a
hnpaFiur quality fruit, why not
cater 20 the whims Of the PUBLIC. z
Valley Well known
Al Denver over 1000 people Wis
tied the car between 2 IN the morn
inx and 4 IN tho afternoon. During
tie first half Of tbs trip over 2, 1000
peerh viewed the exhibit, Mr..
TDolMm said.
Al several stops school children
y teaeheT8. armed with notebooks
and peneils storned the car and
made notes for future reference. At
Sc. Louis the ear was visited by az
produce dealers, and az all points
the dealers took great interest in the
display.
Among the noticeable features
cnminw under our observation dur
Ing the trip was that at almost
ever stop the car was visited By
people who had been in the Valley
cK owned property here" Mr.. Toolan
SAD. I've found the Valley was
surprisingly well known and had
been heard about. during the trip
which took us TO such points out
side Texas as Lake Charles and
Monroe, Lr.; Pine Bluff and Nc
Gchee. Ark, Poplar Bluff, 81. Louis,
KansRs City and Sedalia, No.; Sa-
Ina. Kansas; Pueblo and Denver,
Colo.
Amusing Questions
The Foster pink grapefruit ex-
cited probably Is much curiosity to
visitors and produce dealers as any
ether stem In the whole exhibit be-
u IA was 90 attractive. Sharing
henorE rith the pink fruit, was the
weaderfni display Of bird life loan
81 BY n. ID" Camp, Brownsville, the
eRhihitH Of Mexican handwork loan
Cd By the Matamoros Chamber Of
Commerce and tao large papayas,
Which excited no end Of curiosity"
May amusing questions were
fired ne the Valley men who show
ed and explained the exhibits and
possibilities Of the Valley.
We we're very much impressed
with The keen interest taken by vis-
tipEs IN the Valley and come TO the
e~oneluston that one has 70 get a
dlHtancR away from the Valley and
eome IN Contact with people 60 real
~ realize and appreciate just how
veil known the Valley is becoming.
The idea az sending out this car
rach wiEteF into points 20 the far
nerth n west 81 a time when
those sections are frozen up. Is one
~ the mozt practical publicity
%e6snrns the Valley could undertake
y Valley chambers Of
t~hnFouuhfv said on II -