Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-29

I'm OUR
VALLEY

The usual train carries about
fifty trains.
livery hundred cars means two
trains. So there will be 800 trains
for the season.
There are about two trains TO
the mile. so 10000 cars would make
one train about 100 miles long.
That many trainloads Of something
to eat is considerable, coming ouf of
o country like the Lower Rio Grande
Valley OF Texas.
The season that is now fast be-
coming history has turned out one
of the most productive in the his
tory Of the Valley. since il will ex-
ceed last years crop. the banner
year at that time, BY about
thousand cars. At that il was a sea-
son not considered the best for
early, fresh vegetables. With nor
NAL moisture. the yield and move
ment should have been at least 1000
cars more.
jim BOWIE. San Benitan, CON
graduates Brownsville on the fact
that il is to secure another trunk
line in the Southern Pacific.
Then he goes on to predict that
Il is certain To continue its growth
and 10 maintain its position as one
of the leading smaller cities Of Tex
as.
In the course Of a few years. he
predicts, il will have left the small
city class and will rank with towns
like Dallas. Houston, San Antonio,
Fort Worth.
BY which he means 10 infer that
in time il will enter the 100000
class.
All Of which. OF course, hurts the
feelings Of no one in Brownsville.
And il doesn't require any stretch
ing of The imagination to conceive
of such q condition.
Brownsville's position with refer
ence TO Mexico will eventually place
IL in the class predicted By Mr..
Bowie.
IN ABOUT A YEAR Secretary Of
the Treasury Mellon will begin IS
suing new currency.
In design il will be the same as
the currency now being issued. ln
size il will be somewhat smaller. by
which the government viii save
s2.000.00O year in manufacturing
costs.
The bills will be reduced about
enc and onc-third inches and three
IL - -
how the saving will be effected.
And most of us will not worry so
much about the efforts OF the gov
ernment to reduce its manufacturing
overhead. What will concern the
residents in the provinces =. how
many Of these bills each individual
can corral. regardless Of the size the
government may decide to make the
bill.
MISS CLARFKORE SHINES has
promised TO visit the Valley.
Who is Miss StinnesG
She j. the daughter Of the late
Hugo SHINES. Germanv'S wartime
morey baron. whose millions have
been waited away since his death
because he left no one who knew
rs much about what he had as he did
himself.
Miss SHINES is planning 4 world
torr BY automobile.
She was invited to the Valley by
Secretary Mccarthy of the McAllen
Chamber of Commerce. who has had
n letter from her stating that she
would endeavor to include the Val
lev in her itinerary.
Miss SHINES will be welcome.
Now let's invite Lindbergh 20
eon~ by AR. water or land.
THE OTHER DAY this column
mentioned everybody who had gone
% 0stend for the Rotary ccnvcn-
tion except Tom Phillips of Ia Feria.
Tom was among the first 10 an
noHnce he would attend. In fact. be-
ing 4 charter member of Rotary. he
has not yet missed an international
convention. Tie Is its official pho
tnyrapher. and just naturally has a.
be there. Il wouldn't be conven-
tion al all without Tom Phillips.
HlnALGO COUNTY appears 70
have abandoned plans for county
wide road bond issue. judging from
the passage Of road district bill
passed n Austin.
The district covers about 20
square miles Of territory. bounded by
north and south line midway he
tween Mercedes and Weslaeo. on the
east by the Cameron county line. on
the no-th BY Mile i4l-2 and on the
south by the Rio Grandc
BROWNSVILLE has adopted a
building code.
Will give the citv some control
over the type "a. buildings proposed
20 be constructed IN the business
section.
win result ~ better buildings. no
doubt.
A very good control has con'e ~
the natural course of events. how
ever. Increased property values by
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