Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-21
ADMIT INSCLL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBU U'TIONS
Take Firm Hold in NICARAGUA
I'm o u r
VALlLlEY

WITH INCREASED hotel faciIi-
ties, Brownsville and other Valley
towns are losing no opportunity TO
land conventions.
The type Of convention most eas-
ily accommodated are those attend
ed BY from 100 70 500 persons.
Brownsville and the other Valley
cities feel that conventions of such
sizes may be easily handled.
That is good judgment.
~ our hotel facilities become
greater, we may incr ease the size Of
the conventions sought
The next convention 70 be cared
for Is that Of the Texas Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable Dealers AssO-
citation.
IL will be attended by some $50
persons The meeting will he held
Jne IL, Is and l6.
The announcement Sunday that
the second district bankers will mee.
here next year II in line with ali e.
forts being put forward.
OUR PEOPLE must realize that if
we want conventions to be held in
the Valley, there are certain duties
We must perform.
There Is the duty Of hospitality.
That will. Of course. be taken care
Of. There are nowhere more hos
pitable folks than arr TO be found ~
the Valley.
Many OF us must realize also that
these conventions. while their bus
mess sessions may be held in ono
town or another. ars coming here 10
see the Valley. This means that ci'-
izsns nust provide. ai,omobiles and
G-isgrs Tor AZ least one trip for each
convcnticc.
Then there il the matter OF r.
nancing entertainment. We will be
called upon to dig up a nominal
sum. That. too. must b. done.
HERE Is SOMETHING that seems
70 ba worrying the Mercedes Trib-
une:
when il grapefruit early and
when Is il latey or Is IL both early
and iates These questions are pug
zling j. +. Millh sisler Of Eldorado.
Kansas. owner of ar orchard near
Mercedes. Mr.. Millinrheisler has
been here several days looking after
his interests. and on pruning his
citrus grove was astonished 10 find
green fruit on several six year old
grapefruit trees. The fruit II about
two inches in diameter. and Is well
advanced just at the time when
trees are blooming and also when
the crop Is practically all harvested.
This being the case. the question
Is still unsettled. IL thr fruit early
or IL il lateg A cluster Of six Il on
exhibition "a the Tribune office"
UP AT MERCEDES the Business
and Professional Women's Club is
sponsoring the civic Identification
campaign.
They are selling residents the hi
discus. They have adopted the red
hibiscus a. the city flower.
A visitor 10 the Valley made q
trip through the section Sunday
Il am just bit disappointed IN
one direction" he said. II had hoped
to see scores OF homes with heauti-
ful lawns and beautiful flowers.
Eeach seems 10 me not as much A.
aviaenc, a. il should be. Everything
seems 10 grow 40 wonderfully here,
II should bc less difficult 20 have
beautiful flowers and attractive
lawns here than any place ! know
Of"
There is some h~sis 10 this mans
argument.
The very fact that Identification
campaigns are underway al a half
dozen points in the Valley indicates
that the people are becoming alive
to Identification possibilities BY the
use ~ flowers and shrubbery.
Brownsville. San Benito. Har-
lingCes. Mercedes and others are
giving Il attention.
THE TTXAS ASPARAGUS Asso-
citation. Mercedes, has shipped some
thing like 40 or 80 crates this sea-
son. the price cing so 30 S35
crate.
This is new crop for the Valley.
Probably asparagus requires special
ability In the matter az growing. and
preparation for market.
Ths Valley product Is said 10 be
reaching the market some five weeks
W advance of other producing see
tons
In time the Valley will be grow
ing and selling any vegetable that
is grown anywhere else In IN, eoan
Try That h one Way toward the de-
velopment ~ is own market. II will
control 20 many ~ them ~ sheer
merit ~ product and season.