Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-22
I'm OUR
VALLEY

NATURAL GAS from the Miranda
fields. Webb county. about two hun
dred miles from Brownsville, burned
in this city last night.
A flambeau, at Fronton street and
Palm Boulevard, burning from jets
at the top Of a fifty-foot pipe, told
the world that there Is now avail
able natural gas from one end Of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley TO the
other.
Assembled thousands witnessed
he lighting Of the flambeau.
It marked q new era in Browns
Tille. It marked a new era in the
lower Rio Grands Valley.
II comes from an inexhaustible
leld, for at Laredo they have been
sing natural gas from the local
seld for more than thirty years.
BUSINESSMEN, city officials and
ewspapermen, recalling boyhood
ays, twifled lighted roman candles
ne ball from which caused the
lame to flash.
City Commissioners John G. Starck
nd Arthur Hipp, z. A. Rosenthal
nd G.. c. Richardson Of the Cham
er of Commerce and ]. NJ. Stein OF
he Brownsville Herald lighted
iandles and Wed with each other in
putting the right one over the tor
Of the flambeau.
G. c. Richardson, shorter than the
others in stature, and therefore
the most distant. was the most ac'
curate. A ball from his roman candle
did the work.
Off to one side, an interested OBJ.
server, was r. B. Creager, republi'
can national committeeman from
Texas.
More than pleased, because the re-
suit of many months of hard worl
and worry were gas company Of
ficials, including c. o. Rockwell Of
McAllen, general manager. Mike
Groom, Jr., Brownsville, local man
ager.
And happiest Of all. possibly, was
J. L. Crawford Of San Benito, OF
the firm of Lasby & Crawford, e
whose efforts Is due the presence OF
natural gas in the Valley.
THAT CITIZENS OF Brownsville
were all tremendously interested
was indicated In the thousands that
gathered to witness the event.
The announcement was made Wed.
nesday afternoon, in The Herald
that the flambeau was to be lighted
at s o'clock.
Brownsville boyhood. ever eager "a
see any sort Of a fire, was present
early.
Automobiles began 20 put IN their
ppearance by dark, TO take advan'
ageous positions.
And when the roar sf gas was
ard there was cheering. And with
G lighting Of the flame automobiles
gan TO noise their horns.
And 10 add to the din, the Browns
lie fire department came changing
,ough the crowds
Z was a real event in Browns
le, this arrival of natural gas.
WHILE NATURAL gas Is quite 1
pic Of conversation just now, III
Importance is challenged just nov
~ the Dempsey-Tunney fight II
Chicago tonight.
The Herald, as usual, will have I
wire at the ringside, through The
Associated Press, and will give ou
returns by megaphone, in front o.
The Herald building, Thirteen anC
Adams streets.
II will spread the report evel
che Valley through the broadcastini
station at Harlingen Of the Har
lingen Music Company.
For the local folks, the Harlinger
Music Company will set up iouC
speakers, that all may hear. At Sar
Benito the Campbell Auto Suppl!
Company will do the same for Sar
Benitans.
For the Dempsey-Sharkey fight
The Herald entertained more thar
five thousand persons. For tho
Dempsey-Tunney fight year ago, Il
did the same.
Ready for ten thousand and more
tonight.
AND DON'T MISS THE HERALD'S
BIG FIGHT EXTRA. Will come out
just as soon rs the big fight Is
over.