Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-04
I'm OUR
VALlEY

IN 1912 BROWNSVILLE had two
regular mail carriers.
In 1926 Brownsville still had two
mail carriers.
Strange, isn't IL.
There's 4 reason
It's sidewalks.
Or. rather, lack OF them. q
III Brownsville would build more
sidewalks the city would be entitled
to at least two and possibly three.
more mail carriers.
So declares Postmaster X. T.. CHM
Az matter Of fact. less than one
fourth Of the city has free mail de-
livery. whereas ~ least three
fourths Of il is entitled 70 the SER
vice.
The postmaster might do every-
thing in his power 70 secure more
carriers. but no inspector will an
prove his recommendation until
Brownsville provides sidewalks
This does not mean TO say there's
heen no increase in the postal force.
There has. In addition 20 the reg
uiar carriers. there are parcel post
men. substitutes. some eight clerks
and other employees. totaling some
sixteen or seventeen. Several have
been added in the past three years.
EDINBURG. WITH sos 600 bond
issue at its command. plans TO
build the finest hospital south Of
San Antonio.
II will have the finest of build
ings. together with the latest in
equipment.
There was a &yne when the near
est hospital ~ emergency pur-
poses was at kingsville. Mostly
however. at that time. Valley pa
tients used the San Antonio hos
pitfalls.
Now there are well equipped hos
pitals AT Brownsville and Harlin-
gen. while Mercedes and McAllen
have smaller institutions.
II will not BE- long before there
will be little reason for any one 20
leave the Valley for medical attcn-
tion or the most specialized Kind.
The Valley already has splen-
didly personnelcd medical fratern-
ity.
the Valley is planning to create
European market for grapefruit. 70
be shipped through Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi seems TO have
overlooked tho fact that harbor Is
heing constructed at Point ISABEL.
which. whcn completed. will no
@souht attract all the grapefruit the
Valley may have FOR European des-
tinations.
Down 1T Point Isabel they're a.
busy nS 4 beehive. pushing jetties
out into the Gulf or Mexico from
the south end cf Padre Island and
the north end OF Brazos Island.
FROM TWENTY TO thirty and
more cars " vegetables and fruits
are leaving the Lower Rio crandc
Valley daily.
Soon the figures will run from
fifty To hundred carloads a day.
and gradually an to two hundred.
Even three hundred Is possible.
which will Ne the equivalent Of six
trains.
That means fast work far the
farmers. fast work for the men who
make the icc and ice the cars. fast
work for the trainmen. fast work
for the consuming centers-and
money for the Valley.
EVER SToP To THINK that the
Lower Rio Grande Valley can stage
a quick recovery from a crop failure,
souieker than most any section OF
the agricultural United States.
That's because Of the year round
feature Of agriculture in this sec
sicn.
The wheat farmers. the corn farm
er. the exclusive cotton farmer.
loses year when his crop goes
wrong Not 50 here in the Valley.
II cror goes bad for some reason,
there's something else to plant
right awayand IN ninety days.
sometimes less. crop 20 market.
TWENTY YEARS ago raw. brush
land in the Valley was bought at
from S25 10 $40 per acrc.
The recent sale of the Barreda
tract TO Chicago concern uns.
therefore. rceord price for raw
land. although this tract did in