Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-06
I'M OUR
VALLEY

vi W Is ONGNZN d
The lower section Of the Rio
: Grande Valley and the mid-section
or the Rio Crande Valley. which IL,
I roughly. the Laredo section, some
day will be connected by rail as well
kas by paveN 'ighway.
The latter now fairly well
Slnderway.ssN-
The matter sf q steel rail connec-
lion probably is not even under con-
= vsideration as yet.
But there is no reason 20 believe
-ihat il will 50 continue.
= IL is not much farther from Point
'tlsabel 10 Rio CrGnde City, the pres
I ent western terminus Of the Mis-
ss0uri Pacific-Culf Coast Lines, than
. il is from Laredo 10 Rio Grande City.
4 If water transportation is de-
veloped at Point Isabel. that rail
: connection might SEEM logicsl. For
there is much good farming md
prospective oil land in that par.
ticular section.
CITY COMMISSIONER j. s. Ford
Of Brownsville explains that tNe
low price Of fuel oil permits the
city commission to give light and
power users ten per cent reduc-
tion.
So long as fnel oil comes AZ 81 s.
per barrel or less this reduction can
be exDectedsto continue.
Should fuel oil 90 back 10 80
barrel. as il was some time soo -.
reduction might be discontinued.
Which means. in other words. thnt
the city commission has decided "a
share with the consumers in the
good fortune brought with lowered
oil prices.
The reduction Is effective witn
August bills. which will be paid by
the tenth Of September.
Passing benefits along TO the con
sumer is the order Of the day in the
Valley.
The entral Power e. Light Com
pany has announced 10 its consum
ers general rate reduction which,
according 10 the McAllen ma-ager
will mean saving TO four-fifths Of
the consumers OF from 2 to % per
cent. This was its third reduction
in some two years. Indicates the
growth Of consumption in the Val
ley. The greater the volume OF
light and power consumed, the less
the rate.
VISITORS WILL be welcomed to
Fort Ringgold during the coming
week.
Il is to be athletic week at the
army post at Rio GFande City, and
there will be something interesting
every day.
Rio Grande City. now connected
with the remainder OF the Valley BY
railroad as we'll as by Highway Is
within easy motoring distance OF
most Of the towns.
So If you've never been there, go
You'll see some scenery that is dii-
ferent from that in the remainder
OF the Valley. And go a little far
ther on. There's Roma. It's differ
ent and romantic.
SEBASTIAN. LOCATED in the
southern part of WilIacy county
near the Cameron county line, J.
soon TO have a state bank. II will
have a capital stock Of $4,000
and will be named the Sebastian
State Bank.
Southern Willacy county, long
held back. Is coming into It's owr
along with the remainder Of the
Valley.
II will soon be well protected
from floods. since that is the pur-
pose Of the great floodways across
that section Of the country. II vii
carry off great volumes OF the sur
Mus water Of the Rio Grande.
W. W. HOUSER. editor az thu
Delta Irrigation News. attended th'
recent short course AZ A. & Nj. Col
lege.
Participating IN round tnhi'
discussion. he was asked TO tall
about the Valley.
After he had finished. North
Texas, East Texas. Central Texas
ard West Texas farmers lombard
cd him with questions.
"If you are SO prosperous, why
HeanNr #Nl
flood control?" he was asked.
Mr.. Houscr admitted he did not
favor the principle OF tax remis
sion. But. he pointed out ~
dalgo county was given tax remis
sion for flood control. Flood cor'ro
~ Hidalgo county alone means tha
che flood waters given u By the IA
Crsnde could not bu, be tnrne'
Hose into Cameron.
{ Therefore Cameron had to ask 70
mission. Hidalgo was given rs y
ali by the state. Cameron pays te'
Grts And values have so increase
l,ce that the amount given Is al
r2adv being paid back; mavhe be
- OF flood control or for an!
other reason.
fDAIIAS, HOUSTON and San Al
,s,io the other day each reported
raaximum temperatures Of 20 &c
gF~es.
R,ownsville on the same day e
~ "a a maximum of 81
Moral: Come TO the Lower ~
l ac,ande Valley for a pleasant sum
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