Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-23
I'm OUR
VALLEY

bhON NNSNlLLE Chamber OF COM
nerce proposes that Brownsville Sc
cure 200-acre tract of land for the
ultimate purpose of establishing an
air port.
The size has been suggested as the
proper area required to permit air
planes TO land from any direction. 1t
should be square tract, Of course.
IL should be not more than five
miles from the city.
Possession of an adequate land
ing field, located near a paved road,
will eventually set up proper
claim for government recognition Of
such an air port.
In the interim there could be some
commercial flying. Perhaps a single
plane could be installed, carrying JOY
riding passengers, with trips when
ever necessary to the adjacent larg-
er cities.
Ultimately IL would become the
landing field for the proposed United
States-Mexieo air mails.
UP AT McALLEN they saw gas
burn Monday night.
Early in September, McAllen has
been informed, gas will be avail
able for household use.
That gas which was burned Mon
day night was merely TO inform the
Valley that a new facility is soon 70
be at hand.
A thirty foot high pipe was run
up. A gas burner was attached at
the top. Sky rockets were then used
to ignite the gas high up in the air.
And, naturally, il proved an inter
esting sight, and some thousands OF
persons viewed il.
Laredo has been securing natural
gas from the same field for the past
forty years.
THE NAMES OF Mr.. Sacco and
Mr.. Vanzet.i will shortly disappear
from the front pages.
A case in which the misled friends
sf two men did them much more
harm than good.
Threats such as those that have
teen going on against the United
States government turned public
opinion from the men instead of 70
hem.
II was an extremely unwise chal-
lenge.
SEVERAL BLOCKS OF Browns
, ville's new paving have been opened
to traffic.
With the work we'll started, un-
paved cross streets In the downtown
section will give way rapidly TO
smooth streets.
Less mud and dirt will thereafter
Re dragged up on the paved streets in
the business section.
A dozen years ago when Browns
Vile streets were muddy in vet
weather and extremely dustry in dry,
they tried the experiment of sprink-
lirg the unpaved streets with crude
oil.
In those days the ladies wore long
er skirts than they do new.
And after a trip over these oil
laden streets. a skirt wasn't much
10 look at. White shoes were even
worse
That's in the long ago.
THERE'S AN OIL WELL being
drilled near Mercedes, by Mercedes
capital.
Down about 220o feet and planning
to 90 at least 2600. and possibly
5000
Went through river silt for a dis
tanee OF some 1900 feet, silt like that
on the surface. a 1900 foot deposit
that has required no telling how
many ages 10 create.
Then they found gravel. Just like
that found on the ocean bed. Shows
the ocean was once much farther in
land than IL now Is.
And also. at about 1000 feet they
found a very fine flow of artesian
water. That's interesting. The in
formation should be held for future
use. II was said to be good water.
And at one depth they found some
oil sand. but not enough oil to stop
drilling.
Down below the bed Of what was
once the ocean there may be that
flow Of liquid gold.
NEWS FROM CORPUS Christi
port begins TO sound like real har-
Dor activity.
The Caller recounts that the SIS.
Iafcomo is 70 sail for Galveston 70
complete cargo FOR Barcelona. after
having taken on $500 bales Of cot
ton.
The Point Sur was the first ship
from the west coast 70 put in az
Port Corpus Christi.
The motorship Cape Of Good Hope
lifted 10000 bales Of cotton for Kobe
and Shanghai.
Other ships in port for cotton car
20 for Russion. German. Dutch and
English ports ara the O. Lssrswn,
ne ce6y snd ore West cressey.
The atmosphere around Corpus
Christi is becoming extremely salt
these days. and Corpus Christians
are becoming accustomed 70 the
novelty of sailors from foreign ns-
tions.
HARLINGEN AWARDED a $4,000
storm drainage contract the other
day.
The city proposes 70 rid itself, once
fer all. Of the standing waters that
so frequently follow the tropical
rains.
Drainage Of every type Is essential
"a the welfare Of the Valley. for the