Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-21
i'm OUR
VALLEY

Inc 1nnouAScmcnt ~ mace 30
that doubters that there will be
natural gas will realize that there
actually is natural gas down here in
the tip Of Texas.
The Rio Grande Valley Gas Com
pany, tonight at 8 O'Clock, will light
q flambeau at Fronton Street and
Palm Boulevard.
II will be a flame of fire, high up
st the top Of fifty foot pipe. IL will
Be visible for blocks away. Not a
bad idea for everybody to go out
and see how it's done.
Particularly to see just what nat
aral gas looks like.
Yep, natural gas Is here. The
hing for the folks at home to do Is
10 get busy and have their houses
piped.
Many dealers already are offering
natural gas appliances. such as
stoves, heaters, equipment for fur
naees, and so on.
ABOUT THREE YEARS ago this
writer was introduced 70 q tall
slender young man in the lobby of
q local hotel.
This young man was attired in
eorduroys. his trousers tucked in
great, heavy boots.
He had been looking over the
country, he said, on q matter of see
ing whether il were possible to ar
range for natural gas in the Valley.
This writer, having resided in the
Valley for many years and having
met all sorts of young men enthusi-
astic about all sorts Of promotions,
listened unresponsively, said "Yeh,"
a few times and let it go at that.
The young man in corduroys and
boots wasn't given a great deal Of at
tention.
Yet he was the forerunner of nat
ural gas. He had plenty Of II per-
sonally. perhaps, but the kind that
he had was the stuff that il re-
quired TO bring US the kind that we
ell have in the Valley just now.
ANYWAY, THE young man went
here and there in the Valley. He
rounded up franchises wherever he
could get them, and received sew
eral.
Mostly the cities held out on him,
however. Still there were enough
on hand to justify his going right
- cad.
'LAll his young man may not have
lf-J. ned in" on his own vision.
how many Of the pioneers In
senov own fields do "cash in" on the
%. & they may do?
en-, -ot so very many. Mostly they lay
groundwork fo- others who come
ag and put IL over"
es, after a comparatively brief
ne since the project was first un-
srtaken, we have natural gas.
irought in through snaky pipe lines
hat have their origin almost two
undred miles away.
Those who have once used gas but
iave lately depended on mesquite
- wood, will hasten TO accept the new
suel.
- Those who haven't had previous
experience will soon come to it.
THE SOUTHERN Pacific has
warded contract for erection Of its
townsville freight station.
Construction will start in a few
ays.
- That work will be the first visible
indication In Brownsville Of the en-
Gsry Of a second transportation sys-
slem.
; In the meantime, weather being
= favorable. grading and track crews
,are steadily pushing toward the
southern terminus Of the Texas line
: Of the Southern Pacific,
Now watch for further develop
uent of the eastern and northern
.arts of the old sections of the city.
treet paving Is already outlined
yh. or Seventh street, to connection
.sith the Paredes line highway,
.,hortly TO be concreted by the coun-
y.
Lincoln street Is to be paved in
epsrt. thirteenth street TO Lincoln
Is to be paved.
- There will be more warehouses
and packing sheds.
Up AT DONNA. in their public
schools. they attach great import
ance 10 the teaching of vocational
agriculture.
And il would not be bad idea for
every Valley town 70 follow the lead
of the Donna schools in this respect,
particularly in those schools which
serve the rural patrons.
Paul Cowan is the instructor IN
vocational agriculture at Donna. And
under his leadership Donna has ar
ranged to hold farming schools for
newcomers.
- This school win start Monday
.s.nirht. September 26. and there will
,iebe instruction every night Tor 1--WE
4 nights. Farm problems peculiar to
srthe Valley will be discussed.
0 Here is the program:
y Monday: The "set-up" Of the farm
!. business in the Rio Grande Valley;
4 crops classified as TO importance
4 and place in farm program.
:. Tuesday: The major farm prob
lens and how 10 solve them.
: Wednesday: Varieties and crop
hping systems.
II Thursday: Community organiza-
ltions. sources Of information, irri-
Cation procedure. :,
Friday: Marketing facilities and
methods.
This is distinctly agricultural
country. Our school systems should
Recognize IL.