Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-14
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THERE WERE evidences Of the
Mexican fruit fly in the Lower Rio
Giande Valley.
There are no evidences Of them
now.
That is the flat statement OF
James Zetek. of the chronological
} division of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
IL comes after thorough investi-
cations. Comes after digging down
into the dirt under trees where tho
fruit fly or worm would have So
journed had he been present.
Follows cooperation or the part
Of the people Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, says Zetek.
When they were informed the
hosts to the fly had to 20, they got
busy and did away with the hosts.
THERE ARE STILL two possible
hosts. say Zetek.
One is the guava tree. or shrub
A<"No S~hVNhLtS INC the iOmf-
granate.
There are said to be about 300 or
these trees in the Brownsville vicin-
ity alone.
Mr.. Zetek urges that these trees
be Gu. down.
Their loss to you will not be
serious" Mr.. Zetek points out.
Good only for jelly. And there are
other things that make good jelly.
Certainly not as serious as the
loss to the grapefruit crop through
quarantines might be, if they were
put on.
Then there is the peach tree.
1t is likewise a host 10 the fruit
fly. says Mr.. Zetek. Get rid Of il
he urges: and. like the guava, he
points out that it is SO small in com
parison to the citrus fruits in value
that its less will not be serious.
FLORIDA AND California were
strong for slapping- on the hardest
sort of quarantine against the Low
er Rio Grande Valley.
But the quarantine board II Wash
ington. judging the situation. has
not been inclined 10 listen favorably
TO the appeals from those states.
II realized that the growers Of the
Valley, thoroughly alive to the stu
alton. were taking all possible steps
10 eradicate the fly.
Inspectors find now remaining
only The hosts referred to above Co.
the guava and the peach.
With those two gone, the Valley
will not know there has been such
thing as fruit fly scare.
INSPECTORS WILL come into the
Valley. They will remain on the job
of inspecting for fruit fly
They will coach us in what 70 do
shouh occasion arise. They will
help us.
That's good governmental assist.
ance. The Valley certainly wants
10 protect its most promising in
dustry-citrus culture.
THE BROWNSVILLE Chamber
of Commerce has given the City oi
brownsville a big order.
But probably not bigger than the
City Of Brownsville can handle.
The c. Of c. thinks Brownsville,
.necds a sizeablc auditorium.
In connection with that audi.
torium, central fire station. a Ii.
brary and city hall.
And believes that q bond issue oi
up to 100000 will cover the matter
Then wants the city to give som,
attention to parks. Glad that parl
matter is such live issue IL
Brownsville. The recent acquisition
Of two sites Is not sufficient. They
must be developed into parks.
Also. the c. of c. asks Commits
sioner Sam II. Bell of this precinc'
to consider the matter of proceeding
with dirt work and structures or
the proposed Boca Chica road. from
the drainage ditch east. Even though
dirt work and structures are don'
soon. il will be year and a half oi
two years before concrete work car
start.
THIS COLUMN wants to acknowl
edge congratulations from Mrs
James Watson. publisher of the Ms
sion Enterprise. Colonel Ben G
Whitehead Of the Pharr Rio Grand'
Sun, and W. W. Houser, editor q
the Delta Irrigation News, on Th'
Herald's thirty-fifth anniversary.
And all sent best wishes for tbs
continued welfare of this newspaper
This column. being extremel,
modest. refrains from republishins
all the nice things these and othei
friends have said on the OCCASION o
The Herald's entry into its thirty
sixth year Of existence.