Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-15

held in Matamoros with the San An
tonians as hosts.
The Valley banks have been doing
the reserve bank business with
Houston. Now they will have the
choice Of either Houston or San An
tonic.
WHAT IS A COP. asks the cub
reporter.
lie is a policeman, or perhaps n
traffic cop. answers Lieutenant Of
Police Armstrong.
Armstrong wants the cub to dis
tinguish between a justice precinct
arresting officer and a sheriff's de-
rartment arresting officer, and a
police officer.
20 there was period of educa-
tional work in the city room Of The
Herald.
All of IL growing out Of an Incl
dent the other night on lower
Levee street in which deputy con
stable became involved with two
men who later paid a fine for dis
turbing the peace.
THE BROWNSVILLE Chamber Of
Commerce is carrying on little
campaign in which owners of sour
orange trees are being urged 10 cut
them back. bud them and thus Sc
cure a sweet and useful crop in
place of crop ornamental hut en-
tireiy useless otherwise.
There are hundreds of sour or
Ange trees which can be made pro-
duce hundreds of bushels Of sweet
and palatable fruit and fruit that
can be sold so that il will yield "A
return.
So IL you've sour orange tree,
why not consider the change?
THE BROWNSVILLE Rotary aud
kiwanis clubs have heard and
cheered the request Of the Browns
willie Chamber Of Commerce that the
city commission consider a bond
Issue of up TO 100000 for a city
auditorium, central fire station and
public library.
The location would be Washing
ton Park. which is perhaps nearer
the geographical center of the city
than the present city hall.
When Washington Park was given
10 the city by the Stlllman interests
some 30 years ago. it was with tho
I understanding that it could be used
for no other purpose.
Since then the former Stilman
holdings have passed into the hands
OF Homer L. Fitch and later to the
Henson & Lomax and Houston
Brownsville Development Company.
Which interests as the "heirs, AS
signs" ETC., Of the Stilman inter
ests. have relinquished all claims to
Washington Park. at the city's re-
quest. Thus the property is left open
to the city 10 use aseit sees fit.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC has is
sued an attractive booklet entitled
"The Magic Valley Of the Rio
Graude."
Contents prepared by J. T. Nc
Gresor. agricultural agent Of the
Southern Pacific Lines.
II is replete with agricultural
data on the Valley. and Is plentl-
fully illustrated with agricultural
and horticultural scenes.
And the introduction says:
The Magic Valley Of the Lower
irande takes il name from the
ally favorable relationship Of
iree principal factors that go
he makeup of any country.
warm equable climate. vary
en- Sc degrees mean Angus;
ature. the hottest month. 70
grees. the mean January tenn
re. the coldest month. Second.
q rtile soil. largely formed from
lluvial deposits of river silt.
rich and easy TO handle. Third.
eater, a small amount OF which
.s from natural rainfall. aver
agiuc - inches over the past forty
live years. This is not enough to
interfere with planting. cultivation
and harvesting. nor with the dirt
roads which are kept well-gradad.
leading to every farm. nor with the
ines system. Of hard surfaced high
rHvs to be found anywhere. and yet
his % inches is enough to reduce
ne need for irrigation to "A mini
"a The grower. therefore. has his
alton available when he needs il
the best interest Of his growing
Is. There is another advantage Of
Grande water which is used for
rigation in the Magic Valley.
nat is that the equivalent of
ton Of average commercial
rer is deposited as silt on the
10 which the water is applied
verv acre foot of water used
is lard.
lis combination Of warm
Die climate the year round.
rally fertile. alluvisl soil. and
.ation water tha; tends to keer
soil fertile in the face Of such
yields. makes plants grow as
some supernatural power
ne name Magic Valley"
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