Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-07
I'm OUR
VALLEY

very pleasing view of green gold
turned to a near yellow.
Indicating the ripening process
that grapefruit is now undergoing.
Donna comes forward With the
first carload of grapefruit for the
season. II was the Marsh seedless
variety. Considered a late maturer.
La Feria then promenades TO the
front row with a carload OF Duncan
fruit, usually an early maturer.
Visitors to the Valley are being
disappointed. They are demanding
fresh Valley grapefruit.
They are told that the frs. fruit
goes to other markets.
Well get ours by and by.
AND HERE AND THERE. " and
down the Valley Saturday motorists
witnessed a seasonal effort.
The planting, or setting out, Of
cabbage plants.
Taking advantage Of the rains of
week or so ago, and the season Of
sunshine that has followed Plsc-
ing the ground in proper shape to
receive and nourish the fledgling
eabbsges.
Indicates new cabbage ior the
markets along in the last days Of
November, and the early days Of
December-and later.
Cabbage, too, is often referred 70
as green gold. Green gold when il
goes to market at $50 a ton or bet
ter. Something else when it goes
to market at SO or below.
CITY COMMISSION of Browns
VILE comes forward with announce
ment that soon it will place before
the citizens of Brownsville a pro-
posal for s50O.O00 in bonds.
They propose to divide II among
the various departments in the fol-
lowing way:
Sanitary sewer extensions, $4,000.
For water and light system extern
sions ard improvements, Sl50.000.
For additional street paving, $780,
600.
For parks and further exrendi-
lures on the airport, 100000.
Just how much the original
100000 for the airport has fallen
short OF developing the port is not
stated, but probably will be cleared
when the election date is fixed.
IN ADDITION 70 which the com
mission has taken another import
ant step.
ordairs that new buildings on
streets in the business district
shall have fronts at least ten feet
back Of the existing property line.
This with view 70 widened
streets in the course of time. Gives
twenty years for existing structures
% enter into the new alignment.
But in twenty years won't the
need for such widening be az i'm
portant in a greater area than that
fixed by the ordinance passed?
Certainly the business district
cll rot remain In is present terri
tory
The EDINBURG water improve
ment district il taking note Of the
spread over the Valley of cement
lining or canals.
The idea being to prevent seep-
age ard accompanying destruction
Of adjacent lands, and TO conserve
the water supply.
Calls an election for October p,
at which time the lsndholders liv-
ing in the district will pass on a
bond issue of sl,50OO00 for the pur-
pose Of furthering the work
The Edinburg issue, BY the way,
provides for the purchase and IN
stallation Of water meters. An
other important step.
THE VOLUNTEER tlREMEN Of
the fifth district onvention-w hich
includes the volunteer departments
of the Valley-will gather in Mis-
sion on October is.
Chief Marcus of the Mission de-
rartment il arranging program.
Various demonstrations Of new in
ventions and methods Of fire-fight-
inr. will be given.
Ne volunteer department. ol the
Valley are highly important sd-
juncts 10 their various municipal
governments.
Men who give their time and
their efforts 10 save the property,
even the lives, cf the citizens of
their various communities.
Mission, il might be mentioned,
has gone to unusual lengths TO
make things comfortable for the
Young men OF its fire department.
MATT SEPICH. who in former
wears cooked wild ducks for the
King Of Italy, also cooked Wild
ducks the other night for mem
hers of the Texas Newspaper Pub
fishers association. visiting in
brownsville and dining IN Nsta-
moros.
Matt was called upon 70 interpret
the sauces used in the baking Of
bis ducks. 10 tell how they are con
socted. OF what they are made.
Importunities failed. lie refused
20 become taikative on the subject
Leaving an even greater curios-
;,v in the minds Of some thirty
persons present.
in other words, Matt Sepich re-
fused to make speech before
thirty persons But he Offered 70
explain the sauce t1 elch person
Individually.
SOME FOUR HUNDRED legion
mares in the Lower Rio Grande Val
,sv will board special trains sun
lsv night to attend the national