Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-06
i'm OUR
VALLEY

this season, as yet, because q
drouth.
In the irrigated sections Of the Rio
Grande Valley, including the upper
and lower Valley, cotton IS more
nearly normal than anywhere eise
in Texas. But even so, It Is late'
from ten days to two weeks.
And Friday night rain fell in ex-
treme South Texas.
Throughout that section south OF
q line drawn from Corpus Christi TO
Del Rio.
Which includes the irrigated as
we'll as "dry farm" areas OF the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
From an inch to two inches ol
rain reported from everywhere, and
that very welcome indeed.
Cotton should now begin TO look
up a bit, but it can stand a spell
Of hot weather. That and moisture
will make it flourish.
THE BROWNSVILLE port ot en-
try collected $50. 3.436 in duties in the
first four months Of 1928.
That figure is significant.
The amount is only $4,000 less
than the entire collections for the
year 1927.
Indicating n tremendous Increase
in the amount Of dutirble imports,
stuff coming into the United States
from Mexico.
And the exports are increasing in
proportion.
No particular commodity, says
Billy Neale. the local deputy col
lector of customs.
Includes all classes Of goods. also
some cotton gin machinery.
If campaigns now under way
meet with results. the present year
will witness a remarkable climb IN
the business OF this port
TWO NATIVES Of Poland we're
reported barred from the United
States at the Brownsville port when
they sought TO return with party
of visitors.
They were members Of a party OF
homeseekers, down from the North
to see Valley lands.
without thinking, and not fore
warned, apparently. they left the
boundaries of the United States.
Which automatically placed them
Z In charge Of immigration officers
until their records were looked up.
These two men claim to possess
%first papers" but as is usual in
such cases they did not bring them
along.
Land companies operating In tAs
Valley should warn their parties in
advance so that those not full resi-
dents of the United States would not
needlessly risk their liberty while
far away from home and friends.
No doubt these men have taken
citizenship steps, but the trouble is
in proving il on short notice
ONE OF THE GREAT undertak-
ings Of the year in the Valley Is
looming.
II Is the formation Of Cameron
and Hidalgo Counties Water I'm
provement District No. ..
That water district, If il develops
into a fact, will be among the larg-
est in the Valley.
IL will water the lands now being
watered by the American Land &
Irrigation company.
Comprises some 100000 acres Of
land. Of which about $4,000 is under
cultivation.
The new water district is now
opening offices.
Funds for the preliminary sur
veys looking to valuation are avail
able.
The work will proceed under the
direction Of engineers.
IL is a large undertaking.
And IL il goes through one pri-
vately owned large system will be
all that is left Of the great privately
owned systems. That will be in the
Mission district.
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY Cit
rus Growers association has made
its annual report.
Follows the report Of the Texas
Citrus Growers Exchange.
The former reports a price range
from s1.707 per box up 10 $2.79S per
box.
or an average Of s217S7 70 the
grower.
The members az this association
Nipped a total of 36.25l boxes Of
grapefruit for which they received
SIS. .7e9.5s.
That accounts for approximately
90 cars. figuring 400 boxes to the
car.
The Rio Grsnde association ship
red 4176 boxes Of oranges, for
which IL received sio.72e.25. And ia
boxes Of lemons. which brought
s47s.S0.
RALPH c. BRAY. eoitcr Of the
Mission Times, applauds the efforts
being made for establishment Of an
auto bus mail service for the VAL
ley.
As an auxiliary 20 the railway
service.
lust to fill in that void in the
daylight hours.
The Valleys mail service. insofar
.x II affects inter-city mails. is
worse today. far worse. than it was
fifteen years ago.
In every other way. not leaving
ant a single instance, the Valley has
progressed.
A round trip daily mail service
~ould be provided for less than s400
4 month.
The Valley should have that 1912