Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

Others will have cause to re-
joice.
While others will grid their loins
for the final battle in the run-off
primary the fourth Saturday in
August.
In Cameron county voters are "all
het up" over the extremely long list
of candidates.
In Hidalgo county they are taking
things a bit more easily. but are
still interested in the outcome Of
the Garner Hardin races. And salts
fled that the state ticket will take
care of itself.
In Hidalgo' county there is no local
campaign, except in one commits
sioners' precinct, which has three
candidates in the field. Otherwise
the county is quiet politically.
THE VALLEY HIGHWAY. from
Brownsville to Mission, is no day
light and early evening highway.
There's hardly an hour in the day
or night that traffic is not moving
In daylight hours busses are NOV
ing back and forth. Passenger cars
and trucks moving back and forth.
In the early evening it's the plea
sure motorists almost exclusively.
They fit.
Along toward midnight and there
after there's still another type oi
traffic.
Heavy motor trucks, moving cot
ton. Wagons loaded with seed cot
ton, bound for the cotton gins.
Just after midnight wholesale
grocers' trucks moving from centers
to distant customers.
Light trucks with rything
imaginable. Some moving house
hold goods.
Toward the early morning hours
milk and bread trucks. -resh vege-
table trucks and others.
And then the round OF salesmen'
cars, and so on, ad infinitum.
ESTIMATES Of the number Of cit
rus fruit trees in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley have been As high as
100000.
Now comes representatives OF the
United States Department OF Agri-
culture with a census.
They count the trees. And find
that the Valley has $4,000, in
cluding all varieties. That's about
half the generally accepted estimate.
And gives a straight line on the
citrus situation.
However, it should be remembered
that more than that number OF trees
have been planted. The paintings
probably have accounted for much
Of the estimates. But many trees
fail 10 take root. Others we're prob
ably removed for other reasons.
Anyway, facts are facts. And at
least there has been no overplant-
ing or overproduction so far.
NO REST for the tiller Of tho
soil here in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
The cotton grower is picking his
staple, and forwarding il 70 the
cotton gin.
And right in the midst of that he
is figuring on his early fall cabbage
crop.
This is just about seed bed time
for that cabbage crop. Growers OF
this product are preparing for that
season.
The seed beds being put out now
will bring in succuent cabbage just
before Thanksgiving.
THE NEW county paving program
Is now under way.
Contractors for the work Wednes-
day morning began digging up West
Elizabeth street where the county's
military road pavement will join the
city pavement at the city limits.
This road will 20 up the river a
distance Of nine miles, to the pre-
cinct line.
Will be part Of system that
eventually will touch the Hidalgo
county line at Santa Maria, where it
will meet a Hidalgc county pave
ment from Mercedes.
And, incidentally, this river road
construction will supply all-theyear
highway transportation for some Of
the best soils TO be found in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
TUNNEY, devotee Of Shakespeare,
and Heeney, whose literary diet is
not so we'll known. will foregather
at Yankee stadium Thursday night.
The Herald will megaphone the
returns in front Of The Herald
building.
Wasn't il just a few months ago,
when Tunney and Dempsey fought.
that some half dozen persons died OF
heart failure while listening TO the
fight story. over radio or other
wise7
The Herald. always thoughtful,
will be prepared for those Of weak
hearts.
An ambulance will be held IN
waiting nearby.
VALLEY GROWERS report Val
Iev-rrown Irish potatoes as being
very much In demand.
II was just n matter of presenting
the situation 70 the housewives Of
this section.
And. in promoting Valley use OF
Valley products. don't forget that
the Valley cans grapefruit. tometoes.
spinach and other products-and
soon will be canning shrimp.
Valley money spent for Valley
nroducts keeps Valley money at
home.
WILLS TEAPOT TO son