Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-13
FINAL
EDITION
I'm OUR
VALLEY

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Hidalgo districts, held road bond
elections Tuesday.
Each district ratified issues. The
total is $2,50O,OOo for the three dis
tricts.
Which brings the total for Hidslgo
county in the past year of a con-
tinuous stream of road district cleo
tions, to $10,500.0oO.
Still another district will vote in
July, the Pharr district. On a mill
lion dollar issue.
The result Of the series of cleo
tions will make Hidalgo county the
county Of greatest paved highway
mileage in Texas, in the south. in
the nation.
The bond issues assure Hidalgo
county Of an additional 400 miles or
40 of paved roads.
That's quite a mileage, and will
bring the county's total TO 500 or
more.
IN THE MEANTIME Cameron
county. with not so great a cultivated
area as Hidalgo county. is also pro-
eeeding with her paving Program.
Cameron voted $500. .0GG. but in a
countrywide issue instead Of by the
district plan.
Cameron county, with policy
that calls for concrete roads, ex-
poets to have a total of about 200
miles or more when its program is
completed, giving It a total of $50.
All of which work. and Willacy
county's construction, promises 70
make the Lower Rio Grande Valley
the best paved agricultural section
in the United States.
THE WEATHER MAN is encour-
aging these days.
He believes. but is not willing 20
! officially forecast, that the weather
map shows dry for the next three or
four days.
The atmosphere in this section is
In its normal, summer state.
With brisk breezes blowing out OF
the southeast, those almost never
L8lAluk EOulntdcL DIGELtS IuAN ll6AE
this coasts summers so delightful.
Dry weather is the request of the
cotton growers who Is witne ng the
very fine development Of his crop.
A dry atmosphere, with brisk
winds, will tend to dry up those ex-
tremely wet farms IN some parts Of
the Valley, n wetness that has
threatened to grow stalks instead of
fleeey staple.
THE PRINTING and publishing
business in the Valley is one of the
most important industries in the sec
tion.
Estimate that q half million dol
lars is the amount invested in en-
terprises of this kind.
Giving employment to more than
200 persons, most of them men and
women with families.
Which means that something near
1000 residents in this section gain
their livelihood directly or indirect
ly through this industry.
BROWNSVILLE is making elabor-
ate plans for its Fourth of July
celebration.
II Is to be a regular, old-fashioned
Fourth of July, with fireworks and,
let US hope, some good speeches. BY
campaigners il necessary.
Brownsville hasn't had a real
Fourth Of July celebration in many
years.
The opening of the new Gateway
Bridge company's structure, sched-
uled for July {. is an added attrac-
tion for the event.
Brownsville, Of course, invites the
world to attend the celebration.
There will be two celebrations in
the Valley. The other at McAllen.
Each, doubtless will have all the
crowd that IL can handle. AT least.
let it be hoped so.
II is claimed there are 10000 per-
sons in the Valley. Most of them
will want to go somewhere on July
4.
OLMITO is to have natural gas,
saws a newspaper announcement.
Olmito also has a water supply.
That development has been held
up temporarily by he general eco
nomic situation.
But it is one of those developments
shat Is certain TO come along with |
the Valley.
olmitc has residential attractions
.eIdom equaled. Refer to that beau
t;ful lake that threads through il
lie a river. And its even more
wonderful trees.
Providing one Of the most attract
;ve picnic grounds in this section Of
the state.
FEDERAL and county officers
,lonr this border whose duties carry
shem into danger. planning to carry
rnwed-off shotguns.
Said to be very effective weapons;
ouite deadly.
Their use. on necessary occasions
.v have a salient effect upon
chose making it necessary to carry
them.
nesperate men require desperate
as.xures. Fire, someone has said
long ago. should BE- fought with fire /