Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY Y

WONDER WHY the feminine
voters and taxpayers stayed away
from the Chamber of Commerce
forum at federal building Tuesday
'ght?
There were something like 800 men
ssent-and two, or possibly three
lies.
The men noticed that women were
not present for the session. And
they wondered why.
eTwasn't the weather. II was q
splendid night.
Usually meetings Of that kind
bring cut the women as well as the
men,
AT ALL EVENTS. the meeting
went on record, unanimously, as
favoring the establishment at
Brownsville of an airport.
. Requested city commission to call
an election to submit a bond issue
OF 100000 for the purpose.
All city commissioners present.
Outlining their views on this and
other city plans.
I But, most important of all, Tues
Gay nights meeting developed the
fact that taxpayers of Brownsville
Including little ones as we'll as big
ones-have a real int, -est in the
welfare Of their city.
Last nights meeting was q real
success from every standpoint.
And shows that If there is some
thing of real interest ahead, voters
and taxpayers will come. And il
doesn't require cigars, soda pop and
cheese sandwiches to bring them
out.
Just give 'em q chance to smoke
their own cigars, cigarettes, or the
old pipe. And have something on
which they may rest their feet. II
needn't necessarily be a brass rail
either.
SPEAKERS at Tuesday nights
meeting insistent upon knowing
where airport will be located before
tney vote bond issue.
Say they want to know that every
one who visits the airport will come
through Brownsville, or leave
through Brownsville.
Then how about locating it some.
where near Matamoros. That will
force them to come through Browns
vile.
But how about the flyers them.
selves? Won't most of their maneu,
verings be overhead instead oi
through the streets?
A FORD AIRPLANE made 7eC
miles on 20 gallons Of gasoline. OF
about forty miles to the gallon.
Evidently Mr.. Ford and his engi
. neers and inventors are not in leagu,
with the gasoline producers.
GENERAL TAYLOR, retired, for
nner chief of engineers OF the United
States army, will take over the re-
port of the southern end of the intra
coastal canal.
Grows out of the death of Genera
Goethals, who was to have made
report and recommendations.
Which means that General Taylor
will take up the matter of the
Arroyo Colorado development, sought
to be made from Laguna Madre 4
Harlingen.
In the meantime c. W. Van Law
who prepared the original report fol
General Goethals, goes 70 Washing
ton where he will 90 over detail.
with General Taylor, to familiarizs
The latter with conditions.
"We were in the Lower Rio
Grsnde Valley Monday. That's /,
regular beehive down there"
That's an interesting comment
made in Houston, by President Crow
ley Of the New York Central lines
who left here Monday night.
Take q trip through the Valley, 4
you haven't done 30 lately. You'll
be impressed, M Mr.. Crowly was.
It's q new description Of the Val
icy. But IL fits
A DOZEN or more new orchards
Of twenty 10 forty acres, have beer
Get out along the highway between
La Feria and Mission.
They are beautiful orchards, vel
ears for, we'll banked. the grounC
wonderfully we'll cultivated.
The leaves are green as green
The trees q year old in some cases
two years old in others.
Just a sample Of what is going OF
In the Valley generally in connec
tion with citrus development. Bacl
from the road are thousands Of addi
tional acres. In one place. in tn.
@dry farm" section. one tract o.
$1,000 acres going into fruit.
In another two years IL looks q.
II the Valley win have upwards o;
100000 acres In citrus fruit.
A fairly good reason7 One mar
has Just sold $1,000 worth of fruit
off q single acre, up near Mission.
BROWNSVILLE hotel dinins
rooms had an opportunity TO serv.
strawberries Tuesday for breakfast.
Received nc the Brownsville city
market early in the morning.
Just another reason why folks en-
iov living in the Lower Rio Grand.
VALLEY. It's the nations open ali
hothouse.