Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
I'm OUR
VALLEY

- NAo tNAAHC VI thES aAN
introducing something new in politi-
cal campaigning in this territory.
Meetings are being held in the
various cities and towns. one a
week. These meetings are for the
benefit of the candidates of what
is known as the "Citizens- -Republi-
can ticket"
The new turn is in the matter OF
seats. Yes, they are providing seats
for the prospective voters.
These seats are comfortable
benches. About 40 of them. They
are placed in rows Of about thirty
each.
Zach bench will accommodate
twelve or thirteen persons, depend
ing. Of course. upon the avordupois
Of the customers.
The benches are trucked from
town to town.
The SEATS enable the statiSti-
cally inclined 10 estimate the size
of the crowd.
IL Is easy. for example. to figure
out how many people are seated,
when ell benches are occupied.
Take that number and then see
how nearly you can guess those
standing up around the seats; and
those in automobiles behind those
standing.
The ally Of the Citizens-Republi-
can ticket will usually guess from
$500 to 5000 persons at each
session.
The opposition will declare that
the crowds are largely "camp fol-
lowers; that is. they are one crowd
that follows the meetings from
point TO point.
However that may be, the traffic
officers in each community usually
have their hands full following the
sessions. 10 see that every one gets
out safely and without traffic acci-
dent.
THERE WAS a special edition OF
the Weslaco News the other day.
IL was a nine BY twelve folio.
head lines, date lines. 'neverything
that goes to make front page Of
a newspaper.
And there was a flare line. clear
across the front page. announcing
that miss Clare Williams Arrives"
Miss Clare. small and pink,
weighs Nine Pounds Plus Six
Ounces" the special edition goes
on to say.
Miss Clare came 10 the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund r. Williams
Of the Weslaco News on September
20. at s a. m.
There was a full column interview
with little Miss Clare, in which she
is quoted as saying:
"Yes. am delighted with the
Valley"
Which is exactly what every new
conner is expected to say on reach
ing this delightful Valley.
r. i. HALL. living at Mercedes,
is head Of the California Vegetable
Union.
The California organization
handles the shipments of the VAL
ley Vegetable Association.
Mr.. Hall has been looking over
the cabbage situation.
After which he expresses an opn-
tion.
He believes that there should not
be more than 10000 acres Of cab
bage in the Valley this year.
Thinks that more than that would
glut the market. and cause low
prices.
The Valley hears that northern
cabbage going into cold storage is
smaller than usual.
Which may have n favorable reac-
tion here. But not il the produc-
ton is greater than the market will
consume.
Valley growers have reason 70 be-
lisve there's something 70 that
ancient law Of supply and demand.
THE DRUM and bugle corps OF
John Hanson Post. American Leg
ion. returned home Saturday after
reaping laurels at the convention at
San Antonio.
Was declared to he one Of the
outstanding organizations of the
kind at San Antonio, while the en-
tire Valley delegation outdistanced
all Texas entries.
The drum and bugle outfit was
not far from the head Of the list
when IL came to dispensing honors
.uonr the 200 organizations Of the
kind in attendance.
To the credit Of the local boys
a. should be said they worked long
ard hard, and deserved the honors
given them.
SOMETHING LIKE 100 American
Legion men came to the Lower Rio
Crande Valley Saturday On a side
trim following the San Antonio con-
vention.
Most of them were men who
spent several months in camp in the
Valley back in 1916.
Needless to say, they were start
led by the changes that have taken
place in the past several years.
They miss the miles and miles of
brush.
They miss the miles ard miles
Of dirt roads that were terrible IN
dry weather. with dust. and quite
awful in wet.
The Valley is glad they came
Only wishes there were few thou
sand Of them.
put ~ has heen remarked ha