Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-23
FINAL
I'm OUR
VALLEY

BILL WILLIAMS has paid off his
wager.
And has decided that hereafter, II
ne goes into election wagers at all,
the penalty will be something else
than guiding a peanut along a con-
crete highway for n distance Of more
than nine miles.
Bill has achieved distinction.
For himself, for his home town
Rio Hondo, and for Harrington.
For his labors he has received a
gold watch chain from his Rio
Hcndo friends. Ard a gold watch
for the chain, from Harlingen.
He has received the piaudits Of a
sporting nation.
There may be other material hene-
fits.
Perhaps the Peanut Assoc alton Of
America has "kicked in for the
free advertising they received.
The manufacturer Of the material
he used for hsndpads and kneepads
should have done 50. if he has not
already.
MAYBE the Portland Cement As
,iation Of America, fostering &C.
ent highways, will pay Bill for his
smonstration Of how effectively a
man may crawl some nire miles over
concrete road.
The newsreel concerns, who never
pay fer the privilege or taking
pictures. might be induced to come
across" to help Bill pay for his time
N the road.
New Bill may rest after his
hbora. Fame is his. lie has set
precedent for all future freak
election wagers.
Los FRESNoS Is to have a cam
ming factory.
For fresh vegetables, shrimp and
perhaps other products.
Every canning factory, added to
what we have means moro prosper
ity for the Lower Rio Grande Valley
more stable prosperity.
Brownsville. Los Frcsnos and Cor
pus Christi men have associated
themselves in the project.
There sas a time ia the Valley
when farmers had canning factories
available for their surplus products.
But they were charged with being
unfair by refusing TO let tho fac
tories have their stuff after they
had contracted to DO So.
But that time has gone. Farmers
have conc To realize that the fac
tories are essential. and must be
taken care OF in good price times
a. well as in times Of unsatisfactory
prices.
THE WACO Chamber of Com
merce two years ago decided that the
hest thing Il could do would bo to
undertake a dairying campaign IN
Waco territory.
Farmers were assisted n tinanc-
ing the purchase OF cows.
The work progressed, slowly a
first.
TIE, a few months ago business
-sr &c Waco decided that II 2
Iarre northern concern did not
establish a large milk products plant
IN Waco, they would do so.
Early in the campaign the bus-
;ress men Of Waco had put up y
frrs Of $4,000 to assist the farmers
II adding to the COW population In
Waco territory.
Then along comes the Borden COM
AMY. the largest milk products CON
..-r N the world, with the am
nouncement that a Texas unit would
10 established AZ Waco.
Fifteen thousand d1iry cows m
,hs Waco territory arc expected 20
.upnlv $4,000 pounds Of milk daily.
All Of which goes to show what
t,rmers. bankers and business men
an 40 for a community, when they
xork together for a common cause.
CAMERON COUNTY. completing
- contracts at a cost Of $1,000
ooo IS now preparing 10 spend a
tourth million out Of the 1927 SG,-
100000 issue.
Rids will be opened in December
- ! large number Of short high
ways.
,ion Of a stretch in the Los lndios
district which eventually will form
a part Of an improved highway up
~ river from Brownsville 20 the
gidalro county line near Santa
Maria.
And there's another important
cad. that from Combes 10 Santa
posa. also TO connect with a hidalgo
.a.d. giving another outlet from
u.rl,ugen to Edinburg and on up
the state.
Cameron county is beginning 70
.,vptv IF many miles