Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-05
I'm OUR
VALlsEY


this column today. viii tell about
a trip back to the old home in
Missouri. Will make some compari-
sons and point to some contrasts.
It's al interesting. And here tbs;
ON FRIDAY NIGHT, May il, we
boarded the train in Brownsville for
Bismarck. Mo. We had already har-
vested and csshed our spring crop
Of potatoes and beans. which yield
ed enough surplus 10 enable US TO
spend 5000 on this "trip.
On Saturday morning, May IL. we
swoke far on our way to Houston,
where we noticed vegetables and
crops of corn, cotton, etc, were
about half as far along as in the
Valley.
BY nightfall of that day we had
reached Texarkana, where the crops
were just beginning to show above
the clods.
Dawn Sunday morning caught Us
going through Popular Bluff, Mo-,
and a short distance above Pied
mont we began to notice frost. BY
the time we had reached Tiptop we
saw more frost than we have seen
in the Valley the two years we have
spent here.
FROM POPULAR BLUFF to Bis
marck most Of the crops and gardens
were planted but very little OF IL
could be seen above the ground.
This began TO remind Us CT the long.
cold winters and short, hot sum
mers Of that latitude.
We reached Bismarck at a. m.
We went to n restaurant for break
fast, where there was no heat. and
then waited on the sunny side OF
the depot for half an hour. Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. Johnson arrived at
that time from st. Louis, coming
oversroute 81 a distance Of so miles
10 transport us to Caledonia, where
we visited our son. Robert, and other
relatives and friends.
We motored around in the bounds
of Caledonia, Belgrnd. and Potosi,
Washington county. for q few days,
then on to Bellevisw and ga out to
the west end of Iron county, to the
cid Bays nonie on Indian creek,
where resides the father Of the
writer.
HE is NOW in his s5th year. He
performed some service for the
Union in the eos. We cannot use
words 10 express the loyalty Of this
I'D veteran (my father 10 neighbor.
country and God.
In every part Of the country
around Caledonia we noticed the
effects of the past cold winter.
Scarcely enough wheat left to re-
seed the ground next fall ana out
very little fruit survives.
We next boarded the bus at Gale
donia over route u for St. Louis.
where We visited brothers, sisters
and cousins, enjoying a general good
time.
From st. Louis we took the bus
over route 81 for Desloge, in St.
Francis county lead belt. where we
stopped with our old friends, Mr..
and Mrs. G. f. Jones, who spent the
srring Of 1927 farming here in I'll
Jardin and. by the way, we are glad
20 learn that they are planning to
shape their affairs in Missouri so
they can again return to the Valley
and enjoy the balmy winter days
and participate in more Of those
good fish frys.
WE AGAIN returned to Caledonia
to greet a large number of our fra
ternal sisters and brothers of Gale
donia, Beigrad and Beileview IN a
reception given by Tyro chapter No.
321. o. T. S. This was indeed an
enjoyable occasion for US.
We were now ready TO return 70
the Magic Valley but how could we
ret away from so many friends we
had not yet visited We just had
10 promise we would see them next
week and slip off.
We enjoyed the whole Of our trip
and visit. but that cold, hard air;
those rough. rocky hills and hollows;
those long continued winter months,
the latter seemingly iingering-they
arc all very nice when folks can
enjoy them, but we could no longer.
We longed 10 return 10 the Sunny
South. which in only two short years
has become home to Us.
UPON OUR RETURN We noticed a
wonderful growth of all vegetation
and our tomatoes were ready 10 be
gathered. Upon delivering the first
load to the packing she'd Of McDavitt
Bros We were amazed to see so
many truck loads Of this vegetable.
coming in from every direction and
inside that large shed SO or more
men and women working like bees
preparing those tomatoes for ship
ment north. where nothing Of the
klrd can be grown ea.ly enough to
ripen before July or August.
y all the packing sheds in the
valley are doing even half as much
as this one. Il would open the eyes
OF our northern friends 70 see what
our Valley is producing.
inanks TO the editor for the space
for these remarks.