Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-07
I'm OUR
| VALLEY

APPROXIMATELY one hundred
women. attending the biennial Of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. San Antonio. will make a
side trip through the Valley Friday
and SATURDAY..
The Friday delegation will visit
only the Valley.
The Saturday delegation Is enroute
to Mexico for a tour Of the republic.
These women are al prominent IN
their home towns. That is why they
happen 70 be delegates TO the on
vention.
II behooves the Valley to put on
its very best. To see that these
visitors are well received.
And leave it to the Valley women
TO look after that.
Il will all be done in grand style
Also. let's clean M a bit for the
visitors. Let's get rid of the weeds
Thursday. 10 II quickly. Recent
rains have shot them up almost
overnight. They are not nice to look
NJ. Bad enough for the h~omefolks,
worse for the visitors. Leave a bad
impression. Get busy.
CAPTAIN EMILIO CARRANZA,
most daring Mexican aviator, is ex-
pected TO begin flying soon.
OR his journey from Mexico City
to Washington. to return the com
pliment that Lindbergh paid Mexico
in December.
lie may travel over the Lindbergh
route. which will bring him over OF
near Brownsville.
Have YOU noticed that they al
select this route.
Whether they travel to or from
Mexico. on the long jumps.
That's because it's the best route
Permits low altitude flying. Offers
more safe landing places. And Is
the shortest distance between Mex.
leo City and Washington. or the
east coast of the United States.
And for TIE same reason the inter
national mail will f1y this route. AT
least. all mail TO and from the east
And when hooked Up with the
South American routes. the Browns
ville-Matamoros routes will still be
the selection.
"RAIN. RAIN. 20 away:
Come again another day" etc
Thus ran a childhood jingle.
Many Valley fields are too wet.
entirely so.
There's been a surplus of moisture
And the Valley feels that il can
get along from now until the cot
ton harvest without additional rain.
The c%opious falls nave been spot
ted. IL Is true. But they have occur
red in the areas Of greatest acre
age.
The Valley viii make n cotton
crop. It will be a big crop. AT
least. there is a general hope tina:
IL will be SO.
THE POPULARITY Of the park
spots in the vicinity of the Browns
vile Chamber Of Commerce should
convince anyone hat Brownsville
people want parks.
No fear Of ing too many OF
them. Well ne,.r have too many
Of them.
Washington square. donated long
ycsrs ago for park purposes. contin-
ues TO stand idle.
But there are forces az work that
= promise to develop this more or les
tunsightly piece Of ground into = rea'
hpark and playground.
Considerable money mas been spent
on IL in bygone years. More Is need.
ed 70 be spent. No reason why
Washington square should not have
been what il was intended 10 be
years ago.
Before the building Of the water
7 system there might have been an ex.
cuse. There is none any longer.
In the old days the city might
have been hardened Tor its failure in
this direction. Hauling water Ia
T sprinkle EXPANSIVE lawns was not an
easy task.
Things are different now.
Let's landscape Washington
Square. Plant IL 70 rrass, flowers,
shrubs and trees.
THE HERALD mas frequently urg-
ed the availability Of the resaca
bari.s surrounding Brownsville for
future beauty spots.
The city acquired This sort OF
property south Of Los Ebanos.
Some work has been done. II is
! being continued. An annual appro-
priation that will enable continuous
work will do the joe nicely in a
few years.
1 A bridge might connect the park
with the pavement leading TO the
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