Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-22
I'm OUR
VALsLEY

trlct manager for the Central Power
d Light company, announces that
the company will build several cold
storage rooms in the company's
splendid new ice plant in north
Brownsville.
Other rooms will be added from
time to time, as needed.
Which seems to be the sensible
and business-like thing TO do.
Cold storage in the Valley is still
in the experimental stage.
That is. the demand for such
facilities has not been demonstrated
to the point Of profit.
The G. T. e. L. has been doing ex-
tensive research to determine the
need for the facility in this sec
ton.
The result Of the investigation
has demonstrated to the company
that provision for cold storage on a
modest scale il justified.
AS the demand grows, the facili-
ties may be extended.
Mr.. HARDIN criticizes Mr.. Car
ner severely because Mr.. Garner
voted against the existing tariff
measure, a republican made tariff
bill.
After Mr.. Hardin has elaborated
on that phase Of his campaign argu-
ments. he proceeds along a differ
ent line.
He tells an audience at Los Fres-
nos, for example, that 5000 carloads
of tomatoes entered the United
States from Mexico, in competition
with American tomatoes.
He reads from some figures indl-
eating there were no such imPorta-
tions prior to 1920.
Which latter information seems TO
be a good reason why Mr.. Garner
voted against the present measure.
II the present. tariff act is 50 one
sided in its effects as to bring
competition for American farmers
instead of protecting them against
it. Mr.. Garner did tie right thing
by voting against it.
THE MERCEDES NEWS on Fri
day issued its first edition from It's
handsome new home.
And with that came several
changes. For one thing, the News
processes from six-column size to
eight columns, which is becoming to
be recognized as standard for week
lies as well as dailies.
The first edition frcm the new
plant was a sort Of celebrational
edition.
A brown" section, tabloid size,
sixteen pages, was included. The
first page was given over entirely
10 a Photographic reproduction Of
the front of the new building. In
side pages contained views Of hand
some new structures at Mercedes.
The edition included a total Of
thirty-six pages.
Harry VI. Rouse is general man
ager of the United Printing COM
pany, publishers Of the News and
the Valley Farmer. A. z. Prince IS
editor Of the News and Dr. John
Ashton i editor Of the Valley
Farmer.
TREMENDOUS land deal, involy-
ing lands in eastern Cameron coun-
ty, gives a further indication Of the
fact that that section Of the county
is coming to the front.
The sale, made TO the Port Isabel
Townsite & Development company,
involves some 10000 acres Of land
formerly owned by the Lopez and
Singer estates and Frank Rabb.
From $4,000 to 10000 acres to be
developed out Of the total.
Still another important deed filed.
In which Antonio Barreda Of
Brownsville sells some 1900 acres
Of land TO be developed by the
Southwest Development company of
Brownsville and New York.
That tract starts at the river, a
few miles up from Brownsville, is
about q third of a mile wide and
some eight miles long, extending
back from the river.
Southern and eastern Cameron
seems TO have big things in store
for the future. a
A CORRECTION-In a report on
total shipments from the Valley Of
fruits and vegetables, season jut
passed, Raymondville was credited
with one carload Of onions.
This was a typographi al error
Raymondyille actually billed ou..
seventy-two carloads Of onions, the
figure 81" failing for some reasoD
to show.
The omission was noted by NJ. y.
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