Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-06
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VALLEY


The Lower Rio Grande Valley giving
much promise OF widened markets
for Valley products.
Recently announcement was made
IN Brownsville Of formation OF a
company to establi1h a canning fac
tory at Los Fresnos.
Now comes an announcement from
San Benito OF arrival Of canning
factory operators who are consider
ing establishment of strirg Of can
ming factories in this section.
They will make an informal sur
Ney o. paintings in the territory TO
determine location Of quantity
paintings.
Also recently announcements we're
I made that nationally known con
Germs who can products are looking
70 the Valley for vegetable supplies
Gor the first time.
These plans, when carried out.
will help to stabilize the winter
vegetable industry in the Valley.
ONE THING brings on another.
ne location OF few canning plants
Avt mean continued expansion along
tnst line.
And increased demand. The Val
psy has given ample evidence Of its
Aoiiity to produce fresh vegetables
IN tremendous quantities.
All 1t needs is fairly profitable
market for those products.
CANNERIES will help 10 develop
smother important irdustry-that OF
carrying and dairy products.
But first the Valley counties
must rid themselves OF the danger
OF loss through the cattle tick.
Some progress along this line has
peen made in Cameron county. But
ahs county is not yet tick free.
hidalgo county is also interested
an the subject. And the state com
mission is promising to interest it.
self very soon.
Or. John Ashton. editor or the
valley Farmers. has been informed
that one Valley dairy herd owner
lost more than thirty head OF fine
dairy stock because OF the cattle
TICK, In the course Of four years.
That condition is not conducive to
the firm establishment Of the dairy
business in this territory.
Get rid Of the Texas tick first.
Then dairying can be undertaken
with more reasonable assurance Of
success.
THE PRESIDENT of the Browrs-
vile school board met the president
or the MeAllcn school board.
They conferred over xitua.ion
that threatened TO prevent the plav-
ing OF the game scheduled 10 be
played in Brownsville Friday.
They reached an agreement over
division OF receipts.
And announce that tho game will
.be played in Brownsville FRIDAY.
They reached an agreement over
division Of receipts.
And announce that the game will
he played as scheduled.
Weather permitting. there1l be a
crowd and good game between two
teams that have shown great foot
ball ability.
Seventy McAllen stores have
agreed 20 close up shop Friday aft
ernoon 80 that the owners and
workers may journey to Brownsville
for the game.
UP IN DALLAS local merchants
expended thousand of dollars for
street decorations for the Christina.
season.
There was street parade IN
which Santa Claus was the main
character. The parade started the
season off with the most prctertious
setting ever witnessed, in Dallas.
Principal downtown streets we're
srehed with rope ontwined with fol-
Sage Of cedar trees.
These arches were augmented with
wrcaths OF evergreen fastened TO
trolley wires and snail trees. wired
with colored lamps. placed along the
sidewalks.
RESIDENTS in West Brownsville
have now disposed Of ono form Of
annoyance. say reports from there.
Due TO the paving Of the streets.
In recent years large development
has taken place there Hundreds Of
homes have been built.
In rainy weather, before the pave
ment came. stuck" automobiles
made the nights hideous.
Owners raced their engines in Al
effort to get out or the boz. Could
be heard for blocks.
After heavy rains scores of cars
had to be abandoned.