Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-13
I'M OUR
VALLEY

THREE ROAD DISTRICTS IN Hi
dalgo county-the Alamo. Donna and
Hidslgo districts. held road bond
elections Tuesday.
Each district ratified issues. The
total is $4,000, 900 for the three dis
tricts.
Which brings the total for Hidalgo
county in the past year OF a con-
tinuous stream Of road district cleo
tions, to $~10,5O0,O0O.
Still another district will vote in
July, the Pharr district. On a mil
lion dollar Issue.
The result Of the series Of cleo
tions will make Hidllgo county the
county Of greatest paved highway
mileage in Texas, in the south. In
the nation.
The bond issues assure HSdalgo
county Of an additional 400 miles or
sc of paved roads.
That's quite a mileage. and will
bring the county's total TO 500 or
more.
IN THE MEANTIME Cameron
county, with not 50 great a cultivated
area as Hidalgo county. is also pro-
ceeding with her paving program.
Cameron voted $500 900, but in a
countrywide issue instead Of by the
district plan.
Cameron county, with a policy
that calls for concrete roads, ex-
poets to have a total Of about 200
miles or more when its program is
completed, giving II a total of ESQ.
All Of which work. and Willacy
county's construction, promises to
make the Lower Rio Grande Valley
the best paved agricultural section
in the United States.
THE WEATHER MAN is encour-
aging these days.
He believes, but is not willing to
officially forecast. that the weather
map shows dry for the next three or
four days.
TIE atmosphere IN this section is
In its normal, summer state.
With brisk breezes blowing out Of
the southeast, those almost never
failing southeast breezes that make
this coasts summers so delightful.
Dry weather is the request of the
cotton owe who is witnessing the
very fine development of his crop.
A dry atmosphere. with brisk
winds, will tend TO dry up those PIX
tremely wet farms IN some parts Of
the Valley, a wetness that has
threatened 10 grow stalks instead Of
fleecy staple.
THE PRINTING and publishing
business in the Valley is one of the
most important industries in the sec
ton.
Estimate that a half million dol
lars is the amount invested in en-
terprises Of this kind.
Giving employment TO more than
200 persons, most of them men and
women with families.
Which means that something near
1000 residents in this section gain
their livelihood directly or indirect
~ through this industry.
BROWNSVILLE is making elsbor-
ate plans for its Fourth Of July
celebration.
II is to be a regular, old-fashioned
Fourth Of July, with fireworks and,
let US hope, some good speeches. BY
campaigners if necessary.
Brownsville hasn't had a real
Fourth Of July celebration in many
years.
The opening Of the new Gateway
Bridge company's structure, sched-
uled for July 4, is an added attrac-
tion for the event.
Brownsville, of course, invites the
world 70 attend the celebration.
There will be two celebrations in
the Valley. The other at McAllen.
Each. doubtless will have all the
crowd that il can handle. At least.
let it be hoped so.
Ii is claimed there are 10000 per-
sons in the Valley. Most Of them
will want TO so somewhere on July
4.
OLMIT0 is to have natural gas,
says a newspaper announcement.
Olmito also has a water supply.
That development has been held
up temporarily by he general eco
nomic situation.
But il is one Of those developments
that is certain to come along with
the Valley.
Olmito has residential attractions
seldom equaled. Refer to that beau
tiful lake that threads through il
like a river. And is eve more
wonderful trees.
Providing one Of the most attract
I've picnic grounds in this section Of
the state.
FEDERAL and county officers
along this border whose duties carry
them into danger, planning TO carry
sawed-off shotguns.
said to be very effective weapons;
quite deadly.
Their use, on necessary occasions
-.v have a salient effect upon
those making il necessary TO carry
them.
Desperate men require desperate
measures. Fire. someone has said
lorV ago. should be fought with fire
LOMSKI, LATZ0 MEET
NEW YORK, June 13.-Pl-Leo
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