Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-20
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have been dug and not cold stor-
aged. do not reach the consumer
They are said not to be desirable.
But potatoes that have been kept
in the ground or in cold storage
have been okayed for table con-
sumption.
Make a Valley potato as present
able at the market or in the grocery
as the imported potato. and IL will
sell as readily.
Women's clubs that have summer
sessions should pass resolutions en-
dcrsing the use Of Valley-grown
potatoes.
Even at political meetings. some
candidate might be selected to pre-
sent the plea Of the Valley potato
to be consumed.
= THE WHOLE SITUATION is
, something like this:
The potato crop in the United
States this year Is far above the
demand.
Farmers Of Cameron county own
about a hundred carloads Of spuds
which they grew last spring, and
which they have been unable TO find
q market for.
For some reason or other, pota-
toes have been imported from other
sections, with some Of our own crop
on hand.
These importations have been
made. doubtless, because housewives
wanted them.
The retailers, all conditions being
equal, will be as glad to sell the
homegrown potato as the imported
spud.
All that is necessary is for
housewives to order Valley potatoes
the red skinned kind-and they
, u be supplied.
~ VALLEY FARMERS own a
hundred carloads Of potatoes. that
means something like 100000
pounds.
The Valley itself could not very
easily consume this amount of
potatoes in a hurry, but il could
make mighty large inroads into the
supply.
And the money paid for those
potatoes, originating in the Valley,
will remain in the Valley, to be ex-
pended for groceries, drygoods. drug
store supplies, mems and women's
wears-yes. il would help even to
cut down that automobile note.
LAST SUNDAY The Herald pub
iished photographs Of the new city
hall and community houses at Mer-
eedes and Weslaco.
The Mercedes building Is Of Eng
lish style OF architecture, while that
at Weslaco is the Spanish.
The photograph attracted the at
tention Of J. Newell Johnson, man
aging editor Of the Sherman Demo-
crat.
He wrote to The Herald asking
the privilege OF using the cut. And
The Herald has forwarded the cut.
The Democrat is endeavoring 10
promote some new public buildings
AZ sherman, and wants the people |
of Sherman 70 see how things are
done in much smaller cities IN the |
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
The Valley. the newest section IN |
Texas. is setting the pace for many |
things, including paved highways, |
attractive public and private build
ings. the production Of the fruits of
the soil, and other things.
THE BROWNSVILLE district of
the Methodist church has the largest
district delegation al the Epworth
meeting At Kerrvills.
Ike A. Dudley of Brownsville i
president Of the conference.
Incidentally. the present confer
ence has the largest attendance n
conference history.
ALL FISH from Mexico will be
flying fish. il Captain J. ". Mum
and associates have their way.
To explain. Captain Mum pro-
po-,s to catch fish by the whole
sale at the mouth Of the Soto La
Marina river, some l75 miles south
~ the mouth Of the Rio Graude.
And send them 70 Brownsville by
airplane, trans-shipping here 70 ex-
press and then on 70 the markets.
Will use what is known as dry
ice, which has no more weight than
straw. for refrigeration.
It's something new, something
novel: and. Of course will be OBJ
served with interest.
INCIDENTALLY. flying fish from
Mexico will help further to estab-
lish Brownsville as one Of the larg-
est fish distributing points on the
Gulf Of Mexico.
From a million and quarter
mounds up Of fish shipped from this
station annually.
Fishing industry headquarters at
Point Isabel. where numerous small
fishing fleets operate.
Red snapper banks only forty
miles off. and not yet quite de-
vsloped from Point Isabel. But will
10 in the not distant future.
At present sizable fleets PASS al
.oa out from Point Isabel, for the
campeche banks. having home ports
=, Galveston and New Orleans. :
Point Isabel Is much closer.