Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-13
I'm OUR
VAlsLEY

That is, IL plans now atoot mate
rislize.
Galveston and Brownsville men
propose TO do some big scale fish
ing down on the Mexican coast.
Their plan is to load their catches
into sirships and import them to the
United States at Brownsville or
some nearby point, put them into
ice and send them on their way.
It's something new under the sun,
this proposal TO transport fish over
airplane routes.
But, then, in this modern eivili-
Eation Of ours, there's always some
thing new arising.
And why not air transportation
for fish?
THE TIMES of Mission has been
doing considerable Dragging about
Missions new fire insurance rate.
now down to 20 cents, and gives
Brownsville the following:
"Hats off 10 Brownsville. The
metropolis Of the Valley was de-
termined that Mission should not
excel IL when IL came TO low insur-
ance key rates, so when Mission
was given n rate of 90 cents, which
Brownsville had been enjoying that
city promptly got their rates down
10 21 cents.
"The Herald did not let the oppor-
tunity escape to do some good pro-
motion work through its In Our
Valley column. It says that the
city does not intend to stop at 21
cents. Brownsville is fact coming
into its own and one Of the rea-
sons is The Herald's everlasting
boosting"
For all Of which Brownsville is
duly appreciative.
BUT LET'S READ the Times a
bit further. Turn a few pages. All,
here 'tis.
Our chance to howl
For shame, Times.
At the top OF one OF your back
pages n road map, showing how "im-
portant Valley highways converge at
Mission
Mission appears in bold face type,
something Of a Gothic. Looks about
ten point.
Other towns in five point.
But the point is. they're all there
Except Brownsville.
The place where Brownsville
ought 10 be is cut off entirely. Re-
moved from the plate, or left off
the map.
How come, Times7
ABOUT six inches of rain report
ed in one day from up at Abilene,
where they have been experiencing
a drouth.
Needed for the coming cotton
crop, no doubt. but not in such
eopious quantities in single day.
The Valley enjoyed a rain a week
or 80 ago, 10 the amount Of from
an inch to an inch and a half.
And would welcome up to two
inches more.
However that may be, cotton
seems to be flourishing. Held back
somewhat by cool nights, but warm
er weather seems TO augur we'll for
continued satisfactory growth.
Some reports seem 10 indicate
that the Valley will produce its first
bale along about the middle of June.
which is bit later than usual,
but earlier than expected in face OF
the cool weather that has prevailed
this spring.
with more than 100000 acres of
the fleecy staple planted, and with
fair break in weather. the Valley
should be enjoying its usual pros
perity in the cotton months OF July
and August.
OFFICIAL CLEANUP IL on al
Mercedes.
In preparation for the annual
iudring. May IS, IN the city beau
tificatiou contest.
Every town should have clean
mn occasionally. Not only once a
wear, but twice, or more often as
conditions may demand.
Not that most of US do not take
nride in how our lawns and yards
and alleys and streets look.
But that may do not think Of il.
whatever is, is quite the thing with
them. A general cleanup campaign
nuts the thought in mind. and some
times makes our yards seem 10 Us
a. these same yards seem to others.
Just plain dirty. With plenty Of
trash about, and so on.
A clean city or town is the sort
~ town that inspires the visitor
and makes the citizen himself feel
much better about il.
THE NEW passenger station Of the
Southern Pacific at Harlingen. a
credit to any community, has been
opened for service.
II completes the original program
~ the Southern Pacific in that ter
ritory.
And now work is progressing
-.p;dly on the building Of the new
Southern Pacific passenger station
in Brownsville.
Alphabetically, the stations of this
,oad at Brownsville. Harlingen, Ed
;rburr and MeAlien will be about
,he same. Brownsville being a
terminal, the facilities here will in
cIude q train shed.
TIE BROWNSVILLE school board
.rrarred to broadcast the baccalau-
x.ste services for the graduates Of
brownsville high.
Remote control. connecting with
-.d;o station KwWG on top of Hotel