Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-06
FINAL
EDITION
I'm OUR
VALLEY

The STATE OF TEXAS is build
ihg very fine fish hatchery a few
miles out Of Brownsville, II any one
should ask you.
The spot selected. some 20 acres,
Is the dead end of rcsaca, and
Includes some extra ground.
Nine different ponds are being
provided for in crescent shape.
There gill be very nice cottage
Tor the use Of the manager Of the
hatchery. It's about ready for occu-
Z nancy.
! Later. when water has been pump
I'd into tho ponds, sadding IF the
! banks for carpet of bermuda grass
will he undertaken.
Those in charge promise that Il
Is going to he real beauty SPOT.
There will be benches for Visi-
tors. and other facili.ics n = real
park.
THE HATCHERY will really have
very fine setting. Some Milwau-
see folks own 200 acres Of land,
which almost surrounds the hatch
cry site.
The resscs ground vas donated by
n Parker, and additional acreage
lson the Milwaukee owners, All
lstsd.
De Milwaukee owners are setting
ctru- trees All over their acre-
; great orchard. with the fish
fry site in its center promises
Axe the whole one of the show
s Of the Valley.
70 original investment by the
exclusive az tho ground. will
bout S25. 900. Within short
say two or three years. the in
tment of the state. exclusive Of
ground. will be around $50,O00.
THIS WILL he one of a half dozen
fish hatcheries. all Of them real
how places.
There's one AZ Cisco. one At Wich-
"a Falls, one at San Angelo, and
some others.
Visitors are always welcome. ex-
.ept in April and March, when the
'ish arc spawning.
They are nervous. these fish, the
keepers say, and it Is preferable
that thev not he bothered. Autos
will he barred n that tine.
You may reach the firh hatchery
" going out a road 10 the west at
he north end of "Nirrer Bridge
Driving south. you turn 70 the right
81 this road. Driving north, you
turn to the left.
CHARLIE LADp is we'll known 20
land developers ~ this section.
nc was active in The Valley FOR
wears. Later he has given his atten-
,icn ~ the Santa Catarina district
Ladd is again interested in the
Valley. apparently. or else'hc thinks
we'll of The Herald.
For The Herald Monday received
telegram from his office. asking
hat the paper be mailed 60 him.
send hill." he said.
Which incident The Herald re-
cards as compliment II isn't
'ften that a newspaper i5 ordered
= telegraph.
WASHINGTON and OREGON and
the city Of San Francisco viii vote
until S o'clock tonight. Pacific time
That's two hours later than CEN
lrsl standard. and three hours later
han eastern.
Which means that returns from
the west coast viii ~ very late
getting east, probably not until ar
sr midnight.
But some returns began drifting
IN from the east early Tuesday
morning
One little village ur in ,Msssachu-
setts arose early. and went out on
masse 20 cast its vote. Gave Hoover
= and Smith q. Bcstcd another VIII
lare which fell by the wayside with
its returns. Something went wrong
With Ky telephone line.
IT ~ HIDALCo county they are
closing business today for the
election.
In san Irar many business houses
declared the day holiday and
closed up.
At McAllen the two banks de-
rlared election day = hoiitsy.
III both cases very unusual here
N the Valley.
IN some or the larger cities of the
state banks closed on general cleo
,ion dsys. but the practice is not
followed IN the smaller cities and
towns.
AMERICAN RAILWAY IMPRESS
COMPANY. through ITS western
TexaS division. Is doing some rather
vide scale advertising for the Val
ley.
Recently "The Express Manager"
.he company's official organ. car
J r;ed very fire story on the VAL
ley.
The company is following this up
uitb quite attractive leaflets tell
80 about the Valley. II has four
n,res. the first page being in black
snd yellow. showing grapefruit
,rcc ard three boxes Of fruit. II Is
~i,en life with the photograph of
Woman.
Ths leaflet urges readers "a let
tover Rio Grande Valley Solve Your
Holiday Gift Problem" and also
,sus about the pink tFoster pink
fruit of the Valley.
Tens Of thousands Of the leaf
lsis are being distributed ny the
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