Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-07
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ANOTHER FEATHER in the cap
OF the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
A California grocery chain has
ordered e0,000-pound car Of can
ned grapefruit from Valley can
merry.
The chain declares that II the
product comes up 10 the sample
they will be steady customers.
The Riona Sales company of Nc
Allen and San Antonio, recently
sook over the McAllcn plant Of the
'Riona Products comp, ny, and will
Continue its operation.
IL IL this company which sent
samples of its product to California
and landed the big initial order.
Shipments have recently been
made to New York. Boston. Phila-
delphis. Newark, Baltimore and
other points.
And plans already are under way
|. Tor enlarging the output of the Nc
Allen plant.
ALfAAn sAhO AfifRhfHN
system was constructed in Nucyo
Laredo. opposite Laredo. Texas.
Operated as part or the Laredo,
Texas, Bell telephone exchange.
There were no charges for COM
munication between the two cities.
Recently the Mexican Telephone
company has been building local
telephone systems in Mexican cities
without such facility. and also is
building widespread long distance
system.
Nusvo Laredo i the Mexican
company's territory. and tho McNi-
can company has installed an cx-
change there and taken over the
American company's exchange and
lines.
With the Inauguration of the new
system toll Of five cents for each
conversation Of five minutes or less
between the two cities has becn
stipulated.
AND LARDO FOLkS sro putting
mp = howl about ID, according 70
the Laredo Times
Laredo objects "a the toll on the
ground Of international good rela-
tions, which is perhaps as good rs
any other ground.
Declares that for years folks liv-
ing Laredo have felt free TO call
up anybody in Nuevo Laredo with
out paying an extra fee.
There are Some 300 telephone
subscribers in Nucvo Laredo. and
about $500 in Laredo. Texas.
IL fellow wants B duck dinner
prepared nv = Nucvo Laredo cafe.
he pulls down the receiver and
files his call-and the nickel charge
will be on his next months bill.
Here in Brownsville he must cross
the bridge and travel a mile or so
20 deliver his message.
Brownsville probably will he will
ing TO pay tho nickel for each call
II someone will be kind enough a
build telephone exchange W Mata-
moro-.
SPEAKING of Matamoros and
.telephone exchanges. IL is under
stood that IL won't he long now un-
Ill Matamoros has an exchange.
The Mexican company already
has surveyed the town. determined
the number OF poles and miles of
wire necessary, and early in tho
year construction will begin
A telephone exchange in Mata-
moroS. with = connection with the
Brownsville system. will speed un
business between the two cities.
MATAMoROS citizens. bv the
way. are right proud or their first
paved street
Sixth street. recently paved has
been opened from the National
Lines track t. XII main plaza
Paved. All the ~ and certainly
I, wonderful improvement over
the old condition.
Cement sidewalks also line tho
thorouShfarc. and adds 10 its at
tractiveneSs.
In spite Of the handicap OF IN
ability 70 issue and market bonds
.Matamoro- is making wonderful
headway in fbc matter of modern
improvements.
FROM Ut in Starr county comes
report az a seven i..ch rain.
That was needed moisture fof
the ranch lands OF that section.
And il will be welcomed by the
farmers OF the county, and cspe-
ncially the cotton farmers.
Will help season the ground for
shs paintings 10 be made in the
next three months.
Starr county. incidentally. ~ be-
coming interested in irrigation
farming.
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