Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-30
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the Valley Gin company. And has
developed a reputation for crop pro-
duction forecasts in this section.
On the last Saturday in July,
1925. Mr.. Boyd, basing his estimate
on a ginning report for that week
end of $4,000 bales, forecast the 1926
Valley crop at $4,000 bales. Refer
ence to the files of The Herald
shows the forecast.
Last Saturday-the last Saturday
in July. 192s-Mr. Boyd found that
$4,000 bales had been ginned. He
estimates the 1928 crop for the Val
ley as about one-third ginned, indi-
eating a yield for the season Of
something like 100000 bales, barring
changes that might be caused by
nnfavorable weather.
All of which indicates more
favorable situation than has been
expected in some quarters.
THE HERALD offices were q
scene Of great activity Saturday
night, with more lines Of communi-
cation than any other newspap.r
office in South Texas has ever in
stallet.
Two automatic printer machines
of the Associated Press supplied
the news Of the world.
A Morse telegraph instrument and
leased wire brought in te state
election returns.
Seven telephones were kept busy
almost constantly. although two tenn
porary lines went dead" late in the
night.
THE HERALD IS deeply indebted
30 precinct election officials for
their cooperation in telephoning
and delivering tabulations Of the
vote to the offices of The Herald.
The first box to report complete
was number is. Brownsville, where
II. L. Fitch was presiding judge,
which came in at 1880. 1t was one
Of the largest boxes in the county.
Southmost, a small box, was not
available because the election Off
GERS by error closed and sealed the
on the outside.
Point Isabel reported only in some
of the county offices.
Otherwise, il was the fastest and
most complete county Csmocratic
compilation il has ever been the
pleasure Of The Herald 10 report.
WHERE is Luis Morones?
Mexico City wants to know.
He has been rumored:
As in hiding in Mexico City.
As having fled TO the United
States by airplane.
As having sailed for Havana.
As having sailed for Spain.
As having fled to Guatemala.
Wonder why these rumors haven't
Included n few more nations, IN
Latin America, Europe or Asia?
WEST END Of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley-the Mission district
lis destined for important indus
trial and building activities.
So declares Ralph Bray, editor Of
the Mission Times.
Points out that before long the
Goodwin tract. said 70 be one OF
the most efficient devel pments yer
undertaken in the Valley. soor will
open for its first farmers.
Concrete pipe contracts amounting
10 100000 have been awarded by
water district No. s. which u the
Goodwin tract.
There will be concrete lined
canals. In that way will conserve
water and avoid the damage Of
seepage.
In less than five years more than
fifty per cent of the canals Of the
Valley will have concrete lining. |
That's a prediction.
SAYS the San Benito Light:
Consider the tillers Of the soil in |
the Valley. One has been a chiro- !
practor. another a dentist, a third \
has been a lawyer all his life, still /
another bought his farm with saw
ings amassed while he was a plumb i
er. and John Smith who owns the |
neat little orchard on such and-such
lateral was a barber in his o.sn home /
town in Oklahoma.
And to she interesting list might !
\ added large number or former |
photographers, school teachers, /
manufacturers. bankers. writer's, |
poets. investment bankers, engineers /
and on and on and on.
But we have yet to meet former /
newspaper editor or reporter who is
a Valley farmer or orchardist-un- |
less it is 4. c. Richardson who Is
now putting his farm experience to
use as a field writer for Farm & \
Ranch. He formerly conducted .
farm near Lyford.
THE DEMAND for electric juice I
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