Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-22
I'm OUR
VALLEY

eFcH sent HoEth from the lower
Gulf coast, can't see any excuse for
s25 cabbage at this time.
Makes some interesting comment
about the situation in a statement
appearing elsewhere in The Herald
today.
Mr.. Coleman has a wager with an
eastern buyer. A nice, new hat will
be the prize.
The easterner declares that cab
bage will be $50 ton BY the first
OF February.
Mr.. Coleman, anxious for $50 cab
bage but regarding it as improbable.
is fighting mad" over the fact ttgat
something has happened to cut Val
ley cabbage from s45 or so a ton to
SIS.
All that in face of a rapidly de-
ereasing cold storage supply.
He offers a suggestion. Reduce
shipments, he says.
A GOOD LADY up in Lyford,
good friend of Brownsville, is criti-
cal Of Brownsville.
Writing to The Herald, she SAYS:
v~While Brownsville is busy doing
everything to bring people to visit
the city, they are not busy enough
in its Identification.
II have not seen q more charming
location in the United States, and |
have lived in st. Paul, Denver.
Columbus, Topeka, Des Moines and
other cities. In fact, ! have lived
in eleven states.
"Ponds and small water holes
could be turned over to nurserymen
for study in Identification. Plant
bulbs around the banks. Water
lilies grow there, profusely. Fish
in this water would care for in
sects.
There is plenty Of talk about
what should be done"
AND SHE HAS another complaint.
She paints pictures. Started one of
a scene at a nearby lake.
Before l could finish the picture,
or photograph il, / find a dredge
has dug through--got pay for leav-
ing a beautiful scene entirely spoil
ed.
- few years back someone howled
about the water hyacinths In the
reKacas. They were cleared. and now
the lakes have grown up with cat
tails rank grass and other growth.
The hyacinths are gone.
Il hear people exclaim over the
poinsettias. Now expect that some
Ole will find something dreadful
sbout the poinsettias, and these
beautiful shrubs will disappear.
"ALL THE SHRUBS and roots
brought to Brownsville from every
quarter Of the globe now are being
buried under brick and cement.
Stately palms are lowered by the
blows Of an axe. Lots around old
residences should be dug up and
choice plants removed, some may
urge, and thus further spoil beau
ties tlA.t are Brownsville's alone.
a
Washington somewhere in Browns
willie, to remind us il is the United
States-and make people more loyal"
THE GOOD LADY at LyfOrd is
.Hght in many respects.
Ncertainly Brownsville can be made
h city of beautiful parks.
IN
beautify lawns and other ground
spaces.
This column urged months ago the
point that the banks Of Browns
ville's resacas, or lakes, are this
eity's future beauty spots.
And a few statues, OF George
Washington and other historic char
acters would add 70 this eity's fame.
Great statues found in many Of
the Latin-Ameriean cities are al
ways OF interest to visitors.
Washington. one Of the worlds
most beautiful cities, il made so by
statues in every possible place.
But about those water hyacinths-
IL was really too bad that they had
20 he removed.
Thsy grow wild. They spread.
There was danger Of their over
running canal lines and blocking the
flow Of waters. Therefore they had
70 be removed.
:. l.. GILL. Raymondville, writes
in 10 say that with one exception
every premise in Willaey county has
been cleansed Of host fruit trees
and shrubs.
He believes that when this single
place is ridded Of peach trees. that
Willacy county viii have attained a
one hundred per cent situation In
this respect.
Until that IS done. he points out,
the additional month for citrus
fruits 70 remain on trees will not
be allowed.
The citrus market has been lag
ging. That additional month, IL it
is made available, will add much to
the income Of the owners of citrus
~ fruit trees throughout the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
STATE HIGHWAY rONNIccTON