Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
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mental committee in which a group
of local citizens stressed the real
need for such a structure.
The present structure and site
likely will be sold to the highest
bidder and the proceeds Of this
sale will be a part of the S350,00
fund.
A new site must then be pur-
chased.
If the government buys the site
its cost win come out Of the $780,
900 fund and will reduce the
amount available for construction
Of the building.
Appropriations Of s85.000 have
been made for construction Of post
office buildings in Harlingen, Nc
Allen and San Benito.
It is reported that all three Of
these towns will provide sites for
tbs new structures and that the
money appropriated by the gov
ernment will be spent entirely for
the building.
This is something for Brownsville
citizens to consider. Should the
government be given a site. and
thus be allowed to spend the entire
s350.000 for the building. or will the
fund which likely viii be made
available soon be sufficient 10 pur-
chase the necessary site and con-
Struct a structure In keeping with
the needs OF the town?
III the money for the building Is
voted for the fiscal year beginning
July ! 1t should be completed by
January 193l-movided selection Of
the site Is not unnecessarily de-
layed.
ADD TO PROOFS that Valley
neHa publicity agent with first
From the New York Herald
Tribune:
Ginning e bale OF cotton in Cor
pus Christi, Tex. and landing it in
New York in less than 36 hours
seems fast. It is fast, and an air
plane carrying the cotton. the first
bale OF the season. according to
the Associated Press report. win
arrive in New York sometime to-
day, after stops in New Orleans.
Birmingham and Atlanta"
Again no mention Of Edcouch or
the Valley.
COTTON PICKERS will receive
81 per hundred at the opening OF
the season in the Valley, farmers
have decided in series Of meet
tngs.
But the pickers must supply their
own sacks.
In the past farmers have supplied
sacks but picking prices at the
received as low as so cents and
furnished the sacks used in gath
cring the staple.
That was when a dollar was inn
portant money. though.
Despite wholesale daportations OF
Mexican laborers back to their
homeland there appears to be a
fair supply Of farm labor and cot
ton pickers available.
At least there has been no con-
certed campaign inaugurated SO far
to import pickerS from other sec
tions.
During the past three or -four
years there has been n great hue
ard cry raised for pickers about !
this time Of year with scare head
lines in Valley and upstate papers
10 the effect that VALLEY Needs |
Thousands Of Pickers."
Always in the past all the cotton
has been gathered somehow
Whether some Of it would have re-
mained unpicked without the pub
licity campaign is more than any
one knows.
At any rate the present condition
Is puzzling in view Of the events Of |
other years.
A heavy cotton crop is indicated |
many potential pickers have been |
daported-and vet there apparently
4 no serious shortage Of labor
not yet at least.
PHARR CITIZENS are celebrat- |
inE following announcement that !
the CAssouri Pacific Lines would |
cons VI new passenger depot In !
that foWn within a year.
This is the third passenger sta |
tion pledged by that line to Valley |
tnwns. Announcement previously |
rsd been made that Weslaco ard |
nonna we're TO receive fine stations. /
The Pharr Kiwanis club. one Of |
tha Iivest orge elizations in the upper /
e-d of the Valley. is given credit |
~ leading the campaign which /
rsrnlted IN securing the promise Of 1
the depot.
TT WAS bound 70 happen.
4 man has been arrested and I
.,.,ad for slow driving in Gary Ind. |
az = eppears that the state Of In
a;-r L conducting a campaign |
orainst slow drivers.
pnesibIv such q campaign in the
-, would serve to reduce traffic |
congestion A the main highways !