Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-05
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VALLEY

CHEERING NEWS in the cotton
crop estimate of H. p. Boyd, vice
president Of the Valley Gin Co.
Boyd has been making a study OF
Valley cotton yields for many years
and his estimate Is accepted as
about the most accurate obtainable
One reason for this is that Mr.
Boyd refuses to estimate the yield
early in the season and never makes
a statement until he has definite
information.
The Valley crop this year will
total about 1l0. 1000 bales. he says. Oi
this $4,000 bales had been ginned
Saturday night.
Cotton has brought an average oi
10 cents per pound. Sale of the
seed has brought the value to ap-
proximately 500, speaking in round
figures.
$1,000 .O00-that is what the VAL
ley growers will receive for cotton.
A large portion Of this will go into
circulation Immediately.
OF the total approximately S.
100000 already is in the hands Of
the growers.
And the effects are being fe.t
throughout the season. Times are
good in the Valley and 1t is time
for the fellow who has been saying
otherwise TO wake UP to the fact
that his hard luck is mostly in his
own mind.
10000 bales. Sli 100000 in circu-
lation-what a boost to trade and
business generally.
30
A BRIGHT sunny day sent thou
sands of residents and visitors 20
the Valley beach resorts Saturday.
At Point Isabel the throng taxed
to capacity the cafes and other
places OF business and over on
Padre Island Casino employees were
rushed throughout the day to at
tend to the wants of the throngs.
Boatmen reported record business
and hundreds Of bathers dotted the
beach.
Over on Brazos Island the situa
ton was the same, with cars park
ed every few feet from the north
end to the south end of the island
snd both bath houses reporting rec
ord crowds and business. On the
mainland at Boca Chica cars lined
the beach almost TO the mouth OF
the river.
The water was fine. although a
little too calm for real sport.
Which all means that the Valley
beach season has just reached its
apex while at Galveston and other
places, even at Corpus Christi, the
end Of the season is just around the
corner.
Bathing started first at Valley
beaches. 1t will end here last.
Galveston, If the usual custom is
followed, will stage celebration on
labor day and one by one conces-
sionaires on the beach will fold
their tents and steal away day by
day.
The close of the season will come
!. few days later at Corpus Christi
and several weeks later Valley peo-
pie will be enjoying the surf off
Padre Island and Boca Chica.
RESIDENTS of the Valley are
abusing Mexican passport regula-
tions. Mexican immigration officials
report to the Brownsville Chamber
Of Commerce.
There is a possibility that such
practice may result in inconven-
ience to genuine tourists who desire
% visit Mexico.
Valley residents. the Mexican
officials say. have been going 20
the chamber Of commerce officials
here and making a claim to reside
at some place outside the 40-milc
border zone. Thus they secure tour
ist cards and avoid the necessity
of securing regular passports.
But Mexican officials are refuS-
ing to accept tourist Identification
cards from persons riding in auto
mobiles with Valley license numbers
on them.
And The chamber Of commerce
has been requested TO demand proof
that the person applying for q
tourist card really is entitled to one.
HTDALGO is on the way 10 be-
coming a city.
A cotton seed oil mill has been
built there and now Is in opera
ton.
This is the second such plant IN
the valley-the other being To-
Gated at Brownsville-and the first
In Hidalgo county.
The new plant has capacity of
eight tons per day and the owners
are seeking sufficient Valley cotton
seed to keep it running to capacity.
Marvin Evans. owner Of the Hi
dalgo Gin Co, Is also owner Of the
new oil min