Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-15
I'm OUR
VALLEY

Sosefai idnu parties, heading Tor
hatamoros and dinner, bore down on
the Gateway bridge at the same
time.
As consequence long lines Of
slow moving cars filled Elizabeth
street for many blocks. Soon We
hieles travelling thes cross streets
were lined up for a block or two.
The traffic light system became
imperative when cars were caught
in the middle OF the street. Wore
unable 10 move forward, backward
or to either side.
II was about as pretty a little
traffic jam as New York or Chicago
win be able to provide in some time.
In fact, Commissioner Whalen of
New York, we believe, would have
. enjoyed being right in the center of
| IL.
II 1T ALL CAME ABOUT through
lie great number Of visitors in the
lley, more than $500 having been
4 brought in by the various land par
ties and additional hundreds here
"on their own"
Add to this more than 100 claim
agents holding convention In
Brownsville.
All of which testifiss to the
spreading fame of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Of Texas.
More tourists, more winter SOL
burners, more conventions.
LAID SELLING agents find It
more and more easy to make up a
party in any section Of the United
States for a trip to the Valley. Say
II has become a matter OF reject
ing applications for the trip rather
than seeking those who desire to see
this section with view to buying
property. :,
And they are buying more readily
than at any time in the history OF
the movement. Some companies re-
porting almost 100 per cent sales.
THE VALLEY loaded out 40 cara
az fruit and vegetables Wednesday
the record day for the 192s-2s sea
son.
which means that at least three
long trains Of fruit and vegetables
moved from the Valley Wednesday
night or Thursday morning to dis
tribute the products of this section
TO practically every state.
shippers predict that before the
season closes a new record OF q
least 900 cars in one day will have
been achieved.
Wednesdays loadings aggregated
approximately 5000 tons or 6,OOO,OoO
pounds.
II the 225 standard refrigerator
ears had been placed in one train
that train would have been l3,5OO
feet. or over two miles in length.
And the Lower Rio Grande val
lev In less than 80 per cent de-
veloped.
THE FREIGHT Claim Agents asso-
.,.tiro Of the Southwest is touring
the Valley today, the guests OF Mis-
souri Pacific and Southern Pacific
railway officials and residents OF
the Valley.
They are given the opportunity TO
inspect the packing sheds, the val
lev orchards and truck crops.
This Is the first visit for many
of them They had heard all about
the Valley: had thought its beau
,;sx and fertility exaggerated, but
h.fore thew return to Brownsville
tonight will admit that the half has
nst,g yet been told
VOTERS Of the la Feria irriga-
zion district will vote Saturday on
authorization of a sl,600,o0O bond
;xsue "a finance concreting OF canals
.ra drainage for the entire system.
Bond issues for such purposes are
much the same as voting 'bonds fof
hirhways-they pay for themselves
IN reducing the cost Of operation.
According to plans announced by
she In Feria district directors the
system will be modernized in every
respect; seepage eliminated; dam
.g.d lands drained. and the entire
irrigation plant brought TO the high
ct point Of efficiency.
ACCORDING to the irrigation ex-
merits, every system in the Valley
ultimately will be placed under
concrete. Water losses from the
dirt canals are heavy, the damage
"a land extensive, and cost OF opera
tion increased by these losses.
IL would seem the logical thing
for all districts which can fiiasnce
~creretinr 10 do so without delay.
n n true that ID will add 70 the
t.x burden. but this is more than
,oualired by the reduced cost Of
operation and higher efficiency.
Rio Grande water and Valley
lands are becoming too valuable 70
peru,it water to be wasted 20 the
dstriment Of the land
TIP AT wESLAC0 newspaper
xss prevented from being published
by an injunction
Irirst time injunction has been
Va lin this manner in the Valley,
y far "a Is known.
The injunction was secured under
the law which makes valid q contract
rvovidinx that q person selling any