Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-07
PROBERS READ LETTERS TO CREAGER R
IN OUR
VALLEY

~AAINAOt1ES OF earlier days, and
earlier conditions in the progress
OF the Valley we're revived by re-
marks of S. p. "Swede" Nelson Of
sebastian, recently.
incidentally, Nelson Is chamber
OF commerce secretary. mayor, po-
lice chief, justice of the peace, and
lew other officers. all rolled into
one, at Sebastian.
Nelson said he had started for
the Valley Fair. and that his car
siumped into hole Of mud on the
road to Harlingen.
A farmer came along.
Do you think I can get out in
time TO see the .Fair?" Nelson
asked.
Why, think So" the man re-
Piled. Today is Tuesday, and the
lair lasts three days yet"
Such conditions seem hardly pos
slnle TO people in the habit Of trav-
cling the paved road from Ray
mondville to Harlingen now.
VALLEY TOWNS are working
out their itineraries for sightseeing
busses. The San Benito itinerary
Is completed.
IL would be q good idea for as
many Valley people as possible to
take these trips.
They would be surprised at the
many interesting points in the VAL
ley. and sometimes even in their
own cities, that they have missed.
The trips are planned principally
for visitors.
RECENTLY an investigator for
national advertising league, which
passes on the value OF products ad-
vertiSed, came to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Came to investigate.
He investigated extensively and
thoroughly.
Now ne owns tract OF land in
the Valley, Is building an attractive
home on 1t. and expects to spend
his winters here.
Later he will move TO the Valley
To live the year round.
Apparently the product advertised
must have been good.
ABOT this time every year, when
the citrus market has been hurt
70 a certain extent by shipping out
a poor quality fruit, there is talk
of delaying the opening of the ship
ping season until November !, in
stead Of October /.
In the opinion of J. NJ. Del Cur
to. state entomologist. this is not
justified.
Del Curto says that the fruit
which moves out in October has a
sufficient quantity Of sugar, and a
proper acid and sugar ratio.
Much of it may be of inferior
quality, but this probably is due
to causes other than the lack of
sugar.
1T is true the fruit would be bet
ter In November. or still better If
IL remained on the trees until De-
cember.
"But the nation wants citrus
frat in October, and II the Valley
dos not ship It, Florida will.
zBuyers don't expect the fruit
To be as good in October as in De-
cember. But they do expect a ripe
fruit, and one Of good quality, and
the Valley can give them such fruit
II II will select ii carefully"
Del Curto believes that the in
crease in production the next few
years will solve the quality prob
lem, as the shippers, having more
fruit from which to select, will re-
fuse the inferior fruit.
A DISPATCH from Laredo quotes
General Eduardo Hay TO the effect
that the air mail line through La
redo probably will be opened again
January ! OF next year.
Local speople believe that the
suitability of the route through here
has been established, and its pre-
ference over other routes TO and
from Mexico City proved.
They are confident that the air
mail, passenger and express buSi-
ness through this port can not help
but grow, and that the opening Of
any other lines will have little ef-
feet on its growth.
They have reason to believe this
since the Laredo route was ad-
opted first, and later abandoned IN
favor of the Brownsville route.