Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-14
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FLORIDA Chamber of Commerce
heads spend two days in the Valley
and decide that cooperation instead
of competition is needed between
the two sections.
r. G. Grassfield, general manager
OF the Florida State Chamber of
Commerce, explains that only three
sections of the United States are
endowed with climate and fertility
capable of producing citrus fruits
and winter vegetables.
There is a market for capacity
production from. all three sections,
he believes.
And cooperation in developing
these markets will produce better
results for all concerned than COM
petition for the markets which al
rescy exist.
1t Is so different from the usual
view expressed as to merit con-
sideration.
Is it possible that the present
competition between fruit and vege-
table growers of California, Florida
and the Valley for markets Of the
United States and foreign countries
is unnecessary?
Would it be profitable for the
Valley to join the other two citrus
and vegetable growing sections of
the country in campaign to edu-
cate more people to use more OF
their products?
The logical development would be
to zone the country, allow Califor-
MIA to supply the citizens of the
Pacific coast and the far West:
award the midwest and central
southern states to the Valley and
leave the Atlantic seaboard to
Florida.
A far fetched dream which might
eventually materialize, but 1t is
doubtful. If it did a great saving
would result In freight. But what
OF the superior quality Of Valley
grapefruit, and other products. over
which we have been gloating?
Are citizens of the Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards to be denied the
pleasure of eating the superior
aduct?
u. fUTY COLLECTOR Of Gus
Ypta- Vm. Neal, for the port Of
; apA lille reports a 500 per cent
gam - the value OF exports for
the Efss quarter of 1929 over the
corresponding period of 1928.
AND he credits a large per cent
of the increase to the operation of
air mail and passenger air lines be-
tween here and Mexico City. An
other indication Of the value of the
international airport to Browns
vile.
But Mr.. Neale says a part of the
increase in exports was made bv
building materials and farm inple-
ments, indicating an area Of
progress in the southern republic.
IN spite Of the present revolution.
Every month of the present year
has made a large gain over the
preceding month and over the COR
responding month of last year.
Exports for the month of Janu-
ary were valued at $97,822. The
hundred thousand mark was passed
for the first time in February
when export values increased to
S156,276 and the March business
was almost treble this, or $426,695.
THE UNITED STATES postal
department realizes the great bene-
fit of air mail to the business men
of the nation and strives to make
it accessible to as many people as
possible.
S. M. Gaines, superintendent of
railway mail service, with offices
in Fort Worth, after a conference
here last week with Postmaster G. !
w. bennett, has ordered that |
schedules of the Star bus mail |
route between Valley towns and !
Brownsville be changed to coordi- |
nate the plane schedules from the
airport here.
The change is effective Monday |
and under the new schedule air
mail will be about as effective for
the entire Valley as it has been
for Brownsville.
The bus will arrive here in time |
to dispatch northbound mail on the
plane of that day and it will re-
main here to receive mail from the
Mexico City plane for distribution
up the Valley.
Postal authorities report there has
been splendid use of the air SER
vice since it was inaugurated and
the change in bus schedules is ex-
pected to further augment the vol
lme of air mail being handled into
and out of the local postoffice.
ANOTHER important develop
ment is the announcement today
of the Missouri Pacific Lines that
through tickets will be sold on
their lines to Brownsville by rail
and from here to Mexico City by
airplane.
Means a saving Of about So hours
between the Mexico capital and