Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-11
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The Valley Is the land 10 which
farmers move because of the fine
opportunities for fishing, hunting
and other recreation ana then
after they arrive get so busy
growing crops one after another
that they seldom find time TO en-
JOY the sport.
AS SOON as new rates into the
southeastern states on grapefruit As
proposed by the Missouri Pacific
and Southern Pacific railroads are
accepted by the other railroads so
vast an outlet will be opened for
first quality Valley fruit that ship
pers from this section will be able
to choose their customers.
This will so far toward assuring
a .top-price market for the produc-
tion this year and toward making
this the most successful season IN
the history Of the Valley.
The rates now proposed by the
Valley railroads were put into ef-
feet in July, 1923, but later were
cancelled. making the freight on
grapefruit 70 that territory much
hiQher. Big reductions in rates on
osVer Valley products 10 that terri
tory we're established az the same
time.
DATE GROWING in the ValleT
Is not a thing which may come 70
pass some day. II already IS an
established fact.
DR.. S. K. Hallam supplied proof
in a large cluster Of the local-grown
product which he left at The Her
aid office Monday.
This was one of several large
punches grown on one palm. he
has other palms producing. The
dates are az splendid quality and
exceedingly sweet.
The palms, planted over 20 years
ago By DR.. Hallam, were grown
from seed Of Valley-grown dates,
. making this a second generation
product.
The seed from which these palms
were grown came from dates grown
AZ Point Isabel. So date culture II
the Valley appears to be at least a
40-year-old industry.
Later developments bid fair to
make date culture 4 profitable VAL
ley industry. The extensive expert
mnt now being carried on at the
experiment farm near Weslaco may
produce interesting results.
VALLEY ORANGES have power
to weave a potent spell and to con-
vert the most peSSimistic OF Doubt
ing Thomases-
L. Gregerson of Rio Hondo has =
brother and sister-in-law living IN
the North who he has been trying
to bring 70 the Valley for five years
They formerly would reply 10 his
invitations that they would not live
in such a wild place under any
consideration.
Three years ago Gregerson began
shipping a crate OF fine oranges
from his fathers orchard 10 this
stubborn pair at each Christmas.
Where a written word Of praise
failed TO be convincing q sample Of
the product Of the soil, water and
climate has won.
Gregerson the other day received
a letter.
do not send any oranges this
year: We are going TO come down
there and pick them off the trees. -
VISITORS to the Texas State
Fair at Dallas are going 10 see
something different and altogether
attractive in citrus fruit displays
The Valley exhibit Is 70 depict the
Good Ship Valley" sailing. fruit
Iader. 10 the ports of the world.
while the Lighthouse Of Health
and Happiness" spreads its beams
to attract sailors on the sea OF life.
The idea is Mrs. Julia Montgom-
erys. II is being executed under
the direction of her brother. p. K.
Monty Montgomery.
WoEd from the fair grounds a.
DAM. where Monty now Is ar
ranging for the display. tells that
the idea has met instant and en-
thusiastic approval.
The ship will be built up out Of
grapefruit and other citrus products
and viii be lighted from the inside
The lighthouse VIII be constructed
in the same way and viii be
equipped with revolving colorcd
lights
The new Valley slogan, Lower
Flo Grande Valley, The Garden Of
Golden Grapefruit" Will be prom
lnently used in the display and thus
viii be brought before thousands Of
people for the first time.
THE FIRST flying football squad
So far as is knOWn-will pass