Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-23
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Just about due, sections north OF
the Valley are not bothering much
about the appearance Of weed
growing vacant lots and roadsides
Fields are mostly in an uncared fol
state-except where winter oats and
wheat are being planted.
But In the Valley 1t Is different.
IL is spring cleaning time right
now. The Valley soon viii be at it,
very prettiest.
And many towns already have
started cleanup campaigns In an
ficipation Of the thousands of visi-
tors who soon win be heading this
way.
Those towns which have not al
ready done this might do SO with
honor and profit to their citizens.
with the citrus fruit Just turning
a. golden yellow on the trees; with
whEfer vegetable crops beginning 10
s<hd carpet Of green over the
fields; with the cotton stalks of
the Halready gathered crop being
cleaMed UP and destroyed, Is IL any
wonder visitors to this land Of sun
shine fall in love with II?
With the roses in bloom: with
summer posies of all kinds still
pretty and with the Christmas-time
crop or poinsettias just around the
.~~~-~~ G~ a. ~..~r ~r.r..r1a 41@o w,o~r,1o
who soon will be arriving from the
frozen north catch a vision Of
spending the remainder Of their
lives In the Valley2
1t Is perfectly natural that desire
Is born.
Citizens Of Valley towns. Of the
rural communities. officials Of the
towns and of the counties can do
much to assist in making our visi-
tors like the Valley.
A campaign Of yard cleaning.
street and alley sanitation. vacant
lot weed cutting and general polish
ing is needed in the towns.
In the country cleaned fields and
pretty yards will help.
County officials might get some
thing done about weeds on some OF
the roads.
DON'T GET THE IDEA there
viii be no competition for grape
fruit sales In Southern states"
This Is q warning to the Valley
from Geo. +. Walker. still up in
Port Stanley, Ont. Canada, but
turning hts eyes toward the Valley.
The ducks and geese are going
south, so we must follow suit" Is
the way he puts it. He and Mrs.
Walker expect to start about Oct. 2.
Mr.. Walker writes:
"The growers should not believe
that ii viii be all plain sailing for
our citrus fruit In the southern
states because Florida is out Of the
market. California grapefruit. al
though much inferior to ours. has
q big hold in the East, chiefly be-
cause of their excellent pack and
rood marketing methods and be-
cause they supply fruit all the year.
Porto Rico and the Isle Of Pines
should also be back on the market
this season. Normally, see large
quantities OF 1t up here. but 1t was
absent this year because Of the
hurricane damage last year.
always, however. we can get
California grapefruit and oranges
ira even the smallest towns.
$50 Valley growers and packers
must not be lured into letting poor,
immature or badly packed or graded
fruit onto the market. or they will
suffer O penalty much greater than
the offense."
THE HERALD is a travelling
library In Port Stanley.
aTne Herald goes farther UP here
4han Il does in Brownsville" Mr..
walker writes.
r,r sac. Jas. g. Bowie and wife
.n6 niece Of San Benito are living
~ 4 cottage just across the street
from us and they get The Herald
~ enon ms we have read 1t. Then
sl7ev mass it along to w. @. Mathes
nnd wife OF San Benito who have a
cottage a few houses farther along.
IN that way seven Of us enjoy IL
for the price Of one subscription
(Circulation manager please note.
--Editor)
And we are always waiting for
It. too. Sundays paper arrived last
niqht and they already have half Of
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