Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
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From McEllen comes this:
The good people Of Texas who
are looking for a place to spend
their vacation should not overlook
their own state-especially the Rio
Grande Valley. Texas offers as
beautiful places to go and places
with as great opportunities for rest
and recreation as any person could
wish-The Valley.
Fishing and golf are good-tour-
ist camps are plentiful and modern
all the thrills of out-of-door life
can be enjoyed here.
"The scenic beauty Is unsurpass-
ed. The weather is enjoyable. In
fact, all Of the advantages Of the
best resorts are found here in the
VaSley.
khe Rio Grande Valley offers
II Ills fine place to spend their
VACATIONS"
Right, right as can be. Texans
could 20 far and find less in the
way Of an ideal vacatsonland than
is offered here in The Valley. The
writer Of the above should have
mentioned that there are numerous
splendid hotels for those vacation
lists who do not care for camp life.
NOW HERE is ONE from way
up IN Oklahoma, which proves in
terest in the Boca Chica road 70
be intrastate at least-possibly in
ternationSl.
Barney Wolverton, formerly q
resident of Brownsville. now en-
.pioyed in the Oklahoma state re-
'formatory, writes:
II read with pleasure the daily
urging that the paving Of Boca
Chica highway be completed.
Il don't believe the people down
there realize the importance Of this
road being completed and paved AZ
the earliest possible moment and
the building of various kinds IF
amusements along the gulf for the
entertainment OF your residents and
visitors. -rsfv@e-.Htr
What do you suppose Oklahoma
City or Tulsa would give for the
gulf located near their towns, the
soil and climate, the close proximity
OF Old Mexico.
'As it Is these Oklahoma cities
ARE spending millions Of dollars get
ting ready for the eastern and nor
thern tourists who are coming here.
Every little bit Of water is dolled I'D,
artificial lakes are made, boating
1nnCnd bathing facilities provided ar
ficially. No natural places like the
lf, Of course.
V"One firm Is spending 81 300, ,000
on a tourist camp two miles north
Of the state capitol-and tourists
are coming 70 Oklahoma by hun
dreds Of thousands because Okla
Aoma is going out after them.
Il am employed by the Oklahoma
state reformatery at this time and
! receive and entertain visitors.
The other day had visitors
from California, Nevadad, Kansas,
Missouri, Chicago, New Mexico, and
dozens OF them from Texas.
Nov. why Texan would leave
the gulf breezes. where il is from
two to 10 degrees cooler than it is
In Oklahoma, / don't know. We
had a temperature Of 113 in some
parts of Oklahoma this year and
s1e1 all over the state daily for
weeks.
I'VE eat lots of grapefruit and
usually some friend down there
sends me some. but We have been
out and not a Valley grapefruit
could be had for three months. To-
day bought some California
grapefruit, about the size Of base
rall and just about as dry. A very
pretty color and well cleaned. look
cd fine, but TO comparison to your
fruit"
Now there Is o real Valley booster.
What that fellow should do is come
back to the Valley he loves so well
ard be happy.
HEREs ONE from E. A. Ccap,
rling:
NGee, / want TO shake hands
ws.h you and thank you for the
dandy editorial in today's paper.
k1E1 bOls fO4 cu4G d4C OAlbO lUuE
JOB. You simply have hit the big
gest and best bet for Brownsville
that can be made. have d large
line Of friends all over the state
and when they come down here
and cannot get to the beach on
account Of bad roads they so back
complaining. The beach Is the only
playground the lower Valley has
and there Is no finer playground
On the coast
Bet 'em heavy. I'm for you"
ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECTS
one from "A Reader in Browns
vile:
The writer has heard so many
adverse comments lately from visi-
tors TO the Valley about the legends
upon roadside signs which welcome
CD the newcomer as he approaches
the Valley that 1t Is believed a word
ln The Herald will be Of value. Bad
Rs 1t lis to have our highways plas-
tered with signs IL seems poor taste
10 greet the newcomer with at
tempted wisecracks. poor English
sAnd In many cases offensive advise
b the driver. Why assume that
rivers upon our highway need 70
We told In offensive language how
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