Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-31
I'm OUR
VALLEY

in efforts to create an aerial freight
. traffic in highly perishable tropi-
cal fruits and vegetables has been
accepted by the Dallas chamber.
In a letter from Roland A. Laird
aviation secretary of the Dallas or
gsnization, a conference with c. e.
Richardson, the local manager, is
suggested. Information given by
the local executive will be highly
valuable in the work, Laird says.
1t is revealed that the department
of agriculture at Washington has
been requested to supply informa
ton concerning tropical fruits.
The plan, in a nut shell, is to en-
courage a group of Valley growers
to produce rare fruits and vegc-
tables for which there is a demand
at fancy prices in northern markets
Most of these fruits and vege-
tables-papayas and aguacates for
example-can not be handled by
ordinary methods Of transporta-
ton.
Development of the aerial freight
line specializing in this business
would provide a splendid source OF
income for a number of Valley
growers.
The products would demand a
fancy price but there would be
plenty of purchasers.
BOCA CHICA, with a paved road
all the way, would be as valuable
an asset to Brownsville as a deep
water harbor, in the opinion Of
E. B. Mitchell Of Mission.
Mr.. Mitchell wrote to Judge o. O..
Dancy following the ruling Of the
attorney general that the county
can build bridge from the MAIN
land to Brazos island.
IT sure feel elated over this (the
attorney generals ruling) and the
interest you have taken" he wrote
Now if you can get the bridge and
the road fully paved, really be-
lieve you will have as big an asset
to Brownsville as the deep water
channel and basin.
''You will be surprised what il
will do for your city. l send lots
4 tourists that way and insist on
Rem seeing Boca Chica. CMr. Nit
chell is in the hotel busineSs). They
return and go back by way of La
redo. Nearly always they make
complaint that the roads are bad
They invariably object to the toll
bridge.
"I suggest that the county build
bridge and charge ten cents for
each car and five cents per person
until it is paid for and then have
it free. This is just a suggestion as
have heard much of it.
II believe if that is done a 25-
room hotel with 10 to 20 tourist
cabins adjoining can be had mighty
quick"
WHILE SPEAKING of paving:
Three gaps in Brownsville paved
streets are reducing the efficiency
of the system out Of all proportion
to the cost of finishing the job.
These gaps are on Palm boule-
ward, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. All three are on big fills
across a resaca.
All of the fills were completed
several months ago and have had
heavy traffic over them. 1t appears
they should be ready for topping.
When it rains-as it does fire.
quently-residents of Los Ebanos.
Brownsville's prettiest residential
section, are forced to travel over a
muddy stretch of road to get 10
town. The only alternative is TO
drive north from Los Ebanos to the
Los Fresnos highway.
All the residents of Victoria
Heights and the people living in Ell
Jardin must cross the gap on either
Thirteenth or Fourteenth street 10
reach town.
The Thirteenth street fill has
been gravelled but is so rough it
can hardly be travelled. The Four
teenth street fill has a little gravel
on it but becomes muddy and slick
N a light rain.
Mud is carried onto the pavement
fr@n the ungravelled fills and the
sawer system suffers accordingly.
Paving of these gaps would cost
little and would greatly increase the
efficiency of the system.
The residents of the sections
served to a man would vote thanks
to the city commission for prompt
action.
AND 1T TURNS OUT Mexico has
no law requiring Americans work.
ing in that country to reside there.
Which clears away another cloud
IN the sky.
Felipe Canales, acting secretary
of the interior, explains that reg
ulationS" which required those who
earned their living by working ia
Mexico TO reside in Mexico should
be considered as request rather
than demand, and hence any per-
son not wishing to comply with it
would not have to do so.
1t is not the intention Of the
Mexican government to create mis-
understanding or i'll feeling over the
rule, Canales explains.
That will be good news to ap-
proximately 100 persons in Browns
vile and several thousand persons
from here to the Pacific along the
international frontier.