Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

A REAL CITY PARK Is being
eveloped In Brownsville.
Covering some GA acres of terrain
IN the northern part OF the city
Ehat seems to lend itself most ad-
nirably to the purpose for which 1t
svas purchased.
n 1t Is still In the early stages Of
development. But already there are
Ifgns that Ii will be developed into
'omething really worthwhile.
Pathways have been constructed.
they lead through tangles of nat
ral brush. and remind one of
breckenridge Park, San Antonio.
n, Perhaps 1t Is the intention to
naintain a herd Of burros for the
amusement OF children.
Roadways that wind in and out,
YER small hills and along the lake,
Fill make attractive drives. asSum-
ag that they will be graveled or
otherwise improved.
ALREADY numerous flower beds
ave been worked out in various
I tesigns. At one point there is a
'suge flower bed, with star in bold
,elief.
This particular bed gives much
t,.rrxxgua ~ f,tfs.~a Nootsfu
City Commissioner Burt Z. Hink-
y, Is In charge of the park angle
H,ty affairs. And is taking a
interest in working out this
Le4fect.
u Another two or three months
1should make a great difference in
[&hat sight. When the plants have
Erown. When grass has taken root
Ind spread.
But one thing will have to be
done. There's an eye sore nearby
ft is a dumping ground. Millions
II pieces Of paper floating around.
And March winds are carrying most
II them into the park.
Surely It is the intention Of the
.ity to get rid of that part OF the
.cenery. Else the park development
win prove waste.
CITIZENS of Brownsville should
visit the scene Of that park de-
Yelopment.
It will prove a revelation TO those
who have not seen 1t, as II Ger
sainly did this writer
One entrance will be found on
|Palm boulevard. south OF the Los
Ebanos gate. The other out Sew
NTH street, crossing the Southern
pacific tracks at the FL Jardln
growers warehouse.
incidentally, Washington Park
|dcyelopment seems to be making
|progress also.
The fountain in the center Of the
park, which Is being constructed at
a cost of about $4,000, Is nearing
completion.
Soon provision will be made Tor
flower beds. grass and other I'M
tprovements.
After many years Of talking about
parks. Il seems that Brownsville Is
on the verge OF actually having
them.
MEXICO CITY has been hoping
that Colonel Charles Lindbergh
would Nv the first airplane In the
new Mexico City-New York air
mail scheduled to start March 9.
Colonel Lindbergh Is now in Mex
leo with his bethrothed-at Cuer-
nevaca.
He has not indicated whether ne
would accept the invitation to lily
the first mail plane.
but. since he is already In Mex
40. the chances are that he will fly
the mail to Brownsville. and return
with the next southbound plane.
IJnIess-the colonel and Miss
Morrow should decide to be mar
ried within the next few days
whether he will fly the mail then
well all depends
CIRRUS FRUITS are beginning
Ia make inroads into cotton acreage
I'm the irrigated section OF the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
So declares II. p. Boyd, cotton
xtatistician of San Benito.
An automobile ride over any sec
fion of the irrigated area would
seem to bear out Mr.. Boyd's state
ment.
Go where one will. one finds tre-
merdous new tracts. planted to
grapefruit or oranges.
Tn some instances, II Is ground
that has Just been recovered from
the brush, but 10 Is largely plant
inrs on ground that has been used
for cotton.
The time has arrived when the
valley must begin thinking about
tbe nrublem Of new outlets for the
h-apefruit orchard product. In
1 rs. In bottles, snd in crates
xApAME Schumann-Heinke
y II. .ro,,s contralto. Is scheduled tC
vsxlt Harlingen In April for a VAL
lev appearance.
News dispatches from New Norf
~ announce that the great singer VII
retire after her appearances thi'
season.
che win quit after a half CEN
tnry on the operate and concert
II stage.
which means that her appear
AZ. A. yaliev will he the frs