Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-07
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VALLEY

executive head Of this great con-
Germs properties serving almos
every part Of south Texas.
For thirty years E. B. Neiswangel
has been heading upward. And ir
the past six years, with the growth
Of electric power development ir
south Texas, he has sped upward
most rapidly.
Those in the Valley who have
known E. B. Neiswanger since he
came here in 1923 know that ability
is being recognized.
Four years ago, after two years
in supervising utility development
for the old Valley Electric and Ice
company, he was elected vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Central Power and Light company
And moved to San Antonio. Now
another promotion.
WASHINGTON PARK is being
whipped into hape as future
beauty spot.
Ben Proctor. supervising the
construction work, announces that
the fountain in center of the park
will be tested out in another week
1t will throw water sprays. And
at night these will be colored by
a system of colored electric lights.
Broken stone walks will lead
from all corners to the park center
u Native trees, including ash, of
three or four years gowth, will be
transplanted, to surround the park
on all sides.
In years to come they will pro-
vide the shade that is so essential
in parks.
The work has been proceeding
somewhat slowly, men being as,
signed as they were available from
other jobs.
But it won't be long now.
THE ONION FESTIVAL at Ray
mondville in the middle of last
month eRrobably produced varying
emotiq On those who attended.
But JOhn Ashton, editor, of the
Valley Farmer, published at Mer-
cedes, is the only man we know Of
who has been inspired to write
poetry about it.
In The Farmer of April S he
dedicates to Willacy county onion
growers a poem under the title
"Apropos the Onion Festival at
Raymondville."
Mr.. Ashton writes:
Some rave of orange blossoms. and
some OF new-mOWn hay:
'Of jasmine, honeysuckle, and such
scents as they.
The title Queen of Fragrance" is
borne by lovely rose,
But some they think the violet the
sweetest flower that grows.
Huisache blooms are held by some
to have glorious scent:
While fragrance pure is symbolized
where mignonette is meant.
The sweet pea has its claims for
fame: carnations their charm.
And wild things breathe ambrosial
Tunes on ev'ry Valley farm.
But handsome is as handsome
does" we hear some farmers
say,
Who claim the smell of growing
bulbs doth make their hearts
wax gay.
The sweetest smell that comes to
them.-perhaps you won't
! deny
is when their fields give up their
fruit. and all turn out-oh nv!
We know a place called RAYMOND
vile, where onions grow galore.
Where all the streets Of onions
smell, and shops and stores
smell more.
Full many swain in Raymond
vile, and many a maiden fair,
Making loving vows on March
fifteenth despite that perfume
rare.
We saw those onions on those walls.
all nailed to keep them there.
But what they couldn't nail be-
sides came out and fill'd the
air!
1t came in gusts from ev'ry side:
it fairly fill'd the town.
1t made the people take deep
breaths to keep that odor down.
We smelt it on the ev'ning breeze;
it followed us afar.
And when we got to Harlingen we
smelt it on the car!
On reaching home we tried our
best-we'd had enough Of
well
We closed our eyes and dreampt
of-what?-of onions minus
smell.
John Ashton.
- H. BARNES .of La Feria,
Engaged in the business of selling
Rio Grande Valley lands and grow
ling grapefruit, writes The Herald
about how the gift of box of pink
grapefruit for wedding feast in
New York has resulted in the pos
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