Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-13
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VALsLEY

CABBAGE GROWERS in the Low
er Rio Grande yalIey-thoze growers
having crops maturing just at this
time, are a rather satisfied element
in the general Valley activities.
They are receiving from Ss2 to s55
q ton for their product.
For example, Friday a total Of 2s
straight cars Of cabbage left the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
This days loadings brought the
growers better than $4,000.
And the total does not include
cabbage contained in mixed carlots.
Which is considerable figure in
itself.
And also, beets and cabbage are
"doing their stuff" in the matter Of
cash returns.
Prices in that field, too. are
satisfactory.
And speaking of cabbage. this
column has repeated once before and
wants to repeat once again:
A Valley man declared not 50 long
ago that he would take any contract
TO grow cabbage at $40 per ton for
zen years and would get rich at il.
- BROWNSVILLE civic organiza-
Was are getting behind the Browns
Vile Navigation Districts port COM
mission.
The Brownsville Rotary club the
other day adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the port commissions stand
for a channel direct from Browns
willie to Brazos Santiago pass.
This was followed by similar reso-
lutions BY the Kiwanis club and also
by the city commission.
In the meantime leaders in the
movement are looking forward to
the report and recommendation OF
Major Milo P. Fox, the district engi-
neer at Galveston.
IL he recommends the Brownsville
plan, Brownsville will hear nothing
further from him.
Should he disapprove the Browns
willie plan or amend II. he will give
the city an opportunity for appeal-
In the meantime Brownsville has a
s2.o00,00O bond issue voted to back
UP its plans.
And one prominent worker has de-
clared: "Well make It S4,000.0o0 II
necessary.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY grapefruit.
tho future worlds choice" in grape
fruit. Is becoming an important
Christmas gift.
News from Mercedes. the only
shipping point reporting. is that 5oo'-
600 pounds OF grapefruit were ship
ped from there during the recent
holidays as Christmas gifts.
And every shipping point IN the
Valley sends out its quota Of Christ
mas gift grapefruit.
Several growers and shippers have
developed \ mighty sizeable amount
OF this Christmas gift feature.
They put them up il Christmas
packages.
The Foster pink variety has been
especially desirable for this class OF
business.
W.R. MCCARTHY. who Is manager
of the McAllen Chamber of Com
merce, is in Austin.
He Is continuing his efforts to
secure the passage Of bill through
the legislature permitting commits
zxsoners' courts TO levy a tax for
= nunty advertising purposes.
California is said 70 have such
law.
The Valley is particularly inter
ssted in this measure.
During the past ten years various
plans have been put forward for
national advertising campaigns.
Individual and organization efforts
have been made TO secure funds Tor
the purpose.
These have always been without
avail.
More money would he required
than is possible TO be raised by pub
lie subscription.
From time to time the Valley has
been told that a national campaign
Of advertising would prove big
factor in putting it over"
Perhaps a legislative act will
make such a campaign possible.
THIS COLUMN has told the world
from time 20 time, that the coast
route for transportation Of air mails
important route between the United
States and Mexico.
Calls for bids for hauling mails
into and through Mexico have been
issued.
which seems 10 bear out the fire.
ouont claims that have been made IN
this column as 20 the advantages o.
fered BY the Brownsville Matamores
gateway.
And Brownsville n ready with a
municipal airport that has been de-
scribed by an observer as zone Of
the sweetest airports in the United
States
Just watch US hop off.
TIME FOR PAYMENT Of poll
taxes is growing short.
AZ January 81 u the last day on which
ht,oll taxes may be paid for the year
1s2s.
A poll tax receipt for 1928 per-
mitS the voter 10 vote in 1929.
And there may be important cleo