Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-01
GIANT Yep OVER OCEAN ON U.S.. TRIP
in OUR
VALLEY
FRIENDS OF In Our Valley have
written this Column for today.

FRIENDS OF IN our Nalley nave
written this Column for today.
From McAllen 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
GAs4.de Valley. Texas offers Gs
beautiful places to go and places
&1th as great opportunities for rest
8ne ssereation as any person could
#ish-The Valley.
Fishing and golf are good-tcur-
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
Valley.
The Rio Grande Valley offers
Texans a fine place to spend their
vacations"
Right, right as can be. Texans
could 60 far and find less in the
way Of an ideal vacationland 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 TO
be intrastate at least-possibly in
ternationSl.
Barney Wolverton, formerly q
resident of Brownsville, now en-
ployed in the Oklahoma state re-
formatory, writes:
Il 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 at
the earliest possible moment and
the building Of various kinds of
amusements along the gulf for the
entertainment of your residents and
visitors.
What do you suppose Oklahoma
Rtty or Tulsa would give for the
Eulf 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 up,
artificial lakes are made, boating
and bathing facilities provided ar
tificially. No natural places like the
gulf, Of course.
"Cne firm is spending $500 900
on q tourist camp two miles nortn
of< tie state capitol-and tourists
are cornifz to Oklahoma by hun
dreds o. thousands because Okla
homa is going out after them.
Il am employed by the Oklahoma
state reformatory at this time and
I receive and entertain visitors.
The Other day ! had visitors
from California, Nevadad, Kansas,
Missouri, Chicago, New Mexico, and
dozens Of them from Texas.
Now. why a Texan would leave
the gulf breezes, where it is from
two TO 10 degrees cooler than It Is
Ia Oklahoma. i don't know. We
had a temperature of 1l3 in some
parts of Oklahoma this year and
leo 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
Auld be had for three months. To-
Ay bought some California
W3pefruit. about the size Of a base
bal and Just about as dry. A very
pretty color and well cleaned. look
cd fine, but no comparison TO your
fruit"
Nov there is real Valley booster
What that fellow should do Is come
back TO the Valley he loves so well
and be happy.
HERE'S ONE from Z. A. tCap)
Sterling:
Gee, I want to shake hands
with you and thank you for thu
dandy editorial in today's paper.
Say boy. you sure are onto your
fob. You simply have hit the big
Eest and best bet for Brownsville
that can be made. have a 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 90 back
complaining. The beach is the only
playground the lower Valley has
and there is no finer playground
pn the coast.
BET EN- heavy, I'm for YOU"
ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECTS
pne from "A Reader" in Browns
vile:
THE writer has heard so many
Edverse comments lately from visi-
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