Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-18
I'm OUR
VALLEY

start of the international air mails
via Brownsville and Matamoros.
The start had been planned for
February %.
II now will take place on March 0.
Thus two important events will be
Reiterated at the same time.
One of them the inauguration Of
the mails.
The other Captain Ira Eaker's
dawn to dusk flight from Browns
vile TO the Panama canal.
The main event will take place on
Saturday, March Q.
Captain Eaker's flight will take
rlace on Saturday. March 10.
Unless something happens in the
meantime to change these dates.
II SUBSCRIBE to other daily
papers, but always read your good
raAes first"
| .a1hst's the eommont Of Lawrence
L. Brooks. Rio Grande City banker,
IN letter 10 The Herald renewing
his subscription.
And it's compliment that is very
much appreciated by The Herald
and those who work on il.
The Herald is enjoying watching
its circulation figures 20 up.
IL is growing without the assist
ance of bothersome contests, such
as those in which some newspapers
offer automobiles and other forms
Of prizes that never fail to irk the
public.
The Herald is cndeayoring to give
its readers good newspaper. Il
believes the newspaper reading pub
lie Of the Valley wants that sort
Of newspaper.
THE VALLEY. in May, will enter
tain one of the most important state
conventions Of Texas.
That is the annual meeting of the
Texas Medical association.
IL will start May 90, in Browns
willie, with a meeting Of the rail-
way surgeons section of the asso-
citation.
And will continue through May
More than 1900 physicians, sur
geons and specialists will attend the
meeting, and there will be distin-
gEished guests from other states.
The sessions will be held in
Brownsville, but the visitors will
have ample opportunity to visit all
other sections of the Valley.
Hotels in other Valley towns will
be called upon TO provide aecommo-
dations.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER
finds opportunity TO comment on a
recent editorial in The Brownsville
Herald having TO do, among other
things, with the development OF
home markets for Valley products.
Says the Caller:
"The Brownsville Herald calls at
tsntion. in quite timely fashion, to
the rapid advance of the canning in
dustry in the Lower Rio Grands
Valley, estimating that the Valley
pack this season will aggregate
close to $50 cars, an increase of
approximately 100 per cent over last
ysar.
at the same time the Herald
points 70 the necessity for enlarg-
ing the markets for the products Of
the Valley canning plants, citing, as
one Of the reasons for restriction of
the market, inequalities in freight
rates. which make wide distribution
too 8stly.
~The major markets for the pro-
duets OF Valley eanneries have been
developed throughout Texas" the
Herald continues, though the mar
ket for canned grapefruit is being
extended into practically all states
The high quality of the Valley pro-
ducts can win its way into any mar
ket. providing it is given an equal
freight rate. and it Is TO the interest
Of the entire Valley TO cooperate
with the Gamers in securing tina,
rate.
"That no doubt would require con-
siderable time. More to the point
IL seems. Is the development of a
demand in the Valley itself for the
Vafley-eanned products. The Herald
says that until recently practically
no Valley products appeared on the
shelves of groccrS in that section
but today. because Valley house.
wives are specifying goods canned
in that section. Valley grocers arc
stocking heavily.
"A prophet. il is said, Is no;
withcut honor save in his own coun.
trys the same thought might apply
10 products Of local plants. The
first step in developing a market
for any product Is to establish .
demand for that product among the
people who profit most directly from
it,
THE BROWNSVILLE police de-
partment reports that Sunday wa:
the quietest in many months.
Jhs short call officers had ample
oppyTunitv 70 devclon their minds
by fcading magazines and otherwise
amusing themselves.
But In Matamoros the situation
was a bit different.
Three lives were lost in shooting
ARRAYS.
Necessitating unusual activities or
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