Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
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VALLEY


Which means business experts,
after a survey, find conditions in
this section above the average for
the country.
For the year past this section has
been listed fair" meaning about
on a par with the average for the
country.
But now the investigators have
found reason to return the valley
to the good" section Of the map,
meaning that business conditions IN
the Valley are above the average
for the country.
Chambers of commerce and other
organizations whose business 1t Is
to see that this section is presented
in a favorable light to the rest OF
the world have been busy for some
time informing makers Of these
business condition" maps that the
Valley deserved to be in the
white"
But these fellows are hard to
convince and require actual facts
on which to base their ratings.
Probably every section Of the
country which is listed in either
the fair" or "poor" sections write
in and demand that they imme-
diately be removed to the "good"
orea - a
It will be remembered that on
March 81 a call was issued by state
and national bank commissioners
for a statement Of the condition OF
banks.
Statements of Valley banks, pub
lished in response to this call, re-
vealed that gains of more than $3,-
600 900 in resources and deposits
had been made in the three months
period from Dec. 81, 1928 and
March 81 1929.
1t is quite likely these figures had
no little to do with causing COM
pliers of the maps to decide the
Valley belonged in the good" bus
iness area.
THE JUNIOR COLLIE E
Brownsville's newest educational
institution, has attained another
goal.
The school has been given a first
class rating by the American Asso-
citation of Colleges, permitting It's
graduates to enter leading unlver-
stiles of the United States without
exnntEhions and with full credlV
for d work done.
ThA rating was given the local
college at a meeting Of the Texas
branch of the association at Dallas
last week. Dean A. S. Caldwell at
tended the meeting and secured
the rating.
PROPOSAL of the Val VERDE
packing Corporation that its planC
he onerated as a cooperative en-
ternrise during the coming citrus
fruit shipping season has oeeh
taken under advisement by COM
mittee of growers in the Donna
vicinity.
The proposal was presented to
meeting of growers by James Man
ierre manager of the plant during
the past season.
The Hidalgo News reports that i
uos nronosed that the plant and
the citrus acreage in that vicinity
he nooled and that profits be dl-
vided between the orchard ana
plant owners.
II was revealed that during the
1o27-2s season the plant packed
and shipped 176 cars. while during
the last season only So cars were
handled, these being bought LOT
cash.
ON THE RECENT goodwill tour
tn Corpus Christi by Brownsville
business men, citizens Of that gull
coast city took occasion to plead
the advantages of their port over
galveston and Houston for such
export business as develops IN the
Valley.
Learning that the Valley is going
in for exporting citrus fruit 70
Europe. officials Of the Corpus
Christi harbor are enoeavorlng to
have the shipments move through
there. They point out that it can
be put aboard the ship in fewer
hours than at Galveston.
Some 1000 cases of Valley fruit
were shipped through Galveston
last year. 1t is hoped that a
larger volume of this business will
develop during the coming season.
There is no good reason why
Corpus Christi should not have this
business-provided they can pro-
vide as prompt sailings as Calves
ton. Quick movement IS necessary
to grapefruit exports.
THERE SEEMS to be consider
.ble misunderstanding in the VAL
Law in regard to rules Of the en-
tarco which has been declared on
citrus fruit.
while no fruit can be moved out
.f tbe section at the present time,
there have been no changes in rules
u,h;ch will apply to handling Of the
coming crop
Grapefruit and oranges will con-
tinue to move out OF the Valley
on inspection by federal depart
,,,ant NJ IF agriculture inspectors and
an shipping certificates. No change
in Shipping regulations is contem-
alated Aaccording to P. A. Hoidale,
n cbaJge of fruit fly eradication
work.
The regulations have proved Of