Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-16
I'm OUR
VALLEY

MOuQdy afternoon the visitors
were offered free ride in a tri-
motored airplane by the Mexican
Aviation Company.
The plane was described in de-
tail by Charles Burton, and to
quiet fear in the minds of those
who never had experienced a ride
in the air, be told of the absolute
safety of tho airliner.
There is absolutely no danger,
gentlemen" Hinkley chimed in at
this point.
All was quiet for a moment when
a visiting official in the rear of the
hall rose to his feet:
May ask whether the brother
who last spoke is in the undertak-
ing business"
But most Of those present accept
ed the invitation of the Mexican
Aviation Co. and all those who
went pronounced it a wonderful
experience.
CAMERON COUNTY has 1879
miles of concrete paving and 1856
miles Of first class road on which
grading and structures have been
completed.
Before expenditure of money
from the $6,000,00O road bond issue
was started the county boasted only
1858 miles Of paving.
The last Of the proceeds from the
fourth million Of bonds is now be-
ing spent-with the exception of
$4,000 reserved by Commissioner
Sam Bell to extend paving to the
site Of the proposed deep water
harbor near Brownsville.
Here is what the 100000 has
purchased:
Grading and structures on 322.92
miles Of roads.
Concrete paving on 1926 miles
of roads.
Over half of the concrete is 18
feet wide, a considerable portion
of it is 16 feet wide, some of it is
is feet wide, and there are two
strips total length of seven miles
only 9 feet wide.
Until some way has been found
to increase the bonding capacity of
the county there is little that can
be done to continue the paving
program.
When the remaining 100000 of
bonds finally are sold dumps will
be ready to receive paving on a
number Of important highways.
These include the Boca Chica
highway all the way to the beach
aRp two gaps in the military high
Way along the river. Money from
the Brownsville precinct will pave
all Of the first and a part of the
second mentioned project.
But the road to Rangerville right
now appears to be the key to the
situation.
The Harlingen water district has
asked that a road be paved from
the Arroyo bridge to Rangerville
near the pumping plant of that
system.
In return the irrigation system
officials promise to change the
form of their organization to in
crease the bonding capacity.
At present the county could issue
and sell $4,000 worth of bonds.
With the Harlingen district chang
ed total of $1,37O,OOO of bonds
could be sold.
The hitch is over the method of
financing the road to Rangerville.
It is up to the county commission
erS and the county Judge to find
solution and it is up to the citizens
of Cameron county to help them
find that solution by expressing
their opinion.
Use of the roads is being lost
and the roads mean increased pros
perity.
TEXAS VERSUS California,
1t appears there is feud about
to develop between endurance fiji
erS of the two states.
First the Question Mark. arnv
plane, sets 15O-hour refuelling
record. Then the Fort Worth flierS
bring the record to Texas by re-
naming aloft 172 hours.
Then the tough hombres" of
California raise the ante to 246
hours.
Now while Joe Glass and Glenn
j.. Loomis pilot a Stinson mono
plane about Houston with ambi-
ton to remain in the air 800 hours
Bartlett Stephens and Fred Nc
Kinley are flying a ship around
San Francisco and say they will re-
main up until it falls to pieces in
the air"
yell, Texas wins on grapefruit
regardless of the outcome of this
race.
The Valley has a special interest
in the competition as the Hons
ton ship is one Of the trio of Stin-
sons which for many months flew
between the Soto la Marino. in
Mexico, and the municipal airport
here, transporting fish for the Tex
Mex Fisheries.
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