Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY

Thst is indicated in a letter re-
seiyed by L. X. Morris Of Browns
Vile from the Wheeler, osgood COM
| pany, lumber manufacturers Of Ia
coma, Wash.
Here is the way a member cf this
firm talks about the Valley grape
fruit:
Il want TO thank you a thousand
times for that jolly fine box Of
honest-to-goodness Rio Grands VAL
ley grapefruit. The fruit is deli
Hcious and the box arrived in fine
condition.
"Some OF the folks here in the
bffice had never eaten real grape
ruit before; that is. the Valley
kind, and it would have done you
eood to hear their outbursts Of
depreciation that came forth yester-
|day when they returned TO the Of
flee after eating a sample.
IL really believe I'd have no
trouble at ell in disposing Of a car
load at fancy prices.
"UP HERE we get those punky
CalitAFnia grapefruit and they are
absolutely not in it with the ones
grown in the Valley. You were
mighty kind indeed to remember US
30 generously this Christmas time"
Which comment is a bit hard on
The California grown grapefruit.
But, Of course, here in the Valley
fvery one knows that Valley grape
ruit is a superior sort Of product.
The difficulty is convincing peo-
ple in other parts OF the country
the truth Of it. After which it will
not be difficult to satisfy them that
they should choose Valley grape
fruit above all others.
sFLoRlDA CONTINUES TO promote
ts sale of it's grapefruit by adver-
sing over the country.
The last issue Of the Saturday Eve
fling Post contained a double page
advertisement urging the use Of
grapefruit juice to eonteract the in
| fluenZa.
IL course, Florida is not advertis-
| ing "just grapefruit" The growers
of that state are pushing the sale
Of FLORIDA grapefruit"
-Valley--growers will have
ITO take a somewhat different tack.
Perhaps they will promote the use
3of Texas grapefruit--the nations
choice after trying everything else
1.-The market affords.
LESS THAN 1000 poll taxes paid
n Cameron county today.
,lNhich is less than one-third the
emlber that should be paid, even in
fr offrelection year.
While, there will be no general
| elections in the state or nation this
year, there certainly will be bond
and municipal elections at various
Epoints.
The voter without poll tax viii
be disfranchised. lie will have no
xoice in the affairs Of his city Or
Ieounty, or other municipal govern
ment.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC is now
n the bus business in Texas for the
Ifirst time.
The railroad commission, after
con sidsring the application Of the
BlaelT Diamond Bus Lines, Valley
kvstcm. 70 sell "a the Missouri Pa
rific, has granted approval for the
bale.
The change will 20 into effect
Monday.
And officials Of the Missouri Pa
cific Transportation Co, subsid-
iarv Of the Missouri Pacific Lines,
have announced that first class
Abuses will be used over the system
The railroad will use its own pas
ksenger depots between Brownsville
and Mission and at other points.
The railroad is in enviable posi-
sion 20 carry out this plan.
Almost every one Of its stations Is
located conveniently to business dis
triets and hotels.
And mostly they are new. Where
&there are ola stations the railroad
plans 20 build new ones from time
ITO time.
THE WORK of concrete lining Of
canals seems TO be going on apaee
in all parts Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley irrigated district.
La Feria water district has called
an election "a he held February IS
10 vote on a bond issue Of Sl,600,00o
4 The funds will be used for i'm
4 kprovements on the canal system and
| to shoot coating Of cement on the
banks and bottom
In that way water will lie con-
served. Ard in addition 70 that. ad-
joining lands will not become water
klogged.
THE BROWNSVILLE municipal
airport has done n gross business Of
$500 for the first 10 days of Janu-
ry.
Tht's information from the bus
ncs& office az the airport.
Thaes receipts from sale OF gaso-
iine and oil % airplanes using the
nort, and also for board and keep"
for planes visiting the field.
Next week two or three visiting
airplanes are expected. Indicating
: that business At the airport is 20
! ontinue brisk for the balance Of
4 he month.