Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
IN OUR r
VALLEY

E1GOftE0 Oh tLlG EIOL4ud ClC1 uS
crop last season make Valley grow
ers and shippers think of the day
when this season will have reached
record production-which will moi
be for many years yet.
Florida during the season just
closed shipped 24,451, ,695 boxes Of
citrus fruits and an additional 700,-
O00 boxes we're destroyed in the wal
on the Mediterranean fruit fly.
The Valley this year, with prob
ably not more than 10 per cent Of
the acreage in trees bearing, ship
ped in the neighborhood of 1,e00,-
900 boxes.
The Florida crop had a gr oss val
lie Of $51 100000 in round figures
,sThe Valley crop probably crossed
around 100000.
The Valley will compete with
Florida principally in search for
grapefruit markets. That state the
past year shipped 9,714,475 boxes of
grapefruit. The Valley should be
shipping more than that amount in
five years. If this is done some
DOOy ID SOll1S W nave W OO oOAAlC
affective market hunting.
The average return to Florida
growers for grapefruit was $1.99 per
box. The average net in the VAL
ley was slightly below that.
Valley fruit has the quality. 1t
must be maintained and it must be
advertised.
MERCEDES is coming to the
Front"
A new telephone exchange, con-
eisting of the most modern equip
ment housed in an attractive brick
building erected for that purpose
WAS put into use Saturday.
The installation represents an in
Nestment of $4,000. Rio Grande
VALLEY Telephone Co. officials an
Saounce.
Announcement that 50-ton ice
Factory is to be erected there imme-
SIiately. r. w. Afford, formerly ir
THE ice manufacturing business II
San Antonio, has purchased site
ION the highway and will erect the
plant.
And city delivery Of mail extend
ed today TO 81 new 1dIlA4Ico.
THREE DAYS to Fourth Of July
&recrackers, parades, barbecues
Arize fights, bull fights, ct cetra.
All in the name Of independence
Brownsville and McAllen vieing tc
zee which can offer the most anc
kiraw the largest crowds Of cele'
krators. McAllen offers bull fight:
kand prize fights to offset pageant'
hnd parades at Brownsville. A wide
variety of entertainment from
(which to choose.
It is to be hoped patriotic fervol
Twill not result in manning OF any
Child.
Handle fireworks carefully anc
Hrive autos carefully.
FIVE HOUSTON MEN on a trir
from Houston to Yucatan in search
kof adventure find it almost pe1or'
Hhey get started.
Battle storm tossed waters OF tht
fGulf Of Mexico and finally reacf
Point Isabel safe after 43-houl
massage from Galveston.
The party, headed by Hans Nagel
keeper of the municipal ZOO a
EHouston. navigating in a 23-too
Esloop called Fortuna, will seek new
ESpecimens for the ZOO and Tor tn'
ks1atural history museum.
Point Isabel was down In thell
lbook for a stop to refuel, but 1t wa
ldo1blv welcome to the sailors Wher
rfhey arrived after encounterlng th'
storm. -,
Iway.
COMPLETION of a concrete
highway into San Perlita Saturda!
Egives WilIacy county Al miles O
pavement.
And only a few months ago there
.vas no concrete in the county, ex'
scept In Raymondville.
Now the system extends to the
south and west county lines, con
meeting with the Cameron count!
highways north of Harlinger, ant
east to the King ranch.
An additional 19 miles of road'
Under contract is being held VI
pending settlement Of an election
contest.
~ The road to the north county lint
lis being held up pending opening O
n connection with the hug-the-coas
Shfghway.
BROWNSVILLE is to figure II
aviation news aagin during thl'
week. Barnsy Zinmerly and hi
little 771-pound flivver plane due
here late Monday.
This pair expected to start during
the week for Winnipeg, Canada. or
be made in an effort to establish 6
new distance record for ships o.
nonstop flight. The flight vii
that weight. The present record ]!
something over 900 miles. If ht
completes the hop to Canada, III
will have added nearly 700 miles
the total distance being 1900 miles
PARLIAMENT WILL