Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-09

tConiinned from page one,
South q trip through g. , southern
states.
The special train bearing the agri-
cultural workers left for Houston At
s:45, the crop champions, who are
making their southern tour In two
special cars, leaving on the regular
train ut $3.50.
The two delegations comprised
the largest crowd the Valley has
beel called upon to entertain this
winter. One hundred and twenty
cars were in the caravan that left
Edinburg Friday morning. The itin-
erary carried them through the
Sharylnnd and Mission tracts.
through McAllen TO the Pharr-San
Juan-AIamo pumping plant on the
Rio Grandc near Hidalgo, and then
through the Valley cities to Harlin-
gen where they were served lunch
by the ladies Of the Cameron
county home demonstration clubs.
The women's Chamber OF Commerce
building. where lunch was served,
proved inadequate to accommodate
the huge throng, and the overflow
III served nc the Van Noy cafe.
From Harlingen the party proceed
ed through San Benito to Browns
vile. arriving between 4 and S
o'clock. Many Of the earlier arriv-
ais toured the I'll Jardin section and
visiting the Rabb palm grove, others
crossing to Matamoros for a tour of
that city.
Dinner was served nj the Mata-
moros Cafe ut $50, the party cross
ing to the American side about 8
o'clock.
The development Of the Valley
proved u n~ever-ending source Of
amazement to the visitors. They
commented frequently on the fact
that practically all development has
been accomplished In the past ID
years, and they commended the man
ner in which many of the growers
are handling their field crops and
citrus fruit orchards. They were
greatly impressed by the thousands
Of acres planted to citrus fruit, the
ces Of prosperity found In all sec
tons.
Among the visitors were a number
of representatives of the division of
agricultural economies, who were
unanimous in asserting that the
Valleys problem IN not one Of pro-
duction but one OF marketing, and
advised immediate organization 70
handle the citrus fruit production
Of the future.
The visitors were accompanied by
many of the leading agricultural
writer's and instructors of the
South, including Victor Schoeffel-
mayer, agricultural editor OF the
Dallas News; j. A. Evans, assistant
chief of the extension service of the
u. s. department Of agriculture; o.
b. Martin. director Of extension
work. Texas A. & NJ; ID. J. Dodson.
director of the Louisiana Expert
ment station ut Baton Rouge; Dan
Otis, Of Madison. Wis, head Of the
American Bankers association; =.
NJ. Hubert. extension director OF
Rutgers College of New Jersey; b.
r. Trent, Oklahoma director Of ex-
tension: DR.. w. u. Hever, OF Lee
University, Baton Rouge, La: j. TX.
Cooper. head of the Arkansas horti-
cultural department: 4. s. Brute,
aEronomist Of Clemson college, :.
c.; DR.. Bradford A. Knapp. presl-
dent OF Alabama Polytechnic; c. b.
Ambers, agronomist OF Mississippi
"A. & NJ, and many others who have
figured prominently in national agri-
cultural work.
The visitors were on 4 side trip
from Houston, where agricultural
workers from all parts Of the Unit
al States met in convention the
first Of the week In honor OF the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of the es-
Enlistment OF extension work. The
trip to the Valley was made over
the Southern Pacific. and the return
over the Missouri Pacific. the lat
ter road providing the visitors with
Valley souvenirs in the form Of
small boxes each containing three
eitrns fruit.