Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-18
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VAL.l.EY

VALLEY GROWN grapes are
luscious.
A large sized platter Of them sent
THE Herald by Mrs. Margaret Nc
Allen Fairbanks proves they are.
# Maybe a surprise to some Valley
citizens to know that the Valley
grows grapes.
Well. the Valley does--in limited
quantities at present, but larger
4 production Is in sight.
I'll Two thousand vines planted on
The McAllen ranch 35 miles north
west OF Edinburg are bearing heavy
Yields in this. their second, year.
Many OF these same vines bore
large crops last year and thereby
established a record for early pro-
ductton.
Mrs. Fairbanks has 200 additional
Il vines which will bear next year.
II The grapes sent 20 The Herald,
sweet and Of fine flavor, were Of
the r. w. Ramsey, Delaware and
~ NEuskat varieties. Several other
kinds are being grown.
Grapefruit trees planted on the
A1EcAllen ranch-300 of them-also
hre showing remarkable growth and
Foster Pink grapefruit already Is
4 beginning to show the pink color
A through their skin.
The ranch Is becoming quite
show place and visitors from
Brownsville Sunday purchased more
Il than $40 worth Of grapes.
GRAPES are being given sue
cessful tests in other localities. w.
II A. Harding has a large vineyard
Fl started near Hargill and ]. G. En-
gleman reports a wonderful growth
OF vines on his place north Of Ed
couch.
In the past there has been
popular superstition that grapes
would not grow in the Valley be-
cause the soil was not suited to the
needs of the plants.
These vineyards are about to
prove that the more northern por-
II tions Of the Valley at least are ideal
for grape culture.
Il TODAY is the day when the sue
cess OF Brownsville's great Fourth
Il OF July celebration largely will be
Z determined.
NJ Fifty-three men combing the city
II for subscriptions to a fund with
II vnf4h TO defray the cost Of cut
II sts&ding features contemplated.
Ill Tie solicitors are expecting do
Fl nations TO mount to a total Of ST.
N 600 at the end Of the days work,
and early reports indicate the hopes
n viii not be vain.
i Committees working under Chair
Il man Faux have outlined a series
OF events for the day calculated TO
draw visitors from a large part Of
i Texas. And they need the money
II 20 carry out this program.
III A secret attraction is being plan
n ned which those "in the know" say
will attract attention throughout
the nation. Promise to break the
sensational news in the next day
or two.
UP AT McALLEN another cele-
bration is being planned and there
will be great rivalry to see which
H city will attract the largest crowd.
n Boxing matches and bull fights
n TO be staged on the further side Of
the Rio Grande. Of course. already
ere included in McAllens offerings.
h THAT GRAPEFRUIT FAD re-
II ported among women Of the efete
ii East who would remain thin should
II be great thing for the Valley-if
it only holds out until the next
crop down hefe
The Associated Press is author
N fly for the statement that women
III are eating grapefruit and olives.
M grapefruit and tomatoes. grapefruit
Vi and eggs. grapefruit and cucum-
II bers. grapefruit and grapefruit"
The smart thing now is for some
friend Of the Valley 10 arrange mat
ters so physicians and dieticians Of
the metropolis will recommend that
Valley grapefruit be used in these
various and Sundry diets.
Possibly then that 100000 adver-
tising campaign We have been urg-
ing would prove useless.
THAT TELEGRAM to The Her
aid Monday from Geo. L. Rihl, vice
president of Pan-American Air
ways. appears to Just about settle
the future of the municipal airport
here, but there is lacking that
finality to be desired.
Missouri Pacific railroad Off
Gals have pledged their efforts to
bring their trains into Brownsville
as early as possible and they as
sert approximately an hour can be
cut from the running time between
I here Uni Houston-eventually.
LoMf citizens are hoping that Mr.
Rihl can make a more definite
statement when he arrives in a
day or two from New York City.