Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
in OUR
VALLEY

THE VALLEY has something ex-
niiirating besides the spirit water
across the Rio Grande.
Owen p. White, staff writer for
Golfers Weekly, and Charles o.
Kelley, attorney fof ne same pub
hcation, were walking along a street
street of the city.
White had already expressed his
opinion Of the Valley. Kelley had
not.
Il would just like to write an
article for you on what I think
Of this wonderful place" Kelley
said.
you don't have to drink liquor
--even the air here is exhilirating.
They were fresh from Gotham.
FEDERAL employees in charge
Of enforcement Of various regula-
tions concerning the movement of
citrus fruit are as much interested
in the citrus industry, and the VAL
ley In general. as the people here
as private citizens.
M II. Ford, in charge Of the fruit
fly quarantine work, announces a
plan Of his department to have
placards printed telling purchasers
OF fruit the regulations and re-
quirementS under which fruit can
be shipped or taken out. These
viii be placed at all places where
fruit is sold.
When a tourist buys fruit and
has 1t taken away from him by
our inspectors at Falfurrias it leaves
@ bad taste In his mouth against
the Valley" Ford said.
We want to avoid this as much
as you people do, so we have de-
cided to take every step to prevent
this"
VALLEY GRAPEFRUIT is the
sweetest.
Figures substantiate this state
ment.
J. NJ. Del Curto. state entomolo-
gist. who was in the Valley this
week, gave out the figures.
Extensive advertising to establish
this fact In the minds Of the con-
suners viii 60 far toward bringing
the price for Valley fruit which 1t
should bring.
Cooperation of all growers and
shippers is necessary to direct this
advertising, as well as to regulate
quality and distribution Of ship
ments.
A VALLEY land company, with
headquarters in Harlingen, explains
that occasionally prospects brought
down from the north misunderstood
the object Of the trip.
The company this week brought
in q party, and among the visitors
was a man of about seventy.
When the land salesman ap-
preached the man, the latter said.
''Why. are you selling land? i
thought this was just a sight-see-
ing excursion. and took advantage
OF It for my honeymoon"
He had married just before leav-
ing Chicago.
At that the land man said the
idea Of bringing honeymooners to
the Valley Is a good one. Being
newly married. and coming out of
the cold north into this valley of
sunshine ought to work wonders,
he said.
DUE IN LARGE measure to the
untiring efforts of Col. Sam Rob-
ertson Of San Benito and a few
other Valley people. residents Of
this section generally are realizing
the need for action to prevent a
labor shortage in the Valley.
The matter comes up for discus
sion by Valley people this after
noon at San Benito.
Indication OF general interest is
shown by the response from rail-
roads. power companies. shippers.
growers and others who have indi-
Gated they will be present.
r.. J. THOMAS of La Feria writes
In TO complain that people in one
section OF the Valley will speak of
land IN another Sectlon OF tne VAL
lev as bad land
This needs attention.
Every part Of the country has
some bad land.
The Valley has a large percentage
of unusually good lard-in fact some
of the best in the country, or in
the world.
There is plenty of good land for
all. and this is the kind Of land that
Is being sold and developed through
out the Valley
And even the resacas and flats.
and other lands not suited to
certain commodities. will grow 9TH
ers. or will at least furnish good
duck hunting for Valley people.
A country with as many assets
as the Valley can III afford TO start
conducting a search for faults.