Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY


result of a hearing in Washington
last week before the interdepart-
mental committee in which a group
OF local citizens stressed the real
need for such a structure.
The present structure and site
likely will be sold to the highest
bidder and the proceeds of this
sale will be a part Of the $3.50 600
fund.
A new site must then be pur-
chased.
II the government buys the site
its cost will come out Of the $780,
600 fund and will reduce the
amount available for construction
OF the building.
Appropriations of SIS. 900 have
been made for construction Of post
office buildings in Harlingen, Nc
Allen and San Benito
1t is reported that ali three OF
these towns will provide sites for
the new structures and that the
money appropriated by the gov
eminent will be spent entirely for
the building.
This is something for Brownsville
citizens to consider. Should the
government be given a site and
thus be allowed to spend the entire
$3E0.000 for the building. or will the
fund which likely will be made
available soon be sufficient to PUP
chase the necessary site and con-
struct structure in keeping with
the needs Of the town?
II the money for the building is
voted for the fiscal year beginning
July ii should be completed by
January 193l-provided selection Of
the site Is not unnecessarily de-
layed.
add TO PROOFS that Valley
NEEDS publicity agent with first
bale:
From the New York Herald
Tribune:
Ginning a bale OF cotton in Cor
pus Christi, Tex. and landing IL in
New York in less than 80 hours.
seems fast. II is fast. and an air
plane carrying the cotton. the first
bale Of the season. according TO
the Associated Press report. will
arrive in New York sometime to-
day. after stops in New Orleans,
Birmingham and Atlanta"
Again no mention Of Edcouch or
The Valley.
COTTON PICKERS will receive
81 per hundred at the opening Of
the season in the Valley, farmers
have decided In a series Of meet
ings.
But the pickers must supply their
own sacks.
In the past farmers have supplied
sacks but picking prices at the
received as low as so cents and
furnished the sacks used In gath
ering the staple.
That was when a dollar was i'm
portant money. though.
Despite wholesale deportations OF
Mexican laborers back to their
homeland there appears to be a
fair supply Of farm labor and cot
ton pickers available.
At least there has been no con-
certed campaign inaugurated so far
to import piekers from other sec
tiOns.
During the past three or four
years there has been a great hue
and cry raised for pickers about
This time Of year with scare head
lines In Valley and upstate papers
10 the effect that Valley Needs
Thousands of Pickers."
Always in the past all the cotton
has been gathered somehow.
whether some OF 1t would have re-
mained unpicked without the pub
licity campaign is more than any
one knows.
AT any rate the present condition
IS puzzling in view Of the events OF
other years.
A heavy cotton crop is indicated
many potential pickers have been
deported-and vet there apparently
Il no serious shortage OF labor
not yet at least.
PHkRR CITIZENS are celebrat-
ing WalOwing announcement that
me Missouri Pacific Lines would
construct q new passenger depot In
That town within n year.
This Is the third passenger sta
ton pledged by that line to Valley
towns. Announcement previously
had been made that WeSlaco and
Donna we're to receive fine stations.
The Pharr Kiwanis club. one OF
The livest organizations in the upper
end OF the Valley. is given credit
for leading the campaign which
resulted in securing the promise OF
the depot.
IT WAS bound to happen.
A man has been arrested and
fined for slow driving in Gary. Ind.
II appears that the state OF In
dian IS conducting a campaign
against slow drivers.
possibly such campaign in the
valley would serve TO reduce traffic
,onFestion on the main highways.