Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-21
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VALLEY

After an absence In mornings for
several days, during which 'cold
spell" prevailed. but lasting little
more than twenty-four hours.
And during which a small
amount Of precipitation-a very
H small amount-fell.
n And rain is needed. Truck grow
h ers probably would welcome it. The
4 potato fields doubtless could stand
4 some natural moisture.
4 And a few wet days, halting ship
ments. might bring about an i'm
r provement in prices.
D The Valley this year is keeping
] abreast Of shipments last year,
(which broke all previous records.
Someone has estimated that last
\ years vegetable and fruit crop
E brought the Valley s13.5o0.O00.
Let's hope this seasons crop
makes it $40. 100000 for the same
amount Of stuff.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
through Wills j. Carter, assistant
general freight and passenger agent
for the Valley. announces a rather
healthy cut in running time be-
tween the Valley and Houston-San
Antonio.
~ An hour and fifteen minutes is
i ~eing taken from the schedule.
n. Ezpr example. the train which has
lRc leaving Brownsville at z D. m.
|r<nl now leave at 8:15 p. Ill, arriv-
h ing at San Antonio at s a. m. and
Houston az 7:45 a. m.
The train which has been reach
ing Brownsville at 9:45 a. m, is
\ now scheduled TO arrive at 8:15
a. m.
4 Improved ballast and tracks be-
tween terminals makes the cut pos
sible. says Carter.
4 One additional train Is to be used
in the change.
That Is. train will operate be-
n tween McAllen and Skidmore. And
n another train between Brownsville
and Skidmore.
JACK CARTER, assistant 10 EX-
ecutive vice-President II. M .Lull OF
| the Southern Pacific. IS in the VAL
| ley extolling the merits Of the
Southern Pacific Glee clubs Re
vue Of 1929"
y The $50 voices-men and girls
will appear at the Harlingen audi
|. torium Saturday night
Y The receipts will be distributed
among the luncheon clubs of Har-
lingen for use In their school loan
and other funds.
The Glee club comes to the VAL
ley after very successful appear
ances in Houston.
II has a reputation extending
over many years.
II Is worth while.
CANAL SYSTEMS Of the Valley
are slowly but surely going over tC
farmer management.
In the Mission district the othel
dav voters on some $4,000 acres o.
the United company's lines votec
$500, 900 in bonds to take over th'
lines and TO make improvements.
The purchase will not include
pumping plants. which continue
under the company's management
because there is still a large acre
age to be served by privately own
ed canal lines.
This action leaves approximately
half OF the United Irrigation com
nany's lines still privately owned
and those Of the American com
many. In the Mercedes-Wesfac'
section. And that may be taker
over by the land owners later, nego
tiations being under way.
BROWNSVILLE. San Benito anS
Hariingen soon will have com
nletely paved connection with Sc
bastian, Lyford and Raymondviile.
Work on closing the seven-mil'
rap in the paving between Combe'
and 3ebastian is beginning.
That will supply 100 per cen
paved connections between al I'M
valley counties.
IN And, of course, means mucn IL
the matter of rapid and all-the
time transportation between all I'm
rortant points in the Valley.
In another year or two ther'
won't be even a village in the Val
lev that doesn't have a paved roaS
through It.
And will carry the Valleys as
sessed valuations from about sllo'
600 900 to s15O.0O0000 In a com
paratively short time.
MORE THAN a hundred Kiwan
fans I'D in Illinois. all of them gol
players. and barred from thei
home links by snow and bad wea
ther. are hurrying TO southern
clirnes for a few rounds.
Today they are in Austin. The.
are enroute to the Lower Ri
Grande Valley.
They plan to overrun the course
at Edinburg. at McAllen. and Mer
cedes and at Brownsville.
Valley Kiwanians arc makin'
elaborate plans for entertainment
for the visitors.
In Brownsville there is a cours
az eighteen rounds. The nineteenth
Is declared to be In Matamoros
lust across the Rio Grande.