Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-04

VALLEYISM:
The Mid Winter fair viii be the
only fair, state or county, west OF
Florida and east Of California
with y home grown citrus exhibit.
by n. w. Calvin, Harlingen.
Texas.
THE McALLEN MONITOR by a
survey Of the public utilities finds
that As families moved to McAllen
during August.
A splendid sign-a quite healthy
growth.
This is an indication OF what Is
happening from one end of the
Valley to the other.
Many people are moving to town
to be near the schools. but large
numbers Of them are new arrivals
from distant states.
Real estate men report number
Of families removing TO the Valley
from the North and East to escape
the severe winter and enrolling
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They have learned that the VAL
ley has as fine educational facili-
ties as are obtainable in the coun-
try and that by leaving their homes
in the north and coming here early
they can escape all the cold weather
and still not interfere with the
schooling Of their children.
This Is a wonderful recommended
ton for Valley climate and Valley
schools. The climate makes them
want to come-the schools decide
the issue.
A good tourist business appears
about to lust grow up dike Topsy
did in the Valley.
Just a little encourag ragement and
a Rie effort to provide entertain
menS would pay wonderful returns.
As THIS is WRITTEN. a few
minutes after a. m. Wednesday.
an airplane carrying air mail and
passengers to Mazatlan, away over
the Pacific coast in Mexico, Is wing
ing its way overhead.
As the pilot leaves the interna-
tional airport here he can see the
CLINT of the sun on the Gull OF
Mexico. Before the sun sinks IN
the west tonight he will have land
ed his mail and passengers IN sight
OF the Pacific ocean
From the Gulf to the Pacific in
one day.
Not occasionally-but every day.
Corporacion Aeronaut de
Transportes, operators Of that line
have been doing it every day since
the line started last March 10.
MANUFACTURE Of concrete pipe
is rapidly attaining q position
as one Of the Valleys most import
ant enterprises.
Huge plants at Brownsville. Mer-
cedes and McAllen making pipe on
q commercial basis.
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo irri-
cation district has built its own
plant. one OF the largest in the
United States and the entire sys-
tenn will be watered through pipe
lines.
An indication Of the growth OF
the industry is IN the increased
Capitalization Of the Mercedes Con-
crete Pipe Co, which owns plants
at Mercedes and McAllen.
This company early in the year
increased its capitalization to S76,-
200. At a meeting last. week the
capital was increased the second
time in the year TO Sl25.000.
The concrete pipe is being used
for many purposes including drain
age systems. sewer systems and un-
derground water lines.
McALLEN CITIZENS will be
given an opportunity TO decide
whether they want an airport-and
indications are the decision Will be
overwhelmingly affirmative.
"A special election Is TO be held
soon-within about 80, days-on
4 $4,000 bond issue.
A site Of l43 acres in ideal loca-
lion north and west OF the city
available for S25,025 and remainder
4. 81 the sum to be spent on levelling
he field and other Improvements
Time Is coming-quickly-when
every modern town will have a
modern airplane landing field. Nc
Allen is taking time by ths forelock-
Aerial transportation Is an estab-
lished fact. The cities which do
most to encourage it are the ones
which will benefit most.
which calls to mind criticism
heard 4fcm three visiting aviators
n Brownsville recently.
You have cne Of the finest air
ports in the country here; air mail
and Messenger lines are operating
ln every direction; yet your people
are not air minded
All three pilots, here on special
missions, said practically the same
thing.
~Your citizens take it for granted.
At least three or four Brownsville
citizens should own airplanes and
operate them from the local field
Aerial transportation is a fact but
Brownsville has not awakened to
that fact"