Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-11

I'm OUR
VALLEY

ia lllllC toJ IlOuIS VIII a O1G-IlOu.
stop in San Antonio.
That was the record flight made
Saturday by the new Lockheed-
Vega transport plane brought here
by r. T. Hull, president of Cor
poracion Aeronautica de Trans
portes, s. A.
The party left San Antonio at
the Brownsville municipal airport at
2:05 after bucking a stiff headwind
over most of the route.
This is said to be the fastest
transport plane built in America
today.
Can you imagine the thoughts OF
old residents of this section half a
century ago if someone had suggest
ed that they leave Brownsville afte:
8reakfast and eat lunch in FL
JzeaSo?
How the world do move"-and
airplanes too.
Even in this fast moving age the
thought of flying from San Antonio
in two hours seems bordering on
the miraculous.
Nine hours of fast driving will ac-
complish the distance by automo-
bile. CNow watch some of the fast
drivers write In Our Valley and tell
about the time they made it in six
or seven hours. But We are talking
about folks who are willing to be
x-at tfRrolu co "a oV1I
THE MARvELS of aerial trans
portation are enough to thrill even
the most cold-blooded person.
The Compania Mexicana de Avia-
cion tri-motored plane leaves the
Brownsville port regularly daily.
Five hours later mail from Browns
vile and points north is in the
postoffice at Mexico City Passen-
gers are there in time for a late
lunch and can spend the balance Of
the day about their business.
Shortly after noon daily a tri-
motored plane circles over Browns
vile. lands at the airport and dis
charges passengers who were in
Mexico City after sunup.
Attempt to accomplish the trip
by train and you will realize the
meaning Of the aerial route.
The Brownsville airport continues
TO keep this section before the peo-
pie Of the nation daily.
Guatemalan goodwill fliers made
their last stop In the United States
here Thursday afternoon.
Daily papers of the nation told Of
.their arrival under a Brownsville
Rsteline. Their departure got
Epace over the nation again Friday.
ADD INFORMATION about fly
ing.
The plan of the Dallas Chamber
Of Commerce to develop an aerial
freight line between the Valley and
eastern cities which would handle
highly perishable tropical fruits
and vegetables is exciting interest
in New York City.
The Herald Tribune, under a
two column head, says:
An airplane express service-to
carry nothing but good things TO
eats proposed for spanning the
miles between the Rio Grande VAL
lev, in Texas. and the countryS
largest food market. New York
Readers who were interested in
the Institutes papaya recipes and
regretted the small amount of this
tropical fruit TO arrive last winter
will be glad TO know that. If this
airplane express goes through. the
papaya is 10 be one of the princi-
pal cargoes. This delicious tree
relon will not bear shipment by
rail except with costly precautions.
The swifter air express. while ex-
pensive in itself. would get the fruit
to the East in fresh condition with
out the necessity OF such careful
handling.
The avocado and the loquat are
two other Rio Grande fruits tha.
would be adaptable to air traffic.
Surely the beef, ham, lamb J.
veal housekeeper, whose menus
haMe followed q deadly weekly rol-
tine gear in and year out, can find
Little excuse for monotonouS table
Apday. The markets broaden in
scope each season-and now the
airplane may make itself felt in
kitchens and pantries.
VALLEY PRODUCTS are to be
shown to the people Of Texas at
the Texas State Fair in Dallas in
October.
Chamber of commerce executives
In this section have undertaken the
task Of raising q fund Of So $500 for
that purpose. The sum has been
prorated among the Valley towns
and several Of them already hare
given assurance they will raise the
sums asked, according 10 Myron F.
Ward, Harlingen chamber manager.
These include Harlingen S375,
Mercedes SOS and La Feria $40.
Several towns will reach a deci-
sion in the matter during the pres
ent week.
brownsville directors will discuss
raising Of S525. the quota assigned
this city, at a meeting Tuesday.
California shows her wares at
Dallas annually.
The Valley should show them up.
s. s. FOOTE lives away up in
Johannesburg, New York. but he Is
inRerested in the Valley. Likes to