Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-06
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v ALLE II
u By THE FIREMAN -
THE Valley was assured definitely
and officially last night that
when its toes are stepped upon
the rest Of Texas feels hurt too.
Gov. Dan Moody told q big crowd
at the Harrington municipal audi
forum that he is proud and all Tex
as is proud Of the Valley. That
cheered the crowd and cheers the
Valley. No section can have too
many friends, real friends who will
fight for it.
TAKING as his text Work To-
gether," Gov. Moody pointed
out the wonderful future the
Valley has before il with the proper
sort Of cooperation among its COM
munities. He urged the formation
Of a Better Business Bureau and
declared that the committee, coming
down here from Wisconsin to look
things over, would be composed Of
prominent, reliable men with their
minds wide open. Their eyes will be
opened. too, when they see what
the Valley actually has TO offer.
AFTER his long-day trip from one
~ end Of the Valley to the other.
Gov. Moody became more con-
WINGED than ever that this is the
modern promised land. Residents
Of this section should appreciate
the Moses act he has been playing
TO help lead IL out of the wilderness
Of false and misleading propaganda
which uniformed persons have been
heaping upon 1t.
Two paragraphs were spoken with
much feeling by the young chief
executive Of the state. They
are repeated here because they ought
to be.
When these men (the Wisconsin
committee members) come TO your
Valley and see the crops, orchards,
the homes and the palms which
charm all OF us. When they see the
industrious. plucky. prosperous peo-
pie, If they are fair, they will 20
back and say that they have Just
come from the garden spot Of Amer
lea"
mo good can come from one
newspaper cutting at another paper
or town. Get together. Stop petty
jealousies. Such a paper is not doing
its town or the Valley any good and
1t should be stopped"
@TO THIS doctrine The Herald
~subscribes heartily. 1t has rig
idly adhered to such a policy
and viii continue TO DO so. Good
natured rivalry between newspapers
is healthy and stimulating. When
1t becomes bitter nobody benefits.
The Herald is interested in the en-
tire Valley, ready and anxious at
all times to aid n any movement
anywhere for progress.
AfEWS reaching Matamoros today.
~ that there is strong possibility
an oil gusher will be brought
in about $50 miles northwest Of
there. has quite a few residents very
much excited.
The reason for 1t Is that the land
on which the wildcat is being sunk
Is part Of a vein which extends close
to Matamoros. A number of Mexi-
cans in that and other cities are said
to have invested heavily in the pro-
ject, which is being promoted by
Americans.
II a gusher does come In, II will
mean a lot to Matamoros and TO
Brownsville as well. Biologists are
convinced that there is much oil
across the Border from the Valley.
Some day it will be found Towns
on the other side will boom. The
oil will be shipped out in tankers
from Port Brownsville and Port
Isabel. Hundreds will benefit.
HENRY Alsmeyer. Cameron county
agent. Is reporting more interest
in citrus demonstrations nov
being held than aver before. He Is
kept busy travelling from community
TO community in answer TO requests
for exhibitions OF how TO further
improve the finest citrus in the
world.
AS the result. Mr.. Alsmeyer ex-
poets the quality of this years crop
10 be better than ever. Growers
are wise in attending these demon
STATIONS. Better trees mean better
fruit and better fruit means better
prices and still more prestige for
the Valleys golden grapefruit and
oranges.
GRAPE culture should make rapid
In strides in those sections Of the
Valley TO which il is best suited.
It has been definitely established
now /, after years Of experimentation.
that as good II not better grapes
can be grown down here than any
where else in the country. They
car be placed on the market earlier
than those from California.
Much credit is due 70 the Meal
lens Of Hidalgo county for demon
strating the commercial possibilities
OF the fruit. Raisins come from
grapes. Grape juice IS becoming
more and more in demand. A heavy
grape crop in the Valley would bring
other industries.
nOINT Isabel soon will have a
team in the Valley baseball
a league. They are feeling so
cocky down there that they think