Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

Irrigation Opens
Irrigation had begun 10 become
Z matter OF vital Importance, and
an experiment farm vas planned.
SAYS the Herald March 3.
". l. Rockwell OF San antonio,
United States irrigation engineer,
who has had in hand the matter
Of establishing an irrigation ex-
pe.iment farm in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, left for San An
tonic Sunday morning. He expects
10 return within ten days after
which time he hopes TO be able to
eegln final plans for the location
Of the proposed farm. Matters have
ARISEN which have delayed the pro-
position somewhat. but Mr.. Rock
well stated that there is no doubt
a farm OF that kind will be main
tanned N the Valley by the govern
nent.
An article. special to the Herald,
out Of Washington, d. c. reveals
That The customs receipts for the
United States for the month Of
February fell off more than s10,-
Coo. 900 compared with the same
north last year. This Is the biggest
discrepancy since the new tariff
became a law"
Sugar Then Important
Sugar was a most important item
III the Valley. and not only was 10
grown III large quantities in the
Valley In those DAYS. but was also
w-4F#nl Lr-z E-~~- lz,[Ts-ars
Successful run by Sugar Mil.
San Benito mill ground 1884 tons
OF sugar cane. producing a total OF
rs cars Of sugar-90 day run. IN
crease Is large. Plant consumed twice
q 2 amount OF last year. and yield
CT sugar was 80 per cent greater.
After a most successful run for
nearly 90 days, the San Benitc
sugar mill has definitely closed
coTn for the season. In all 1884
tons OF cane were ground which
produced slightly less than los cars
CT sugar. This is nearly double the
amount Of cane consumed last year,
ard the yield of sugar is fifty per
cent greater per ton than that OF
last year.
The season Just finished is the
most successful ever enjoyed by the
ly.al nill- While the financial out
come was most gratifying to the
management. the greatest deal Of
importance is attached to the fact
that the possibilities OF the sugar
industry in the Valley were settled
beyCN nd question
Monument Left
Hey-hey and ho-ho. Sugar fol-
lowed rice into the limbo to has
5etns. Sugar Is still grown in the
Valley. but not in the quantities
il used to have been. On the Los
FreSn0s road. or what Is technically
known d the Paroles Line road,
Is r monument to the sugar in
dus-Ty IN the form OF an enormous
br.CS building. formerly a prosper
GUS sugar mill and now vacant and
saii to be haunted"
And before We 20 any further.
letS investigate the banks. and
sc what capital stock they adj
vertised. The Merchants National
ned a capital stock OF 500. 900, sur
plIs $4,000. The First National had
a capital stock OF 100000, surplus
$50. 900.
The Brownsville Herald publish
ing company respectfully make an
announcement: There are quite a
number Of subscribers on the Her
aids lists who are in arrears. The
aggregate makes a very large def
icit. The burden is too heavy and
the company has no recourse ex-
ce1t 10 cut off all who are in ar
iears. much though we regret to
90 so. II will be necessary there
fore 70 cut off all subscribers who
ale in arrears for six months or
more, unless these accounts are paid
at once"
The movies are always interest
irg. The Dittmann theater was
showing Joan o. Arc, the Maid Of
Or cans. n five parts. The Dream
land Theater was offering five big
rec OF Irene. the Man Eaters
Daughter. and two comedies. A
C1Lncidal Bridegroom and The
Fourth Proposal. Also. a serial, In
&c the Lions Pit. About this latter,
the advertisement swears that
August Johnson uses real lions,
very wild IN this feature and in his
many narrow and thrilling escapes"
IT. 81 Moler and w B. Clint were
selling Fire. Automobile. Tornado
and Life Insurance. with offices in
the Merchants National Bank build
ing.
WiIacy County Formed
Willacy county had been formed
but recently. and a new Judge had
ben selected upon the death Of
Judge @. II. Maris. Avery r. Searle
Of Brownsville had been selected for
the position. and the Herald takes
pride in relating that this Is the
second judge chosen from the VAL
ley city.
Way back in 1924 cattle was one
OF the most important industries.
Within the past few weeks cattle
shipping industry in Brownsville
has grown 10 such proportions that
it is providing as much traffic for
the railroads right at this time as is
the vegetable and trucking industry
of the Lower Rio GranGe Valley. |
During the past three years the
day has been rare that has not seen
a trainlcad Of cattle leave north
ward. some for pasture in south and
" 81 Texas and others for the Fort
Worth markets.
Citrus is rapidly s~upplanting
cattle as the Valleys most import
ant shipment
A Paris dispatch states that an
operation had successfully separated
a couple Of Siamese Twins. The
twins had been joined in the stom-
aCh region.
The Valleys first colored movie
held in the Dreamland theater en-
TITLED Serpent IN Eden and adver-