Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-15


THAT oil in commercial quantities
Is believed TO lie below the up
per end Of the Valley structures
S clearly seer in the activities of two
major companies.
These are the Marland and the
Texas. The Texas has already hit
pay near Roma. and Marland be-
tieves the big pay will first be found
just on the other side OF Rio Grande.
It was some months ago that the
Texas reported a fifty barrel well
near Roma, but since that actions
Df that company, In protecting its
discovery, has led to tales up and
do1kn the Valley that this discovery
as EiLched IN and the fifty barrels
reported does not represent the pro-
buction found there.
But whatever may be the case
there. Marland Is going after oil in
this section in a systematic manner.
That company, in the announcement
of today, believes the pay is there,
and Is going to spend some money
20 find 1t.
Ma1o roll companies when not
dorced by independents TO take their
own time in bringing In a new oil
field, the worlds supply and market
conditions having much TO do with
when a new find Is cracked.
Whenever they find oil on the
edge OF their present holdings, the
Valley will hear the loud song OF the
independent wildcatter, which makes
ia g. ~-ktM- e-AI- - NAnmnm NNnkE
and royalties. with townSiteS fol-
lowing in their steps,-but the big
companies think 1t a terrible din
and nov quietly trying to avoid 1t.
ESTIMATES made to the engineer
4. of this column were 10 the ef-
feet that the Magnolia has ex-
penC-i possibly $500 600 In the sur
vey on the Mexican side of the bor-
der an dacross over toward Roma.
It was said that the highway TO
Reynosa would have much TO do
With where the test near Reynosa
Is sunk.
Ut IS a great business life down In
the Valley, and he who weakenS
within the next few years is
going to find development for ahead
OF him. and If too slow entirely out
Of reach.
MEANWHILE it now appears the
port bill will be reported the lat
" ter part Of the week. Once that
bill gets through the house the Val
ley can get ready 10 commence TO
begin on the work.
REPRESENTATIVES, from this
II city and Matamoros have just
~ returned from a celebration at
Jimenez. While the celebration was
in the nature Of a jubilation. at the
same time 1t pointed toward more
H&sineSS. II is said that the road
3Brownsville and Matamoros will
. he completed BY December /. That
means another big trade artery
III opened for Brownsville and the VAL
II lev towns. It was good fro Browns
vile TO take part in this celebration.
for il means so much TO Matamoros
and prosperity in Matamoros means
ri nrosperity in Brownsville. The Mex
N can government is planning many
n DEVELOPMENT features along the Dor
der and in north Mexico, and the
fact that the people Of the United
states are interested points 10 them
That they are taking steps in the
\ right direction.
nIIR advice TO the lovelorn today
Is that 1t is really no use TO
wait until June. unless you want
to.
vrW YORK-When a w~ell-known
bride wins the national tennis
Nv championship again in the sum-
mer her husband will probably DC
ahsent. Helen Wills Moody explains:
..He has a vacation coming. but l
thInQ he'll probably 60 sailing. He
iikes tennis, but he's more interested
| IN sailing-Sailing and squash rae
quets-'
BEILMAWR, N. J.-At the age OF
,os Mrs. Mary Chimnesky chops
rSood. milks two cows. feeds the hens,
r,,rries the horse. drives TO town,
NOES crops and then some. She and
aer daughter, SIS, both widows. run
: .nanless farm. The vital statistics
are as recorded in the census.
WASHINGTON-Uncle Sam and
INN Bull are on a parity in the
- thew shell out. The British bud
80 lust opened shows anticipated
sevenues OF $3,s45. 000, 900. For the
,,ea rending June 30 the United
states will collect about s4,o00,oo0,-
900. J..
n5esL Lee Campbell OF Galena, Kan.
Iors at Columbia have voted him
49, most popular, the most digni-
u ssad the most unselfish, the best
nsf,red, the best all-around man
nrd the man who has done the
y -nSt for Columbia. He won about
: srervthing except the honor Of being
! ,tha handsomest.
u TARRYTOWN. N. Y.-John ID.
= porKefeller, Jr., has 500 men at
..orE ~rerouting q railroad to remove
= srnovances at his country estate
s,,rh as smoke and cinders inter-
ferinr with golf. What with pur-
.hase Of rights of way and con-
strrtion the work will cost about
s5.ooo.oOo-