Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-25

N
star.
vTALLEY potatoes have been found
insect-free BY J. NJ. Del Curto,
state ~pathologist. according 70
a statement he is quoted as having
made OF. his return to Austin.
With this in view potato growers
are now seeking TO have the quar-
antine raised in Oregon, Iowa and
Utah.
Following a record price for cab
bage, the Valley this year is at the
beginning Of the largest potato
crop in its history. To further pro-
tect itself the growers have insti-
gated state inspection Of all ship
ped out. II has furthermore or
ganized TO obtain and maintain a
uniform price. Many persons had
almost forgotten that a quarantine
existed on the potatoes. Ii Is not
a material handicap, but the grow
ers now have a clean bill OF health,
and they intend to keep It 50. Such
crops and such prices will soon
make wisconsin's political and self
'Sh argument cen mere piffle.
AND ON the sane basis the cit
~ rus fruit men are preparing 10
keep their skirts free OF any
entangling legislation on Valley
stock and fruit.
Federal and state men have re-
peatedly been quoted recently TO
the effect that no signs OF the Mo-
relies fruit fly are found. Florida
@et present is doing her best 70
have federal men give her a clean
bill OF health on the Mediterran-
al fruit fly.
Then arrives a shipment OF Flor
ida stock at Mercedes from the
Glenn St. Mary nursery. A special
telegram from The Brownsville
Herald's correspondent at Austin
says that Valley citrus men have
asked the state department Of ag-
riculture 70 warn the railway agent
at Mercedes against delivery Of the
trees without inspection
The injunction involving ship
nlent OF uninspected stock TO Texas
is pending on appeal. and this is
an effort made to prevent delivery
before final determination. The
Valley cannot be too careful.
GONE day the Foster Pink grape
y fruit out Of the Valley Is going
to be handled as the most
priced Of breakfast table articles
Big hotels in big cities. caught
without this delicacy will be ex-
planning TO their guests that the
reason I'VE do not have II, IS only
because there was none obtainable
OH the markets at any price, but
we can offer you other varieties
OF Lower Rio Grande Valley grape
fruit" Just wait until New York
gets her grapefruit tooth set right
and sets the mode. Then the price
will be no object. II Is our bust
ness TO help her out all we can.
ONCE seeing the answer the Mil
waukee Journal made TO an in
- vitation 10 send a man Id the
Valley 10 investigate and write ar
ticles about the land situation
Wisconsin'S antipathy to Texas
land sales Is very apparent.
The Wisconsin interests simply
do not want citizens leaving that
state for a better climate n a
better agricultural country, and
they are not so much concerned
with the causes they advance 70
keen those they now have at home.
In a way Wisconsin cannot be
blamed. but let them do II by set
ting forth their own advantages
and not trumped up disadvantages
~ the Valley. Really her attitude
= not injuring the Valley one n
as much as one might think AZ
hlrst glance. The free advertising
i getting the Lower G-ande Valley
before the public like Il never was
I and those that want to
come will come anyway. Witness
.Ionn L. Newman. A big racket
always arouses curiosity and curl
oSity about a commodity always
dds TO its sale advantages.
u
IF THIS weather keeps up We Will
have 10 start advertising the
valley as a cool summer resort.
Found on the Wires
LONDON.-A -gray-haired gentle
man attracts attention occasional
~ bv afternoon visits 70 the pond
IA Kensington gardens where his
falling of model yachts shows the
experience OF an experS. He IS
Charles Francis Adams, secretary
81 the navy Of the U. s. A., and
vachtsman by ~avocation.
HICKORY. N. Cal Jones is
u~nperturbed so long as he collects
600. A friend Of his said that the
Chicago police force had been dis
handed. Al was 81 sure that SUCH
Vas not the ease that he made a
warer. He wireU Chicago. John
siege. chief Of detectives. wrote III
reply that most crimes in Chica-
90 IN the last three months had
been committed by persons from
--.L-~- states