Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-12

It may DO II, but we DOUBT IT,
A The first 1T" refers TO the bill
(which II. L. Leonard. Hidalgo coun-
ty representative proposes TO intro
duce during the current session Of
the legislature. The second 1T" re-
fers to the object sought by the
bill. namely the curbing of citrus
orchard robbing in the Valley.
We are for the bill. It costs
too much to bring a citrus or
chard into bearing. and too much
to care for said orchard after II
has been brought into bearing, not
to throw all OF the safeguards pos
slhle around the crop. and certain
ly citrus thieves have been unduly
and boldly active this season and
in seasons past.
Perhaps the prospect OF a year
or 50 in jail will throttle the en-
thusiaS1 or those who fail TO OBJ
serve the Thou shalt not steal
commandment.
OF course. the bill by itself will
leave the pilfering business in status
quo. The marauder. 10 get the
benefit OF the penalties Of the bill,
must first be caught, then tried
and convicted.
Matamoros' first annual Good
Humor Festival. held last year. at
trnrtnl - wrnw.I total ~ 81 -uE NY
sons, according TO records kept by
the international bridge authorities
during the period Of the carnival.
And last year the event was en-
kirely local, participation in the
fiesta being confined TO residents
OF Matamoros. This year, as a
Valley wide affair. attendance at
the various functions should far
surpass that Of 1880.
Winter visitors who were SO for
tunate as to view the carnival last
year were most enthusiastic, many
stating that If carried on as an
annual affair, the local celebration
would in time rank with the famed
Mardi Gras Of New Orleans o. the
Washington Day celebration Of La
redo.
The uuaintneSs and charm Of Old
Mexico present ar appeal which
cannot be ignored, and which will
attract more and more Of the
pleasure seekers OF the frozen north
who sojourn in warmer climes dur
ing the winter months.
In the fall the Valley Winter
Fair gives a panorama Of the in
dustrial. horticultural and agricul-
tural side OF the Valleys life. and
il is most fitting that as spring
approaches. the Valley should have
its playtime festival.
Seeking 10 secure the removal of
the differential, the Valley must 60
IL alone without the assistance OF
the railroads. which organizations
point out that If Corpus Christi and
Robstown secure lower rates as the
Valley rates are lowered. the VAL
lev will be no better off than be-
fore.
IN Our Valley has no bone 70
pick either with the railroads or
with the truck growers of the Cor
s-Robstown area. We would
point out. however. that our growers
and shippers are paying a penalty
which in effect amounts to a bonus
on every freight shipment which
n moves from the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
Give us a straight rate in and out
OF the Valley. and we al stand the
difference over and above what III
costs the RobStown area. Ii is not
the rate. but the bonus-differeutial
which is making the competition so
hard to take.
We Of the Valley will enter a
competitive race with any section.
and will beat that section. pro-
vided the odds are not too great
The handicap imposed by the dif-
ferential. as this column has pointed
out before, is a severe n in times
OF low prices. In times OF high
prices. we can absorb the extra cost
and still come out ahead.
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And cabbage drops. Wonder
where the ~non-cutting agreement
went to. and why?