Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-25

in OUR
VALLEY

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on the Rio Grande we're turned
down abruptly by the State Board
Of Water Engineers. which finally
held q meeting 70 hear the claims
presented BY both parties after
having set and reset a date for the
hearing some score OF times.
Valley interests. acting through
Frank Robertson OF San Benito. in
whose name the presentations were
filed. sought to secure damSiteS
looking toward the eventual con-
s~ervation Of waters Of the Rio
Grande to protect the vast sums
already invested in irrigated lands
in the Valley and to provide water
for further development.
From the standpoint or the VAL
ley II is unfortunate that these pre-
sensations could not have been
granted BY the state board. Not
that actual construction OF any dam
or series Of dams could have been
expected in the immediate future.
but the granting OF these p%resenta-
tions would have placed the Valley
in a most excellent strategic posi-
ton when the international Water
Commission concludes its labors.
YESTERDAY SENATOR Archie
Parr introduced in the state senate
the long discussed bill which seeks
to create a master irrigation dis
trict out or the Valley counties.
which district would be IN A posi-
ton TO take positive action on the
construction Of dams as outlined in
the plans Of the Valley Association
Of Water improvement Districts
for which the presentations we're
filed BY Mr.. Robertson.
Valley interests will push the pas
sage Of the master irrigation dis
trict bill even though the damsite
presentations were turned down BY
the state board Of water engineers.
having in mind that the conserva-
ton Of the waters or the river is
a problem affecting the entire VAL
lev, and y that can be met only
by a united community effort.
EARLY BLIGHT which has
struck Valley spud fields can be
controlled. Sunshine will help con-
troll 1t. in fact will eliminate Il. II
the mi does not shine. the Valley
spud grower can still rid his field
Of the blight by a judicious use OF
Bordeaux. sprayed or busted. For
further particulars. any officer of
the potato growers association or
County Agent Henry AlSmeyer At
San Benito will be glad 20 pass out
any information YOU may desire.
Main point IS 70 do something
about 1T. and TO do II now. "A fifty
per cent cut in the potato Weld of
the Valley is not 10 be laughed at.
IL. perchance. YOU have not investi-
gated your field. do ii now. The
blight may Be there and you not
know II.
THIS NEW COUNTY business
was bad enough. but when they
come 70 the point OF advocating
the formation az another state out
Of the Valley counties. this column
passes and draws down.
We are OF the opinion that most
Of these new county projects we're
started just To be starting some
thing. and we are or the further
opinion that Texas as a state thinks
70 much Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley that u would take more than
another civil war before Texas
would allow the Rio Grande Valley
70 disaSsociate itself from the rest
IF the state.
II vas not ever thus. No indeed.
out Texas has awakened 10 the
potentially Of the Valley, and no
Valleyite Is any prouder OF the
Valley than Is the average citizen
Of Texas. no matter I'll what sec
ton he may reside.
ONE OF QUE esteemed contem-
poraries is having duck fits because
&c has finally been taken out Of
his stage or pristine ignorance and
e e introduced 10 grapefruit pie.
We shudder 10 think Of the effect
upon his gastric juices should he
De brought face to face with a real
carrot pudding.
And speaking OF things 70 eat.
why Is ID. we ask. when riggs are
50 cents per dozen. that angel food
cakes are 50 popular2 And why IS
t, when the price of eggs drops
% is cents per dozen we beg in
vain for such provender? Just one
OF those things. We guess.
VALLEY IRISH. like Irish any
where. are not doing things by
halves. When john Tanning started
a Valley wide celebration Of his
brother Celts for March II. he act
ually started something. Over the
state the celebration is attracting
attention and one Valleyite has
even received a letter from a Dallas
son OF Erin in which 1t Is stated
that a dozen or SO from that
Yankee metropolis are coming TO
partake Of the celebration.
Laredo has its Washingtcn's
Birthday fiesta. New Orleans and
Galveston have the Mardi Gras
Why shculud not Brownsville and
the Valley have a ST. Patrick's Day
which would become as famous over
the state and the nation as any
other dav in any other section7
The idea has It's possibilities, X
has its possibilities