Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-21
IN OUR
VALLEY

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We've seen some OF them. plenty
OF them.
Our dates are probably off. so we
won't attempt to tell just when
Saw one In 1919. sure OF that date.
Saw another a few years later. the
last that came along before the
Hidalgo County flood control works
were built.
All OF the others have been In
the papers.
Can't get excited about them
II they do come. what OF it7
Hidalgo and Cameron Counties
have flood control works to carry off
kthe surplus waters.
: To be sure sone crops have been
planted between the levees.
Owners OF those crops took the
chance when they planted them.
We all hope they will not ever
lose them, but they will lose them
some years.
Principal harm these floods, so
called, do is IN the minds OF people
I'D state, who can't imagine what a
flood along this section OF the Rio
Grande really Is.
They picture a raging torrent OF
water, sweeping al before It.
They see women and children
struggling in the boiling waters.
They see houses being carried
away. and all that sort Of thing.
How different from the gradual
approach Of the waters. running
slowly through the flood ways with
very little force behind, gradually
oozing its way along in an effort to
reach the G through the former
channel OF the river.
Our flood scares are ike our tropi-
cal STERN scares.
Chances are they won't amount 20
anything.
Still. when the storm and flood
warnings are given, u Valley news
papers must publish them.
Not so much because we want TO
scare the people. but on the OIL
chance that this particular time may
be the time that something will
happen.
Don't let anyone scare you about
storms or floods.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
nights the city commission OF
brownsville again meets In session
"a hear the views OF Brownsville
property owners on the proposed city
coming plan.
Probably some forty 5rownsvillites
appeared before the commission last
week.
The plan is well worked out.
There may be some individuals
Who viii not be fairly treated II
v rocs through as proposed.
The commission desires 10 hear
the viewpoint Of everyone.
Tuesday night and wednesday
night are the nights 10 present hat
viewpoint.
WE WANT TO KNOW the name
OF this new cover crop.
The crop you see planted between
rows OF citrus trees up and down
the Valley.
Never saw II before this year.
1t looks funny. that is II looks
peculiar. its a peculiar looking kind
OF a cover crop. If you know what
we mean.
Sure, We know We could write or
phone to Bill Friend up at the VAL
lev experiment station and he would
tell us all about II.
Maybe by b-oadcasting this APP
peal. this way. we will hear from
some Of our farmer friends who
will tell US not only what 1t Is. but
will relate their experience with II.
LAW PROHIBITING planting Of
cotton on certain designated land
is to be introduced during the cu--
rent session OF the legislature.
There ought to be a law" prohibit
ing the introduction OF such nut
legislation.
We cr fully admit that cotton
acreage in the south must be re-
duced.
One Of the surest ways TO put off
that reduction Is TO pass a law.
Maybe we are stubborn, but II
we were a cotton farmer. and any
such law was passed. we'd plant our
every acre in cotton If il broke Us.
Legislation Is too often confused
with education.