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

fers &c the object sought by the
bill. namely the curling Of citrus
orchard robbing In the Valley.
We are for the bill. 1t costs
too much TO bring a citrus or
chard into bearing. and too much
20 care for said orchard after It
has been brought into bearing, not
10 throw all OF the safeguards pos
sible around the crop, and certain
" citrus thieves have been unduly
and boldly active this season and
in seasons past.
Perhaps the prospect Of a year
or SO in jail will throttle the en-
thusias-n Of 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. TO 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
tracted a grand total Of p. 795 per-
sons. according to records kept by
the international bridge authorities
during the period Of the carnival.
Ard last year the event was en-
tirely 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 we're SO for
tunate as to view the carnival last
year were most enthusiastic, many
stating that II carried on as an
annual affair, the local celebration
would IN time rank with the famed
Mardi Gras OF New Orleans n the
Washington Day celebration Of La
redo.
The quaintneSs and charm Of Old
Mexico present an appeal which
cannot be ignored. and which will
attract more and more Of the
pleasure seekers Of the frozen north
who Sojourn In warmer chimes dur
ing the winter months.
In the fall the Valley Mid 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 to secure the removal OF
the differential. the Valley must 60
1t 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
ley will be no better off than be-
fore.
IN Our Valley has no bone 10
pick either with the railroads or
with the truck growers OF the Cor
pus-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
U o from the Lower Rio Grande
Y Valley.
Give us a straight rate In and out
OF the Valley. and We can stand the
difference over and above what II
costs the Robstown area. IL IS not
the rate. but the bonus-differential
which Is making the competition 50
hard 10 take.
We OF the Valley will enter q
competitive race with any section,
and will beat that sector, pro-
vided the odds are not too great.
The handicap imposed by the diff
~ferential. as this column has pointed
out before. is a severe one in times
of low prices. In times Of high
prices. we can absorb the extra cost
and still come out ahead.
And cabbage drops. Wonder
where the n~on-cutting agreement
went to, and why?