, 1935-11-24
NATION HEARS
ABOUT
Barney Woolverton, Former
Land Man Here, Lauds
Delta In Address

A radio speech about the Lever Rio
Grande Valley which would arouse
the enthusiasm OF any listener was
broadcast over Station BWWz Of
Ponca City, Okla, recently by Bar
ney Woolverton. formerly connected
with the James, Dickinson company
here in the land sale business.
Woolverton Is now in the land
business at Perry, Okla. but he Is
determined some day to come back
to the Valley. he says in q cCm-
municaticn TO A. d. Dickinson, Jr.,
here. IN which he encloses copy OF
the radio address. The address fol-
lows:
The Delta OF the Rio Grande VAL
lev of South Texas is the land OF
golden grapefruit, the worlds winter
garden spot. a three-crop country
with staple crops, winter vegetables,
dairying. poultry, hogs and bees. II
Is a land where a beautiful winter
home will help pay for itself.
This magnificent new southland
is the historic border between our
two great American republics, the
United States and Mexico. 1t Is the
Texas sun porch along the Rio
Grande. Many notables from foreign
countries. presidents, senators. gov
errors. generals, men and women OF
every walk of life. know of the won
derful fishing. hunting, boating,
and automobiling in both the Unit
ed States and Mexico.
The Rio Grande Valley Is the
Mecca for the tourists. With its IS
per cent q sunshine 1t is a wonder
full place TO rest and restore health,
ais well as q sportsman's paradise
The Gulf Is fun Of sea foods, the
tarpon Is known as the Wolf OF the
Sea- and migratory birds abound
in its lake country. There are deer
bobcats and Mexican lions.
Sports of polo and horse racing
boat racing and bathing In the Gulf
aviation. golf on some OF the bes'
courses In the United States. base.
ball. football. cock fighting, bull
fighting. enchanting and alluring II
the tourist. r found.
Climate down at the tip end o
Texas Is the most equitable In thu
United States-around g degree,
variation between midsummer am
mid-winter. Every day Is a planting
and a harvest day. Brownsville Il
400 miles south Ct California. Tit
climate is said to be excellent fol
persons suffering with many dis
eases. particularly asthma, hay few
er. rheumatism, and various hear
and circulatory ailments. due to IL:
mildneSs. the large percentage o
iodine in the air, and the low alti.
tude.
soil OF the Rio Grande Valley Il
mere fertile than the Valley OF thu
Nile. 1t Is %alluvial. silt deposit soil
water for irrigation is from thu
Rio Grande river. which is full o.
silt which fertilizes the land"
Mr.. Woolverton details the trans
portation facilities of the Valley, in
GLIDING its Seapcrts. airportS. raj
and highway connections. and pre-
diets that where rail. sail. cement
and airplanes meet. always a great
city and country builds up and de-
velops."
"In the climate. soil. water. labor
and transportation the Valley has q
royal flush" he says.
The radio talk concluded with thf
following:
"Dcwn where the silvery moon Il
hanging In a southern heaven,
Down where the Cuffs cool breeze:
fan the fronds OF a tropical growth
Down where the boughs Of tht
citrus trees are bending with colder
fruit,
Down where the nights bslmy
zephyrs are whispering 70 the roya
palm trees
Down where the rays OF the south
ern sun kiss the bathing beauties
backs
Down where the palatial home ha.
taken the place Of the hovel,
Down where the orange tree ha
taken the place OF mesquite ant
ebony,
Down where beautiful flowers gro7
and bloom al winter out Of doors
I find this to be true"