The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 14, Ed. 2 Tuesday, July 17, 1928 Page: 3 of 10
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11. P. REPORTS
ON SEASON’S
CAR LOADINGS
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Increase Production In
Eleven Commodities
Are Shown; Weslaco
Leads Valley Points
The Lower Rio Grande Valley vege-
table growers increased production
in eleven commodities during the
season which closed June 30 accord-
ing to the annual shipping report is-
sued by A. B. Waldron executive t-n-
eral agent of the Missouri Pacific
Lines with headquarters at Harlin-
gen.
The report shows a total of 16285
straight carloads as compared with
14664 the previous season. March
was the banner month with shipments
reaching 3698 cars as compared with
3148 cars the same months last year.
. Fruit cabbage and mixed cars showed
the greatest gains. These figures
are exclusive of over 4000 cars han-
dled by the Southern Pacific Lines
during the season.
The eleven commodities In which
production was materially increased
are beets cabbage carrots cante-
loupes egg plant onions tomatoes
watermelons parsley turnip greens
and citrus fruit
Weslaco gained the leadership in
I Valley shipments about the middle
of the season and held it to the
close shipping a total of 2175 cars.
Mercedes held second place with 2008
cars and Donna was third with 1840.
Following is the detailed report as i
provided by the Missouri Pacific
Lines:
Commodities Shipp'd
> 1927-28 '27-26
Anise .. 3 0
Beans . 152 164
k Beets . 441 217
9 Beets and Citrus Mixed.. 1114 1512
Brocolli . 2 24
Cabbage .4720 3610
Carrots .1210 788
Canteloupe . 4 1
Chicory . 1 12
Corn green . 649 924
Dandelion . 1 17
Egg Plant . 10 .... !
Escarol . 3
Fruits. Citrus .1005 149
Lettuce . 5 11
Onions . 74 70
Parsley . 80 33
Pens .. 1 2
Potatoes . 917 1532
Radish. 2 1
Romaine . 3 17
Shallots . 7 5
Spinach . 11
Squash . 866
Turnips . 16 11
Turnip Greens . 13 ....
Watermelons . 307 79
Mixed vegetables .4314 3996
Totals .16285 14864
carloads by months
1327-28 "26-27
October . 33 "4
November . 531 24U
December . 340
January .21.8 2421
February .3381 254.)
March .3638 314j>
April .2428 286.
May .1.348 2143
June .1071 420
July . 17 14 j
Totals .16285 14664
SHIPPING POINTS
Fruits Vege
Rateliff .. 127|
Mission . 37 323.
Shuryland . 170 46
McAllen . 8 255.
Pharr . 1 1.0.1
San Juan . 7 326
Alamo .*. 318
Yai Verde .•. 123 5
Donna . 3 1.931
| Weslaco . So 2125
Mercedes .. 174 1334
Lawrence .. _18
La Fer;a . 80 715
Stuart Place . 55 151
Harlingen . 28 656
Can Benito . 152 1283
Barreda .
Olmitu ._• 115
Brownsville . 37 628
Pipers . 18 j
SUnkerts . 6
Gays . 15 j
Southmost . 15 i
Combes . lWo
h Sebastia n. 4
Lyford . 1 i
Kaymondville . 1
Yturria . 272 j
San Perlita . 30
Rcllo . 3 j
Edcouch . 38
La Sara .
Holder . 10
Hurgill . 5
Kansas City . 78
Fernando .40. 66
Rio Hondo . 8 334
El Rain . 1
' Lelian . 14
Junior .. 93
Guillermo . 4
La Paloma . 143
1 Landrum . 55
fi Cmrricitos .
t: Los Indios . 71
„ Boulevard Junction . 2 1
Towne ..'. 2 3
Blount . 1
Mitchell . 43
to Nebraska ..
A Ohio .
Rangerville . 161;
Longoria . 6
Santa Maria . €l
Thayer . 2
Run .»••• *
Wayne . m‘
Willich ...
h Schultz . f
Hidalgo .
Burgess. lb'
Priest .
Alton .
Pugslcy .
i risrlcr ..
Kretson .
Laureles . d' j
Graybill .
Abney .. ..
Tot.!. .'-W5 15280 i
Fig Picker Writes
In For Job in Valley
(Special to The Herald)
S\N BENITO July 17.—The \a.
levs’reputation for growing every-
thing and anything has spread so
that many requests come in which an
not well founded except that they
• re based on this reputation.
The latest is the request which
rame to J. E. Bell at the chamber of
commerce here from • man who want-
ed to know "Are figs ripening there
yet. and can I got * Job picking
IhVm? Howmiii-hdoth.T p.y .
dozen for picking them.
Bell informed the man thst al- i
h uch several experimental orch- j
% 'f figs are producing in the
alley this section specializes in
' .pefruit *
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Mockbee Manages
Edcouch Exchange
EDINBURG. July 17.—E. E. Mock-
bee former manager of the Edin-
burg exchange of the Rio Grande
Valley Telephone company hag tak-
en over the managerial duties of the
Edcouch and Elsa exchanges.
A new switchboard and ekuipment
will be Installed at the Elsa ex-
change immediately.
HOOVERQUITS
BRULE TODAY
— 111 ■■
No Successor Named to
Nominee or Work
By President
SUPERIOR. Wis. duly 17.—^—
Herbert Hoover had a few hours
more today with President Coolidge
at the summer White House on the
Brule river before resuming his
westward journey tonight to Palo
Alto Calif. for the official notifi-
cation ceremonial.
While Hoover will continue to
hold the title of commerce secretary
until his smcessor is appoint* d. It
is known that he is definitely
through with that office and so will
be able to devote all his t'mc here-
after to planning the strategy of his
campaign and to conducting his per-
sonal contest for the presidency.
The visit of the republican stand-
ard bearer caused renewed discus-
sion as to his successor ns the head
j of the commerce department hut
without any indicatin'* ns to whom
the president had under considera-
tion. There was also as rigid a
silence as to the successor of Hu-
hert Work who resigned his place
as interior s’cretrrv after Hoover
placed him at the heed of the ce-
| publican national committee ip im-
1 mediate charge of the national or-
gan’ration being lined un for the
im^r-ding campaign.
Before beginning the:r confer-
•'nrf'. the president and Mr. Hoover
: hnd a couple of hours of recreation
fishing In the Prule rive where
Mr. Coolidge has heen successful
during his mor*h's visit here nnd
] where the republican nominee fish-
ed fifteen years a~n. The official
! announcement of the <lav‘s catch yes-
terday—eight each indicated the
j president and his guest were well
matched in the art of angling
While their consorts fished at
some distance from Cedar Island
I.odee. Mrs. fool’dge and Mrs Hoov-
er visited together. Mrs. Hoover
was the first woman guest at the
summer White House since the
Coolidges arrived a month ago.
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COTTON GROUP
TO SEECROPS
25 U. S. Inspectors To
Be In Valley This
Week
(Special to The Herald i
HARLINGEN. July 17.—Twenty-
five federal inspectors with the pink
boll worm inspection r-rvice of the
plant quarantine and control admin-
istration are due to arrive in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Tuesday
or Wednesday of this week to spend
several weeks in the Valley looking
over the cotton it was announced
here today.
The federal men are coming by
automobile and will be stationed at
different points in the Valley scat-
tered out so that they can cover the
entire territory. They will inspect
the Valley fields thoroughly as the
cotton ripens and before.
This trip of the pink boll worm
men is made to the Valley every year
as the cotton comes into maturity al-
though no pink boll worm has ever
been found in this part &f the state.
G. G. Becker stationed at San An-
tonio is in charge of the work in
Texas and R. E. McDonald state en-
tomologist is in ahargo of the state
department of agriculture work in
cooperation w^V the federal men.
Express Officials
On Trip to Valley
EDINBURG July 17.—Officials of
the Southern Pacific Fruit Express
were to arrive in Edinburg Tuesday.
It is believed that they are in the
Valley to look over the territory and
to make plans for the expansion of
i the service. Among those making
the tour is the general manager the
superintendent of refrigeration and
the chief instruction engineer.
Mexicans Start For
Movieland; Expelled
(By Trens Agency)
TOLUCA. Mexico July 17.— Five
girls who ran away from the Nor-
mal School here and started for
Hollywood have been captured by
the police and turned over to the
custody of their pirents. They have
been expelled from school.
The affair was a culmination of
i a movie craze in the school and
others cr* reported being closely
1 watched.
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MAIL BUS STARTED
(Special to The Herald!
SAN BENITO July 17.—Mail bus
I service was inaugurated Monday from
S.nn Benito to Harlingen o nthe Black
! Diamond Transportation Company
! line.
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that went all over the world. But .
not until after the meat was
prepared for market.
The fine hair in its ears went
to Paris to be used in an artist’s
“camel’s hair” brush.
The shin bones went to Shef-
field England where they
became knife handles that were
carried in men’s pockets to
South Africa and London.
The sinev/s and tendons went
to Canada and Mexico — first
boiled down into glue used in
the manufacture of furniture.
Every part of this steer went
somewhere and was used—even
tiny glands no bigger than peas
went to pharmaceutical houses
to be made into medicine.
The farmer who raised this
6teer was glad to sell it to Swift
& Company fora good cash price.
If he had prepared it for market
himself it would not have been
worth so much. Besides the meat
he could have saved only the
hide and fats. All the rest of
the steer would have been lost
Swift & Company handles
thousands of animals daily and
uses every part of them. Econ-
omy results.
You benefit by it Swift &
Company’s profit from all
sources amounts to only a frac-
tion of a cent per pound
Swift & Company
Brownsville Branch 734 Fronton Street
G. F. Landegren Manager
VTaftnn am smtcome at
& Company packing plants.
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✓
HOW MANY PICKERS DOES
VALLEY COTTON REQUIRE?
25000 IS GOOD ESTIMATE
outside to handle the crop.
The pickers who come to supple-
ment laborers already in the Valley
usually come in from San Antonio
Houston and points between he said.
Much New Land West
Of M/ssion In Cotton
(Special to The Herald)
MISSION July 17.—Thousands of
acres of land west of Mission which
were in brush two years ago have
been cleared and now cotton fields
are much more prevalent than brush
over all this road except a few
miles.
The cotton in most cases is small
with apparently a very light yield
although in the lower places there
are some fairly good fields. Some of
the larger cotton is late just com-
ing into bloom.
VICTORIA SCHOOL
CIUDAD. Victoria Mexico July 17
—A school for trained nurses has
been opened here by the state ol
Tamaulipas. Preference in admission
to the school will he given to the
daughters of small land owners. The
state will pension a number each
year to study in this institution.
To Hold Borchelt
Funeral Thursday
MERCEDES. July 17.—Funeral
services for Mrs. William M. Bor-
cheit 66. jvho died in Mercedes
Monday following an acute attack of
indigestion will be held from the
Mercedes Lutheran church Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Borchelt's husband Is the
owner of the Mercedes Creamery
and the family had lived in Merce-
des for the past 11 rears and it
well known throughout the V’alley.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Bor-
rhelt is survived by two daughters.
Miss Ella Borchelt of Mercedes and
Mrs. Henry Lang of St. Elmo. Til.
and four sons George. G. C.. Eric
and Martin Borchelt all of Merce-
des.
Mrs. Lang and other relatives not
residents of Mercedes will attend
; the funeral.
CUBAN DIPLOMAT DIES
WASHINGTON. July 17. —//Pi—
Manue 1 de 1a Vega Calderon 52
noted* Cuban diplomat died here to-
day.
Air Mail to Leave
Mexico City 10 A. M.
(By Trens Agency)
MEXICO CITY. July 17.—Follow-
ing a report of pilots in the sir mail
service between Mexico City and
Tampico on weather conditions en-
countered in crossing the mountain
range planes leaving Mexico City
for Tampico will start at 10 o’clock
in the morning instead of 11 daring
the rainy season.
The planes will continue to leave
Tampico at 6 o’clock each morr^ng.
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MISSION. July 17.—Canals in the
Goodwin tract e^t and northeast
of here are practically completed
and the tract will be - -ady for cul-
tivation soon. The canals sre prac-
tically all of concrete.
666
Cures Chills and Fever
Intermittent Remittent and
Bilious Fever due to Malaria.
It kills the Germs
SAN BENITO July 17. — How
many cotton pickers work In the
fields of the lower Rio Grande Val-
ley during the cotton picking sea-
son?
Apparently little attention has
previously been paid to this ques-
tion. Several cotton men when
asked ahout it were not willing to
make a guess.
So H. P. Boyd the cotton prog*
nosticator and lecognized as a spe-
cialist in cotton was asked about the
number of pickers.
And Mr. Boyd started figuring.
The Valley gins around 100000 bales
of cotton ir. a season or probably
will gin that amount this year. This
total is picked in about sixty day-*
this season from July 15 to Sep-
tember 15 the majority of it will
be in.
Then for convenience he took an
estimate of 20000 cotton pickers
picking an average of 100 pounds a
day. This means 2000000 pounds
of seed cotton a day or 666.666
pounds of lint cotton or a little
over 1300 bales a day.
So Mr. Boyd estimated the total
number of pickers at around 25.000.
During the peak of the picking sea-
son probably more than that num-
ber. probably as high as 30000 pick-
ers are in the field. Even this
number was probably passed in
1926 when the Valley ginned over
160000 bales.
Mr. Boyd estimated that only
from 8.000 to 5000 pickers come into
the Valley from other sections dur-
ing the picking season. It may be
even smaller than that he said.
“Twenty-five thousand cotton pick-
: ers is a lot of pickers" he said and
! laughed at the report that the Val-
1 ley needs 100000 pickers from the
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throat. Here’s why. No other cigarette is toasted and no
other cigarette is as easy on the throat as Luckies. It’s as
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