By Rene TorresSpecial to the AdvanceOn the eve of the of the “Great Depression,” a Valley couple decided that it was a good time to journey across the country to New York.What made the trip unique was the fact that their mode of travel was a wheelbarrow. It was an oddity that followed others prior to this period.The wheelbarrow was specifically constructed and painted silver color. On each side were the words, “From the Rio Grande Valley of Texas to New York.”Years before, a Valley man pushed a peanut to Pikes Peak with his nose; another Valley man rode his ...