Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-20
COMPANY IS FORMING
TO BUILD NEW AND
MODERN HOTEL HERE

Announcement j. made in Brownsville
today of "A stock company under process,
of organization for the purpose of building
a four story. fircproof hotel building. mod
ern IN every detail Of construction on the
Browne property at the northeast corner
of Tenth and Elizabeth streets. across the
street from the post office. The building
and Site which faces one hundred feet on
Elizabeth street and one hundred and
twenty feet To the alley. on Tenth street.
will cost approximately Sl50.00o.
While the tentative plans call for the
construction ot four-~torv building with
one hundred rooms. all with exposure 10
the southeast breeze~. the building viii be
- constructed a. IA foundation and upper
stories ~ a. permit ~ the erection ~ nd
ditional stories whenever they may BE-
needed. 81 the outset. il j. the plan - give
Brownsville modern hotel that not only
Will attract the commercial trade. hut also
the tourist traffic. the possibilities ~ the
latter class of traffic being one ~ the
principal INCENTIVES III constructing 4 mod
ern hotel here.
A. stated. the hotel will w. erected bv n
stock company who through board of
trustees will have control of the cou~truc-
ton of the building and the expenditure of
the money devoted &C. the purpose Il con
~truction. The trustees will include :. q.
Tucker. president and general manager Of
the Peoples lee 4 Manufacturing Com
pany: John J. Young OF Brownsville. capi-
tali-t and ranchman; Frank rabbi. former
collector cf rusturr~ and large landholder
IN this section, and David l.. Spero. mer-
chant. all Brownsville men. While ii IL
expected that large amount of the stock
will be- taken IN Brownsville. II = nndcr-
stood that considerable portion. prob
ably half ar more. will come from outside
sources.
The detallS If organization. financing
preliminary and final plans etc. are being
handled hy the board of trustees of the
Of San Antonio. Mr. Turner who J. both
n Texas and Los Angeles man, has been
connected with the construction of several
hotels IN the famous hotel state of Cali
fornia. He has been IN Brownsville about
three weeks IN connection with the project
and his plans had progressed - such a
point today that. success heing practically
assured he decided 70 announce the details
of the project.
at j. the purpose If the board ~ tru--
tees" said Mr. Turner today. ''to construct
four story. one hundred room structure
that will be modern IN every particular. 2
hotel with accommodations than which
there will be- no better III the state. a ~truc-
ture OF modest height wa9 decided upon be-
cause there J. NO reason 10 invest IN q
building of such size that il will be- n tax
on the lessee rather than an investment and
profit bearer. The first floor ~ the building
will be cut ~ into business houses for
rental. space for commodlouS and attrac-
tive lobby being provided ON the Tenth
street side of the building
"Among the features ot the building viii
be 4 roof garden where during the greater
part of the year il viii be- possible t. serve
meals in the evening. This feature Il II be-
hcvcd will be an attractive one II D. pro-
posed "a have music in the evening. nr
other entertainment. dancing. and such
other features ~ may ~ found. tor in-
stance. IN the case of the hotels ~ san
Antonio. II D. the desire oi the trustees
that Brown~ville'~ new hotel be place that
will draw Il tourist traffic, and that will
- attract the commercial visitor that hp
will spend a. much time ~ hiS business
will permit IN Brownsville.
| III j. not planned To- begin the con-iruc-
tion of the building before spring probably
IN April The delay u caused by the pres
ent price of building material, but our in
formation j. that when the governments
has completed lis bg cantonment con-
tracts. building materials will a sharp
decline in prices. II il hoped To have the
building completed and ready for oc-
lcupancy by the late summer Of 1918.
/ "No lessee for the building has yet been
obtained bat negotiations with practical
hotel men will be placed under way immc-
Idiately | expect "a leave today for San
Antonio 10 complete certain details il con-
Inection with the organization Of the com
Ipany that will put mp the building
| On several previous occasions trouIst
hotel propositions have been inaugurated