Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-20
C.C.ANOUNCES
TOURIST
IS now Open
Site is Located Where State
Highway Crosses West
Brownsville Lake

Brownsville's automobile tourist camp.
said 10 br ore Of the finest and best
equipped i'm this section IF the country,
has been completed and j. now open for
use by the public. il was announced to-
day 10y Manager G. l.. Jessup Of the
Chamber of Commerce, which organiza-
fion established the camp site. The
eury remaining work TO be done is the
placing Of a sign nj the entrance 10 the
camp. which is enclosed by substantial
wire fence.
The work done on tho site. Mr.. Jes-
sup said IN giving ont list of the con
tributions in cash. material and labor re-
presents an investment az about $1,000.
The Chamber If Commerce still owes
S51I.l6 on the undertaking. and NJ APP
peal a. being made 10 public spirited
persons aud firms 10 make cash dona-
lions IN order that the deficit on the
proposition may be wiped out.
I'VE believe this camp site viii prov"
a good Investment To Brownsville" said
MIR. JcSsup today. \ prominenr citizen
of Brownsville was camping in Brcck
curidgc Park. San Antonio. just few
weeks ago. and has told US that there
were quite a number of people coming
In the park AZ that time who would
have come on 20 Brownsville for short
stay had il not bccu for the bad condi-
iions of the roads. II is our hope that
The people of Brownsville will take adj
vantage nf the accommodations thus af-
for,led for afternoon ami cvenn: pic
nicS If they 50 desire
The campsite is located well M the
bank cft H. West brownsville rcsaca in
n cinmn Of the prettiest trees in the
brownsville area. Electric lights and
water have been provided hy the city of
RrownsviIlr. \ shower bath house and
layntorirS for men and women has been
Installed NJ one side of the park and
near the road there has been built an
attractive dining hall. equipped with ta-
bTcs 10 accommodate about sixty people
This was constructed according 10 the
ideas of Nhcri Snyder. The supports
are of huge logs of the palm tree. and
the roofing II n covering If palm leaves.
II is believed 10 be leak proof. \ brick
oven. with covering 10 protect from
the rain. has also been built for the use
of III" campers and picnickcrs. II ~
equipped with n chimney Arrangements
have also been made for proper sanitat-
iinn. and there is a oarctakcr to look
after the grounds.
The following Is list of cash and
other contributions made to the camp
site.
Cash contributions Southwest Btu
hihic COMPANY S2l Claude Miccy. 81;
W. o. Wilman. So: Peoples Ice Com
panv. SD: First Natio: nj Iiank. So;
Merchants National Bank So: State
Rank 4 Trust 60. SD: Daniel Nturria
So. which included SIG closet and 81
IN cash.
Materials Rorderlnnd Hardware Com
pany ore closet. S15.15: Frontier I.um-
her Company. So worth II lumber:
Eagle Pass Lumber Co. S25 wortl ot
lumber: Grart Lumber Company. 81
wori:l 81 lumler: w II Putesnat Co..
ono lavat"rv. Sill: IIavcs \ Sons. ono
Invatorv. S11: total value of materials
donated. S11173.
Water and light fully installed hy the
city ~ Brownsville.
pcr,oiesior given hv Judge !. &. Gcor-
&c and II. H. Banker to tie on to their
private light lire.
ralm i~ecS ualm leaves a;d reeds dom
ated hv II. H. Stiles Plantation Com
many W Frank i'rnwn, manager.
Two thousani bricks. donated by Joe
Rrntsche and Carl Weller.
Prick hauled ~ q. X. Mason.
Entrance graded ny q X Mason.
Two tables dor ated hy Mrs. Aaron
Turk.
Material on which 70 paint sign don
ated bv brownsville Sheet Metal Works.
Sign painting donated by Fermn
Carlnna.
rlumbing ou grounds and bath house
donated by Hayes 4 Sons.
Construction looked after nj much re
duced price hy Albert Snyder.