Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-23
IN OUR
VALLEY
IT. PETERSBURG. Fla, has been ad.

was hardly known outside Of the county
IN which il is located
Today st. Petersburg is one Of the
leading summer and winter resorts Of
Florida. II has multiplicity Or
hotels. apartment houses. parks. etc.
To attract visitors. and J. building more
and more Of them right along.
What natural advantages has ST.
Petersburg that the towns Of the Valley
have not?
We saw in recent issue Of The Sat
"rday Evening Post AN advertisement
on 1t. Petersburg as resort. with the
exception Of the hotels it had nothing to
offer that the Valley hasn't.
The advertisement occupied a half
page Of space II carried illustrations.
such as golfers on the links. automo
bilists, tennis players, speed boats.
fisamcn. etc. And here IL some of the
neading matter:
Play awhile in Americas sunniest
spot. st. Petersburg The Sunshine
city. Play where you can toast your
collar bone IN the good old sunshine
that's missed fire only days III II
years-on the hook Of land that reaches
out from Florda's West Coast into tn h.
warming Gulf
Bigger sport than ever this year BE-
cause new capital has expanded the at
fractions. entertainment and hotel ac-
commodations fOr the increasing nun
'lrcds Of thousands Of sunshine hungry
folk who visit here annually.
This s. the place 10 enjoy yourself
"a .sl
grccnery Of the scmi-tropics s-milcs of
winding beaches and picturesque motor
roads
Famous fishing. sailing and motor
boating. And in the settings Of foliagcd
beauty there il every recreation for
young and old Wonderful golf tennis,
rogue, bowling on the green. chess and
Il checker tournaments. The New York
Yankees with Babe Ruth and the Boston
Braves tram here. The Royal Scotch
Highlauders Band plays daily IN vii
liams Park.
The festival Of the states will be
more attractive carnival celebration
han ever this year a memorable pleas
ur. To all visitors.
Many fine new hotels have recently
been completed Comfortable boarding
houses. apartments and bungalows Mail
- abe coupon and ask any aucstiou-lct Us
help you"
All this is free advertising for st.
E Petersburg. of course. But wc believe
il IA worth While using IN thc Valley
TO show what our ncighhor across the
Gulf Of Mexico b. doing 10 encourage
tourists 10 visit there
We have the climate and the Gulf Of
Mexico. VIII We make the best Of them.
a. st. Petersburg has certainly done?
II any one doubts the wealth of Cam
-ron and IIdalgo couu;its. they need
onls glance at the figur announced
by the tax assessors t- the two coun-
les
They run up into uig figure when
at together. the total being about S55.-
oo.eo0. with Cameron county supply
ng S25.2ss.ill ~ the amount. and ~
algo county 30.300,la
Hidalgo county. hy i..c way. !. xt
,ar receive is first benefit from the
ticn of the legislature IN icmitting
cents of the states 75-cent share
the taxes. FOR period of - years.
county ~ use the .unrs for flood
itrol. Cam, ron county is scheduled
make similar rcqu,.. before the
u legislature flood ,atrul iu this
nty being necessary part of thc
algc county work.
Brownsville has been having sI
- degree weather lately. a.
pst ~ degree weather for Miami
pf our ucghhor- across the Gulf
lftsi.4 a.. "a spen .I-f
down over u, tvo days ago. bring
minimum temperature vi - dc-
will cut our maximum for day
but just watch the mercury ~
in
King ot the wcai.cr. u looks "a
iting II Suncay w going TN
ice day from a weather stand
Driving should be pleasant AZ
ch. why not tar 4 trip. If
IN the prcttiest section of the
hy not go 20 .cufe other sec
&c what YOUR neighbors are
bat they are growing. and
The fields are beautiful
10 Point Isabel are re
brrdEes -rr working
can't see the hole they've
bay. but you can imagine
u idea Of il ~ the ridges
UP above the water.
are aon that trip. give
he nine foo. road Judgs
gng from BarreGa TO
|eople think about Judge
{ paved road connect
section Of the Valley
bel the mo - lney seem
pat much hdiscussed plan
from Point Isabel down
ca Chica, thence up the
svile. Such road
prt of rectangular drive
yer realized. i Certain
'r for the tourist.
But the more we
orida and California
e hear Of their beauty
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