Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-10
WORK ON Hotel
TO START SOON,
EDWARDS SAYS
Lease Being Completed With
Gulf Coast Lines For Levee
Street Hotel Site, Provides
Completion in Is Months


According to an announcement NV H.
h. Edwards president ul Tho Intfrna-
iiNnal Amusement Company. c0nstrur-
iieA wfrA on y au0 room tourist hotel
Will bc started as soon as plans arc
received from Pittsburgh Mr. Edwards
arrived IN Brownsville stcrday after
conference with officials Of the com
SIMS AZ Little Rock. Ark. and with the
Gulf Coast Line officials ny. Houston
A lease un tha AitH originally selected
fy th Greenwich Hotel, between
Twelfth anna Thirteen oa Ltvce street.
is being secured from the Gulf Coast
Lines. an order having been issuld Tues
day hy President Pycatt 20 txccutc this
lease as soon as he present leasts ex-
pie The order by President Pyeait
stated that the lcs scs now held hv
owners 0f buildings along fhe hoarH
Walk could, in most cases. bc terminated
w thift. days notice. and it is under
stood trAt orders tD varatc Che properly
will issued withia " few days. The
hotel site also includes tho grounds now
occupied hy the govcrnm nt buildings
at -hc ferry and the large barn OF the
Mason Transfer Company. Mr.. Edwards
latcs that tas government buildings
Will he moved .p scme other aitc. and
arrangements made s0 that government
officials will il np way bc Inconvenience
ei IN added thHt orders tu yHcatc tha
thG buildings nn he tOard walk are ex
Ftcttl tu hc ISSUED in the near future.
II they have not already been issued
J. " House of Little Rock. Ark, one
of th members If the company. wired
yesterday to r.. Jockcn, who is now in
Houston tu mc him at Pittsburgh. Pa..
at thr raliirHt possible date Plans, fpr
ihc building afc expected tp hc secured
um thc Taaron Ste Construction Cn-.
XVII trat cty. one nf ht largest con-
struction firms of the east. The COM
pany believes IL viii be possible 20 Sc
cure stock plans which would be
availahle Immediately, and II this -
aonc. Mr. Edwards states. work on the
foundation will start within y week or
,n days. as this work could hc start
ed wv. fore thc removal WI the buildings
0n thp hNarI wrlk.
Thr order frr asc ISSUED by Presi
dent Pyeatr of the Gulf Coast Lines.
provide. ,hat tte huilding must bc COM
pictcd within Is months, but the pro-
moteis state that it can easily be COM
pl tcd before ncNt fall and ready for
THE wiater tourist trade.
E J Kamnsrhrocr and ~. NJ. Moran,
cf Ln- AnHt ics, Calf. arrived in
Brownsville Yesterday. and will hc as
SCENTED wth th International Amusn
mcrt Company in connection with the
hotel project. NJ kampschfocr 20 take
over thc management ~ the hottl as
soon as 90 Is CONF a. The announce
mrnt was al-o made hat Ike kempner
ard Gna Lane w. N known capitalists of
Little Rock. Ark. who arc reported to
hc associated with thc company. Will ar-
riv. in Brownsville. January lS. tD
spend scv. ral weeks. anh Will take NV
active part in completing the plans ~
ihc company ~ connection with the
hotel.
~Thc same company that built the La
Rosita race track is behind the hotel
proposition. Mr Edwards stated this
morning "Thr officers pf thc company
ara I II Eiu rhS- president. Manuel
Ramirez. president and the di-
rcctur- arc III MI klct.rE X. N Cook
and C M. Farrell
Messrs Kampschrocr and Moran.
who arrived Yesterday. stated that they
are well pleased with the Valleys
climate and general appearance of
Brownsville. which they signated ~
nnc W.T. the most progressive little cities
fr the South. They stated that the
were WI INV opinion that thc Valleys
winter climate would make success of
any hct.l project as N IN far superior
to thc winter climate W California. The
thermometer was registering around -
when they left Los Angeles last week.
and IN y stated the Pacific coast coun-
LIAM I'm experiencing one NJ the coldtst
winters in its history