Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-05-25
NOW FOR THE TOURIST
HOTEL!

The Tourist Hotel Committee. drafted
by the Board of City Development. has
definitely decided that the Valley must
profit hy the experience ot Florida ana
California and become one of the hrcc
great winter Fairgrounds Of America.
Nature has provided the climate to ac-
complish this: the citizenship ot the Val
ley has converted Cameron and llidalgo
counties into the winter garden of Amer
lea; Il remains only 10 bring our natural
and artificial advantages before the
world To profit by them.
Florida and southern California were
only developed as winter Fairgrounds
after they had provided the comforts
and attractions which brought To ihem
Americas leisure class. which instead
of being ot the ar>tucraic type. vino
made up the leisure class ia Europe
pIior 10 the late unplcasantncS>. ami
consist principally of retired business
men ana wosnen of mature years. who
demand AT least the comforts uf the
average home when they travel.
With the completion of Mr.. Mores
hotel. Brownsville and the Valley Will
have provided accommodations for the
'ahihHfs iihf'At4H- IfuRiN. bNA W. van
not hope 10 attract the leisure class.
able aud willing 10 follow climate around
the world ii necessary. until We nave
provided living accommodations designed
specially for them. The Brownsville
Hotel Committee. composed of clear
thinking and successful business men.
has decided that such acconnodat ions
can be- had for brownsville for S1J.uGU.
Such sum II necessary tO guarantee
to capital Interested III hotel construction
and operation, that il viii incur no lossr>
during the early years of operation while
attracting "A regular clientele.
The members of the committee feel
that SI5.0Oo il Il small sum for the
people Of Brownsville topay for the
needed hotel accommodations. to attract
class Of tourists that have made Flor
ida and southern California both rich and
famous. and they are prepared "a prov"
their faith by con. ributins a large part
Of the $75O00 needed from their own
pockets. hut If this sum is to be- raised.
every citizen of Brownsville must CON
tribute according to his means.
Though the required $4,000 j. 10 BE-
considered a. a contribution. every citi-
zen Of the Valley realizes that the re-
turns to be had from a comfortable and
well operated hotel designed for the
comfort and pleasure of people with
money 10 spend. will be SO dire I. THAI
contributions 10 the fund may we'll br
considered as investments. Experience
~ other winter Fairgrounds shows that
one such hotel developed the business.
not only for Itself but for many others
which. of course, followed "a supply the
demand The erection AZ the one Sdr.i
hotel ia Brownsville mean. that within
few years every desirable site ia the
Valley will have "A similar one. jasi as i~
lhr .asc IN the ncishborhood of Los
YAngrlr. aud in the vicinity uf Tampa
Bay aud other Florida resorts. Fiorda.
where hc soil is poor compared ~ ours
is SUPPORTED entirely ~ IT'S climate, less
cpiahlc than ours. and ilS hotel accom-
nrodHtinnS
W. have climate. hunting and fishing
superior ~ theirs; the Mex an noun
ians are not far away: We eau offer
the advantages of foreign travel at small
expense. ~ small loss IT time aud with
comfort besides Bu; Wc cGu uut hope
~ attract thc class of tourists who have
made Florida ana talifornlh. uhli We
provide living accommodation for them
such as they are accustomed 10 demand
aud receive. Dur best business men tell
~ We can provide such accommodations
tur S1lWn and Brownsville has nrycr
ycl failed 20 raise any sum Of money
that its business men were agreed could
b. used ~ th. best advantage. nor Viii
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