Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
CENSUS TO Be
TAKEN BELIEVE
POPULATION 5000
Many Buildings Being
Erected; New Con-
Germs Establish Branch
Houses

lIngen mad q population dI tHdI
time of 2.700, but this is about
as worthless for real informa-
ton as the log of a stage driv-
er's trip across the continent
would be to the presentdawn-to-
dark flier. Well informer resi-
dents believe the town now has
at least 5000 citizens and a pre-
diction is made that the number
will have reached 1880 by jan
uary /, 1925.
The Chamber of Commerce. one Of
the l"ivliest organizations working ftr
the advancement of the town, recently
was ~reorganized with the taking of 2
census as one CT it's chief aims. 1t is
hoped to prove by this that the 5000
figure has been passed and thus OBJ
tain a charter which will permit the
organization of a board of city develop
mem.
The census will be 'taken about Jan
uary 1, but in the meantime the pre-
sent organization is on c.e job for 2
NIcdleI hdIlliECH, aSNNidihS " 49,
A. T%oolan, secretary. "Iae Members
are working to a man, under the en-
thusiastic leadership of our president,
L. H. Thompson, we are going right
ahead with our plans for development,
he said.
Many Buildings Underway
Harlingen has at this writing ar
most, so buildings and residences under
construction or contracted for. Many
Of these are business buildings run
ming into many thousancs Of dollars
and the balance are residences rang
ing in price from $500 to $4,000. In
addition to this many other business
ventures are being planned and the
Chamber of Commerce is working on
plans for a modern hotel. A plot OF
ground has been secured Sor this.
The Chamber of Commerce, with the
ard of the Better Harrington" club is
working for the development cf parks
in the town and has insr.:uted a town
beautiful campaign whicn has for it.
aim the Identification of the street
and lawns for the year round. A CON
mittee of three has bec:; placed -
charge of each street in the town an
a prize CT $50 in shruDoe-y has bee
offered for the street judged the pref
test. The shrubbsry viii be plante'
20 further beautify the street whicf
wins it.
The white way, q systerl cf lights
being installed along the awnings i
the business section, Will AXE
town the best lighted IN the Valley
business men claim. Large bulbs have
been placed every few rect at a cost
of thousands of dollars. The lights
and installation are being paid for by
the merchants and the city is to donate
the current for a numosr OF months.
City Growth Rensr-a9ie
Even more remarkable and success
full thar the extensive development Of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley is the
progress of Harrington, key 70 the ma
iestic group Of arising cities and the
fastest growing town In the Valley,
said Mr.. Thompson, who In addition to
being head of the Chamber Of Com
merce is president of the First Ma
tional Bank
lhe combination of fceal location
and of an enthusiastic and cooperating
citizenship assured the cev,-opment 0
q real city in record time, MIR. Thomp
son believes. The otwn 5 neadquart-
ers for buyers Of the Valley ccttor
crop, the home Of d large compress anc
has the advantage of both Florida anC
California for the ~shipme<. of citrus
fruit-as has the entire Valley-Mr.
Thompson points out. Products from
this section can be sh;pp-, IS far east
as Indianapolis and as far west as
Denver cheaper than either of the 9TH
er great citrus growing sections, he
said.
The unanimous spirit of helping
the other fellow help himself and the
town AMI a total . lack Of business
jealousy has meant much fer Harlin-
gen, its boosters claim.
statistics recently COMPLIED show
that while the population c. the en-
tire Valley has increased a1out 400 pei
rent in the past ten years the growth
of Harrington has announced to SOC pei
cent, Mr.. Thompson said. cit is the
cooperation Of enc bus:-c>s man will
another; the cooperation c. the bust
ness men with the hcuo,, system; tht
cooperation of the Better Harlinger
club, composed of the women of thu
town and others. and the cooperation
of every citizen with every either
which has made this wonderful recort
nossible. Liberality in the support @
GOOD highways, modern schools ant
churches and every other laudable civ
ic enterprise has been marked.
Associated with the Chamber of Com
MERGE in their efforts for progress ar
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