Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-07
IN OUR
VALLEY

IN rev Patteson. Brownsville automo-
bile dealer, recently toured sections
between the Lower Rio Grarde Valley
ana North Texas. Discussing what
amounts TO perfect hegira to the
Nailey, he declared that his car went
ut pretty good clip going north. but
overlook only one or two cars-and this
. significant-he estimated that headed
Ih TIE direction Of the Valley were no
fewer than 500 cars.
There are more tourists III the Lower
hio Grande Valley today than ever be-
fore.
There are more newcomers actually
establishing their homes ia the Valley
than ever before.
And there are more new. strange faces
on the streets Of every Valley town than
ever before
The writer o! this column eni cred into
casual conversation with fellow pas
senger on a train Saturday. liz was
Tennesseean Of perhaps 20 years-hc
may have been younger lie had bought
about LOO acres Of land on rcsaca near
BROWNSVILLE III Jardin
I'm going down 10 clear some Of that
land and put trees on it," hc declared.
Its the finest land ever saw. think
I'm lucky to have il. but sure wish
! had some place 10 live in the mean
while"
Arriving at his office. this writer
found an application for work from
young Ohioan.
My father has bought some land ai
Brownsville and is going down this fall
TO live. After seeing your paper and
booklets on Brownsville am convinced. +
he said. that that's where | want To
live. Ny bent is toward journalism
what have you:
We're going 10 try 10 place this young
man. The Valley needs and wants more
like him.
These are merIy three incid,nis met
with by the writer in few hours time,
on q single day. And he was not looking
for story" These relations are just
the result of the purely casual. Any
traveller 20 the Valley or on of : meets
with just as many il he is M ull inter
ested in people and things about him.
IL YOU are a Nalley-ite just try talking
to strangers. Watch them open up.
They do II 80 enthusiastically.
There isn't desirable vacant home
in the Valley. The shortage j. resulting.
often. in the occupancy of dwellings that
are not at all satisfactory.
One Brownsville concern recently
made additions and ,hanges in IL per-
sonne which brought four young men
and their wives to the city as permanent
residents. One Of them found salts
factory home by accident and through
fortunate Acquaintance. The others took
what they could get. hoping for some
thing better in the future.
This is the report Of but one con
cern. Others. too. are growing and add
ing new and experienced men who re-
ceive good to high wages.
These men are accustomed ~ COM
Portable homes dwellings in accord with
their cir umstancc>. Some of th'm
leave because they can't find homes.
What are we going "a du about the
house shortage
What are our commercial organiza
tions doing about this serious question
What are our businessmen. our bank
The real estate owners
Ry the way. there was lumber man
among the Houston Elks who visited
brownsville n few days ago Here n
an observation from him
II wish I owned about - ~ these
lots out here and had few thousand
dollars with which 10 build concrete side
walks. make sewer. water and light con
neciions and build - homes on th'm.
believe they would 20 like the pro-
verbal hotcakeS."
We don't know whether they would
GO like hot cakes" or not" but = Ger
tainly would be an interesting expert
ment for Brownsville
Who'll he the first 10 try it:
Billy Burnett suffered an accident a
Mercedes few days ago when an auto
mobile door closed on bi> hand. breaking
A ligament Everybody in the Valley
knows and loves Billy Burnett and
everybody hopes that the injury VIII
soon heal
brownsville stores were crowded with
buyers Saturday So were stores ~
every other town in the Valley. fu>i-
ness l. good. The cotton crop haS done
its share to put money IN Valley pockets.
There's real prosperity here. Are YOU
getting your share IF the business:
This mornings edition of The Sunday
Herald carries more than 200 inches "f
advertising. The Herald il cndeaN"rins
ia give it, advertisers the very best ser
vice in its shop. 70 attain This end u
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Advertising j. Just ~ much news aN
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