Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-07-13
Brownsville Growing in
All Directions, Reports
Given Out Recently Show

In addition 90 the building postal re-
ctipts figures which show that for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1921, the
gross income At the postoffice increased
az rate twice that OF the prcrc Ing
period a-d the customs house report
which reveals that the total Of collec-
tions from .all sources was practically
as great for the first six months ef 1921
rs for the ntirc ysur 1928. the ts1mon-
dous growth NJ Brownsville during thc
past year and particularly during tn
first six months Of this year il attestna
ny another Indicator OF development. the
building permits.
Nhile the records actually show ap-
proximaselg 100000 worth Of building
started during the first six months "
1924. there ~ rot included in that total
the permit 70 b. issued for the erection
81 the S25o.ooC office building which vii
house the State National bank III 18th
and Elizf eth streets. The inclusion of
this, will of course. bring the total IL
actual building started during the first
half of the wear well over onc-third "
a million olars.
With one thifl ar u million dollars IN
bu.ld.ags already erected ar under con
struction. Brownsville is LOOKING for
wari 70 a building program which pro-
misses 10 carry construction work N
Brownsville far past the million mark in
1921. Several residences arc being DIan-
rcd which will enhance The appearance
q. Frownsviic's re- idrntial section. and
in the business district there is ranped
cut a tentative nroyram which VII carry
upward the citv's skyline
The hrildina total cIcarings If tho
three Brownsville banks rs shown on
tho latest report was $5.Gi4.G74 ~ com
pared to S5.s20.9 .965 on the March ~ fe-
mort Deposits in the three banks on
June 30 were Si29375S while Oh March
~ they were Si.Ic7.cS9. m incrcaso "
more than si25.000 in three months.
G. Gatifying Postal Report
"Thc report IN very gratifying. said
Postmaster II. l.. Grn ia commenting
on The comparative statement maic pub
lie last Sunday which showed that pos
tai rccaints in Brownsville during the
year cnding June 30. 1921. were more
thar $1,000 greater than receipts during
the previous wear. ~; IL Y report. con
tinrci Mr.. CHM. "of which every citi-
zen in Brownsville should ic proud. The
growth revealed ~ tremendous. more
than doubling the previous increase.
II Is IN tho nostnffice that the pro-
rrcss ~ citv II often first reflected.
Thrt Brownsville II coming ~ the front
can no longer be doubted after watch
irg thc increase IN building ard the
commercial advance. Business men ~
this city should hc particularly well
pleased with the rostoffire growth
which iustifies their optimistic outlook
~, tho future
The S30A.n00 tourist hotel will pro-
baby hc under way be ore the wear is
over. The parsonage for he Methodist
church is new district viii be started
soon On Eliza eth street owners Of
several business buildings arc planning
10 remodel tho fronts and in some eases
arc in progress. though
rot yet ready 10 bc announced. for. the
cr ction If several more large store I
The addition to the Travellers hotfl I
IN constructed at an estimated cost of \
$50 000 II is now nearing completion. 4
f. Manauiou i building . Sl5.a00 resi-
dcucc W. Palm Boulevard and Elizabeth.
Five other residences are 10 bc erected \
~ an approximate cost Of $4,000.
Following are the permits issued in /
since January \. The csti-
mated cost in most cases is consfrva-
tive.
s71a. Arastasio Garcia: $4,000. Mrs. Ar
nos pucl,rtf. $4,000 II. Nanoutou $3.50, 4
!. =. Tutegnai; S30an. ]. Rrenner; 81
cnn. =. Champion: $1,000 =. Il. Rcntfro;
si500. Preshyteriap church: $3.50, H. \
johnson: s50.000 Mrs. &. H. More.
T.ank ClearingS Increased
Further demonstration of Browns
villc's advance comes from the quarterly 4
reports of bank clcarinrs which were I
published this week. The report " con-
iitinrs AZ the close of business June mp
show a total in bark bearings of almost /
s2n0.000 greater than the cleafings I
shown IN the previous report on March |