Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-09
IN OUR
VALLEY
A mother Brownsville ambition is about
! n 10 be realiz,d.

a mother Brownsville ambition is about
n 10 be realiz,d.
This city il soon to enter the lists Of
postoffices of the first class.
That indicates growth as well as pros
perity.
The government gives a pnstoffce
FIRST class rank when its rccti iptS have
passed the SiO.OOO mark for the allen
dar year.
Postmaster Robert l.. CHM il author
ity for the statement that the receipts
this year will 20 well over that figure
Therefore. next year h. will preside
over n first class office nstead If one
of the second class.
The first two quarters of this year the
receipts went over 10000. Even the
july and August figures. usually regard
ed as quiet months. show their pro rata
receipts will bring the present quar-
ter To over $4,000
And. since October. November and De
c,mber include the heaviest business Of
the year. even last year going over $40
600. Postmaster Ginn sees no reason
for doubling the achievement Of this am
bition by the years end
II has been long. hard voyage "a
first class station. but i will be- here
s0en.
All Of which brings up the thought
that more adequate facilities are needed
for the Brownsville po>toffice.
Several years ago there WAS agitation
for fine. new federal building. The
postoffice needed more room. 81 did the
.Iyl q. "A. ltt
but twice year. for weeks session.
Little headway was made in the asi-
tation for new building. The bill died
natural death.
The next congress. regardless of its
complexion. j. hardly likely To give ~
80 expensive q form ~ relief. Many
believe that it is highly Improbable.
Since that agitation was started more
than six years ago. il looks highly i'm
probable.
Then why not agitate for the next best
thing remudelcd and improved fed
eral building.
Plenty of ground II available 10 thr
rear of the building for an extension.
either one or two stories. The present
building is Il good one. But i needs I'M
provemen. The postoffice would thus
secure more room. Additional room
could be provided in this way for the
federal court. The building could be
made adequate for the city'S needs Tor
20 wears to come with an expenditure
Of $4,000 or less.
The present building has no heating
facilities. II IL cold and dsagreeable
i'm winter. Ii is hot and disagreeable III
summer II H. almost Impossible \" RI
main in the offices or lobby Of the see
ond floor in hot weather.
There are no layatory facilities any
where ia the building. There isn't run
ming water anywhere in the building.
The building certainly was among the
finest of its day-but its day has gone.
II was built some ~ years ago. NJ that
time brownsville had no ole tric hghiS.
no water system. no sewerage No t'ie
phones no offire buildings. no paved
streets Inadequate schools. no railr"ad
connections with the outer world. no
coucret. or other good highways
! Congress is soon TO reconven". me
im. II her, when we should take up
with our representatives this matter "i
;mproyemcnt II the federal huIlding.
The present federal building n w'h
located II Il on valuable property
Let's ask the government % make y =,
least as good building for comfort ana
convenience n are our other pubh'
buildings.
In fact. we think Uncle Sam should n
ashamed to acknowledge the fact tha'
with All the facilities available n
Rrowpsyillc for this building. Il" mas
ay,iled himself Of none of them.
We believe Brownsville viii be more
i, ,esSful IN efforts for SO.Wh M th'
;mnrovement Of good building than III
,.ff,rts for an rxprnditurr a S3h."""
for an entirely new property.
The big one will come IN time. l-'l
use what We have.