Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-08-18

IN OUR
VALLEY

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protection bond election today to carry
the issue.
1t is possible that single vote Will
determine the success of the project.
That single vote might be yours.
The polls are open until o'clock this
evening.
There is still plenty of time to regis
ter your approval of the bonds II you
have delayed in voting.
Remember 1919!
Remember 1922!
Five thousand persons were made
homeless. Crops destroyed. People
were distressed. Some were ruined.
Land values were decreased.
The way is now open to remedy that
trouble, and do it with state aid.
There is chance that the oppor-
tunity may not come again, except at
double the expense to your individual
pocket.
It's matter of dollars and cents to
every voter.
Enclosing a check for a years sub
scliption to The Herald, Karl II. Dud-
dlesten of Lyford says:
Your paper is getting better. Browns
Herald, Brownsville Radio Station and
Valley Chamber of Commerce are the
Big Three of the Valley-that is, so far
as publicity and advertising the Lower
Rio Grande Valley is concerned. Wish
ing you continued success" etc.
Thank you, Mr.. Duddlesten.
At last Dallas and Brownsville have
something in common.
They had paving job to let up in the
North Texas metropolis.
The city commission divided, one man
holding out for letting to the lowest bid
der even though the difference in price
was only cent a square yard.
The remainder of the commission held
that the city charter did not require let
ting to the lowest bidder, giving the
commission authority to choose the bid
considered best for the city.
The row got into the newspapers.
And at last reports they were still
going at it.
In Corpus Christi the city building
ccce imposes fee of 81 for each 800
of the value Of any building for which
|: permit is issued.
In Brownsville there is no fee. A
building permit costs nothing, but the
city building code requires that permit
be obtained to erect any kind of build
ing.
Roy Weller is fire chief, fire marshal
and city building Inspector, and holds
forth in the fire hall.
Last month he issued building permits
totalling $141,000 the amount covering
residences mostly.
This month the record has not been
so good, only about $4,000 worth Of
building being accounted for.
Contractors, carpenters, bricklayers
are all busy. Can't get on new jobs.
Wait until some of the work gets along
and watch the squirt.
And if it's a new building, don't for
get the permit. Gives the citp an op-
portunity to tell the country at large
that building is on boom in Browns
Vile.
The Brownsville Chamber of Com
merce has gotten right into the middle
of things in the business district.
It's right where everybody can get at
it. Go right in and ask-that's the
word that is being passed out
Manager G. c. Richardson has built
a 15-foot table for, directors and com
mittee meetings.
His idea is that there is certain
psychology about the situation wher
twenty or thirty men can get around ;
table, stretch their feet out under it
bang their fists on top of it, and other
wise deport themselves as committee
should.
If they line up along a wall, will
chairs tilted back. they are too likely t.
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