Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-10-23
IN OUR.
VALLEY


" tion of the Hotel Ell Jardin in
Brownsville, sometime between now and
November 0, Brownsville will feel
that long step has been taken to-
ward the dream of Greater Browns
Vile
This thing of large, fine, commodi-
Gus hotel-size of the town considered
lis not the outcome. of a recent sug-
gestion. Brownsville has been looking
forward to this event since back in
1910 when Benjamin F. Yoakum, Dr.
Frederick j. COmbe and perhaps some
others talked and planned large, fine
hotels and even went SO. far as to pre-
pare plans and stake off sites. But
for one reason or another the projects
never materialized
Except for the wish, nothing further
happened in the way of tourist hotel
until in 1922 when another project that
looked as if it would go through, ma
terialized-and then went flat.
But the present project is "all to the
mustard" Plans have been prepared,
finances have been arranged, site has
been secured
There is now no reason why another
year will not. find Brownsville pre-
pared to go after conventions and tour
lists.
The Valley. because of the great in
terest that is evident throughout Tex
as, can get hundreds of large and small
conventions during the next few years.
Gunster, of the wonderful tenor
voice, sang before two highly appre-
ciat've audiences in the Valley, one at
Mercedes. the other at Brownsville.
At Mercedes the IS. r. o." signs
were out, and in Brownsville those
most appreciative of the art of the
trained musical voice were there in
force.
The Valley, as time goes on, is de-
manding more and more and better and
better in the fine arts. Those inter-
esHed in the arts are to be congratulate
ed for the ambitious engagements
which they are listing for winter en-
tertainment.
A San Benito man has announced
that he will build sixteen residences
at once, the homes to be~>sold on the
easy payment system.
The system of building homes and
given a thorough test in the towns of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. 1t ap-
pears to operate we'll in the larger ci-
ties of the state, and in some instances
houses that cost from $4,000 to $4,000
are being constantly erected in new
subdivisions and sold.
Often these homes are built in SUBJ
divisions principally to-. inaugurate de-
velopment in these subdivisions. When
a few nice homes are erected, there is
always the incentive for the home
owner who wishes to build according to
his own ideas and values. But there
are always restrictions as to the mini
mum amount that may be put into the
building.
Before many weeks have passed the
south side of Elizabeth street, Browns
vile, from the belt line road to and
beyond the state highway, will be filled
with homes.
Note how development follows the
paved streets. Levee street, just
block over, is beginning to see devcl-
opment, but as for street improvements
there are none. Perhaps Levce is the
next streed to undergo a metamorpho-
sis There are a number of commodi-
Gus homes building and projected on
this street, one costing $4,000 being
about completed, and another, The
Herald's Model Home, soon to be un-
derway. Unforeseen obstacles, among
them the weather, delayed starting of
work on this project. But foundations
are now underway.
The Herald for years maintained car
rier service in West Brownsville when
there were only 80 to 40 papers to be
delivered. Now The Herald delivers
more than 200 papers daily in that
secion of the city.
It's splendid indication of growth.
George A. Toolan, secretary of the
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce, wiz
ing Harlingen's congratulations to Will
lacy county on the adoption by that
county of a 100000 road bond issue,
said
"Harlingen congratnlates Wlilacy
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