Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-11-20
RIO GRANDE RECEIVER NAMED
IN OUR
VALLEY

HAMBER of Commerce secretaries
representing fourteen Valley towns
toid OF the wonders Of towns other
5nan their own in talks over Station
NV W.. brownsville, last night.
Exempiifies the spirit of cooperation
that is being carried out by the secre-
tarles. who are conducting their work
on the principle that the Valley is one,
and that what benefits one town is
likewise a benefit to the territory.
George A. Toolan, Harlingen. in ont
lining the policies of the secretaries
association, which has no dues and
rarely meets for entertainment. said
tnat when an inquiry does not find an
opportunity IN his town, he passes it
alohg TO some town where the particu-
lar proposition might have better op-
portunity for success.
AN indication of the rapidly grow
Importance of town and country prop
erty buying, trading and selling, in the
Valley is seen in the organization at
McAllen of the McAllen Real Estate
Board
heai estate men are properly no
longer known as such. Some one has
1igured out term that places the real
estate business in the professional line,
IKE doctor, lawyer, journalists, etc.
men who deal in dirt are known as
.realtors. 1t is countrywide.
Mayor B. F. Freeland was elected
president Of the McAllen board, A.
Hughes. vice president, and F. N. Cant
ner. secretary and treasurer.
Only one less than 100 cars of fruits
and vegetables yesterday had left the
Lower Rio Grande Valley this season,
being about double the shipments
on the same date last year.
All things being equal, the Valley
this season should ship several thou
sand cars more fruits and vegetables
than last season, when the total was
something over $4,000 cars, less than
1000 cars of which comprised cabbage.
Ihe mixed car deal is a rapidly grow
ang factor in the Valleys market. Prop
eriy so. Few tons can care for a solid
car OF a single product. Hundreds can
use mixed cars. The Valley is discov-
erlng that fact to be true, more and
more each year
A paragraph from the Gravity Irri-
CATION News. McAllen:
Brownsville citizens offered a hon
US of $4,000 to any concern that would
come into the city and put up a tour
lst hotel that would come up to their
specifications. The Brownsville citi-
zens formed a syndicate and built the
hotel themselves in order to get the
benefit of the bonus. That is one Of
the cleverest ways of building city
by the process of bonuses that we ever
heard of. 1t results in the citizens do
ing themselves what they would not do
unless they encouraged themselves by
paying themselves a bonus. The city
is not out anything to strangers, and
it has got itself to do something that
was badly needed and which will be
invaluable to the city and the entire
Delta"
Generally speaking, the News is cor
rect as to its statement that the hotel
project was set on foot BY home people.
The principal owners, however, are A.
ID. Dickinson and Lee B. James of
Brownsville and j. NJ. Nix well known
hotel owner of San Antonio, the latter
DelnR president Oi the III JdrulH EOIei
Company of Brownsville.
The reported plan of the Gulf Coast
Lines to establish a combination dining
observation car service on its day train
between the Valley and Houston should
popularize day travel between the cities
and the Valley.
The long tiresome trip between Hous-
ton and Brownsville, for instance, has
been avoided by most travellers making
the $40 mile jump. Such service
might change their minds about it.
The only improvement one might
suggest to be made along with the new
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