Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-03-12
IN OUR
VALLEY

II HlNGS happened SO last IN tHe
u hotel project yesterday afternoon
that the boys in The Herald office edi-
torial rooms ran around like a chickeE
with its head cut off for a while.
Early in the day story was prepared
and put into type to the effect that
Percy Tyrrell of San Antonio and his
associates had taken under advisement
the proposition of building hotel in
Brownsville. There was nothing to do
but wait for developments. 1t was
thought that story would hold for the
day
However, the paper had been slipped
: off" earlier that there was another deal
afoot which might beat Mr.. Tyrrell and
and his associates to the hotel even
though they were willing to build it.
But the editors of the paper thought
they had "the story on ice" for the
next day--today. However it was
busted" at the Rotary Club meeting
at 1880 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by
Sim Tucker, and representative of
The Herald at the meeting, four miles
from town. almost went crazy in his
ticn with the office, tell them to
dump" the earlier story and get at
least a bulletin on the fact that the
contract for hotel had been closed
Time was short, as The Herald goe.
TO press at 2 o'clock. OF course. the
story came out on schedule. with the
assistance Of Mr.. Tucker, Mr. James and
Mr.. Dickinson.
Brownsville is fully appreciative of
the interest of Percy Tyrrell of San
tonic, and J. B. Charles of Oklahoma,
in coming here to investigate the pos
sibilities Of hotel. While these
gentlemen did not definitely commit
themselves. they left the impression
among those who talked with them that
they looked with favor on the PROPOSE
tion. However. things we're fast com
ing to head on the hotel project from
another direction, Messrs. Lee B. Jame~
and A. ID. Dickinson. and a deal with
them was closed. The hotel committee
had accepted the policy that the first
man to make satisfactory proposition
wc-ld be dealt with
So we get the hotel.
This means the starting OF S4G0. 900 |
single building project in Brownsville |
within the next few months.
At the corner of Ninth and Elizabeth |
streets there is now underway one
story brick building which will have b
frontage on Elizabeth street Of 200 |
feet. extending back to the alley dis
tance Of 100 feet. It will cost about !
$40 900, is being built by Mr. Cook o.
Dallas and is under lease to the Patte- |
son Motor Company, Ford-Lincoln deal |
ers of Brownsville
Aziz Bros. owners of the building at !,
the southeast corner of Elizabeth and |
Eleventh streets. have under conSid- |
Grafton a modern two-story building for |
the'r store. It's cost will not be unde:
$4,000.
The crowded condition of the public |
schools of Brownsville presages the |
erection Of at least one new building !
and possibly additions to one or two |
Others.
There are several homes under con-
str"ction costing from $4,000 to $1,000
a-d one home is being considered |
which. when completed, will cost about |
$3s O00.
Scores Of persons have recent,
bongbt building sites in the city, most
Iy in West Brownsville.
N is safe to say that within the next |
yea there will be buildings built o,
under construction in Brownsville at a
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