Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-06-23
IN OUR
VALLEY
@ KTY miles of filling stations.

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corners, at almost ever corner or cross
road between Brownsville and Mission.
In the old days, -Volsteadean, it
was the human thirst that was quench-
ed ON the corner. Nowadays it is the
dry" automobile that must needs have
its thirst quenched on the corner-any
corner.
In Comeron and Hidalgo counties
there are more than 10000 automobiles,
of every type and description. Sixteen
thousand automobiles will average at
least a gallon of gasoline a day, and
more than likely considerably mo;e
than that. This means a consumption
of 100000 gallons of gasoline a month,
not counting the extra use on Sundays.
At 22 cents a gallon" is now
24-the Valley spends $105,600 month
for this one product. This does not in
clude oil and the other products of the
filling station.
No wonder there are so many filling
stations.
The fame of the Brownsville radio
broadcasting station is spreading.
The Cincinnati Post, is the latest to
announce the going on the air of the
Valley station, and along with it car
ries very good likeness of G. L. Jes-
sup, official announcer of the station.
Under the heading "Antenna Pickups,
by E. ID. Leonard" the Post says:
"KWWG, the municipal station of
Brownsville, Texas, is one Cincinnati
fans likely will hear consistently when
radio weather is more favorable. At
present KWWG uses 500 watts power
and wave length of 27S meters. Slogan
of the station, located 400 miles furth-
er south than San Diego, Calf, and on
the same line of latitude as Miami, Fla,
is the invitation, Kun to the Worlds
Winter Garden C. L.. Jessup is pro-
gram director and announcer at the
station and Buford Eubank is operator"
In Brownsville, the trend of home
building is out Elizabeth street and the
state highway. Almost every day new
home is started some where in that sec
tion of the city.
Few are being erected that cost less
than $4,000, and mostly they represent
Investments of from $4,000 to $4,000.
That there is more and more interest
in home building is evidenced by the
fact that scores of home sites have re
Gently been purchased for speculative
purposes, but in nine purchases out of
ten the buyers are planning to erect
homes. .SA
Satisfactory rent houses are not
available in Brownsville. Virtually
every home that is erected is intended
to be occupied by the buyer.
A most satisfactory condition. 1t is
proof of the fact that the Brownsville
man has confidence in the future of his
home city.
And the same may be said of every
other town in the Valley. Homes are
being erected everywhere. Few are for
rental purposes.
What the other fellow does with his
property is. of course, none of our
business. But we cannot help but sug-
gest that if the man who owns real
estate that is available for home build
ing will see that the brush is cut off,
that it Is cleared and in shape so that
it can be seen, it will be sold much
more rapidly.
Buying lot that is so closely covered
with underground that you can't see it
is. to the average prospective purchaser,
like buying pig in a poke.
Carrying the suggestion just little
bit farther, the home section develop
ment companies in most cities cut up
their additions, lay out streets, build
curbs and sidewalks, see that water
lines are run in, that electric lines are
available. etc.
builder.
Requires capital. of course. But you
cant build town or sell real estate on
string.
Might as well build store without
roof or walls.