Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-08

I'm OUR
VALLEY

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AS WE PREDICTED. Sam Jackson
Post Of the American Legion, San
! Benito, will have a $4,000 memorial
building.
The people of San Benito and dis
trict came in handsomely in the one
day drive.
1t may not have been entirely COM
pleted in the one day, but the short
age is so comparatively small that
the erection Of the building is as
sured.
This, by the way, will be the first
/ memorial of any sort to be erected
! in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
A HARD-FOUGHT football game
Is expected to be fought out on the
:. San Benito school gridiron today.
Phe match is between the Harlin-
gen and San Benito high school
teams.
Based on last years work and this
I years lineup, the game promises to
be enc Of the most interesting on
the schedule.
Harlingen is closing up business
this afternoon, turning cut to cheer
Harlingen bcys to victory. And San
i Benito will do the same by her boys.
I. Baseball is about over, or will be
tomorrow, or the next day. And the
sporting news is now being cluttered
up with school football.
c. NJ. VAN LAW spent many years
in mining in Mexico.
Also in South America.
9 He has decided that from now on
he must Income better acquainted
!. with his family. He may decide to
make his home in Brownsville.
Has bought lot.
Two months ago Mr.. Van Law Wis
tied The Herald office. He had heard
that The Herald had issued a special
edition which told all about the
Lower Rio Gfande Valley. He was
given the last copy available.
"You should issue these editions
regularly he told a Herald man.
1T tells a wonderful story about the
Valley. 1t is Fp complete. Nothing
!, was left Rutozd. Every section OF
The Valley wEs covered completely,
and every part of it given equal
prominence. II saves the trouble of
gving personally to each town for
information. In that edition it was
all there before YOU"
THE HERALD issued il first spe-
cial edition in December, 1924. It's
! second came out in May, 1926.
II will be issued about once every
year or sixteen months, and each
edition will tell a more wonderful
story of progress and development
than the last.
Ii is very valuable TO the develop
ment interests of the Valley. Gives
them an opportunity themselves to
know what is going on and what has
gone. In that way they may base
their expectations for the future.
THE ORIGINAL sanitary sewerage
system Of the city Of Brownsville was
constructed by company formed To-
eally. Its capital stock was $25, 900.
The company's property was taken
over by the city Of Brownsville sew
eral years ago. 1t was a small sys-
tenn. The sanitary sewerage system,
although some extensions have been
made by the city, is still far from
meeting the needs of the city.
The residents Of many sections Of
the city not now served by sanitary
sewers should have the facility.
That's the purpose Of the city in
asking 100000 in bonds for exten-
sions to the water and sewer systems.
And 100000 in paving bonds will
give the city approximately 81 900. 900
worth Of street paving. Which is
also very essential.
Brownsville will vote on the $500 900
/ bond issue one week from tomorrow
the other 100000 being for the eiec-
tric plant.
Dk. G. ID. FAIRBANKS is agitat-
ing the proposition Of constructing
snip canal from Brownsville to
deep water at Brazos de Santiago.
NO doubt the proposition is feast
Bile, Nt least from an engineering
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