Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-30

I'm OUR
VALLEY


of the Special Valley Developent
Edition" Of Mrs. James Watscn's
Mission Times without the liberal
use Of superlatives.
The edition, consisting Of ten Sec
tions, and including eighty-eight
pages, was issued on Friday, De-
cember "a. The Herlad's copy reach
jig this desk Wednesday.
To tire best of this writer's recol-
lection. il is the largest edition of
a weekly newspaper ever issued in
the Valley, and surely among the
largest, il not the largest, specials
issued by Texas weekly paper in
many years.
Editorially. pictorially, mechani-
chally, and in every other way the
edition is complete. II is certain to
prove of immense advertising value
to the Lower Rio Grande Valley
The Herald wishes to add to the
numerous compliments being re-
ceived by Mrs. Watson and those CO.
operating in the work Of preparing
the edition, including J. NJ. Watson,
advertising manager; Robert c.
Lowry and W. G.. Kneeland Of Dali
las. and II. II. Ellzey Of Houston.
The Times has added wonderfully
10 its accomplishments in the pub
Iication Of this special edition.
SPECIAL EDITIONS such as that
issued by The Times serve con-
strucsive purpose. They recount the
progress and development Of the ter
ritory covered and are the only
means through which the reading
public can be impressed with this
growth.
The facts which these editions
contain are used for many months
in rortraying the country to those
who have never seen it. In this way,
they help to build up the country.
T. w. ARCHER of Lyford was a
visitor at The Herald office on We'd
"a. Archer IS among those who
belie-e in Brownsville real estate.
Several years ago he attended n
city lot auction in this city.
He entered the high bids for sew
eral lots. at that time located pretty
far out on Elizabeth street.
After his purchase he visited The
Herald office. He remarked to a
member of the staff that certainly
the lots would never be worth less
than he paid. and that he believed
that he would double his money in
a short time.
Making some inquiries yesterday
as to values in the neighborhood
where he had bought. he was in
formed Of figures which indicated
that his own investment not only
had doubled. but was worth prob
ably five times what he had paid.
NO ONE EVER makes a mistake
i'm investing money in real estate in
vided there has been propr, 'is-
ualization of values in the ice
paid.
sAs
CAMERON C00NiY'S road bond
election has been playing game
"on again. off again" and at this
writing seems TO be ION agin'" and
set for decision BY the voters on
January 20. 1927.
So save your 1925 poll tax re-
ceipts. They will be good for a vote
on January %. or for any other
election up to and including mid
night. January 81, 1927.
January 90. by the way, falls or
Saturday.
ANY ONE HAVING sou5ts that
houston will. within o sew years. be-
come the greatest city in the South
may have them disreilcd by merely
glancing over The Houston Post
Dispatck's annual industrial num-
Der. just issued.
Houston has many marvellous Of
flee. hotel and other structures. and
is building more Of them The array
that is presented in this edition Of
the Post Dispatch Is really marvel
Gus.
The city Is now realizing the ben
efits @f its investments in the de-
velopment Of Buffalo Bayou as a
ship channel. And its seventeen
cconsinue on page two:l