San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-04
NUMbERLESS
BUILDING
PROJECTS
STARTED
Brownsville, Harrington and
San Benito Get Rush I
Of Land Buyers.

The steady influx Of land buyers
and capitalists into the Rio Grands
Valley is booming constructions
throughout that vast farming area.
Demand for hotel space has increased
construction In this line throughout
practically every city of the Valley.
Builders are using permanent mate
rails in constructing other structures,
such as schools, churches, business
buildings and theaters.
Building and development which is
going on In Brownsville, Harlingen
and San Benito, the three largest
cities in Cameron County, Is matched
only by the amount of building and
development which is contemplated.
Hotels are started, to make it pos
sible for visitors to sleep in hotel
room instead of in a hospital room as
has been the case at Harlingen and
other points, and before the hotels
are well under way, announcement
comes that other hotels, and additions
to the ones already started win be
erected.
Business buildings, churches. filling
stations, hotels, homes, schools, civic
projects, such as waterworks, sewer
age systems, parks, auditoriums, street
paving-these are only some Of the
projects.
LARGE HOTEL.
The Hotel Ell Jardin at Browns
VILE Is the largest structure under
construction in this city, and the larg-
est in the Valley at the present time
1t is owned by the Hotel Ell Jardip
company, which Is composed Of
Brownsville and San Antonio men.
Before the foundation for this build
ing was placed the owners announced
their intention of adding 80 rooms,
as soon as the hotel proper Is COM
pleted, making il S0o-room hotel,
and one Of the largest in South Texas.
Work started during the past week
on a new Baptist Church, to cost
around $4,000; the Methodist Church
building here is practically completed.
and plans are being made to start
new Catholic church, to cost about
$4,000.
MANY BUILDINGS
A chamber Of commerce home,
city auditorium to cost around $780,
900, are in the offing, and will be real
lied soon in the opinion Of those work
ing on these projects. New business
buildings are contemplated by T.
Manatou, and building has just been
started in automobile row for Claude
Morton.
An addition to the county Jail, en-
largement and remodeling OF the ted
eral building, adding Of another story
to the Travellers hotel. and scores OF
residences are other buildings contem-
plated.
In addition to the actual erection o.
buildings, many development projects.
particularly along the coast line, such
as the Padre Island drive. the Holly
wood by the gulf" and other develop
ment proiects are Contemplated. or
being worked on.
PERMANENT BUILDINGS.
The building situation in San BIZ
nito has picked up considerably fol-
lowing the raising Of $4,000 there
for a municipality owned hotel. on
which work is scheduled to be started
in the near future.
A new brick building has beer
started in the business section for
Jack Ogdee. a f6-roon brick apart
ment house has been started for o. n.
Polly, and a five-story apartment
house is to be built near the center Of
the city for Mrs. NJ. G. Pace.
In Harlingen the building sltua-
tion is remarkable. with that city %
5000 people supporting sever lumbar
companies, and still taxed 70 caro Cor
the building needs. The Red thearrf
building has recently been completed
at a cost Of $4,000. and vok has
been started on Christian chasch.