Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-20
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announcement appeared in
- The Herald yesterday to the
Feet that st. Louis real estate
prtgage company is extending the
aciiities Of its real estate loan de-
parement to property located in the
city Of Brownsville.
The announcement is significant.
1t means that st. Louis and territory
capital is being attracted by possible
Investment profits in the city of
Brownsville.
So far as know> this is the first
time that such an announcement has
been made from so distant a city. II
means that the word has gone forth
that Brownsville property is in de-
mand. II il is in demand, then it
IL worth looking into from the loan
SlaLuEOInt.
The announcement appeared only
in The Brownsville Herald and in
st. Louis papers.
Five hundred families OF Mexican
citizens resident in Cameron and
Willacy counties are planning to re-
turn to Mexico to be located on gov
ernment lands, according to Mexican
Consul vasquez of Brownsville.
Which they have a perfect right to
do But more important to the coun-
ties concerned is the statement of
reason. at least in part, for the pro-
posed exodus. He charges discrim-
ination in law enforcement, and un-
fair economic conditions. The lat
ter perhaps cannot be remedied. The
former can and should be remedied.
III our farmers are to have a plen-
tiful supply of labor, the source Of
that labor must receive the proper
treatment, else it cannot be expected
to remain here.
A good way to chase away trade
is to tie up all parking places in
nc business districts of the various
Valley cities.
Time limits should be fixed. Con-
ccrtcd action by all the Valley
towns, as suggested by the new Low
. er Rio Grande Valley Automobile
Club would seem to be a good way to
60 a. it,
But businessmen, clerks, office men
are among those who are most often
guilty Of taking up parking space
for most of the day. LIVING out
some distance, they bring their cars
in early in the morning, park them
until lunch time, or the close OF
business-and there they remain.
In Brownsville alone, If the busi-
ness men would leave their cars at
home, or park them off the business
streets. large amount of space would
be available to the shoppers.
The first half of June promises
to be busy period for the Lower
Rio Grandc Valley in the matter of
entertainment of guests.
Harlingen has the greatest prob
lem ahead Of it,. when it will enter
tain the State Firemen's Association
convention, which may bring any
where from 5000 to 10000 visitors.
Harlingen announces that it is not
a Harlingen convention. Il is a Val
ley convention. declares Mayor Fin
ley Ewing. and all towns are asked
to join in helping to entertain the
visitors. The business sessions will,
of course. be held in Harlingen.
II Is not expected that Harlingen
would be able to entertain all the
members Of SO large a convention,
so the residents of the other Valley
cities should prepare to receive visi-
tors, in rooms which they may have
available. il hotels cannot handle the
overflow.
Harlingen Is to have a real hotel.
A trip over the Reese Wilmond, be-
ing erected by J. J. Burke will soon
convince anyone that man who
knows something about hotel service
rs well as hotel construction Is the
driving force behind the project.
J. J. Burke, late Of Decatur, Ala,
and Chattanooga, Tenn. is that driv-
ing force.
Burke financed the job himself.
He will be the owner. Since he was
once in the hotel business, ii is sur
missed he will also operate il. He Is
supcrintending construction on his
own job. II you don't believe 1t, just
90 up and watch Burke in action.
He's all action.
Before locating in the Valley, he
sold automobiles. Up in North Ala
bama. he sold 1000 Fords in some
thing like five years. Then he came
to the Valley. Bought 80 acres and
went into citrus growing. Found 1t
didn't take all his time. The trees
could grow without his being on the
spot to watch them. SO he set out
for other fields. Saw a hotel op-
portunity and went to IL.
Lots of energy in that slight frame
of Burke's. He's an electrical engi-
neer by profession Maybe that's
where the energy comes FROM
He's a real asset to the commun-
ity, is Burke. Just the little fact
that he viii give the Harlingen
Chamber Of Commerce office space
ia a prominent place in his lobby mt
barely enough to nay for lights and
janitor service indicates the type of
citizen Burke il.
Hundreds Of acres Of ground along
the highway between, Brownsville
md San Bcnito. or rather between