Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-25
I'm OUR
VALLEY

lsianu from Ihe fannanulc 10 i-Ab-
eral, Kans-, through an undeveloped
and sparsely settled territory.
Examiner Mattingly submitted to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
a proposed report recommending the
granting of permit for the extern
sion.
At about the same time, Chief EX-
aminer Boles submits a proposed re-
port recommending that the Texas,
Panhandle & Gulf be permitted 70
build from Fort Worth and Dallas 70
Tucumcari. n. NJ. through u great
deal Of sparsely settled territory.
The cases are not exactly parallel
with the Valley case and the South
ern Pacific.
In the Valley case the territory to
be served is small. compact. In the
Panhandle it's very extensive.
However that may be, it's going TO
be difficult for Valley people to un-
derstand how a country so sparsely
settled, with such great undeveloped
spaces as are TO be found in the Pan
handle, can have more railroads when
the Valley, a highly developed area,
is denied them.
The San Antonio Chamber Of Com
merce, which has been active in sup
port of the Southern Pacific's appll-
cation, is resuming its activities and
proposes TO fight il out again when
the next hearing j. held, May z.
The chamber has appointed a spe-
cial committee to handle the case.
Albert Steyes heads the committee,
L. b. Clegg and r. W. Morrison are
members. The latter two are vice
presidents Of the chamber. Mr.. Nor
rison is of the firm Of Morrison &
Mccall.
There VIII be doubtless many
briefs from Texas when the ]. g. G..
takes up the Southern Pacific case
again in May. The country affected
between the Valley and San Antonio,
also Dallas. will not permit the hear
ing to 60 by default, not BY any man.
ner of means.
A news story in The Herald a few
day ago. to the effect that Pullman
service TO and from Mexico City via
Brownsville and Matamoros would be
resumed soon, was a bit premature,
railroad officials advise.
The matter was discussed among
Missouri Pacific officials and Of
ficials Of the National Lines Of Mex
leo, il appears. The general manager
Of the Mexican line, NJ. Chavero, said
he would take the matter under con-
siderat on, indicating that he looked
upon resumption Of the service with
favor.
IL was Chavero who discontinued
the service some lS months ago on the
ground that it was a losing PROPOSE
tion.
Since then traffic via this gate
way has increased.
Brownsville can stand a clean up
campaign There will be n state
wide campaign. beginning March 26
and extending to April 3.
One way to observe q cleanup
campaign is to look after the tin
cans and other rubbish in and around
your own premises. The alleys should
be cleaned. This is q matter for the
city sanitarv department 20 take care
Of, but residents must cooperate by
seeing that their rubbish u collected
so that it can be handled quickly by
the city employees.
If there is no other way to get rid
Of your rubbish. burn II. Also see
that the weeds on your premises are
cut. see that all containers OF water
are emptied.
Every town in the Valley should
see that il enters the summer period
as neatly as possible.
The city employees in the various
dents themselves have certain duties
TO perform along this line.
Hotel construction Il receiving a
wonderful impetus in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley
The Reese-W Wil-Mond hotel at Har-
lingen is about half completed. The
fire proof frame is finished. and
walls aud interior work are now re-
ceiving attention.
At San Benito an excellent site has
been selected for the new 100000
hotel. and architects are busy on the
plans.
At Weslaeo the citizens have
closed deal fer the erection Of a
s20OG0 hostelry.
At McAllen plans are being work
ed out looking TO the erection of a
new hotel.
Z Mission one hotel is to be con
!, ,.derably enlarged.
At Brownsville piling for the Ho-
tel Ell Jardin. to cost 100000. with a
probable 100000 addition under ad-
visement, and to contain a total Of
500 rooms, has been put down and a
half hundred men are on the job
ready for the concrete work.
By mid-winter there should be no
lack of hotel room in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. But it is still our
guess that il will be necessary to
turn tourists away.
The Brownsville business district
Is putting on an entirely new ap-
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