Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-21

I'M OUR
VALLEY

THE TREND in the Lower Rio
Erande Valley among the land
owning farmers is to smaller acre
kge.
The ideal farm, il is said, vii
range from ten to twenty acres.
The increasing difficulty in the
matter of labor. and the demand al
/ all times for a large array Of crops
are assigned as causes.
Recall an incident of 1916. A farm
! who had been handling $40 acres
With the help Of his two boys, up
ear the Canadian border, came 70
lune Valley.
= He decided that he wanted 16O
acres. The owners of the land re-
fused to sell him that much. saying
they did not believe he could handle
4 the financing of such large acre
! age. according to Valley values.
He became somewhat incensed
over the refusal. He returned north.
In three or four months he was
back again. He bought 40 acres on
kthe San Benitc tract.
Today he is regarded as one Of the
most successful farmers in the Low
n Rio Grande Valley.
HOTEL Ell JARDIN was set back
len feet 10 permit the widening OF
Levee Street
The Missouri Pacific passenger
tation, now under construction, was
bet back ten feet for the same pur-
pose.
The new Charnber of Commerce
three structures will
rest side by side-will also set back
item feet.
Now comes the first announce
3ment Of the preparations for widen
ing on property west Of Tenth street
on Levee.
This is the apartment house being
erected by A. w. Reed. at Sixth
street.
No doubt property owners along
that street will fall into line as new
Sonstfccti0h permits. and in the
course of time Levee will be a much
better street.
Beyond Tenth, it would seem only
fair that property owners on both
sides Of the street participate in
the movement.
BROWNSVILLE Is growing. That's
n very evident fact. judging from the
large number of homes under con
struction, and the constant stream
kof new faces calling at the general
Xdelivery window at the postoffice
The local postoffice is viewing
with some satisfaction the extension
of the sidewalk construction in West
Brownsville.
That means more mail carriers for
Brownsville. There should be three
more, to serve the city properly
and there likely will be two more in
a very short time.
Superintendent Williams of the
light and water department reports
eighty-one new connections IL a
months time. Which is only another
proof of growth. He did not report
"cut-outs," but everyone knows they
are few.
BROWNSVILLE is very anxious "a
!. secure first class road to the beach
rat Boca Chica-
For one thing, that is the only
point on this part of the coast where
the beach can be reached from the
mainland without crossing water.
Some day that road will be built
It must be built if this city expects
70 take advantage Of the facility FOL
4he entertainment of tourists. as
\ well as our own and Valley folks
*generally.
n. the meantime many leaders be.
lieve that the interests Of all viii
be better served by adopting this
program:
voting ss.OOO,OOO in bonds fol
roads.
Completing the concrete highwa,
from a point four miles north oi
Harlingen to the Willacy county
line.
! Building the Point Isabel Barreds
highway.
Building connection from
brownsville to a point on the Point.
Isabel Barreda highway.
N These are TO be considered county.
Continued on page three.)