Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-26
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VALLEY

CORPUS CHRISTI, on September
Ia. will celebrate the opening oil It's
new port.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley
should have a representative attend
ance at the opening Of the haibor.
In the not distant future the Val
lev will have a port of its own to
open. At which time it doubtless
will stage celebration. II Will
h,invite Corpus Christi and other coast
arities to be represented.
;, Even thought the Valley has no
liroort Of its own, il would still be
friendly and neighborly gesture to
= attend that Corpus Christi celebra-
). tion.
= So. let's attend in goodly numbers
Corpus Christi is arranging real
event. will spend $4,000 on il, pos
sibly 100000.
Il will be worth seeing.
WHILE ON THE subject of oc-
casions that are well worth attend
ing. let's remember the Monterrey
exposition" which opens on Septem-
ber l6, Mexican National Independ-
ence Day.
The Valley has receives a par
ticular invitation to attend that
celebration.
A special train, or At least special
Pullmans, will be arranged for, the
date for leaving yet to be fixed.
The Valley should encourage
friendly relations with the cities OF
NoItheastern Mexico.
This will be a splendid opportunity
70 more firmly establish these
friendly relations.
And that trip will not interfere
with the visit to Corpus christi.
A FIRST CLASS road will be avail
sble soon from Brownsville TO Lare'
do.
It's opening, which will take place
in very few months by reason OF
construction now being pushed N
Zapata county, will make possible
an attractive loop drive, with San
Antonio At one corner, Brownsville NJ
another, Laredo at another.
Tourists can come TO the Valley by
one route, leave by another.
And those Valley-ites wno have
never seen the country between Mis-
sion and Laredo are due for pleas
ant surprise.
There is plenty Of scenery there
Maintains over in Mexico, very
| plainly visible. Up hills on high
down hills with the engine idle.
It's a coming country.
HARLINGEN WILL have ten
story building. r. W. Baxter. who
announced recently he would build
n seven-story office building has IN
creased il to ten stories.
With the exception of an airplane
voyage. ii will offer the best op-
portunity for a view of the sur
rounding country. San Benito OF
the south. La Feria on the west, will
be in clear view. Won't seem very
far away.
And at san Benito Chamber OF
Commerce one finds sketches Of q
splendid array OF buildings. Man
ager J. r. Bell exhibits. a sketch of
the proposed community-finaneec
hotel. Construction has started
Then there's a splendid theatre build
u ing for Ed Brady and associates
< It's well along. And then John 7. Lo-
max's bank and office building viii
p present a fine appearance. And IN
addition to which there's a splendid
and attractive high school to b'
built, not to mention two or three
other hotels Of two and three
stories ground floors for busines:
houses.
The Cameron county towns arr
humping these days.
WHEN YOU contemplate the pos
sibilities of the retail trade u
Brownsville contemplate the popula
fion figures.
Remember that Matamoros, towr
Of about 1000 persons. does large
proportion of its retail business IL
Brownsville. Possibly 30 per cent o.
it..
Brownsvlles' city population j
around 10000. Add another 1000 foi
the suburban population, which in
eludes FL Jardin.
There are $1,000 persons in a ra
N dius OF eight miles from the Browns
willie courthouse.
They eat bread. meats. vegetables
They wear clothes. They built
homes. They own automobiles. There
4 fore they buy tires and accessories
They own most Of the money il
! the Brownsville banks.
The Brownsville business distric
Is a pretty good sized business dis
\ trict. II must be, TO handle tn,
needs Of this considerable popula