Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-01

I'M OUR
VALLEY

EYES AND EARS turned toward
Houston where. tomorrow, repre-
sentative of the Interstate Com
mission will listen to testimony for
and possibly against-the exxten-
sion Of the Southern Pacific from
Harlingen IL an easterly and then
southerly direction, to a terminal
at Brownsville
Some Brownsville men have gone
to Houston loaded down with bar
rels of facts tending to prove that
the Southern Pacific should be per-
mitted to continue it's construction
into the oldest and largest city on
the lower Texas Mexican border.
Just what bearing. IL any, the
transfer of Colonel W. T. Fldridge's
equity in the Rio Grande railroad
to the Kempner interests, will have
on the hearing at Houston no one
here seems to know. Colonel Eld-
ridge is understood to have inter
vened against the proposed extern
sion of the Missouri Pacific's Spider
web track from San Benito east TO
the Rio Grande railroad, on the
ground that il will be against the
interests of the Rio Cyanide road.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC started
its San Antonio & Aransas Pass
road in this direction nearly a quar-
ter of n century ago.
Things happened that stopped its
progress southwark.
In the meantime other things
have happened which have changed
its course. but it is still of the
same mind-it wants TO enter
Brownsville. And, of course. Browns
willie wants another railroad.
If the extension is permitted TO
be. made, you will be able to leave
or enter Brownsville by any one OF
four routes. Coming from the south,
you may travel over the National
Lines of Mexico. Coming from
another direction you may enter
over the Missouri Pacific. from
still another over the Southern Pa
'~fic, and if you have ship that
wiir>s2ie ~ whatever ship does
nowadays. you can come in from
the Gulf of Mexico and over the Rio
Grande railroad.
In addition to all of which--air-
planes from any direction.
THE MiD-WINTER FAIR siartel
its annual show under auspieious
weather conditions-and it is clos
ing in the same fashion.
The Weather man has been extra
ordinarily good TO Bob Stuart and
his corps of assistants. No cause tc
complain. The same thing was true
last year. And whenever the fair il
favored as to weather. IL is always
favored as to profits. And profits
mean better fair next year
WELCOME HOUSTONi
Welcome. San Antonio!
The Valley is delighted to know
that the businessmen Of the tw,
major cities of South Texas think Sc
much Of this section that they viii
take few days off every year. ant
paw us a visit.
Have you noted the changes ir
the Valley since that last trip?
Noted the splendid new hotels
Reese -Mond at Harlingen. r.
AJardin here at Brownsville. and still
others under construction, at Sat
Benito and McAllcn.
Noted the fine new school build
ings T? Build only the best here !,
the Valley, you know. And the teach
ing staffs arc the best the marke
affords.
NEARLY 100000 worth Of new
construction scheduled to begin il
II Brownsville Immediately after tn,
Christmas holidays.
The Presbyterian church will b,
II at Elizabeth and Palm Boulevard
THE Church of the Advent vii
Sbuild just n block or two beyond.
Hotels and business building
downtown will make up the differ
! cEce.
All on top of million dollar
worth just completed OF about to b
, completed.
Il Property valuations In Browns
vile were jumped this year from
little less than SS.000.00O to SIP.
2s6.Ge0. Which shows the way tn
winds blowing in Brownsville.
Invest in. Brownsville dirt. Mi,
your investment funds with lttl
common sense, and you can't pos