Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-08-17
I'm OUR
VALLEY

DOWN HERE one credits the Gulf
OF Mexico with the benefits that
acerue from a mild southeast breeze.
Up at FL Paso, something like 900
smiles by rail from Brownsville, the
United States weather observer
blames the Gulf of Mexico for hot
breeze that has been making things
very warm in the FL Paso district.
logical.
Points near the coast delight in
this breeze from the Gulf, whether 1t
be summer or winter.
But in summer. as the zephyrs
wend their ways westward they pass
over hot, dry sections of the state.
by the time they reach the Fl Paso
section they've visited deserts and
other places that have absorbed all
the original GOODNESS.
OBSERVERS WHO have visited
various sections of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley report that while
around $4,000 bales of cotton have
been ginned. there are as many
J fields that so far seem not to have
been touched.
/ Is IL possible that estimates of the
cotton crop have been far below what
it actually is?
Everything seems to point toward
n larger crop than the estimate OF
10000 to 100000 bales. Now looks
like II may 90 to 10000 or even
100000 bales.
More pickers are available than at
any time since the crop started har-
vest. Continued favorable weather
conditions seem to be the one need
for the greatest cotton crop the
Valley has ever produced.
WORK Is RAPIDLY forging ahead
; on. Hotel FL Jardin.
Concrete foundation pits are being
4 prepared for the new Missouri Pa
cific passenger terminal in Browns
: willie.
Contract has been let for the
1 Chamber of Commerce building, to be
! erected by the city at cost Of about
$4,000.
All those structures are in the
sfme neighborhood. When they are
Z completed, the district in which they
90 located will present the most at
.ktive railroad passenger terminal
knywhere in Texas.
Perhaps it will be Of interest to
-s0ther cities to know how Browns
!. vile financed the Chamber of Com
merce building
: The local chamber Is maintained
by n two-mill tax. The amount is
increased by private membership
subscriptions. This year the cham
ber will have about $4,000 for its
effective work.
The city issues warrants for the
construction of the building. They
viii be paid for by the rental that
the chamber would ordinarily have
to pay out.
The warrants, which bear six per
cent. are being taken by local men
interested in furthering the work of
the Chamber of Commerce for the
benefit Of the city.
THE CREDIT of the Brownsville
independent school district is good.
Evidenced by the fact that the
state department Of education bought
100000 Of Brownsville district
school bonds at par. accrued interest
and a bonus of $500.
Ordinarily the state doesn't buy
such large bond issues for invest
ment of its funds. II has the first
call on bonds. il il wants them and is
willing to meet the highest bid.
That purchase was compliment
to Brownsville and the Valley gen
orally.
/ THE RETAIL business section OF
Brownsville appears to have def
nitely jumped the Tenth street bar
rier. and is headed for Ninth and
Eighth.
The first break came with the
building of filling station at Tenth
and Elizabeth. Then followed the
Patteson Motor building. which is
now partly occupied by the Border
land Hardware and Furniture store.
Then c. r. Barreda built three
business buildings between Eighth
and Ninth. all Of them occupied for
business purposes.
Now Joseph X. and Robert c. Wells
7 hays. ap3tek,t the erection of one
fstofy kolloE tile and stucco building
across from the Barreda string of
ibuiidings. II will have frontage or
DO feet.
~ And on the corner. now occupied
! by the Baptist church. which will
! soon 90 into their now, handsome
home further up the street. Brown
y white promises some kind Of a bust
D ness structure. Mr.. White bought the
4 property from the church about a
: year ago.
The residence section of Browns
Vile is being pushed further west
right along.
Brownsville stands badly in need
iust now Of that million dollars
worth of municipal improvements
under consideration by the board Of
city commissioners.