Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-28
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and professional men lt has ever been
the Valleys pleasure to entertain.
From 500 to 600 persons, nearly all
of them railroad men, or men in some
way connected with transportation.
1t is not one days task, this mat
ter Of handling convention of this
size in n city the size of Brownsville.
There is much preliminary organiza-
tion and arrangement. And that IS
where the value of the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce enters into
the situation. The chamber. through
President S. c. Tucker, Manager G. g.
Richardson and members of the board,
did much work in connection with
convention before the arrival Of the
visitors.
When the delegates came every
thing was arranged. All the prelim-
mary detaiIs-and they were numer-
ous-were complete. Everything that
was to be done was catalogued or
scheduled. All the visitors had to
do was to eat and meet and be enter
tained.
And much was learned which will
be OF value when other and larger
conventions are entertained. IL is
fortunate that Brownsville has an
agency which is charged with the re-
sponsibility of caring for such meet
ings.
Under the heading, Good For All
of U.s. the Corpus Chrshti Caller
says:
1T seems that Corpus Christi is
not alone in feeling the effect Of
widespread interest in South Texas.
The Brownsville Herald states
that the Weslaco Chamber Of Com
merce has closed n contract with
Dallas hotel man. whereby Weslaco is
assured of q 100000 hotel. Work on
the build ng is to start within sixty
days. 1t will be five stories high,
! and will contain 30 or 100 rooms, also
4 roof garden.
Weslaeo, The Herald says, donated
he city park site for the hotel. This
ate is valued at $4,000. In addi
tion, the business men OF the city
ased bonus of $4,000.
l." While all that is great for Wes-
SEQ, il is also good for this entire
tion. Those whose vision extends
th.w inches beyond their noses may
benk that Weslaco will be the sole
aneficiary. They will be as wrong
al they can possibly be. Weslaco
sol Corpus Christi are separated By
in ?. It's miles. But they are both
pr outh Texas; what benefits one is
city likely to benefit the other.
fit may not be so long until $780,
800, and larger, hotels are scattered
all along the highways between here
and Brownsville. That will he the
day when Sooth Texas has come into
its own"
Among the prominent persons on
board the steamship Leviathan when
she sailed from New York Sunday.
says the New York Times Of that
date, were Frank Andrews Of general
counsel Of the Missouri Pacific rail
road. and II. NJ. Garwood Of gen
eral counsel for the Southern Pa
cific railroad. They are accompanied
BY their wives, and will tour Europe
for n time.
The Kiwanis Club Of Brownsville
will endeavor to help finance the ex-
tension Of the white way" lighting
system in the Brownsville business
district.
Brownsville needs more and better
street lighting. The city looks dark
at night.
The business district especially
should have more night lighting. The
Harper Cafe. the Texas Theatre, the
Queen Theatre. have taken a long
step in that direction. with their
awning Fights. This lighting will
make their places outstanding.
Lights advertise business. There
are too many dark display windows
OIL Elizabeth street.
The recent increase in size OF The
Brownsville Herald brings the fol
lowing comment from the Edinburg
Review:
"The Review wishes to congrntu-
late The Brownsville Herald upon its
enlargement to eight columns In
leaving the seven-column field, The
Herald standardizes with the lead
ing dailies. While TO The Review be
longs the distinction Of first enlarg-
ing into an eight-column newspaper
in the Valley, we are glad to note
The Herald's contribution to the
betterment of the press of this sec
ton. The Valley has received-and
needs much more-good publicity
The local papers are doing their
share of this work valiantly. And the
extra columns in The Herald will, as
usual, aid in broaacasting informa-
tion upon our area"
When The Review went into eight
columns. it was not only the first
weekly newspaper in the Valley to
do so, but probably also the first in
the state. II therefore achieved a
double distinction.
Nearly 81 100000 in hotel construc-
tion is planned or underway in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
For several years there has been
demand for more hotels, and it ap-
pears the Valley is to have them.
Brownsville Is building 100000
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