Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-27

I'M O u r


5RMERS ALONG the Rio Grande
Brownsville to Santa Maria /,
REALLY hiding their light under
shel.
ere are some beautiful farms !
II sizes along the bank Of the |
and along the old fnilita ~ ]
I the bad feature 0f IL is that I,
Elers cannot see these farms. |
! farmers have permitted brush |
cactus 20 grow up along their
Ierty lines. This brush hides
/ farms from view OF motorists
others travelling along the old
|hy not start a campaign among
y farmers along General Zach
| Taylor's old line Of travel 20
y out this brush. Then their
D. will be visible to an admiring
be Of the reasons why the de-
pment along the concrete high
Is so apparent j. because the
is clear Of brush. Farms can
een as far as the horizon per-
be- Of these days the county will
this road. Maybe il will cause
landowners to primp up a bit.
why wait?
DE CITY OF Brownsville will
a contracts March Is on paw
which will eventually improve
Il fourteen miles Of streets.
ntracts already have been
ded in the business district.
contracts were awarded about
pnth ago. Work has not yet
ed.
Is 10 bc hoped that the sue
ul bidders will get on the job
ly. Visible results % tho bond
are certain 10 have 4 salutary
4 on the property owners.
E CITY HAS officially changed
names az streets west Of Palm
vard.
y few persons residing west Of
igh school know the names of
ross streets in that section
)ne or two ere known by name TO
4 writer who pratenda 70 know
'rything. or at least most every
rg.
These cross streets will hear num-
rs hereafter instead Of names.
r example, James street is the
81 cross street west Of Palm
ulevard. which is the dividing line
the new designations. James
eet hereafter will be West First
-cet, or First street. West. Still
IN street is 10 b. known as West
rond. Mesquite street. which leads
the light plant. will be West
srteenth.
['he number designations will
hplify matters very much.
Now il il 10 b. hoped residents
West Brownsville will number
Iir houses. That would help news
,er carrier boys. telegraph m.s-
|pers. grocery delivery mcn. la-n-
Emen, icemen and others.
4 GOOSE Is laying golden eggs
a certain property owner N 2
Elcy city.
BIZ this property is a frame build.
Somewhere in some corner "a
II building. 50 goes the story that
reached Brownsville. there n =
|dnm Goose who has laid twelve
II in rs many days.
Fhe owner az the property ~ sAic
|haye been offered several scor' =
|thousands of dollars for his prop
n.
but nc refuses 70 indicate any ac-
|sanre az any price until Madam
hse has brought forth a dozen oi
COOS rlcts.
II the meantime. so the story
:. the price of the property con
4 les TO rise upward.
HATS how come the golden eEEs
Il az il.
Ina Madam Goose continues 70
ter owner IS guarding her nest
ously.
|HF VALLEYS skyline continues
Eshoot skvward.
otel IN Jardin. brownsville rises
Il stories above the ground. Win
Iadso studio above that.
lie Baxter building AZ Harline ~
r. nine stories. the height Of as
ne now.
H. al McAllgn the Nelson buitd-
i proposed 10 40 eight stories
3ut somebody has started the
IA -ntion that the Nelson building.
q Iourh eight stories. viii he high
&han the Baxter building.
ere II how thsv fiaurc III;
IcAllcn. they point cut. = ls2
above sea lev1r The altitude
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