Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-03

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THERE WILL SOON Be splendid
airplans landing field at Fort
Brown.
Which is TO say. Colonel William
i. Johnston, who came TO Fort
Brown as commander about eighteen
months ago. has done wonders with
that half Of the post which has
been in the brush.
Without appropriations from the
corps area headquarters. he has
cleared most IF the ground in the
extreme southeast section Of the
post. and much Of it Is in cultiva-
tion.
II is through cultivation. that Col
onel Johnston hopes 70 Keep the
ground clear of underground
Splendid roads are being built,
which some day will become fine
drives There are bride paths along
the river through sections Of the
brush that are being allowed 20 re-
main for aesthetic reasons.
In that section Of the army post
you are in close view Of the cathed-
raj in Matamoros. Just across the
river. within three blocks is the bus
mess district Of the Mexican city.
CROPS WILL BE grown on the
cleared ground. Being right along
the river. there is no finer soil any
where. It is rich as rich.
The drive along the outskirts Of
the tract forms levcc. That keeps
the water from the river away, when
the river is high.
The drive is not yet ready for
the general public. II will be one
of these days.
WONDER WHAT the federal
government would take for Fort
Brown.
II has owned large part Of the
property almost since the Mexican
war. the balance being acquired
about 1870.
Probably n pretty good price was
paid for the 3G0-acra tract.
And probably IL would take \
pretty coed figure 10 acquire II now.
II the federal government was ~ a
mind 70 sell il.
or course. much Of the property is
occupied BY lake That helps make
Il beautiful.
Would you say ~ .b00.O00?
Would you say $2.000.00o?
Would you say S2.500.O007
This is not an auction. Just some
guessing.
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the foot Il Elizabeth street.
TRUCK MARKETS are now an
nearing daily in The Brownsville
Herald
This information is important to
growers and shippers alike.
II is brought 10 Brownsville via
United States naval radio. also via
tho Western Union.
IL is sent out by radio from the
Brownsville radio strtion atop of the
town. on Hotel Fl Jardin.
Those having radios listen IN
doubtless. But the quickest general
distribution is permitted through
The Brownsville Herald.
The last market report Is received
in Brownsville about o'clock. One
hour later The Herald is on the way
nr the Valley
BY o'clock the information II in
the hands az Herald readers all the
way up 70 Mission At Eavm0ndvilie
~ train ~ about 1880 o'clock.
It's service 20 growers and
shippers in which The Herald is glad
~ cooperate with the United States
Market Bureau. the Naval Radio
the Brownsville Chamber of Com
mercc. and shippers generally who
have contributed 70 the expense of
the undertaking.
BROWNSVILLE temperatures av-
eraged higher than those Of Miami
nnd Tampa, the United States
Weather Bureau report for January
informs Us.
That means. ~ course. that tew-
perafurcs in the Lower Rio Graude
Vsllev were generally more agree
able than those Of the Florida points
mentioned 49,.
We are willing 10 mix Il With the
Flcrida boys. month in and month
out. during the course Of year.
Our weather here In the valley
j. a. good as the best Of EN-, take
Il from us.
THE HERALD yesterday carried
news Of the proposed development 81
the Hood tract of $500 acres Just
south of San Benito-
The Barreda tract is also being
developed.
Plans are underway for deveiop-
ment Of 2a00-acre tract II tne
srme neighborhood. tract formerly
owned hy tho late Colonel Seog~isA
Rice and which is now in the hahos
of A. Wayne Wood and associates
who live in Missouri
Months ago this column announeea
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