Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-31

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~ the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
VII be served on Missouri Pacific
lnsng cars and ia Missouri Pacific
nIng rooms.
Just another outlet for product
fhis section.
tanned grapefruit from the Val
y beginning to find a place for
seh in the markets Of the coun-
" That's also step. :
We are told. but have no person
knowledge Of the fact, that 4
ery good wine has been made from
grapefruit juice.
That. also, may take care Of some
of the grapefruit crop.
! PROPERTY III the city Of Merce-
des has also been soaring. For in
stance. the American Legion post
fhere several years ago bought
lot near the business district, pay
Ing about $1,000.
The lot was sold the other day
FOR $500.
Which will make j, possible for
the Garcia post Of the Legion 10
own a comfortable home Of its own,
IL IL 50 wishes.
c. II. SWALLOW OF Alamo II
seeing Florida. or the Miami part Of
Il.
Writing home. nc says there u
no production Of anything Of any
volume In the Miami section.
1t Is entirely dependent on win
ter-homers."
Therefore >its prosperity is de-
! pendent upon the general prosperity
hpf the country.
The climate in winter is delight
ful.
No end Or good hotels. All of
them comfortably occupied just
NOW.
Coral Gables Is fine. but lacks the
retty setting IL could have in the.
ALLEY.
4 The mesquite and cactus of this
yvallcy is beautiful compared 20 the
scenery Of the outlying country at
Miami.
Col. swallow was most impressed
hv two oddltir7. After being there
whole day no one had tried to sell
. him rnything-and he had seen
! policeman pay for a shine
BROWNSVILLE PRECINCT was
the only one in the county that
designated its proposed road pro-
| gram under the Ss000.000 issue.
II gives preference 70 the Browns
Vile Boca chica road.
That road has been generally de-
manded i'm Brownsville for two rca-
sens. One IL that il viii give III
Jardin a first class highway right
from the start. The other IS that ID
will afford first class road 10 the
mainland beach nj Boca Chica.
AIf this country II resort coun-
try. we want TO know H." said one
voter. "And the only way we can
rscertain that fact Is to bring the
beach to our doors BY bu'lding
first class road. with r9od road,
the beach will be within thirty
Minutes of Brownsville by auto
mobile. And il viii be accessible A.
sll times
Of course, the first MONEY thnt
will come will not permit the con-
struetion Of the road all the way.
The first money should give VS.
,oaa to and through il Jardin t0
the drainage ditch which is about
ten miles.
And there il M doubt that both
ss, Bensto and Harlingen viii ulti-
)matelv figure out ways T. build M
Il, roast. although their nearest
>.s9hes arc on Padre Island.
xaw il the time to cesh in en-
4. eoast az the Calf of Mexic'
wiIl soon b. brought near us.
MISSION Is SOON to have free
mail delivery.
'1 nm another Valley town In the
eity class.
Tauns having free mail delivery
-1.5e Brownsville. san Benito,
u,r,,neen. Mercedes. MeAllen.
"a Harlingrn n angling fer
4.srral huilding 70 house its post
sf,ee. so Is San Benito.
ANOTHER AN1iENi "u''"'A
.xnxvilIc Is soon 20 Gene down.
s !. \. one of the few remaining
49, structures in the business
:. Il the large frame structure n
80 corner OF Twelfth and
Washington streets -. Y,
~ Tsabel. this structure teemed
on - commercial life Of that
ity. - Il has housed
mall businesses. .;nm :, ~
@S, Now y. Manautou = ras'ns =, ii, i
Nsm snlsced with a modern two
be fhn;ldinr 50 constructed that
.0, Last three floors may be aooea