Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-15
KIMES, BANK BANDIT, KlDNAPS OFFICE
I'm OUR
VALLEY

petition. according to reports from
Harlingen.
The pet.llon is projected to show
the unanimity with which the resi-
dents in that community are behind
the proposal to dredge the Arroyo
Colorado from Harlingen to Laguna
Madre and down the Laguna Madre
o deep water at Brazos de Santiago.
IL will back up the proposal for
AlyaHazation OF a navigation district.
rel ling which il is proposed to
Let Is. bond issue.
ar siingen proposes to lose no
d Sin the effort.
The meantime, work is proceed
ans ,sat Point Isabel on the harbor
NJ lsehannel. both in the pass and
In ihe channel.
San Benito is working or lis navi-
cation plans.
And President J. s. Chambers Of
the Harlingen Chamber Of Commerce
believes that Brownsville should
'eopen its campaign for a channel
deep water.
In which he is echoed by Browns
vile proponents of such plan.
Eugene Conrad Of San Benito.
no holds record as parachute
umper. plans to join the contest
light from the Pacific Coast to
Hong Kong. Would do il in two
hops from Dallas.
In which undertaking he will have
the enthusiastic support Of every
Valleyite.
The Valley has brought down some
records Of various kinds. hut II still
needs some kind Of a flying record
Let's all get behind aviator Con-
rad and help to achieve distinction
by flying across the Pacific as Col
onel LiRdbergh did in flying across
the Atlantic.
Matamoros. convinced by the at
tendance at the recent industrial
fair and exposition. that there is an
opening for an annual affair Of the
kind, is proceeding to capitalize on
the initial effort.
In which the Matamoros Chamber
of Commerce is to have the active
assistance and cooperation of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
The first thing TO be sought Is an
exposition building
The exposition will be staged
some time in the late winter months
In which case il will not interfere
with the annual Valley Mid-Winter
Fair.
Each will have an opportunity to
draw crowds.
II looks like rosy summer for
the building trade in the Valley
In Brownsville alone there is a
couple of million dollars 20 be spent
in municipal improvements and pri-
vate construction.
Much of this work will be under
way when the cotton picking season
comes along.
The fleecy staple should begin to
show up in some quantity between
the first and fifteenth Of July.
At that time cotton money will be-
gin TO flow. I; will he used to IL
quidate debts. Will be used to build
homes, buy automobiles. clothes and
some other things. including short
vacations.
In the meantime the saw ana ham
mer continues % create pleasant
noises.
Payrolls come weekly.
And when the summer has gone
new building wave will be on the
air. Ask your lumberman. He'll tell
you so.
Now's a good time to build.
WILLACY COUNTY. which some
months ago voted s3cO.000 bond III
sue for hard-surfaccd highway ex-
tending from the Cameron county
line TO Raymondville. the county
seat. is soon TO realize its ambition.
Bids for the actual construction
are now being received. to be opened
in about two weeks.
Cameron county soon will award
contract for extending the paved
highway from point four miles
north of Harlingen. the present end
of the road. TO the Willacy line.
With the completion Of the two
projects, it will be possible to move
easily between Brownsville and Ray
ubndville.
And some Of these days kennedy
,unty will consent 70 build north
hi south road which will place
ameron and Willacy county points
much nearer Corpus Christi and
Houston for the motorist.
CITY LIGHT and water depart
ent now figures that the popula-
IN of Brownsville is right at
goo
I'm Of which means that Browns
- is easily lacking in house num-
is to be hoped that the Ameri-
an Legion will speed up its house
snmbering campaign.
II the fish boy is going to deliver
fish 10 his customer. he must needs
"a know the number TO search for.
else the fish will become stale and
therefore useless. A total loss.
There are other reasons for house
Numbers. Too numerous 70 list in
.L;s limited space