Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-26
I'm OUR
VALLEY

BROWNSVILLE, it is said, is the
largest city in the state without an
uptown office of the American Rail
way Express Company.
However, Brownsville has not COM
planned Of the fact. Just accepted
tie situation.
But now there is another railroad
IN Brownsville, with terminals in
another part Of the city. Doubtless
thereIl be an express receiving and
dispatching office there.
With two stations in widely sep
arated parts OF the city, and the
same express company serving both
OF them, the time seems TO have ar
rived when the American company
should have an uptown office.
1t might be good business for the
company; ii certainly will be more OF
a convenience for the public or that
part of it that patronizes the ex-
press company.
The Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce now has this matter up with
the express company. No news yet
but it doubtless will come.
FREIGHT RATES tell a queer
story, sometimes.
For example, load a car Of citrus
fruits in California.
Ship that car clear across the
country to the Atlantic seaboard.
When it arrives there the freight
paid will equal about s1.50 per crate
for the fruit.
Load n car of grapefruit some
where between Mission and Browns.
vile.
Send IL to the Atlantic seaboard.
IL will travel about half the dis
tance that was travelled by the Cali
fornia car.
Yet the freight charge per crate
will be about 50.
Fifty cents a box in favor of the
west coast shipment.
They say California achieved that
rate by shipping a boatload of fruit
from San Pedro or thereabouts
through the Panama canal to the
eastern seaboard.
Possibly boatload Of such stuff
from Point Isabel TO New York ol
Philadelphia will bring the Valley
something of the same.
VISITORS ARE COMING to the
Valley In larger numbers this Fri
day.
Later there will be more from
ether parts.
Clean up the streets.
Clean up the alleys, yards and
other premises.
City Health Officer W. +. Spivey
Is looking around the city along this
Nline. But IL there's something needs
7stention, report it TO him.
VALLEY MID-WINTER Fair an.
nounces an airplane model contest
for the youngsters of the Valley.
Every youngster is encouraged tC
build little airplane of his own.
Not to ride in, Of course. But II
should be able to fly when catapultec
from the hand.
The best model will receive certain
prizes. There will be others.
II is a novel contest and one that
promises to interest the youngster:
Of the Valley who have mechanical
incluations.
THIS BUSINESS Of road building
IN Cameron county is proving more
and more interesting.
The announcement comes that the
concrete road from San Benito t.
Rio Hondo is completed and ready
for use.
Also that the FL Jardin Boulevard
road, extending from the cotton gir
out on Fourteenth street 70 the
s'Four Post" corner and thence out
Ell Jardin Boulevard 20 the drainage
ditch, six and n half miles, is also
completed as to construction.
The FL Jardin road must season
for n few weeks, after which il will
be thrown open for use, probably
about November IL.
Work is starting on the Paredes
line road, which will extend from
the Barreda-Point Isabel road south
alorg the Southern Pacific "a
Brownsville. Ten and a half miles
Will join city pavement out Seventh
street.
The s6.000,000 bond issue out OF
which these roads are being bull;
was voted in January. And the pro-
gram is mighty we'll underway.
CROSS STREET paving Is doing
much TO improve the appearance OF
Brownsville.
Cross streets are now paved from
Fourteenth west to Sixth street
and dirt work on streets beyond is
progressing rapidly.
On completion Of which il is pre-.
sumed work will start on the Ions
streets, such as st. Charles, Levee
jefferson and others.
More than els blocks TO be covered
with paving.
When that program is completed
Brownsville viii be pretty well
fixed rs 70 paving. Following that
The normal growth Of the city will
reouire more and more such work.