Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-30
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VALLEY

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y THERE HASN'T been a good rain
:, in the Lower Rio Cran4e Valley
% since some time in January.
Those people who have come to
|. the Valley in the last three years
I and who noted that rainfall seemed
plenteous and wondered why there
was irrigation, can now understand
! the reason back os irrigation.
This is essentially a semi-arid re-
gion. 1t is also semi-tropical. There
re times when il seems "it'll never
>lt raining; and there are others
- 1t seems there is no such thing
as rain.
The average annual rainfall al
Brownsville over a period Of some
3b years is about 28 inches. That's
about half the amount of rainfall
found in the region beginning at
about Houston and going north.
On top Of all Of which the Rio
Grande is low. Which also is not un-
usual at this season of the year.
soon the mountains Of Mexico will
oe giving up water. and the Rio
1rande will resume its normal flow.
But in the meantime. we'd like
70 have some rain.
Mr.. NIX'S RAINBOW Garden, back
Of Hotel FL Jardin. promises t. be
one Of Brownsville's beauty sposs.
II will be beautified, as will all
het unoccupied ground between the
Motel property and the bank of the
river, at the Chamber of Commerce
building.
The whole layout in that section
OF the city will. in the next year OF
se. show vast difference from the
vacant eyesorc that was the scene a
year and half ago.
No wonder that visitors coming 10
brownsville for the first time IN
several years express astonishnent
at the changes that have occurred.
UP AT McALLEN Mr.. Nelson, a
capitalist and contractor, has an
nounced that he will build a ten-ssory
ibo-room hotel so arranged that
another wing may be added later.
From Mercedes comes announce
ment of new hotel that will ac-
commodate the needs there
La Feria also announces a new and
modernly built hotel.
A Otherwise the hotel situation
seems to be well in hand in the Low
.ter Rio Grande Valley, For the pres
<ent II does not appear that more
\iarge hostelries are needed. since
facilities have been or are being add
Nd at Brownsville, Harlingen. San Be-
unito, Edinburg and Raymondville.
THE BROWNSVILLE Herald has
some 10 be recognized ms the paper
that reflects every angle Of building
activity and general advancement IN
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
This fact is further emphasized bv
letter received from r. y. Hinkly.
who resides up in Minnesota. Mr..
Hinkly says:
Il have just returned to my Min.
nesota home after having spent the
winter IN the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley. Drove through with my auto.
making the trip Of 1870 miles in 81
hours running time.
x have been in the habit Of 20
ing down to the Valley every winter
for the past twenty years. returning
70 Minnesota in the spring.
This will probably not interest
you as much as the fact that | have
decided that The Brownsville Her.
aid Is the best paper in the Valley N
which person can get all the Val
ley news. SO ! want you to enter my
subscription 70 your daily for one
year. Send the bill 70 me and will
remit promptly"
FIFTEEN LIES Of paving 10 be
laid down in Brownsville during the
next year or SO.
Means n busy summer for A large
number os laborers.
While skilled labor will be kent
pretty busy on the large amount of
building construction scheduled for
the summer. Even the present an
nounccd program will carry il far
into the fall.
Axiz Bros. have announced con
struction 20 start on their handsome
new building at eleventh and Eliza.
beth streets on June |.
Other corneers 20 have new build
ings will be Twelfth and Washing
ties. where r. MaRautou will build.
at Thirteenth and Adams where
Jssse bennett and The Brownsville
Herald will build: on Palm Boule-
ward ard Elizabeth where the Pres
hr ferinn church will hnilh