Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-01-02
MEXICO CHAMBER FLAYS POLICIES OF u.
/ I'm OUR
|VALLEY

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A USELESS suggestion. per-
.ps. and an annual one, but
White il 1927.
That is the way IL will be written
ior the next 36i days. beginning
with business hours Monday morn
ing.
THERE'S NOTHING like. a salts
fled customer. take il rom A. -;
dickinson. Jr., Of the JaInes-Dick-
inson Company.
Eight years ago Mr.. Dickinson
cedes 10 State Senator Howard Teas
dale Of Sparta. Wis.
Five years ago Senator Teasdale
was again a customer of Mr.. Dick
inson's. This time he bought
block Of lots in Los Indio-.
The other day Senator Teasdale
came 70 Brownsville. lie said he
made $4,000 in rentals off 50 acres
Of his 200 acre tract near Mercedes.
lie found Dickinson pushing Los
Ebanos. Brownsville subdivision.
"All right" he said. II guess I
can afford 20 keen on following
you. Dickinson. How about lot
in Los Ebanos r.
'4Can't sell il 10 you now" said
Dickinson. "Sale's not open"
"AIl right. then. Here's a check
for $500. buy me a good lot when
II is open. Many land men arc
Pretty good liars. but I've heen doing
business with you for a long time
now. and haven't caught YOU in one
yet"
JUDGE T. r. HOYT Saturday
met the New Year in accordance
with custom he has observed for
many years.
He appeared on the streets Of
Mercedes clad in linen suit of
nmmer texture. and a panama hat.
Judge Hoyt believes that should
ye the regulation attire for prop
rly clad gentlemen or the Lower
10 Grande Valley.
But "a n friend he admitted that
it did not 20 out into the streets
II Mercedes until the late hours Of
he morning.
PAUL CoTTRELL. for several
Years a member Of the editorial
taft of the San Bcnito Light. has
decided to quit straight newspaper
work for the real estate publicity
'ield.
Mr.. CottrelI will be in charge OF
publicity for the GiIIock Develop
ment Company. who will develop and
,oionize the 1000 acre Barreda
rsct five miles south of Browns
lille and some ten TO fourteen miles
rom Brownsville.
II will be the first time. by the
way. that a colonization concern op-
srating in the Valley. has included
publicity department in its de-
clopment work.
There will be plenty 10 say about
his development. and Paul Cottreli
rowns how TO put IL onto white
heets wound round typewriter
,laten.
HARLTNGEN ANNOUNCES over a
million dollars worth Of new build
ngs completed in 1926.
~ Brownsville announces figure
bat II also well over million.
I'm each case large structures are
neludcd. such as hotels and bus
ireSs buildings.
Mercedes announces something
over a half million dollars in CON
struction completed.
San Benito. McAllen and Edinburg
have made building records that
have been astonishing.
The year just gone has been q
truly remarkable one In develop
mcnt OF Valley cities, and the ont
look for 1927 il as good or better.
with rnany new projects 70 come ia
the early months Of the year
Real cities are in the making.
THE END Or THE New Year
should see Brownsville equipped
with more than double It's present
mileage Of paved streets.
a Something like million and a
quarter il 10 he expended IN such
work in this city.
Hrownsvillc will be nearly ont Of
the mud when. 1928 has made its
bow.
And the figure does not include
the private raving job undertaken
by the James-nickinson firm IL the
development of Los Ebanos.
THIS Is THE month Of taxes
city. county. state, school. drainage.
and roIl taxes.
Poll tax receipts are necessary II
YOU wish 70 participate in govern
ment during the coming year. No
state or national elections are on
tie calendar for 1927, but the city
og Brownsville and perhaps some
other Valley cities will be called up
or 10 elect citv officials. So IL cleo
tion time finds you without poll