Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-09-08
I'm OUR
VALLEY

SEVENTEEN OF the thirty miles
OF rail to be laid by the Southern
Pacific in reaching Brownsville from
Hariizgen, have been put down.
Thirteen more miles to 90.
The rail head is now about three
Eiles north of the Barreda-Point
Isabel highway, and moving rapidly
southwark.
Grading crews are scattered from
that point all the way south 20 the
outskirts OF Brownsville.
And in Brownsville, cn the right
oi-way in the city limits, something
like five hundred residents have been
moved to other rarts CT the city.
having sold their property for the
Tight-of-way.
The city is preparing to pave
seventh street. This paving will
move right along the right-of-way
and r1naect with the paved road on
the (Paredes lie.
ut Seventh and Madison streets
there has existed for many. years
one open drain. Like all open drains,
u was an eyesore. Now it is being
closed, sewer pipe being laid. The
removal Of that drain menace is one
~ the biggest things done in
wnsville this year.
COUNTY COMMISSION found out.
rather forcibly. that 1t could not
proceed to spend its own money in
building permanent road on a road
that previously had been designated
rs state highway.
Even thought the state highway
commission had refused itself TO
undertake to assist in financing the
work.
Recently the county advertised for
BIDS for six miles of paving on High
way No. 100, which Is the Barreda-
Point Isabel road.
The notice came to the attention
Of the state commission. II instruct
ca the county to desist. or words 70
that effect.
Upon which County Judge Dancy
hoped a train for Austin. Presun-
ably he apelogized to the commission
tor the county's act IN daring 70
build a $4,000 mile road without
the consent of the stat
A There's law that re, res a coun-
cy 10 secure permit Z n the state
body before building a highway
designated as a state "a. Thar was
the why and the vhe fore.
Bids are being ope d. for the
state commission gran the permit
All matter Of form. course.
Now if the state will oe as careful
J IN maintaining the state highways
IN the Valley as il has bees On this
matter. everybody will be happy.
PlGGLY WIGGLY is going into
nationwide advertising campaign, TO
TIE up with its local advertising. and
spread its fame further.
The October issues OF the Ladies
Home Journal and Good Rousekeep-
ing will carry full page ads ot this
food system, and the October Is is
sue Of the Saturday Evening Post
Will do likewise.
These advertisements, says Man
ager Sim Harvey Of the Brownsville
co-cern, marks the beginning Of O
three year campaign in the interest
Of the 2soc stores now II operation
The advertising viii be institution
- and will feature the Piggy Wirglv
method Of grocery merchandising.
which permits customers 20 make
their own selections from stocks ot
nationally advertised goods, in clean
stores, at uniform prices.
The local advertising will syn
ehronize with the national, the local
stores receiving copy and mats from
the general headquarters.
Local stores Will be supplied with
reproductions for their windows.
these reproductions being eight
times the size Of the magazine ads.
The J. Walter Thompson Company.
Of Chicago and New York. is direct
I ing the campaign.
NATURAL GAS shortly Will be
Flowing through the pipe lines into
Brownsville.
That will r.a-ke the completion ot
The long line from up in the Webb
. county fields, more than l75 miles
kvay.
When the first gas was given to
cAllen. a gas flare was lighted
r. up en- q pipe built fifty feet
10 the air. That marked the first !
in the Valley.
When the natural fuel reaches !
Brownsville, there should be a flare |
here, just TO make known the fact |
hat gas viii row be available
khroughout the Valley. Brownsville |
] i the eastern terminus OF the line |
Il IS TO be hoped that the gas rea |
will find the opportunity 70 thus
keccgnize the completion Of the work. |
/ JUAREZ. SAYS = dispatch from
b. Psso, has 115 saloons. The mayor
|ot TIE town things that's too yaany.
ard he proposes to close a few of
thea.
There can be such q thing as too
-anv saloons. u IS q hardship on 1
,he customer who feels that he ought |
to patronize all OF them, but does
ret have the time to complete the
hound.
Even those who have endeavored
;, make the rounds IN Matamoros,
-hieh has about twenty. have found
!, sirfjcult to get around to all Of
.len. Some, il Is said. make II IN
the coarse of time