Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-07

I'm O u r
VALLEY

&
WHEN THE SOUTHERN Pacific
enters Brownsville ii will give this
city four railroads.
How come? You ask.
Three Of them are among the
worlds greatest railroad systems
We have the Missouri Pacific.
We have the National Lines of
Mexico. which terminates in Mata-
moros. but which mas connections IA
Brownsville via the Brownsville. 4
Xatamoros Bridge Company. of
which the National Lines IL half
owner.
And the Southern Pacific
Those are, or will be. the three
.bia ones.
And there's the RIO Grande. con
Meeting this city with the worlds
tgreatest natural transportation sys-
TEN, the ocean. via the Gulf of
Mexico.
All of which IL not bad layout.
from transportation standpoint
The National Lines some OF these
days will be operating trains di-
rectly into Brownsville. They have
done il before. II will be done again.
some day and permanently.
DON'T SHOOT the dueksl"
That's warning posted az van
tage points around the lakes of OF
mito, All Parker's town project
Seeing the signs. the wild ducks
are now mingiing with the mud hens
on the lake.
The wild ducks seem 70 know that
they are being protected hy the
signs.
How else can one account for
their remaining theres
A HOUSTON MAN. visiting
Brownsville for the first tins since
1916. asserts that he didn't know tho
town.
II has grown 70. SO many struc-
tunes that are new. It's been d Zig
change. he says.
Even the man who comes here the
first time since 1920 finds q big
change. And " he has not been
here since 1929 IL hns been the same
We folks who stay IL home can't
realize how impressive are the
changes that have taken place in the
past few years.
UP At HARLINGEN there has
been. and still IL. metamorrhosis.
That word Is not sccmly for this
roIumn. X IL supposed "a deal only
with the simplest Of those out Of
the dictionary.
Seven years ago there wasn't
much Al IIarlingeni that - not
much "a speak Of.
Ii was not an important place.
Just junction.
Now look at il.
Harlingrr has picked itself un hy
~ boo. straps 50 to speak, and v
changing H. empty lots into one.
two or more story buildings almost
over night
And what II true Of Brownsville
and Harlingen II true of most q
most ~ the ether larger towns IL
the Valley. Each little Valley city
is building fast.
It's problem fnr the governing
pawcrs of each town - keep ~
: with the progress from . utility and
other public Improvement stand
point.
WHEN THE SOUTH sRN Pacific
II given its permit 10 enter Browns
vile. look out for the development
~ 4 good town somewhere between
Brownsville and IIarlinRen.
us certain ID come. In fact. there
may he several such towns, hui
there will likely he only ons really
large one.
Al the present time. the towns in
prnspect are nt Barreda an9 ~ ol-
mito.
With the developers actively pro
noting these points. together Win
thc back country fer agricultural
purposes. there are certain ~ ne
developed important trading cen
tcrs.
II all this prospective develop
mrnt. Brownsville and san bcnito
arc the largest centers which VIII
likely benefit most directly
f.av your business plans - tnai
you viii Ne IN position 70 take az
vantaac " this development. wheth-
w you are in Brownsville. or IN >an
Ernitn.
MILLIONS OF dollars are being
rrs into further development 81
Cameron county. Only bearing OUT
what Ne hrge said in this column
far The rass two and q half wears
With the gigantic road program
underway. which will be soon. &C.
vclopments will come thick and fast.
AS MANY AS 500 automobiles
wore counted in one day - bcea
hira Il SUNNI e. - ago.
That many adventured over her
wee road.
VI that y true over such road
Continued on page two.l