Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

or which are expected 10 be started
in the near future include Weslaeo
cold storage plant, which represents
a~ investment OF sl50.OO0; Meslaeo
Hotel. $500. 900; community house
$4,000: Skaggs apartment building.
$4,000. and two business structures
of $500 each. Contracts have been
let for three residences which will
cost $4,000 each, and four residences
Of $1,000 each. Plans have also been
made for the erection of a RAINING
plant to cost $4,000, whirh is ex-
pected to be ready for operation
next and the Weslaco school dis
triet proposes 10 erect a 100000
school auditorium in tbs Rear flu
tuFe.
Scores Of residences have been
erecten in the city and surrounding
rural sections during the year, rang
ing in value from $1,000 TO $4,000.
and activities in this branch Of
building are increasing.
Harlingen Builds Rapidly
Building operations in Harrington
and adjacent territory have exceed
ed $4,000 600 the past year, building
permits IN the city alone reaching
the high figure of $2,25s, 600. Like
many other Valley towns Harrington
has been obliged 20 extend les school
facilities to provide for the in~ereas-
ing population, and last year erected
a magnificent high school building.
Additional buildings will be neces-
sary TO take care Of the increase
next year. and plans or the school
board include the expenditure OF ap-
proximately 100000 on additional
structures.
Among the outstanding structures
erected IN the city the past year are
the Reese-Wil-Mond hotel, costing
Sz25 900; the Baxter nine-story Of
flee buildingsrepresenting an invest
ment Of $225, 900; an addition 20 the
Moore Hotel, n unit of which has
More Hotel. one unit Of which has
been completed and the second I'M
der construction, representing . to-
tai investment Of S250.0 600; munie-
ipal auditorium, under construction
1t the fair grounds, recently puF-
chased by the city, which will cost
100000; Methodist church, s7S,000i
Baptist church $4,000; Christian
church $4,000; Missouri Pacific
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eific depot. $4,000; Southwestern
Telephone 60. plant and building,
erected AZ a cost exceeding Si00, o00i
and many other business structures
costing from $4,000 60 $4,000.
One az the outstanding features
Of building activities in Harlingen
has been the large number Of resl-
dences erected. Hundreds Of homes
have been built within the city and
m the subdivisions adjoining. The
residential sections have extended in
every direction. and building &C
Invites are now largely confined to
new homes.
Construction work Il well UNDER
way on a large cotton mill on the
Arroyo Colorado just south OF the
city. and the plant Is expected 10
be ready for operation early in the
spring. Plans are also formulated
for the erection of a large canning
plant. and the establishment OF sew
eral other Industries.
McAllen Growing Rapidly
McAllen. like many other cities IN
the Valley, has failed TO extend its
city limits 70 include the numerous
subdivisions which have been de-
veloped the past year. and az . re-
suit building permits are not in
dieative OF the building activities Of
the territory. Permits issued since
January I, shows q total 81 81. 22s ,5l1.
and estimates BY contractors and
building material dealers place the
total for the city and adjacent terri
tory for the year ending September
], at approximately S1.Sc0,nOo. No
changes have been made IN the
boundaries ~ the city since the
town vas originally plated. with the
result that scores Of the new homes
and some Of the business structures