Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13
Lawless Borderland Transformed Into
Region Of Great Productivity And Prosperity

products are made every month Of
the year, though the peak Of
shipments Is reached during the
late winter vegetable season. when
thousands Of carloads of cabbage,
potatoes, tomatoes, green beans
and green corn and other COM
modities roll out OF the Valley for
the northern markets.
Served by Two Railroads
The Valley II o. served BY two
railroads - the Missouri Pacific
and the Southern Pacific. The
Southern Pacific. which extended
is line from Falfrrrias to Edin-
burg and Harlingen las. year, Is
now completing an extension TO
Brownsville. The Missouri Pa
cific Lines run through the center
of the irrigated area, and also
serve a large section Of the unirrl-
gated area The Southern Pacific
~traverses the northern part Of
the irrigated section in Hidalgo
county. and through the center Of
the irrigated areas in Cameron
county. III also serves a large area
in the non-irrigated section, which
il rapidly developing cotton and
truck production. That the VAL
ley II well served by these roads
IA indicated BY the fact that dur
inr the 1897 season Valley winter
vegetables were shipped into "a Of
the A. states of the Union.
In no agricultural section Of
the United States has building
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than IN the Lower Rio Grande Val
lev. improvements In the Valley
cities, including paving, sewers,
water plants, and similar civic con-
struction. totalled $7.260.O0O Con-
struction IL hotels, business hous-
~ and residences exceeded $20r-
10000. Large hotels have been
erected at Brownsville, San Be-
nito. Harrington, Weslacc. McAllen
and Edinburg. from two TO ten
tourist camps have been erected
in each Valley city TO provide "a
~ciIities for the winter tourists who
are finding In the Lower kio
Grande Valley the climate and at
fractions that have an almost H.
resistible appeal.
Deposits in the 20 Valley banks
have shown IA steady increase with
each statement issued during the
mast five wears. Total deposits. ac-
cording III the last statement, were
sd. 1856. with OF S24,-
100000. For three years the
monthly business maps issued by
the United States Chamber o.
Commerce have included the VAL
lev IN the white. the only Sec
tlon az the state that has had that
distinction for 80 long q period.
TRANSFORMATION Develops Tonnage
Transportation has geen the
foundation uporr which Valley
prosperity has been developed.
ma each addition 10 the trans
portation facilities provided Tor
tonnage has been reflected In IN
creased development. The acqui-
sition Of the Gulf Coast Lines by
the Missouri Pacific In 1924 Wa
followed BY improvement OF raif
facilities which assured excellent
service and good markets for the
perishable products or the VALLEY
farms. The entrance of the
Southern Pacific has been follow
"a ~ intensive development OF
large areas in the irrigated Sec
tons and ths clearing ct thcua-
nnds Of acres In the unirrignted
areas, which this year will begin
their production 81 wealth
Dredging or the Valleys haEbor
NJ Point Isabel Il NOW practical
Nv completed providing ~ 1s-foot
channel. which il expected 60 ham
dle u large Part uf the Valleys