Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-29
FEDERAL ROAD AID RETURNED TO TEXAS
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VALlLEY

SEVERAL. WEEKS ago Cameron
county awarded a s75O,o00 contract
for floodway building in the river
flood control program.
The other day FL Jardin water i'm
provement district awarded "A $3.50,
900 drainage contract.
And recently the City Of Browns
vile awarded 100000 street paw
ing contract.
All these awards we're made in
big, wholesale lots to individual
concerns.
A large part Of the money that
will be sent in these contracts will
be returned to the people in the
form Of wages.
4 As wages, a greater portion will
find its way into the tills Of mer-
chants. grocers. banks and others.
4 With sl0.000,O00 in building cot-
\ struction underway or contemplated
in the Valley, with another S5,000,-
900 being expended in public inn
provements Of all sorts, the sum
mer in the Valley certainly can't be
difficult one.
THE BROWNSVILLE Chamber Of
Commerce cooperated with Superin-
tendent T. j. Yoe Of the city
schools in inviting the South Tex
as Educational Association to hold
its next annual meeting in Browns
vile.
That will be next March.
Several hundred South Texas
teachers attend these meetings.
Brownsville will, of course. ex-
tend its usual hospitality.
SAW LOUIS l.. Dent in Browns
vile day or two ago.
Dent is head of the Dent enter
prises, which operate splendid NOV
ing picture houses in various parts
of the country.
When one sees Louis l.. Dent IN a
town, one may begin speeulating.
What's he here for?
4 Perhaps it's motion picture en-
4terprisc. Who knows.
Il Dent doesn't advertise his goings
Fand comings.
N His visit may be followed by an
announcement Of great moving pic
Eture theatre
III And IL may not.
II may involve 100000.
And it may not.
Who knows?
y Ask Lo"is L. Dent.
NO BASEBALL this summer.
That Is, no organized baseball, cx.
.K.I trlt
Organized baseball is expensive
Last year il cost baseball fans q
considerable amount Of money. They
subsidized the team, although there
was good attendance and great in
tcrest.
But Il requires a good deal Of gate
receipts to balance the sheet of =
baseball organization.
Baseball, while fine sport, must
also be conducted along the recog
nized principles OF business. Other
wise il is a failure.
Eventually Brownsville will sup
port good baseball team. Perhaps
that time has not arrived.
But in the meantime let's have
some good amateur baseball.
thinks that amateur teams will 90
in league composed Of Browns
vile. San Benito. Harlingen. Ray
mondville. Mercedes and Weslaco
Or perhaps four team league.
Go 20 H.. fans Trent is enthusi-
astic abont il.
IMPORTANT NEW concerns which
have lately established in Browns.
Vile include the first South Texas
branch of the National Biscuit Com
pany.
There Is also the Turner Roofinl
Company, full fledged branch o.
the Turner Roofing & Supply Com
many Of San Antonio
The Gulf Coast Concrstc Pip,
Company Of Houston has selected /
site for a factory which will en-.
ploy mt least twenty-five persons
and possibly more.
A cigar concern is reported to b
considering establishing factor,
In Brownsville. Would employ sew
eral hundred pcrons. The type O.
labor they need is declared 10 b.
here in fair abundance.
The importance Of Brownsville n
nm operating center seems 70 b
vnining momentum.
.yT'S THE BUNK" observed
rvnic when informed about ciga
factory TO employ several hundred
persons.
.YouTl have reason 70 chang
veur mind soon" declared a repre-
ssntative Of the company, who b.
accident overheard the cynical oh
servation.
Noral-.Dontt always bank to-
v.peh on your own opinion
THE INTERSTATE Commere
rommission has. unexpectedly ealle'
for oras argument in connection
nth the Southern Pacific and Mis-
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