Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-13
FINAL
EDITION
7 X e Day y
I'm 7 ex a S
~ WILL Il. MAYS

- -
THE RECENT GROWTH Of Cor
pus Christi. soon to be one of the
eountry's leading seaports, is almost
magical. Building and development
projects just completed, now under
way. and "a be undertaken shortly,
approximate five and half million
dollars.
Since January /. building permits
have been in excess Of . million
and . half. and proposed construc-
tion now assured will reach q total
Of nearly three million.
Corpus Christi has in recent years
risen from a sleepy Gulf coast town
20 one Of the important ports Of the
country. whose growth seems only
lust started
WACO was the first city in Texas
to have skyscraper building, and for
years the Amicable Life building
there. reaching toward the skies, was
a great show place for visitors who
view tne eity ana surrounding coun-
try.
Some thought that Texas would
never again have such a tall struc-
ture' put otner cities nave ouals
higher IN recent years snousn waco
seemed sst,s,ieo Win ner one 'ail
puioins "nne y wi, No, DC g
i = tne Anl0aoie Ouiiulns'
meoioai arss oui,u ~ L< ,s
',,s 49, -
-.;.h - 80. 49, .A;. y -. -.
L.',,,,- - al I.
knHs % ~" 'uiu'"e a AV' ''e
'''s'
I sooo'ovo 81 4pi.-i sso ., - '"s
frIvroseu 9ou'I~eso N.'.v '.,''.s -
Dslias having Deen suDseIloeo' Norh
" 70 oe started i'hiheuiaesiy 70"
securing 1ne necessary s'oeA suo,
seriptions 70 ouiia : iinisn,ne ano
oyins pisn' n Dal'as sui.l''sn.,s
i".se 70 ~oso'n'',ooa's piouu0.s
toiore having oeeh cone in t"e
East.
Mork mas started again on tne
losouo spinoie ootton min az can
Marcos construction ol "nlen was
temporarily nai'eo Two years ego
because OF tne orouth. IL y aiso
Colorado river waterpower differ
ences will result IN the early start
ing Of the Marble Falls textile mill.
which has been awaiting settlement
Of the power and water question.
Those In position TO know say that
the next few years will bring about
the building Of NJ least a hundred
cotton factories IN Texas.
LoCKHART started into the year
With ct least two major projects
- ,-r5.- co-~trnrtior Nothirv
has hsrn announced definitely - "a
ths cotton min. but Il Is believed
.ks4 the active committees appointed
"a secure that enterprise nav soon
havs sonethinr definite 70 nropoxe.
The big creamery a = start n the
right direction. with proper stten-
zion 70 diversification. which cream
cries encourage. Iockhart will soon
hs in positiou 70 Get .lmos. anv-
thing il may want.
A LULING MAN i erecting =
factory for the manufacture Of a
new tyne Of farm plow that has been
popular in that section but that has
not beer made in sufficient quanti-
ties to meet the demand. This is
thought TO be the beginning of =
large industry. One of the largest
plow factories In the South is at
Lcngview. pioneer Texas institu-
tion that has built up an extensive
trade.
CAMEHoN eoONlf VIII soon
rave a~o lstss canning pants y cost
tlnO.0Uu. One OF tneEe Will De aN san
Benito and the other at Point lsa-
bel These VIII nanoie tne MO
Dranoe saiiess famous eisrus iru'ts
ana Nege.aD,es' ano vii nave ca
pacity q about 4o,vOO cans eacn
day Inc one a foint isaoei Will
also can shrimp snG otner ses ioous'
sn,..Rl,r !. at;rr Tsxss - % ;rdr.t~;si ...ss
THE INTERNATIoNAL stoet