Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-23
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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
Women's club Of Mercedes, intensely
interested in the subject Of civic
Identification, is launching some
thing new.
They are sponsoring q landscap-
inS and flower gardening school 70
be held in Mercedes November 5, 6
and Z.
There will be three night pro-
grams, including talks by Landscape
artists, nurserymen and an architect
the first two nights. The program
for the third night is yet to be ar
ranged.
r. Newell Waters will speak on
the Relation Of Architecture to the
Size Of the Lot" That's an import
ant point to anyone planning on
building a home.
E. r. Chandler will speak on "The
First Principle Of Landscape"
Stanley Crockett will talk on "Ex-
pressing Ones Personality in Land
Ecaping."
~Use of Native Shrubs will Be
Mrs. w. T.. Chenoweth's subject.
All subjects that should be Of in-
terest to many here in the Valley.
SOMEONE in New York City is
promoting a New York-to-Mexico
Ga -
An advertisement announcing the
service has just appeared in the
New York Herald-Tribune.
Il gives the route as Columbus.
Ohio, ST. Louis, San Antonio. and
Brownsville.
The advertisement offers first
passenger" opportunities. Will
carry four persons on the initial
trip.
just another evidence Of the fact
that the logical route from the east
ern part of the United States Is the
coastal one from Brownsville south.
SO far II has been the choice Of
air travellers, with one or two ex-
ceptions who were ignorant q the
coastal route.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS,
having surveyed the terrible condi-
tions existing in Florida and else
where in the trail Of the recent hur-
ricane, broadcasts an appeal for
S5,000.000.
The American people have never
been found lacking when 1t was a
matter Of emergency, no matter
where
Il should not be difficult to raise
this S5,000,000. ANY amount is vel
come. See that your local Red
Cross organizatinn-ra receives your
donation.
In Brownsville it may be left at
any Of the banks, or at The Browns
VILE Herald.
This coast has known tropical
storms. IL has been helped by the
Red Cross in times gone BY. Our
people appreciate its help. Now it'
is our turn TO help stricken Sec
ticn.
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO Morris
Edelstein. still in his early twenties.
arrived in Brownsville from Eagle
Pass.
He bought a horse and small
buggy. Started a small installment
business, canvassing house 10 house.
After a year or 50 he found It'll
necessary to "open up"
Established himself in small
storeroom on lower Elizabeth street.
near Thirteenth, in the furniture
business.
He continued 10 solicit business
himself. And employed one OF two
men TO help him.
The business grew. He enlarged
his storeroom. Later he required
the entire ground floor az the sol
By 120-foot building.
4 Then he found he needed the
second floor.
He bought the building in 1920
and remodeled Il. Built two bal
comics which gave him almost the
equivalent Of four stories.
His activities had spread all over
the Valley.
The first branch store was located
In Matamoros. McAllen was opened.
then San Benito, HarlInEen. Edin-
burg. Mercedes, WeslacO and Rio
Grande City.
And now the firm announces the
tenth Raymondville, 70 open
in October.
It's a business epic. this rise Of
The Edelstein furniture business.
A HARLINGEN GENTLEMAN
Ocie Fristoe-offers San Benito
prize in the shape Of the Cameron
county courthouse.
The courthouse Is now located in
Brownsville. Where IL has been
since way back in the fifties. when
Il was moved here from a point
few miles up the river.
It's q very fine building. Big.
beautiful. well built. That Is, the
.nresent building which was con-
strueted in 1912.
Mr.. Fristoe, there are a few other
structures in Brownsville that migh-
be hung up as prizes
The international bridges could be
moved. Brownsville has two Of
them.
Then there is the federal build |
ing. Ard Fort Brown. It's quite
wonderful institution, manned by a
snlendid bunch OF officers and nte-.
These, too, would be nice prizes