Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-29
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VALLEY Goes
ON NEW BOOM
Huge Bond Issues Pro-
posed; Many Large
Structures Started in
Few Days

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little, just so often does n squirt of
new building start, giving an ever
greater impetus TO the general build
ing activity in the Valley.
When the limit seemed to be
reached on road bond issues in the
Valley, with $ll,500,000 in Hidalgo
county. $6,000.0 900 in Cameron county,
and almost $4,000 0 in Willacy
county. along came Pharr-San Juan
Alamo irrigation directors. and called
a bond election for 100000 for
irrigation works.
Tha: district less than a month
ago voted a bond issue of 81, 500. 900
for paving, and the new issue. IL car
ried. will raise the amount Of bonds
voted in the district within a period
Of three months Of $4.500,000.
Other Big Projects
And the Donna Independent school
district called a school bond issue
election for 100000. Both these
bond issues will come up for a vote in
August, and both are practically as
sured Of passage.
The $4,000, 900 bond issue in the
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo district is de-
signed TO finance one of the most
complete and extensive irrigation and
drainage systems in the Valley.
Other irrigation projects, just as
extensive in preparation to the land
served, are being started. The Los
Fresnos district near Brownsville Is
installing large electric motors and
pumps, the West Brownsville district
is concreting all Of its canals, the La
Feria district is 70 call a bond issue
election soon in the sum Of about
$350,000 for additional equipment,
drainage, and concreting canals.
Schools, Clubs Build
While these works are being
planned and started, a rapid stride
forward in commercial building, and
development Of other kinds is noted
in the Valley during the past two
weeks.
Contract will be awarded in about
three weeks for a $4,000 golf club
building for the Llano Grande Coun-
try club al Mercedes. Plans for the
building are being prepared BY r.
Newell Waters Of Weslaco. This
architect Is also drawing plans for a
$4,000 dairy barn for the Morrison
brothers near Mercedes.
Contract on a $4,000 garage for
the Weslaco schools was awarded to
K. W. Bennett of Weslaco, and bids
have been asked on a domestic
science cottage there, 10 cost about
$1,000. Plans for a $4,000 audi
forum for the Weslaco schools are
nearing completion.
Sears, ROebuck Coming
Lease has been signed by Sears,
Roebuck & Co. on sites at Harrington
for a retail store building, to cost
$4,000. and a wholesale warehouse,
to cost about $4,000. Plans are being
completed now, and il is understood
the concern is making arrangements
TO place retail houses in other parts
Of the Valley.
Harlingen also is experiencing
some development in the form Of in
stallation Of a natural gas system
following granting Of a franchise to
the Rio Grande Valley Gas company.
Construction work on a large ware
house for the Euwana Box company
Of klamath Falls. Ore. in San Benito
has been started. and plants are 10
be erected al Donna, NeslAco, and
other Valley cities. The Central
Power e. Light company during the
week started construction of a
$4,000 elevated water tower at San
Benito, and will erect a large garage
there 70 house company cars.
Possibility Of a municipal hospital.
or some other such structure was
seer as a result Of activities of doc
tors in San Benito.
To Build Citrus Plant
Final assurance of the erection Of
the first large citrus fruit packing
plant in Cameron county. TO be To-
Gated az San Benito. was given by Of
ficials Of the Texas Citrus Fruit
Growers Exchange. Plans for the
building have been completed, and
contract is 10 be let within a week.
II will cost 100000. and is 10 serve
Cameron county until other plants
IRE erected in this section.
San Benito also we're announced as
planned.
Remodeling work on some build
ings. paving Of grounds. and other
Improvement work is scheduled to
take place around the Valley Fair
grounds near Harlingen.
Construction Of a $4,000 club
house. and Of a 5000 residence on
a tract being opened near Donna was
announced by Grover c. Jennings,
owner. and plans are being prepared
now.
New Churches
Bids on several new churches in
the Valley have been asked. Bids on
the $4,000 Church Of Christ build
ing in San Benito will be opened on
July 80. Bids have also been asked
on the $4,000 Emmanuel Lutheran
church at Mercedes. and on the sl5.-
600 Nazarine church ut McAllen.
plans are completed for a $685.
600 community church at Rio Hondo.
Lloyd f. Mellor of Harlingen is ar
chitect on the Rio Hondo church, and
A. II. Woodbridge Of McAllen is archi-
tect on the church there.
Construction work on a cold stor-
age plant at Brownsville. 70 be erect
ed by the Central Power & Light
company. will be started in a few
days. according to officials of the
company.
Two large buildings are contem-
plated IN Mission. one an office
building 70 be built By John H..
Shary. and another office building
for A. II. Strahle. Definite arrange
ments for the buildings are expected
soon.
Building Plants
Contract for a four-room addition
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