Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-07
issues
ADD IMPETUS
TO BUILDING
San Benito Is To Get
$1,000 5-Story
Structure; Many
Others Projected

Several more bond issue elections.
running well into the millions in to-
tai. are TO be held in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley during the next few
days, featuring building develop
ments in the section.
Along the line If commercial
building the largest project an
nounced recently H. the five-story
building of Joe q. Ballenger To be
erected AZ San Benito AZ a cost III
more than 100000.
Bond issue elections are scheduled
in Water Control and Improvement
District No. 1. in Hidalgo county. in
the Donna irrigation district. in the
new district near the coast formed
recently in Cameron county. and in
the proposed navigation district, or
districts TO be formed to meet gov
eminent obligations in the develop
ment Of the port az Point Isabel.
The Hidalgo county District No.
Il. which includes lands between Ed
inburg and McAllen. ~ 70 vote on a
bond issue of Sl.50O.O0 for the in-
stallation NJ irrigation works and
drainage. This plans calls for the
most complete n irrigation works
in the district.
The Donna district i to vote on
an amount about equal TO this, and
the funds, if voted. will be used to
install modern irrigation and drain
age in the district.
The Pharr-San Jusn-Alamo dis
trict. which a short time ago voted
three million dollars in bonds. Is 70
sell the bonds and proceed with the
awarding Of contracts for the work
IN the near future. This district Is
one Of the largest in the Valley.
The new district near Brownsville.
including about 10000 acres NJ land,
* expected TO vote bonds for the in
stallation Of a system Of irrigation
canals and other irrigation works,
the district having recently been
granted permission by the state
board Of water engineers to use Wa
tiers from the Rio Grande for irrigd-
tion.
CONSTRUCTION work n other kinds
u progressing rapidly In the Valley,
as shown nv the number NJ new pro-
jects announced and started.
Brownsville. with building permits
Of approximately $4,000 for the
month NJ September, w maintaining
its position In the van Of building IN
the Valley. This figure includes the
$4,000 federal office building being
erected at the north end Of the Gate
way Bridge company in that city,
two large apartment buildings, and a
number Of smaller structures.
The five-story Ballenger building
in San Benito Is scheduled 70 ~
started soon after October 10. as the
bios are 70 BE- opened or that day.
" will he a store and office build
ing. and will he one az the largest
buildings az its kind started in the
Valley M several months.
Construction work il nearing com
plttion on three large business
buildings in Harrington. the Sears
Roebuck & Co. building. the Mont
gomery Ward building, and the
SouthteX Motor company building.
The $1,000 citrus packing plant
n the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange in San Benito Il 10 be
finished in a short time. Announce
mGnt has been made ~ Lance D..
Harris of a $4,000 building % be
erected I'M San Benito. and contract
for the construction of a new ware
house for the San Benito Feed com
pany has been let and construction
work started.
Other smaller buildings are being
erected IN practically all parts If
the Valley.
Work on several large buildings
Continued on page two.)