Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-06
RICHARDSON
LAUDS VALLEY
IN MAGAZINE
Tells of Advantages;
Airport, Seaport,
Agriculture, Etc, in
Business Paper

the metropolis OF
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, with
an estimated population of 23.650.
and with a population .of 10000 in
Its immediate trade territory, offers
unusual opportunities for the pros
fitable investment Of Texas capital"
says G.. c. Richardson, manager of
the Brownsville Chamber Of COM
merce in the December Texas Com
mercial News.
"The rapidly growing population
not only of Brownsville itself but
Of the entire Rio Grande Valley dis
trict holds forth promise Of success
10 the retailer. the wholesaler and
especially to the manufacturer of
products for which raw materials
are grown in this section Of the
state. Cheap labor. ideal climatic
conditions. low taxation, and a rap
idly expanding local market are
among the numerous inducements"
In referring TO agriculture. the
article states that the Valley il nat
urally an agricultural territory. "Thc
development of practically all ter
ritories shows a history Of agricul-
tue first, manufacturing and COM
merce later. But agriculture in the
Rio Grande Valley is not the story
Of agriculture generally. IL IS .
story of invariably profitable crops,
year in and year out; IL is a story OF
unusually high agricultural incomes;
il 10 q story of farmers blessed
with conditions which aid in the
production of abundant crops with
low production costs.
Brownsville, the key city Of the
Valley. located in the heart Of the
s~outhernmost agricultural section OF
the nation. where the finest Of cit
rus fruit is being grow in rapidly
increasing quantities and where
thousands of carloads Of vegetables
are grown winter and summer, has
in the past few years undergone a
phenomenal growth, remarkable even
in this rapidly developing section OF
the state. This border city which
a few short years z lacked all
modern conveniences and which was
almost isolated from the outside
world by the absence of adequate
transportation has developed into
one Of the most up-to-date cities OF
it's size in the country. is rapidly
approaching a population OF 10000,
and is the southern terminus of two
Of the nations largest railroad sys-
tens. the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific
The article mentions the Browns
willie airport in it's discussion Of
transportation facilities and lays
special stress on Brownsville's flu
lure as a seaport. THE Y. ;. rivers
and harbors committee has submit
ted a project authorizing a Sl.O0O,OOo
appropriation for building Jett'es
and dredging the Brazos Santiago
pass" states Mr.. Richardson.
Brownsville territory Is forming a
navigation district to meet addi-
tionaI requirements Of the U. 8
government and to construct 4 chan
rel connecting Brownsville with the
pass and providing a 100000 bond
issue. This ship channel with its
turning basin in the city Of Browns
Vile will give this city q direct out
let for its products by sea to the
northern and eastern markets and
will result in Brownsville itself eX-
periencing a forward surge OF de-
velopment greater than any Of the
past.
Brownsville r. growing. The Rio
Grsnde Valley is growing. They are
growing at n rate that indicates
both a present and enormous future
potential market for the products of
Texas manufacturers. The increase,
too. will mean the establishment Of
many new retail concerns 70 serve
the people Of the city, needs which
are on a higher plane than those 81
the usual agricultural communities
because the crops OF this section
produce sufficient wealth 70 justify
living on a higher scale than in
many other places. From the stand
point of the manufacturer, canning
and preserving plants in particular
offer an opportunity Cor success.
And equally the wholesaler will find
in Brownsville a logical place for
the establishment either Of branch
houses or local distribution agen-
Sies TO supply the present and ever
gfc>ring needs Of the district.
mo matter from what angle the
situation is viewed" concludes the
article, Brownsville holds forth a
promise Of commercial development
seldom seen in cities Of its size
elsewhere"