Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22
Home TOWN.
CUP LOCATED
in SAN BENITO
Lorraine Siderius Is
Awarded Honor AT
Laredo; Paints City
AS Modern Utopia

" III AAtlaAuN
SAN BENITO. Nov. 22.-Miss I7r-
fsine Siderius. San Benito school
girl who brought back with her
from Laredo the Tom Ethridge. Jr.
silver cup as winner Of the frs:
south Texas Chamber of Commerce
NY Home Town" contest, in her
talk painted a picture Of n city OF
rear homes surrounded by all that is
necessary to make life worthwhile.
talk presented By Miss Side
riu follows:
In 1924 Sir Thomas More, an Eng
nsh statesman and writer, wrote
Utopia a story Of an imaginary
city, which enjoyed the utmost per-
lection in laws. morals and location.
That was back in the sixteenth cen
fury and now, in twentieth century
we III almost such a city. only We
IND that il exists in reality and not
IN the Imagination. This city ~ sit
uated in the southern part Of Texas,
: miles from the warm white caps
OF the Gulf Mexico. This city is
San Benito-tle rcsaca city-the
modern Utopia.
City Of Homes
Ny home town. thong aspiring 10
be n commercial center. bases her
greater hope on the homes Of her
citizens. Whatever the assets az a
town may be. il is her citizens and
their homes thta are the most es-
sential and the most interesting ele-
ments. "A San Benito home IS moro
than a house in which TO live. il Is
= home so rcstful that il cannot help
but reflect itself in the attitudes OF
her citizens. Now since San Benito
does not aspire TO be supreme com
mercially. her citize. have the time
to develop their minds and keep
abreast with current events. And
San Benito from an economic and
business standpoint is one Of the
best, n Of the most stable, and one
Of h most conservative cities IN
the south.
Maybe ] have given you the idea
that a Benito Is all homes. that
IS. that there are no business places y.
no warehouses, no commercial enter
prises-but wait, drive in on our rib
bon Of concrete, zig rag over the
city on ~ wonderful paved streets
and you will notice the headquarters
and generating plant Of the Central
Power & Light Co. which employ
over 200 men and delivers electrici-
ty over a 6O-mile radius, the main
office Of the ). H.. a X. q. v. rail-
way. the parent warehouses Of four
produce companies. three citrus fruit
packing plaats, the largest box and
crate factory in south Texas, the
nome Of the Southern Iron and Ma
chime Works, four wholesale grocery
and supply houses, eight wholesale
petroleum companies, over 100 retail
stores, a real live chamber of COM
merce with J. 4. Bell as secretary.
and the Stonewall Jackson. a hotel
built by the citizens Of San Benito
is centrally located IN Cameron cOul-
ty-a county with a $4,000, 900 paving
program. All Of this bears out INV
contention that San Benito IS a home
city.
Good Schools, Churches
III you wish % develop the soirIt-
ual side of your character there are
churches waiting for you in San
Benito. Select your church, then az
tend it-that is our motto.
We have good schools. good build
ings, fine teachers. and a group OF
interested, enthusiastic. poppy stu
dents. You can live In San Benito
send your children 10 college and
still keep them under your wing, fnr
we have one Of the best junior col
leges in our state, 20 miles distant.
In the afternoon or at night you
can drive over to Point Isabel, have
a seafood dinner. go fishing or swim
ming in the bay-enjoy the beauties
of nature in Gods great out-of-
doors.
Now / have tried to show you that
everything. in and around San BENZ
to, is for YOU home lovers, your chill
dren, and your friends. The bust
ness places keep the wolf from the
door; the churches keep you close TO
your Master; the educational system
and the organizations keep you IN
touch with an outside world; the
amusements keep you fit to live with
yourself; a San Benito home kce.
you fit to live with others.