Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
I'm OUR
VALLEY


Raymondvillc.
The News sees in the Missouri
Pacific's application to extend its
Rollo-Edcouch branch 70 Weslaeo
direct Raymondyille benefit.
Would result in throwing much
more traffic to the main line at
Raymondville. Which would mean
greater car-icing facilities.
Raymondyille's sidings now suffi-
cicnt to care for three hundred
cars, the News points out.
Tracks now run north and south,
east and west, meeting at Raymond
vile.
Raymondville's new $4,000 pas
scngcr station is about completed.
The highway is now paved from
Raymondville to the Cameron coun-
ty line, and contracts will soon be
let TO close a gap between the Will
lacy county line and point near
Combes.
wILLACY COUNTY is also paw
ing from Raymondville to the Ken
edy county line.
And the road from Raymondyille
west to Hargill, about eleven miles,
is ready for use. That will be car
ried on by Hidalgo county 70 a con-
nection with the state highway
north OF Edinburg.
And Raymondville, concludes the
News, is ready TO make its bow 20
the Valley as ar important shipping
center, since we are "at the apex OF
the Valley"
JEFF BELL, manager Of the San
Bcnito Chamber of Commerce has
lust completed three days of COM
murity work.
lie spent that three days handling
the delegates TO the annual conven-
tion Of tho Texas Editorial associa-
tion.
lie saw to it, personally, chat ev-
crv visitor was well taken care OF.
Personally arranged for the three
Says OF entertainment. in which nc
was assisted by various other COM
mercial secretaries and newspapers
All Of which was carefully noted
hy the members Of the TeSas Edi-
torial association, and appreciated
And next year the association,
having elected Austin Callsn of
Houston as it's president, has inIi-
Gated il will accept the hospitality
Of Laredo.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS of
the Houston Chamber Of Commerce
will visit the Lower Rio Grande
Valley soon. Were expected Mon
day. but trip has been postponed.
They are coming In two private
cars, one supplied by the Southern
Pacific, the other by the Missouri
Pacific.
Among the party, X ~ expected,
will be the executive heads OF the
two lines in Texas. Mr.. Stafford OF
the Mopac, Mr.. Lull of the rs Pee.
They will be met al Ra-mondville
hy automobiles driven hy residents
of the Valley.
And will be taken over hundreds
Of miles OF concrete roads, in all
parts Of the Lower Rio Crande Val
ley.
More paved roads than Harris
county, or which Houston il the
espital, even dreams Of owning.
THERE'S A BUNCH Of optimistic
land developers in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley just now.
Talk to any operator. and ne will
tell YOU that the coming winter will
see more prospective investors than
in any one season Of hygone years
Already there are scores Of cars
IN the Valley, coming from many
states. From New England. from
the southeast and the south, from
the central north and from Cali
fornia.
Hotels all over the Valley are
!. feeling the effects Of the movements
Into the Valley. Tourist camps are
doing land office business.
Apartments are very much in de-
mand.
THE EDINBURG water district
recently issued boads FOR concrete
lining and other improvements TO
the system.
This work or concrete lining for
canals is gaining ground every day.
Hardly any new development Is
beinr undertaken without provision
bsing made for concrete lining.
Saving water has become import
ant from many angles. The better
che canal holds water, the less wa
Ger there is to be pumped.
And much land is saved by pre-
venting water logging.
A tract Of land between Browns
x;lIe and San Bcnito is scheduled
FOR development. Amounting 20
.ome 1900 acres. That. too, Is to
, have concrete lined canals.
Numerous small projects. ranging
from $40 acres upward. arc being
rrovjded with cement lined canals.
paxco NACIoNAL DE MEXICO.
..a c.rter Of Mexico's national
banking system. is interested in !
RroUnsville's plans for harbor.
So states Federico Griese, repre-
of the bank, who Is visit
ing in Brownsville
! n the port project becomes
.,I;tv. ho declares in newspaper
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