Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-17
i'm OUR
VALLEY

ROGER BABSON, financial ex-
pert and economist, IS talking about
the Lower Rio Grande Valley IN his
Babson sales and credit map.
In his latest report he has gone
FAR in mentioning the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
The report has national circula-
tion. II is published by the Babson
statistical organization, at Babson
Park. Mass.
His mention in connection with
the Valley follows:
Increasing attention Is being Civ
en- to the advantages presented b.
the section OF Texas known as the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. IL is a
fan-shaped area which widens from
a point about 100 miles above the
mouth Of the Rio Grande to a
width OF fifty miles at the coast.
Its citrus fruits and vegetables
are finding a ready market through
out the states and the climate and
soil are well adapted TO the favorable
growing Of these products.
"THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VAL
LEY is becoming a winter resort.
and clients should give il considera-
tion when deciding on a location for
either permanent or winter resi-
dence. Within the last few years
great strides have been made in the
development Of this territory, and
undoubtedly il will continue to grow
as people become acquainted with it,
advantages"
That Is a very high, and a quite
splendid recomm erdation. coming
I'm the Babson organization.
indicates again how the outside
sections are talking about the Lower
Rio Crande Valley.
And lends authenticity to those
reports which have reached the Val
ley that this section will receive
more tourists this winter than ever
before.
BROWNSVILLE Real Estate Board
is planning a meeting at which il
proposes 70 discuss the question Of
parks. and more parks.
Parks are rather a "liyer subject
in Brownsville at this time. Some
attention is being given to the inn
provement Of Washington Square
along park lines.
Plans are also being made for pre-
liminary work in the development or
parking along the banks Of city-own-
ed lakes.
Incidentally. the realtors might
also discuss the necessity Of build
ing sidewalks.
While many folks own motor cars.
and the paved streets have been
provided for their use. there are
still many pedestrians. including
thousands Of school children.
More sidewalks will mean less
danger to children; and a by-product
will be an extension OF the city
mail delivery.
CORPUS CHRISTI and Point Isa-
bel are the greatest fish shipping
points on the Texas gulf coast.
Each shipped we'll over a million
pounds Of fish during the year ended
August 81, Corpus Christi leading
Point Isabel by some 5000 pounds.
Some years Point Isabel goes above
Corpus Christi. They alternate
Fishing is an important industry at
Corpus Christi. At Point Isabel il
+. is all important, for it supplies the
principal source Of income for the
natives.
Most OF Point Isabels fish goes
through Brownsville, and by express
north.
Some of il stops in Brownsville to
supply the local appetite for finny
flesh.
incidentally, the oyster season has
reopened. The small, most succu-
lent Point Isabel oyster is quite
popular here, when it can be had.
Most folks prefer them to the big.
awkward appearing oysters that hail
from some other sections Of the
coast.
The only trouble about II is, there
are not enough Of them.
BROWNSVILLE is to have an
apartment building equipped with
radio receiving sets.
Such announcement has been
made by Roy Sethman, who with
associates has started to work on
the apartment in Los Ebanos. 1t is
10 adjoin Lee b. James Del Frances
apartments, facing on Palm boule-
ward.
The building will be two stories
in height, 10 contain eight apart
ments.
Two years ago Brownsville had
perhaps two or three frame apart
ment buildings. Now there are a
dozen. Of all types Of construction.
Efficiency apartments seem TO be
the rule. The idea being 20 accom-
modate those persons here for the
winter.
Mostly they are furnished, up to
linens
THE MATAM0ROS Rotary club is
sponsoring q quite worthy undertak-
ing just now.
Has bought some ESQ Washingtonia
palms which will be set out along
the paved road between the Gate
way bridge and the street leading to
the main plaza.
THE DISTRICT and county attor-
neys Of Texas will gather at San
Antonio on September 2S and p.
Cameron county has been honoFed
in view Of the fact that NJ. r. Hall,
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