Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-02
SEASON
BRINGS RUSH
OF BUILDING
Activities Increased I'm
All Parts of Valley;
Packing Plants Un-
der Construction

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The approach Of she vegetable and
citrus shipping season in the Valley.
and opening of more crossings 10
Mexico have given new impetus 70
building activity in the Lower Rio
Srande Valley the past few weeks,
with general building continuing at
the same steady pace.
Scores OF small and large packing
plants for vegetables and citrus are
going up all over the Valley. indi-
eating that shippers expect this 10 be
2 record season.
The TexS=n Packing in
Brownsville is putting up a citrus
fruit packing plant. The Texas Citrus
Fruit Growers Exchange Of Mission
Is building a 100000 packing piant
in San Benito, work being rushed day
and night in an effort to finish it By
the opening Of the citrus season.
The Rio Grande Valley Vegetable
Growers Exchange is building pack
ing plants at Donna, Wcslac0, and
several smaller shipping points in
the Valley
The Rio Grande Valley Citrus
Growers Exchange is remodeling and
equipping q building at McAllen for
use as a packing plant.
The Euwana Box and Crate COM
pany is building warehouses. The
huge cold storage plant at Weslaco
Is TO undergo some remodeling work,
and many other projects in a smaller
way are being started over the Val
ley, all in preparation for the ship
ping season.
Bridges Important Factors
The Valleys international reia-
tions having become further cement-
ed with Mexico BY another suspen-
sion bridge, south Of Mercedes.
Scores Of buildings, large and small,
are going up paEound the bridge. A
large casino has been finished on the
south side, and a number Of buildings
are to be erected on the north side,
according 10 present plans.
A $$35,00 customs building is 10
be built at the north side Of the in
ternaticnal bridge recently finished
at Brownsville, and several other
buildings are contemplated along the
international stream as the result o.
recent connections.
There is a possibility that land de-
velopment in the Valley viii receive
a large stimulus from the Rarreda
project being revived, according TO
+. G. Gillock Of Chicago, head Of the
CLOCK Development company. which
originally started the development on
that tract.
Coastal Development
Several other land development
projects in the region between San
Benito, Brownsville and the coast
have been started recently, with 9TH
ers carried far along in some other
sections of the Valley, p Of the
principal developments being the
Goodwin tract just west o. Mission,
where a modern irrigation system is
being installed.
The city Of San Benito has an
n0unced that a bond issue probably
will be submitted TO the voters IN
the near future for a municipal hos
pital. street paving, and other I'M
provements, in carrying out the city
plan which has ben approved there.
Work has practically been finished
on the $4,000 building Of Felix Gay
in San Benito, and part Of IL Is now
occupied. Construction is TO start az
once on a $4,000 Christian church in
thta city, and on a $4,000 Nazarine
church. Contract for the Christian
church has been awarded.
Plan Fire Alarm System
Inc CITY Gil DA0MAnfAAA& MAAA 4WNA4
contract for q $4,000 fire alarm sys-
tenn. TO be installed at once. while a
central fire station costing o
$4,000 is now under way.
The Montgomery Ward company
has leased a site at Harlingen, where
a $4,000 building is TO be erected by
DR.. j. II. Green and G. c. Howell OF
that city. The building j. TO be a
two-storv brick. Work on the Sears,
Roebuck g. &Co., $4,000 building at
Harlingen is progressing rapidly.
Construction work also has been
started on the $4,000 building at
HarIingen for A. y. Baker. 10 house
the Chrvslcr automobile agency.
Contract Tor the Missouri Pacific
passenger and freight station 1T Ray
mcndville has been let, and work
started.
Bids will Be opened September 4
at Edinburg on the 100000 theater
and office building Of Mrs. L. A.
Gannaway, and a recent project IN
Edinburg calls for q $4,000 athletic
club building
Donna Plans Schools
Plans for school buildings at Donna
40 cost $4,000, 900 are being prepared
By Phelps q Devices, San Antonio
architects. and bids will 10 asked
soon on these buildings.
Bids for the S25,co0 golf and club
house Of the Llano Grand golf club
will be opened September 10, and con-
tract il expected TO be let al that
time. Bids for me $4,000 domestic
science cottage ri the Neslaco school
system were opened. but an rejected.
The Rio HoHdo $4,000 community
church Is now underway, contract
having been awarded 20 Walter r.
Chambers Of San Benito. The $4,000
addition 10 the First National Bank
building ut Brownsville Is going up
now. and work on the $4,000 garage
building in Brownsville Of the Wells
estate IS nearing completion.
An addition and enlargement 20
several Mission school buildings Is
ZION called there for September s,
Masses.