Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-05
I'm OUR
VALlsEY

If BROWNSVILLE builds hsr-
Dor to Brownsville, Brownsville will
also most likely get sizeable
smelter.
This is. message brought 10 the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
by the representative Of concern
owning and operating mines in va
rious parts Of Mexico.
This firm has reached decision
TO establish a smelter somewhere on
the Texas side Of the Mexican bor-
der.
Just rs several others have done
In the FL Paso region.
z They have considered several
other border cities. but learning Of
the plans for harbor az Browns
Vile they are now including this
city in their considerations.
! Their idea is TO bring the ore
here, smelt it and reship the metals
from this point.
AND THEY will not wait until
] the channel is brought TO Browns
Vile.
IL the building Of the harbor be-
=. comes an assurance for the future,
even If il will be available in from
three TO five years, they plan TO
proceed with construction and opera
tion, using existing ports farther up
the coast until shipping is possible
from the local port.
In addition. this representative de-
clared that a harbor here will GER
tainly attract additional large ton
mage from very large section oi
Mexico.
This prospective development fol-
lows closely on the announcement by
Fred Griese, an official Of the Ma
tional Bank Of Mexico that a mil
lion acres in Tamaulipas. owned by
the bank, will be developed il
hsrbor is available here.
AND NOW another bridge
l.. l.. Zenor and associates Of san
Benito, known as the Rio Grande
Del Norte Investment Co., asks
permit to build a bridge across the
Rio Grande, at a point on the river
six miles from San Benito.
Representation John \. Garner
introduced the bin in congress
authorizing the permit.
nauFfa hfr1IH-
ers also have concluded their ar
rangements on the Mexican side Of
the Rio Grande.
which will be the sixth bridge TO
he built across the Rio Grsnde cast
of Laredo IN the past two or three
years.
SAN BENITO and Brownsville may
look forward TO benefits from forth
coming developments between the
two cities.
The Barreda tract. some ll,OOo
acres, located south and southwest
Of San Benito. is certainly due 70
come under extensive irrigation and
colonization efforts.
South of Barrcda station, between
there and Olmito. is the sI0-acre
F. Porter trct which is being cut into
small tracts and developed for cit
rus orchards and homes.
And at Olmito Al Parker is laying
rlans for new developments which
are expected to attract many new
citizens.
CABBAGE may now he referred 70
- Green Gold"
It has often been 50 referred TO,
when the price was $50 ton Or
better.
And Just now cabbage ~ being
sold in the Lower Rio Graude Val
lev at the rather impressive figure
OF $50 per ton.
Perhaps there is not a great deal
a. il moving. But there is some.
And the grower who has cabbage to
market at this time is TO be con-
graduated.
Buyers and others seem 70 he
agreed that this is going 20 be a
profitable cabbage season.
At least through the month of
January. Just what will happen
when other coastal ctions begin
marketing cabbage is among the un-
ccrtainties Of the future
Cabbage on store N northern
markets is reported 70 be some fifty
per cert under normal.
That will help some in the situa-
tion as TO Valley cabbage.
EVERYBODY in Brownsville who
knows the Brownsville postmaster
knows him as "Wilbur' bennett.
But Washington dispatches which
relate 70 the newly nominated
Brownsville postmaster insist that
he is George W. bennett"
He will tell you that his name is
George Wilbur bennett.
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