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

If BROWNSVILLE builds a har-
bor to Brownsville, Brownsville will
also most likely get sizeable
smelter.
This is a message brought 20 the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
by the representative Of concern
! owning and operating mines n va
rious parts Of Mexico.
This firm has reached decision
To establish smelter somewhere on
the Texas side OF the Mexican bor-
der.
Just as several others have done
I'm the I'll Paso region.
They have considered several
other border cities. but learning Of
the plans for n harbor az Browns
vile they are now including this
city In their considerations.
1 Their idea is to bring the orc
here. smelt il and reship the metals
from this point.
AND THEY will not wait until
the channel is brought 70 Browns
Vile.
II the building Of the harbor be-
comes an assurance for the future,
oven IL it 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 n harbor here will GER
tainly attract additional large tom
mage from very large section Of
Mexico.
This prospective development fol-
lows closely on the announcement by
Fred Griese, an official OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Mexico that n mill
lion acres in Tamaulipas, owned by
the bank. will bc developed If a
harbor is available here.
AND NOW another bridge,
l.. l.. Zenor and associate Of San
Rcnito. known rs the Rio Grande
Del Norte Investment Co, asks
permit to build bridge across the
Rio Grande, At a point on the river
six miles from San Benito.
Representative John n. Garner
introduced the bill in congress
authorizing the permit.
Presumably the San Benito build
ers also have concluded their ar
rangements on the Mexican side of
the Rio Grande.
Which will be the ;iXth bridge TO
be built across the Rio Grande 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 1000
acres, located south and southwest
Of San Benito. is certainly due 10
come under extensive irrigation and
colonization efforts.
South Of Barreda station, between
there and Olmito, is the s1O-aere
Porter trct which Is being cut into
small tracts and developed for cit
rus orchards and homes.
And NJ Olmito al Parker is laying
plans for new Developments which
are expected to attract many new
citizens.
CABBAGE may now be referred u
- Green Gold
Il has often been - referred 70,
when the price was $50 ton or
better.
And Just now cabbage is being
sold in the Lower Rio Grande Val
lev at the rather impressive figure
Of $50 per ton.
Perhaps there Is not great deal
of il moving. But there is some.
And the grower who has cabbage to
market at this time rs u he con-
graduated
Buyers and others seem a. be
agreed that this is going TO he
profitable cabbage season.
At least through the month ~
January. lust what will happen
when other coastal ctions begin
marketing cabbage is among the un-
certainties Of the future.
Cabbage on store in northern
markets is reported TO be some fifty
rer cent under normal.
That will help some in the situa-
ZION as to Valley cabbage.
EVERYBODY IN Brownsville who
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