Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-03
IL BUILDINGS
COMPLETED OR
near FINISH
Delta Orchards Club,
Costing 100000, A.
mong Largest of
Such Structures.


SAN BENITO. Nov. "A total
OF M club houses. representing I'm to
tai investment or close 90 S50n.001.
have been constructed during the
present year, including those which
are under construction. or assured
with architects working on plans.
This was revealed in a survey OK
the Valley made this week.
Practically all the club houses
have been built for land companies.
although a few are for other pur-
poses. such as the tourist club at
Brownsville.
Probably the largest club house
In the list Is that OK the Delta Or
chards. Inc, OF Raymondville. this
building costing a total Of $780,
900.
$1,000 Tourist Club
Plans for the building were drawn
by Stanley w. Bliss. Harlingen ar
chitect. III. H. Ramsey has the con-
tract. and the building is well un-
der way at the present time, with
the framework up to the second
story. It IS of concrete and tile.
with a stucco finish. and viii De
three stories. wv. IA. Harding pt
Raymondville III Valley manager 0E
the company.
Construction work has been com
pleted on the tourist club buildN
ing for the Brownsville Chamber
OF Commerce, this structure being
erected ut "a cost OK about $1,000.
Plans have been drawn by ".
Newell Waters, Weslaco architect.
for a $4,000 club house for the
Gulf Coast Orchards, OF which D.
II. Kirgan of Weslaco is the head.
The building Is 70 DC OF frame con-
struction.
The Card-Parks Development
company, near McAllen, has COM
pleted "a two-story. frame club
house. costing about $1,000. E. it'd.
Mathis was contractor on the build
ing.
Hunting Club 90 Build
The Valley Hunting and Fishing
club. or which John Fl. Sorens0n ~
head, Is 10 build a SIS 5000 club
house on the banks Of the Laguna
Madre Rt Holly Beach
Construction WORK on N $4,000
club house for the Retama Devel-
opment company at Edinburg 4
scheduled TO be started IN the near
future. "A. X. Baker OF Edinburg
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"A $4,000 club house Tor the AZ.
r.. Bell Co. Inc. near Pharr, rs
under construction at the present
time. The building Is Of tile and
stucco. two stories. and iii. H. Big
CIR OF San Juan iS the contractor.
q. q. Jennings has completed con-
struction work on a $4,000 club
house near Donna. The building
Is brick and frame. two stories.
and P. ID. Maddox was contractor.
Construction work has been com
pleted on q SIS. 900 building for the
McLeod-Hood Development COM
pany Of Harrington, this club house
being INC Rio Hondo. Lloyd E. Me-
Tor on Harlsngen was architect orr
the building, and Walter F. Cham
bers Of San Benito, contractor.
It is two stories, built Of frame.
Lakewood Structure
The Lakewood Development com
pany, near Weslac0, Is having plans
drawn by r. Newell Waters CT
Weslaco for a s25.O club house. IT.
will To- OF tile and stucco, two sto-
ries.
Construction work has been COM
pleted on a SIS, 900 club house near
Raymondvilie for Fred Henson.
The building is OK brick veneer
two stories.
The Bayview' Citrus Groves. Inc.
have completed a $4,000 club
house on the Box ranch. Kinkade
and Neck were contractors on the
construction work, and plans for
the building were drawn ry W. D.
Van Siclen OF Brownsville. The
building is Of hollow tile and stucco.
two stories.
Marvin Goodwin or Mission has
plans In progress at the present
time for "a SIS, 900 club house ON
the Goodwin Tract, west Of Ms
sion. A. II. Woodbridge Of McAllen
is architect ON the building.
The Valley Orchards. Inc, near
Donna. has completed a $4,000
club house. Woodbridge OF McAllen
drew the plans. and the L. l. Davis
Construction company built the
building. which is of frame and
stucco, two stories.
The club houses III all instances
except two are for the use OF land
companies, in accommodating pros
pective purchasers. and give an In
dicatiOn of the rapid expansion of
development work in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.