Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-26
I'm OUR
VALLEY

INIT air mail lines.
10 will be the southern terminus
bf the New York and Washington
Inc TO Mexico City.
Also the southern terminus Of the
5hicago-Kansas City-Fort Worth
jan Antonio line.
And the northern terminus of
he Mexico City TO the border line,
With prospects that later 1t viii be
he northern terminus for most or
III Of the Pan-American lines.
Which viii be quite an array of
ir mail and passenger lines for
,ort just getting onto the aerial
nap.
All due TO a correct geographical
ccation, supplemented by bit of
foresight on the part Of the citi-
ems Of Brownsville.
A PROMINENT Dallas business
nan. paid one Of his occasional
isit2 TO Brownsville the other day.
re recalled an opportunity that
ne had missed.
Some four years ago he was Of
cred q half interest In q real
state venture for a paltry $780,
loo.
The property that he could have
owned had he wished to do so to-
lay Is valued at somewhere around
:, 900 900.
There is still money to be made
h Brownsville real estate he told
friend here. But such an oppor-
unity as / unfortunately passed
p probably will not again occur"
HERE is A LIST of the prom
nent Valley hotels opened since
he first Of January. 1927:
FL Jardin. Brownsville; Stonewall
ackson, San Benito; Reese-Wil-
dond, Moore and Damants, Har-
lngen; Cortez, Weslaco; Robb,
;dinburg.
During the past five weeks. say
eports, visitors have found 1t diff
ult 70 secure accommodations, at
east In the leading hotels.
All Of them have. from time 10
me, hung out the IS. r. O." sign.
With the result that visitors have
curried around looking for quar-
ers.
The point Is. does IL all mean
mother hotel building program for
his section 10 care for an even
srger inrush next season?
Runners in Brownsville OF an
ther 200-room hostelry.
Which may be merely the re-
ction TO q seasonal rush. And.
gain, maybe the result Of careful
tudy OF conditions.
THE HOUSE at Austin voted a
fifty per cent reduction in the
cense fees of automobiles.
In the Valley counties there are
pproximately 10000 automobiles
nd trucks, the latter where pri-
ateiy owned to get a twenty per
ent cut under the bill.
II the measure goes through, II
I'll mean a saving to automobile
perators OF somewhere around
100000 a year.
Which will be welcome. Of course.
hut there's still something to worry
Sout. since there will be n gaso-
Inc tax that viii more than offset
Inc loss TO the state.
MORE THAN SIXTY Kiwanians
III Illinois and Iowa are paying a
sit to the Lower Rio Grande VAL
Mo- Welcome visitors.
Last week Is members of the
Romen's Advertising club Of Hous-
IN came TO the Valley for a two
lay stay.
lThis weekend there will be some
% Canadians who are making q
order trip.
These and other visitors have re-
kilted In numerous automobile
wners being called upon to supply
ars for trips over the Valley.
Which they have gladly done. II
Ffers difficult job for those get
ng those cars together. But. some
cw, everyone is always provided
nr. It's because Valley people are
roud Of their country and are al
Fays anxious 10 have visitors leave
lth best impressions.
SPRING seems already to have
rived In the Lower Rio Grande
alley.
frees which shed their leaves
airing January are showing new
pliage.
wild flowers are carpeting the
hound wherever there Is no culti-
rtion-
They are Of every imaginable
Nor.
THE GARDEN CLUB Of San
enito Is busy.
Has decided on long rows Of
hses for the benefit Of visitors
ntering San Benito from three di-
ectiuns.
Selected the Polyantha variety.
|ril plant them IN the center Of
Ne e. lanades on North and South
sn Houston boulevard. and on
nlm boulevard. the west entrance
the city.
Bordering the parkways win be
he red alternanthus.
0ays the San Benito Light:
lContinued on gage ten.l