Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
BORDER CITY
TRADE CENTER
FOR RICHAREA
Commercial Interests
OF Brownsville Are
Growing AS Valley
And Mexico Develop

provement in agricultural and bus
tness conditions in the northern and
central sections Of the Mexican
state Of Tamaulipas has been re-
Elected in the consistent growth OF
the city Of Brownsville as a dis
tributing point for both the Valley
and the communities on the Mexi-
can side Of the Rio Grande.
The terminus of four railroads
the Missouri Pacific, Southern Pa
cific. Rio Grande railway and
Mexican National lines-with paved
highways radiating in all directions.
and the terminus for three air lines.
the city occupies a strategic posi-
ton. To the north. west and east
lie the fertile lands of the Lower
Rio GrAade Valley. rapidly develop
ing intg the most productive and
prosperous agricultural area in the
world; and TO the south lies Mex
leo, q country OF almost unlimited.
potentialities with which the COM
merce OF the United States is in
creasing daily.
AS the distributing point for these
three rich areas. BrownSville's i'm
portance as a wholesale center is
reflected in the ever-increasing vol
ume Of business, the erection Of
large warehouses and storage plant,
and the mounting volume OF i'm
ports and exports crossing the Rio
Grande at the lower border gate
way.
Agricultural Development
Agricultural development within
the city's trade territory is making
rapid strides. The rich lands Of the
coastal area are being brought un-
der irrigation with thousands C
acres already planted to citrus
fruit. In the FL Jardin section 10
the east CT the city a. extensive
drainage program is bringing thou
sands Of acres under intensive de-
velOpment, and to the southeast the
lower river plantations market their
heavy production through Browns
vile.
The West Brownsville irrigation
district, which has recently conf
pleted a concrete canal program, IS
bringing large acreages under in
tensive development. and to the
west the rich acreage OF river lands
under cultivation along the military
highway Is increasing each season.
Planting Of citrus fruit IN the
Brownsville area has made heavy
gains in the past two years. Plant
inzs on one project Of 400 acres just
east of the city was completed last
wear, and in Fl Jardin numerous
small acreages are being prepared
for planting this winter. Through
out the area served by the canals
OF the West Brownsville district the
major part o. the acreage has been
planted or will be developed as cit
rus fruit projects.
Potatoes. tomatoes. cabbage n
cotton are the principal crops OF the
Brownsville section. II Is n OF
the largest shipping points for early
potatoes and tomatoes in the state,
and citrus fruit paintings indicate
that within q few years 1t will rank
among the leading fruit shipping
points.
Has Eight Paved Highways
Eight paved highways radiatc
from Brownsville. The main Valley
highway-state highway No. l2-
completed in 1924. provides Gomez
tons with all upper Valley cities
and towns. Other paved highways
include the military road west, the
Paroles Line road to the north, corr
Meeting with Los Fresnos and the
Barreda-P Point Isabel highway; Il
Jardin boulevard, extending east 10
the east line OF FL Jarcin and con-
meeting with the graded road 10
the Gulf beaches at Boca Chica
and Brazos Santiago island; Four
tenth street extension 10 the
northeast part Of I'll Jardin; PuentT
Guadalupe road running northeast
"a the north line Of FL Jardin. the
Southwest highway to the lower
river plantations. and the paved
highway extending from the new in
ternaticnal bridge to the business
center Of the Mexican city Of Mata-
moroS.
Pavement Of the coast highway
from the end Of FL Jardin boule-
ward to Bcca Chica is expected 70
get under way in a few months.
This highway carries a heavy VOL
me Of Valley and tourist traffic,
being the direct route TO u famou
bathing beaches Of the Gull
the fishing waters at the mouth q
the Rio Grande.
Becomes Tourist Center
Brownsville has become one OF inc
principal tourist centers OF south
Texas. providing hotel facilities =
snort and re~creational features I'M
SURPASSED. Hotel FL Jardin. OF
the largest and most modern nos
telries in the state, was competed
in 1926, the Travellers hotei, tne
famous Miller and numerous small
er hotels provide comfortable quar-
tiers for the summer and wlnIe
Tourists who visit this section. me
~itv ri Matamoros, with al It's old
r-orld charm. the Gulf beaches, the
hunting and fishing, country ciuo,
excellent golf course. are al factors
which have served TO increase ule
volume of tourist traffic. -
AZ the southern terminus for tne
s,r I,nes OF the Texas Air Trans
nart Co. and the northern terminus
fcr the Pan-American air line oper-
atinz between the border IamplSo
ara Mexico City. and the Aeronau-
+5ral TRANSPORTATION company oper-
aNnv from Mazatlan on n MeAi-
can west coast through Duranso'
--d Nfnnferrey TO the DOT