Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

almost every street in the city.
The Central Power and Light
company. which has headquarters
for the Valley in San Benito, COM
pleted its water filtration plant, and
finished its elevated water tank.
The Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange finished a 500, 900 pack
ing plant, and Is making San Benito
headquarters for most Of the citrus
this section ships out OF Cameron
county.
Remodeling and enlargement Of
several small school buildings was
completed. and arrangements were
made to finance a $500, 600 school
building program. which is TO in
clude a new high school building.
A large number Of new store
buildings in the central part Of the
city were started and finished.
These are mostly two-story struc-
lures. and have resulted in rapid
extensions Of the business section or
the city.
Hundreds Of homes have been
constructed through San Benito.
Other building work has taken
place, in the way OF commercial ana
industrial structures, and the city
as a whole has proSpered and pro-
crossed.
San Benito during the past year
has seen considerable new trade ire
ritory opened up to this city.
This has been due partially to the
Improvement of roads in this Sec
ton. and partially TO the develop
ment OF lands. Lands in the
Fresnos section have been opened
to cultivation, and roads have been
paved into that section. Roads have
been paved south and north of San
Benito, making 1t easier for the
farmers to get to the city.
Additional paving will be done as
soon as the county continues its
program. the paving being held up
temporarily.
The larger trade territory Is ez-
pected to be felt soon, with in
creased business in the city.
During the past year the city
has taken an active part in port
affairs in the Valley. choosing to
line up with Point Isabel in al
effort to keep the port at Point
Isabel, and worked for by Valley
people for the last twenty years c.
more.
The city and surrounding section
formed the San Benito-Poir Isabe'
navigation district, and vetoed
100000 in bonds which will be used
to meet government requirements
for port work.
Construction of an electric tram
railroad from Point Isabel to San
Benito Is part Of the port develop
ment project. as outlined by owners
OF the Point Isabel railway, and ex-
tension of the San Benito and Rio
Grande Valley railway to Point Isa-
bel Is expected If the port Is To-
Gated at Point Isabel.
The community is preparing now
for ono Of the best years in its his
tory, with a tariff on Mexican to-
matoes assured. During the past
season farmers of the San Benito
community, who raise a large part
of the tomatoes grown in the Val
ley, made a large profit on their
tomatoes because Of the revolution
in Mexico, which prevented ship
ments out Of that country.
San Benito people have launched
recently on a Identification pro-
gram, which includes scenic drives
around the reSaca which winds
through the city. and from which II
secures It's slogan Of The Resaca
City,"
One Of these drives will lead 70
the city'S new park, which is COM
posed Of about 95 acres. The city
plans extensive Identification OF
this park, probably including a mu-
nicipal golf course.
Purchase recently of $50 acres of
land for an intermediate govern
ment airport was accomplished by
the city commission of San Benito
and this land will be developed fo-
an airport. Most of the facilities
will be put in by the government.
at no expense to the city.
Being headquarters for a large
number Of Valley-wide concerns.
particularly of produce shippers, the
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the development expected In the
Valley as a whole during the next
few years.
The city affairs are handled by a
city commission, of which j. Scott
Brown is mayor, ard the chamber
Of commerce now is tax supported.
with John 7. Lomax as president,
and J. Z. Bell. secretary and man
agex.