Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-10

OhOW Is 10 nave a new
I'D filtration plant.
Fridays election showed
that five persons were opposed to the
plans as advanced by the city COM
mission, but there we're Ala in favor
of 1t.
And likewise there will be $4,000
worth OF street work in the city.
Both of these make for progress,
the former being a move to get the
city ready 70 serve what people there
are already here, whether any more
come or not. And from all indica-
tons many ri coming.
Now that the city commission has
been given such a vote Of confidence
It only remains for that body to
show how quickly the members can
serve the public in installing ta.5
needed improvement.
And anent the street improve
ments. the engineer Of this column
sees no reason why We should not go
ahead and put up the rlarkerS, so
the visitors can see how TO get
around for themselves, without hav-
ing to knock on doors to inquire Of
householders where they might be.
DEVELOPMENT Of the sarreda
tract Of land lying between
Brownsville and San Benito will
now be opened, it was announced
yesterday. This means that ap-
proximately 10000 acres, much Of 1t
along the highway. will within the
next few years present an aspect OF
homes and orchards instead OF a
growth primeval.
In reading the account OF this an
nouncement which will be hailed as
a forward step by many in Browns
vile, there was M sentence of
particular import. This was that
"A large portion Of the land > re-
SAGA land, and extremely fertile
Will the Detroit Better Business
Bureau please take notice that VAL
ley people consider S land an
asset.
TOR a number OF years G. p. Bar
reda, a member OF the board Of
directors d the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce and a pio-
neer citizen Of Brownsville, has been
planning the development OF this
vast stretch OF land. He has often
refused large sums Of money for it
in a body. Now it is 10 be developed
by the James-DlckinSon company.
II is estimated that the resale value
of the land will be five or six mil
lion dollars.
Those who do not see much in the
future Of the Valley should think that
over when there be many living in
the Valley today, who not so many
years ago dreamed that some day
they might get $40 an acre for the
land they paid fifty cents for.
vITHILE the repainder OF Texas is
wv suffering under ten to twelve
cent cotton and in some sections
bleak winter is being faced with the
howl or the wolf already heard out
side the door. the Valley Is looking
ahead to cotton relief in quick
growing winter crops with good
prices.
Those supposed 10 know what they
are doing ale predicting good prices
on vegetables and citrus fruits. and
are ADVISING the Valley TO go strong
on the vegetables.
A third crop in the offing. which
this winter promises 10 outsJrip for
mel records Is that of the visitors
crop. II has not quite yet reached
the extent that IL should be called
a tourist crop. They are coming
this winter in flockS and bevies.
Then when we get our beach i'm
provementS they are going TO come
in hordes. Those will be the tour
lists. THESE are the forerunning
SightSeers and visitors who return
ing tell the homefolks that all the
things being said OF the Valley are
true and thereby bring others down
In a flood. Then will come the port
and our industrial development. In
tive years more the Valley will have
come fully into its own and happy
will be those who get a foothold here
now.
MINATED Annie says it is hard
III to be optimistic when your
pocketbook look as II an ele-
plant had stepped on il, but the
optimist captures the elephant and
sells him.
yTTHICH reminds Of the keen bust
Nv ness man story told at the Ro-
y tary club the other day.
The Keen Business Man was sold
a horse for 500. When 1t wa de-
livered the horse was dead. The
seller .iet him on the street and
was surprised at the kindly greet
ing.