Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

the purchaser) BY a care and at
tention" company at a nominal
charge.
Texas IS our largest state and does
things In a big way. 1t leads in the
production or cotton. wool and mo-
hair. in corn. in cattle. In oil and
sulphur, In the manufacture and
export or many products and now
IL bids fair TO be the home Of one
OF the largest orchards in the world
under one management. for the
plans OF the Progreso Development
Company call for the planting or
approximately 1000 acres in grl~-
fruit and oranges, each orchard on
a hard surfaced palm lined road.
Such a mammoth dream OF beauty
and profit was never executed be-
fore.
II Is the policy OF the Company
10 keep development ahead or sales
so that each purchaser may see
what he Is buying: they do not sell
first and develop afterwards on the
purchasers money. They develop
first and sell afterwards. They deal
on Realities and not Promises.
The first two years development
OF "Progreso Haciendas" breaks all
records and Is ample satisfaction TO
purchasers who have placed their
confidence in Ii. The enormous
growth OF native timber has been
cleared and grubbed. land prepared
and trees planted and canals con-
l.ructed and hard surface roads
built and as a consequence values
have increased substantially TO the
benefit OF Duh purchasers.
or this two years record or
achievement, the Progreso Develop
ment Company is proud and II in
vites the inspection or the most crit
ical who desire q home In the Rio
Grande Valley. or an investment
that we feel combines the advan-
tages Of both security and profit.
On request descriptive literature
will be supplied by their nearest
representative on by the Chicago Of
flee and also information as 10 the
date OF their next excursion TO the
Rio Grande Valley.
The Men Behind "Progreso"
G. M. Malone. President. Is the
Manager and Active Vice President
OF the Guardian Trust Company or
Houston. Texas. which he has built
in ten years into VI or the largest
banking institutions In the state. He
Is the President and Manager Of
Houston's finest subdivisions co..
prising the most beautiful residence
sections OF that city. He Is success
ful. conservative, conscientious and
never quits"
James "A. Baker. vice President. IS
President OF the Guardian Trust
Company. and Chairman OF the
Board or Directors Of the South
Texas Commercial National Bank or
Houston: Senior Member or the law
firm OF Baker. Potts, Parker AZ Gar
wood Of Houston. probably the larF-
est law firm in the South: General
Counsel for the Southern Pacific
Railroad. Chairman OF the Board or
Trustees Of the Rice Institute fund
OF s15.O00.000 and interested in other
big enterprises too numerous 70
mention.
r. II CreaEer. Vice President. II
President Of the First National Bank
OF Brownsville. Counsel for the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad. Chairman %
the Republican National Committee
of Texas. and was offered the posi-
ton Of Ambassador to Mexico. and
is identified with many big enter
prises ii the state.
Ennis Cargill. Director. Il also Di-
rector of the Guardian Trust Com
pany and South Texas Commercial
National Bank OF Houston, former
owner or the Cargill Printing Com
pany. and a capitalist now retired.
r. A. Heitmann. Director, Vice
President OF the Guardian Trust
Company: President or the r. wv.
Heitmann Company. one OF the
largest and oldest wholesale hard
houses IN Texas, Director q
the South Texas Commercial Ma
tional Bank.
M. M. Graves is owner OF M. M.
Graves g. Co, Of Houston, p Of
the largest dealers in cotton bagginC
and ties. and director OF the Guar
dian Trust Company and South
Texas Commercial National Bank.
q ma or great wealth and integrity.
e. o. Miles, General Manager, IN
n developer and land nj Of fifteen
years experience IN the Rio Grande
Valley. He Is widely and favorably
known there as a successful business