Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-20


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terations in war Department de-
signs and sketches.
Structures now In use which
will be RACED include the exchange,
headquarters. hospital. service club,
officers quarters, mems quarters,
etc.
Spanish Typo
Il suggested that all buildings be
Of old Spanish type architecture. =
Col Glover said today. "All Of the
new buildings will be constructed
Of brick, and the old Spanish type
Of architecture, like the present
hospital, is well adapted to this
climate and Is gracefully beauti-
full"
A LARGE officers building, two
stories IN height, will be built on
the island, facing the mainland.
The ground sloping to the horse
shoe resac will be Handicapped. and
palms, tropical plants, flowers, and
grass viii be planted. A band
stand will be built near the resaca.
and a picturesque footbridge will
be constructed across the lake.
The parade ground will be plant
ed in grass. and will he well kept.
Where the present officers quar-
tiers now are, there will be built
two rows Of brick buildings. one
facing the parade ground and the
other facing the resaca. These
buildings will be Spanish type. two
stories in height.
Paved Roads
A large service club, including a
gymnasium, boxing ring, etc, viii
be erected, but the site has not
been definitely decided upon.
The new exchange, much larger
than the present building, will be
built at the northeast end Of the
parade ground.
A chapel is TO be built, near the
entrance to Fort Brown, on the
vacant lot near the tennis courts.
The beautiful drive that follows
the curve of the river will be paw
ed, and dirt roads will be con-
structed for cavalry training.
Fort Brown will be a show
place." Col. Glover continued. "Al
land will be properly Handicapped,
and we plan to plant palm trees,
flowers, and tropical trees, plants
and flowers everywhere"
There will be, however, one re-
grettable but necessary change,
The drive in front of the officers
quarters, parallel to the parade
ground, must be moved, and the
large shade trees that form Browns
ville's most beautiful drive must be
either cut or moved. The new
quarters, being larger will take
more space.
1000 Cost
I'm going to IA as many trees
as possible, and transplant them on
the new driveway" Col. Clio Der ex-
planned. Il have tried to figure
out some way to save the drive,
but SO far / have not been success
full. My recommendations had to
be mailed TO Washington imme-
diately. and a delay would have
put off actual construction OF the
new post"
No definite date for actual con-
struction has been announced, and
it was thought that beginning Of
work depended entirely upon the
War Departments 1881 budget.
Total construction will cost
S500,O00.
IN commenting on the War De-
partment's announcement that
cavalry units will be mechanical.
Col. Glover said today that he did
not think this would affect Fort
Brown troops.
500 Troopers
THE motorization of the caval-
nv will be a gradual process, as the
United States is taking the lead in
this movement, and 1t is naturally
in the experimental stage" he ex-
planned. Cavalry will be in two
types. one having horses and mules
and the other type having motor
cycles for messengers, light, fast
ears for reconnaissance work, COM
bat cars for men with rifles and
machine guns, trucks and light
artillery, and fast tanks.
The terrain being such as 1t Is
In this section, a mechanical unit
here would be inadviSable. I be-
lieve that all border posts Eill re-
tain horses-at least for some time
to come"
The new Fort Brown will be
built TO accommodate 500 men IN
permanent quarters. but in emer-
gencies could take care Of many
more.
Col. Glover said that lie did not
think the local post would be en-
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