, 1935-07-21
VALLEY SETS



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announced by three different indi-
viduals or companies. each with a set
OF storage facilities. refineries. etc.
II Is considered unlikely that all viii
Re built.
II. Frank Murchiscn recently an
nounced awarding OF contract To the
Fredell Construction Company OF
Houston for a pipe line from the
Samfordyce field TO Port Isabel. An
Eouncement also was made that the
Valley Port Refining company has
let contract to the Wyatt Metal 81
Boiler Works OF Dallas and Houston
for a 5000-barreI refinery at Port
Isabel. Announcement also was
made that the Port Isabel Terminal
company had let contract % the
same company for 100000 worth OF
terminal facilities at Port Isabel.
Oil Brings Development
The Cortes Oil company or which
Ii. r. Weekley Is president had pre-
viously announced awarding Of con-
tract TO the Hope Engineering COM
pany OF New York for a pipe Lire
from the Samfordyce field to
Brownsville. and Port Isabel. with
two 20.000-barrel storage tanks. to-
tai cost TO be about $500. 900.
And Ralph K. Fair and associates
Of Dallas had announced plans for a
$750.000 investment In an oil pipe
line TO Port Isabel and Brownsville
with a cracking plant at one OF the
two port sites, and facilities I'm the
field.
The total announced oil projects
would cost about 100000 0 The
situation is being watched with much
interest In the Valley.
Construction work now under way
and contemplated or announced Is
listed below by cities or sections:
Brownsville 49, Municipal con
struction program now about half
through. 100000.
Brownsville port project. now IN
midst OF construction. cost S2.694.-
900.
Municipal sewerage system. appli-
cation for loan on file. S25OOOO.
Highway connecting with port
contract awarded Cage Brothers OF
Bishop on bid Of S47,321.18, work
now under way.
Oil terminal to be built BY Texas
company for inbound shipments OF
oil. cost $4,000
School. Villanueva district. con-
tract awarded s. w. Mckenzie or
low bid of SCI 1853.
Service station. and tire ware.
house. Flrestone Tire AZ Rubber
company. cost $4,000. nearing COM
pletion.
Residences Go Up
Residences - home for r.. ID. Sun
dell, cost $4,000, now under con-
~struction. many smaller jobs under.
way. others contemplated.
Port Isabel Grain elevator
owned by Banks L. Miller Of Meal
len. nearing completion. City water
works. bonds voted, plans beinr
worked out. School building TO cos
S55,OOO. bonds voted. application or
Tile with PWA for loan.
Port terminal facilities lust com.
pleted by DoddS & Wedegartner
Work costing $500 to be done
On coast guard station.
San Benito 49, Food control work
costing $1,000. 900 nearing completion
with application on file for another
similar amount TO continue work.
Warehouse for San Benito a Rio
Grande Valley railroad. frame anc
galvanized iron, costing $1,000. Just
completed.
Remodeling l.. p. Mayer building
Application on file with PWA fol
loan Tor city abattoir remodeling
other municipal work.
Harrington - Construction started
on $4,000 auditorium rebuilding lob
Ramsey brothers awarded contract
Arroyo Colorado navigation worE
contemplated. including turning ba.
sin az Harrington. facilities at Ri.
Hondo. channels in Laguna Madre
Packing plant for Stuart Citru.
association being built by Missouri
Pacific lines. to cost about $1,000
Corn dryer and elevator built y,
Banks T.. Miller in Adams Garder
section.
Considerable remodeling a n (
smaller Jobs.
Raymondville - WilIacy irriga.
ton project. S4.853.0O0.
Newspaper building for Willac-
County Chronicle just finished.
Plans IN progress for six-roon
school building to cost $4,000.
Residences for M. l.. Deviney
German Fox. T.. r. White. art
others.
Federal postoffice, costing s50.OOO
i'm prospect.
Mercedes $50 Bridge over floodwa,
west OF city given approval BY PWl
to cost $4,000. replacing pres
ent structure.
Federal building costing $4,000 II
prospect with appropriation made
Remodeling work 10 be started OF
Elks lodge building 20 make int,
apartments.
P~Ost0ffice at WesIaco
WeSlaco Federal poStoffice
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