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COMPANY OPENS
THIRD DIVISION
McAllen Firm Tops Huge
Project, Totalling 750
Citrus Acres
(Special to The Herald!
McALLEN. June 22.—The Mc
Allen Third Suburban Citrus Grove
Subdivision, the third tract of cit
rus land being developed by the
McAllen Development company,
has just been thrown open to sale,
according to an announcement by
Hoyt F. Ferry, secretary-treasurer
of the development company.
The Third Suburban Citrus
Groves Subdivision, consisting of
20 acres of some of the finest cit
rus land in the Valley section
marks the completion of the com
pany's chief project, the develop
ment of 750 acres of citrus land,
all of which is located within three
miles of the city of McAllen.
The A. J. McColl Land company
was named official agency for the
McAllen Development company
and this company does the actual
work of planning the excursions ol
prospective purchasers.
In July. 1928, immediately after
organization, the company bought
about 500 acres of land, consisting
for the most part of brush-covered
acreage, dotted here and there with
•nail farms. Cactus, mesquite and
Other plants covered the land and
grew rankly in spots, progress
through some sections being practi
cally impossible.
One of the most modern systems
tn the Valley now insures the al
most perfect Irrigation of the 750
acres included In the McAllen first,
Itcond and third suburban citrus
groves subdivisions. At a cost ap
proximating $40,000. a concrete pipe
underground system has been in
stalled and more than 75 acres of
fine orchard land, which hereto
fore had been too high to irrigate
by means of the open ditch method,
have been placed under water and
made into producing citrus acre
age. The amount of water on any
portion of the entire tract can be
governed through the system, and
water waste is reduced to a mini
mum. according to engineers In
Charge of the installation.
Ornamental date palms have
been set out along both sides of
the roads running north and south,
while palms of the Washingtonian
variety have been planted along the
roads running east and west. The
main highway into the property
has been paved, and feeder roads
have been gravelled.
Lake Concepcion, at the southern
border of the properties, will be
one of the prettiest spots in the
Valley when an extensive land
scaping and beautification program
Is completed.
New Oklahoma Law
Permits State To
Get Toll
OKLAHOMA CITY. June
—The Oklahoma highway commis
sion was empowered through the
signing of a legislative bill today bv
Gov. W J. Holloway, to acquire toll
bridges in the state by purchase or
condemnation. The law became ef
fective at once.
The commission is authorized bv
the law- to enter into negotiations
whh Texas for the purchase of toll
bridges over Red River.
The law permits the purchase of
the bridge from the maintenance
and construction fund, and author
izes the commission to construct
parallel free bridges if satisfactory
negotiations cannot be made with
toll bridge owners.
—
OKLAHOMA GASOLINE
TAX NOW FOUR CENTS
OKLAHOMA CITY. June 22 —'TP
—A bill increasing the Oklahoma
gasoline tax from 3 to 4 cents a
gallon was signed today by Gov. W. j
J. Holloway and became effective
immediately.
It was enacted by the special ses
sion of the Oklahoma legislature in
preparation for submission of a
state read bond issue of $150,000,- i
000 to tye electorate.
HARLINGEN EDITOR
SUFFERS STROKE
»'Snt-ci&I to The Keniut •
HARLINGEN. June 22.—Howard
Barrett, editor of the Harlingen
Btar. Is recovering at his home j
from h mru»> suffereo wnne hi
the office here Friday afternoon.
WARD TO SPEAK
<Special to The Herald'
HARLINGEN. June 22—Myron
T- Ward, secretary of the Harlingen
Chamber of Commerce, has gone to
Ean Antonio to make an address
to Valley boys at the Citizens' I
Military Training camp.
TheAirpor
(See SU»rj
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE j
PRESENTS: That this contract
made and entered into on this the
-day of June, A. D. 1929, by
and between the City of Brownsville, j
in Cameron County, Texas acting
herein by and through the City i
Commission, hereinafter called Les
sor, and Pan-American Airways. In
corporated, a corporation, acting
herein by and through Geo. L. Rhil. i
its Vice-President, thereunto duly
authorized, hereinafter called Lessee.
WITNESSETH:
First.
Lessor has this day. and does
hereby demise, lease and let unto
Lessee all that part of the Browns
ville Muncipal Airport tract con
taining the administration build
ing, hangers, run-ways, flood lights,
etc. and all improvements thereon,
more particularly described to its
metes and bounds as follows to-w:t
(here follows field notes of airport
tract.)
Second.
The consideration for this lease
is the sum of Ten dollars ($10.00*
cash and other valuable considera
tion. the receipt of which is hereby
i confessed and acknowledged, and
the undertakings of Lessee herein
after more fully set out.
Third.
Lessee hereby agrees, bonds and ob
ligates itself to overate said Airport
as a municipal airport under such
regulations as may be necessary and
common to first class airports op
erated in the United States, and
will make make the use of the land
ing field and buildings available
to independent operators, and pri
vately owned planes under uniform
rules and regulations and charges,
subject however, to the necessities
of operation of Lessee's aircraft, and
in the event of the development of
the use of said airport and airfield
to such an extent that a crowded
condition results. Interfering with
the operation of Lessee's airplanes
and business so that a further de
velopment of the use of said airport
will interfere with its availability,
and a continued expansion of busi
ness at said airport and of its use
would interfere with tne necessities
of operation of Lessee's aircraft and
Lessee's business, then Lessee shall
have the preference so that its busi
ness may not be interferred With o*
injured, and subject to the limita
tions just hereinabove set forth. Les
see shall operate said airport in such
a way as to make it available for
the use of aircraft and aviation un
iformly as to all users engaged in
legitimate aviation business.
Fourth
Reasonable charges shall be made
to planes other than those belong
ing to Lessee for the use of the field
and of hangar spare, and should
charges unloosed by Lessee for such
service seem excessive to the city,
rates can be fixed by an arbitration
committee composed of a represen
tative appointed by Lessor, one ap
pointed by Lessee, and a third to
be selected by those two. which com
mittee shall examine into the cus
tomary charges made in first class
airports in the United States, and
fix such charges as appear to them
to be reasonable and just in the
light of charges made elsewhere,
and conditions obtaining at the
Brownsville municipal airport.
Fifth
Lessee hereby agrees, binds and
obligates itself to keep up the field
and buildings in such a condition as
to comply with the regulations of
the department of commerce of the
United States or such other depart
ments of the government of the
United States as may hereafter have
control of and prescribe regulations
for airports.
Sixth
Lessee hereby agrees, binds and 1
obligates itself to spend not less j
than one hundred thousand dollars |
($100 000* within the next three:
years on the improvement of the 1
field and the erection of new build
ings at said airport, and provided
further that Lessee may expend not
to exceed a total of two hundred !
thousand dollars *$200,000* on such
improvements at said airport with- j
in the period of this lease, and pro
vided further that if. in the judg
ment of Lessee it shall be necessary
at any time during the period of this
lease or the renewal period hereof
hereinafter provided for to construct
additional buildings and improve
ments. Lesse shall submit its plan*
therefor to Lessor and in the event
Lessor and Lessee are not able tc
agree as to the necessity for such
buildings and improvements, then
such necessity shall be determined
by a committee to be composed of
one member appointed by Lessor
one appointed by Leessee and at hird
to be appointed bv those two which
committee shall examine into ne
cessities for such proposed improve
ments and costs of same, and re
port to Lessor and Lessee, both par
ties thereto agreeing to abide by
the result of such report.
Seventh
Lessee agrees that it will construct
buildings only of a class on which
a depreciation of 20 years is consid
ered justifiable by first class avia
tion engineers, and all improve
ments constructed by Lessee on said
municipal airport shall be of a kind
quality and character commonly ap
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proved by and used at first class
airports in the United States.
Eighth
Lessor agrees to furnish to Lessee
at said airport water, free of cost,
and electric current for the opera-,
tion of all flood lights, beacon lights,'
warning lights and border lights
necessary to be used in connection
with the operation of said airport,
and Lessee will pay for all other
current for industrial purposes, or
wholesale users of current for in
dustrial purposes, or wholesale users
of current, and Lessor agrees to fur
nish said current to Lessee and to
install all necessary meters, electri
cal equipment, etc., at customary
charges for users of the same char
acter.
Ninth
Lessor agrees, binds and obligates
itself to pay all real estate taxes
and public charges upon real estate,
of whatsoever kind or character, but
Lessee shall be required to pay all
personal property taxes to the state
and county, but no municipal taxes
are to be assessed against the com
pany.
Tenth
Lessor agrees to furnish to Lessee
without cost all necessary munici
pal permits and licenses during the
term of this lease, to enable the
company to operate the airport and
conduct any flying activities in con
nection therewith, and shall also
furnish or obtain for Lessee all nec
essary permits to erect buildings or
install equipment to be constructed
or installed under the terms of this
lease.
Twelfth
The term of this lease shall be
10 years from the date hereof, and
Lessee shall have the option to re
new such lease for an additional *
period of 10 years at a rental then t
to be agreed upon, and in the event I
Lessor and Lessee shall be unable!
to come to an agreement on such
rental, then same for such addi- I
tional period of 10 years shall be
rixed by a commission to be com- 1
posed of a representative of Lessee 1
one of Lessor, and a third to be j
appointed by these two. and if such
rental commission shall decide that
a profit sharing rental is the most I
equitable, then profits are to be
computed after Lessee shall have
been reimbursed for improvement* !
me?fc \° the thpSP improve
ments to consist of runways, drain
Thf andotbei; expenditures made on 1
rafirn«id f* and “,d spur tract
railroad, but not to include expend!- 1
kee-f Th?C °nr ,buildin*s and up- :
T1Jr rental commission here
.nabove described shall fix the full
'ahie of such improvements at the
time of computation on the basis
of fri.rprt depreciation and in lieu j
of a direct payment by the citv ini
reimbursing Lessor for such 1m- '
1,1 thp annual
protements. th? drv mav nb™rb I
rental pavmenfs which would In- i
nure to it as fixed by said rental1
commission. I
Thirteenth
Lessee agrees to insure and keen I
nsiired an the iasurabic properties |
now on or hereafter to be placed i
on said municipal airport under the
terms of this contract, at the full !
3abl.e thereof, and in the
event of the destruction of said
properties now on or hereafter to
b:placrd °n said municipal airport
bndpr tPM terms of this contract
and*]n u insurable value thereof!
ft thp evpnt the destruction j
of said properties or any part there- !
of to invest the proceeds of sueh
E «°r p?lic*es in similar Jmprove
a kindmC»nHd aKd charactpr °r of
n d character mutually
*rp*d uPon, and shall pay what
ever balance of cost is necessary for
mmt?TtP*Ilon of such improve- 1
ments at the same location, and of
SenianiJt«f%fUrther providpd that
the lapse of time from the date of i
such injury to the date of com- 1
h, > °f ?Jch improvements shall
b d d_JdPd fr°m the term of this
n which tn r-ab e*time bdn* Riven
&S5S2KEUCh b"M
Fourteenth
Lessee shall have the rii»ht to
£“*»«i»n ■££, £
ot propI'r“'s herein d«. .
r anv part thereof, or to 1
uecessarj improvements of the kind
SSwsssaanS
sv?-ttsssm >£S
corporations shall be legal!?'and f7 I
???da uy rfsponsi bie £? eng?^
i. i .ne w«s»r.tss of aviation.
T_ .. Fifteenth
sion hereinabove prodded1 for'tnPri *
rental* fa- *•-«. r,aecI f°r to fir
period o? thirfea^ThallV6"6^1
to reach an aererL ,, ,, ** unable
shall have oife veatnt’c»h*n *****
shall be andVemain d airport
of the citv o* nl thp proP**rties
thereto be ng at ""*
city, subjec? hoUvir tTLln thp
trol and use thereof hv rthP con"
in this lease provided Lpsspe as
In th - - Si*teenth
keep and pSfomT* ShaI1 faiI to
nants herem prided ?Lthe covp
such event this hen and in
felted bv S ^ for
and void and of n? ^"m® nul1
and effect. andall J?Tther forcp
nrovements hereinah!!rmanent ,m’
'hall be and remai^Ihedescribpd
of Lessor, prov'dedVh propprtv
Lessee shall haVe* Jl0Wevpr- that
in which to remove froJfna£!e timp
tses all its movahi* !Xorn sald prem
thereon. ab,e Property located
Of th- , Seventeenth
dollars (SSool* hundred
Lessor bylEL'S**'*' "aid to
he paid back to tL Sha11
Tn th- Eighteenth
s^ssa,arau'0
"* ** * BrowiJSi”
INTEREST IN
FAIR GROWING
Addition of New Ideas Meets
With Pleasure of
Valley Folk
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. June 22—Addition
of several new departmnets to the
Valley Mid-Winter Fair has result
ed in an increase in interest that
will bring larger and more varied
exhibits in all departments in the
opinion of John T. Floore. man
ager.
Floore mentioned the newest de
partments added to the fair, the
apiary department, and the rabbit
department.
‘The addition of these depart
ments is the result of study of
what the Valley is doing.” he said,,
“and is an indication of the policy
of the fair, to keep pace with th“
development of this section. As the
Valley grows, the fair will continue
to grow, and will continue to be
representatve of what this section
produces.”
The apianf department will have
a number of exhibits, with more
than 100 commercial bee growers in
the Valley interested, while rabbits
of every variety will be brought
from all sections of the Valley.
Floore intimated that other de
partments will be added as needed.
Aggie To Take Up
Duties With Valley
Publication Soon
'Special to The Herald*
MERCEDES. June 22—G. F. Cal
laghan. a graduate of this year's
class at A & M. college, has been
named assistant editor of the Val
ley Farmer.
Callaghan will take up his duties
with the publication here early in
July. He was selected for the posi
tion by Dean E. J. Kyle of the
school of agriculture He was n
member of the band for f&ur years
member of the Aggieland Orchestra
Ross volunteers, a group selected
from the best drilled cadets, and the
Houston club. He has a commis
sion in the U. S. army reserve of
ficers corps. His B. S degree in ag
riculture was received in June.
Anti-T uberculosis
Group Planned For
County Health Unit
A called meeting of the Browns- |
vllle Public Health association will
be held at 9 a m. Monday at the
city hall for the purpose of con- j
sidering organization of an Anti-tu
berculosis association in Cameron
county.
The meeting will be addressed by
Miss Jean Campbell, field nurse of
the Texas Public Health association.
Miss Campbell has just completed
a tuberculosis survey of Hidalgo and
has begun a similar survey in Cam
eron county. She has been working
at San Benito for some time and
will come to Brownsville Monday.
PIGEONS LOSE RACE
TO 3-MOTOR PLANE
CHICAGO. June 22—op—Homing
pigeons covet* long distances in re
markably fast time, but they are no
match for the birds man makes.
Four homing pigeons released here
raced a trimotored Ford plane to
Detroit. The airplane and pigeons
left the Municipal airport at 4 p. m
The plane reached Detroit in ?
hours 28 minutes. The first two
pigeons arrived at their home loft
in Detroit at 7:47. and the third 8
minutes later. The fourth was
much later.
herein specifically described. Lessee
.snail have as much thereof as ma>
oe necessary lor the continued de- j
velopment and conduct of the avia
tion business of said municipal air- j
port, and such acreage may be add- ;
ed to from time to time at no ad
ditional cost to Lessee, provided,
however, that in the event Lesse i
should require a part of said whole j
tract upon which improvements ;
have been made, it will pay for the j
removal of such improvements. Oi
the value thereof in case of their '
necessary construction.
Ninetectnth
Lessor agrees at Its own cost, to
install a thoroughly adequate drain
age system at said municipal air
port. as a protection against flood:
either from overflow or from exces
sive rains from the outside, and Les
see obligates itself to adequately
drain the field and grounds at its
sr.*n cost and expense.
Twent'eth
In the event this lease is not
renewed as hereinabove provided at
the expiration of the 10-year period
herein provided, then Lessee shall
be reimbursed for all buildings in
stalled by it at said airport on a
basis of 20-vear depreciation for
such buildings, that is to say. there
shall be deducted from the cost
thereof five per cent per year for
each year said buildings shall have
been in existence. Lessee shall be
paid the balance after such deduc
tion. It is not contemplated that
Lessee shall lac reimbursed for sums
spend on upkeep and maintenance
or on the aviation field itself.
Twenty-First
Lessee agrees to maintain its shops
and terminals at the Brownsville
municipal airport during the time
of this lease, such being a part of
the consideration to the city of
Brownsville for the execution and
delivery of this contract, subject,
however, to the requirements of the
federal government of the United
States and of the Republic of Mex
ico. Lessee further agrees that the
name ‘ Brownsville Airport'’ shall
not be changed and that it will op
erate said airport under that name.
Twenty-Second
At the expiration cf the 20-year
period herein prescribed in the event
said lease is renewed, all perma
nent improvements of whatsoever
kind and character placed upon said
municipal airport by Lessee shall be
and remain the property of the city
of Brownsville, without any claim of
any kind of character whatsoever by I
Lessee. Lessor agrees, however, to |
complete the administration building
now under construction at its own
cost and expense as expeditoualy ms
possible. JjrBj
Flashes of Life j
(By The Associated Press, i
NEW YORK—Joseph D. Jessel.
clothing manufacturer, and Veren
etta Hoos, musical comedy actress,
hope to pass their honeymoon on
tii» Graf Zeppelins round-the
world cruise. The yare engaged and
have reserved passage. They met
when the Zeppelin was at Lake
hurst, N. J.
DETROIT.—The boys are getting
clever wi^j model airplanes. A
l. '
— -
monoplane of Joseph Culver of Oak-1
land. Calif., remained in the air 8!
minutes and 33 seconds in an in
indoor tournament. Outdoors that'
of Donald C. Burnham, of West1
Lafayette. Ind . stayed up 10 min
utes 30 seconds.
NEW YORK—Gar Wood has
gone to Germany to look after the,
building of a $125,000 air yacht, a
seaplane which will have sleeping
accommodations for 12 persons, in
eluding a stateroom with full sized
bed.
PARSIPPANNY. N. J— A glass-1
blowpg shed. 20 by 49 feet, in which
'Thomas A. Edison developed his1
electric lamp is to be removed to
Henry Ford's museum at Dearborn.
Mich., thirty carloads of dirt have
been shipped to the museum from
the original site of the shed at
Menlo Park, N. J.
LETTER READ FROM
LIONS’ DELEGATE
—
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. June 22 —San Be
nito Lions at their Friday meet
ing read a communication from
Charles Allison, the club's delegate
at the international convention at
Louisville, telling of the meeting. {
Mercedes Building
Is Redecorated For
Mercantile Company
MERCEDES, June 22.—Extensive
remodeling and redecorating is be
ing done in the building on the cor
ner of Texas Avenue, for the form
al opening of the W. B. Mercantile
company, which is opening a branch
store here.
I. Nedler, local manager, states
that this will be one of the most up
to-date dry goods stores in the Val
ley.
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trade with.
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they can rely on our fairness and honesty in everything we sell.
In our opinion, it would be rank folly to take advantage of any
one. Sooner or later the truth would appear. That’s why we try to
deal fairly—so as to build a reputation that will hold our customers to
us.
Our stock of quality living room suites in
rlude a wide range of designs and styles.
Different suites for different tastes.
There are so many we couldn’t possibly de
scribe them all in this space. Visit our
store this week and see our displays. Our
prices are most reasonable—good sound
values, every one of them.
Living Room Suites *3
From *44= Up
Red Room Suites
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Dining Room Suites
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