The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 319, Ed. 2 Sunday, April 12, 1931 Page: 3 of 24
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INTERESTING TRADE FACTS ARC
REVEALED BY CENSUS REPORT
OF BROWNSVILLEJUST PRINTED
Brcwasnli* merccasss pay their
employes 1371 <3 e-rrj year se-
cret r.g to the pe32X7 report
cf toe ms: trade a Braetsnte
issued hi toe U. & Departssecs eff
Cwmete and based on 1999 een-
Tius aeam that monthly salaries
«pe~ n the ctj urtp * fTTH?
and ««T week atac fit 14 ~ 3
!*#» -gSTSe^ e' . M !
m the my 3 S3* wsfc aa seana!
I wr — of SJsrrfl* TV?* rrai:
There' -re S mas% off 2-Jtcre wml-
xipurs. 4 saaat* cf S-sSaee » iiTripSe*
II gases* cf jaral rtsasrs 3 oku cf
snctasesal chars* aad 5 sacsti of
msancsal cbasas
1
the SadepeadeoSs aawaawe aa *K -
431527 or « per pc- These fag-
vn are bawd oe !?3 sates roea-
piled m l»l
The irauKn# getygp takes the
lead «a the report wrh Smstoer and
fce'dmr rrcnp jerecic and food
group third x& order of sates.
The satocncft.-.r group had 56
acabtdyhcnis wnh araraai sates
off *2231746. or 3 per cent of the
total retail bs&ness. is was shown
lift wtey m eight wwff-TT vehscte
esratehshmests Jummt to SljSTT.-
525. and sates in y* accessory Set
-and battery stores to 1120*1. A
total of 1* f181*-* stations 'la re-
ported with aggregate sates cf
S294 073 This merchandise sold in
fillrn* stations «tires. gas. ctl and
accessories' is also sold In 14 gar-
aces whose total business for a
year totals *133:674
Pood stores total 163. and report
sates of SI .438 606. or 15 per cent off
the total retail business Of this
number. 113 are grocery stores with
sates of 17575*1. white ten are meat
markets with sales of S101-566 Sue
are combination stores with sates
of *458251
The lumber group comprises 21
stores employing 91 worker* with
total sales amounting to S1594S58
or 16 per cent of the annual sates
m Browrm 7>
The genera! merchandise group
follows closely on the heels of the
food group ranking fourth m the
TV aj^atei croqp of a saanr
plays -4 faS-taae pec-pie. am* pay;
: -CC
erased by 1
ard <d
^«d T^e
ta srrac
There are 11 stares n :V fas.-
: akavtaa. F'vr-
sec trojan at Thu
las*]. a t sore*. ard S boasebcuc
agp-iaaoe stones aocooB! for fl>! -
»:
Other dassifteaiiaos appeaxaag 2
the report are
Tji»e 3*0- EjepIt Bar-*-
C*ar .<o».3 5 S 38A6'
Drugstores . t 45 379 SH
Peed store* farm
Mipewma_7 11 217.A4-
GUr shop*. 3 4 33 TBS
Jewelry stores ... 4 7 1MJBI
Office and school
supplies . 3 1 »P
Radio and music. 4 6 2224'
AH others including book stores
news dealers sportase goods seed-
and bulbs and nursery stock anc
stationers and
printer* . 16 36 131 461
Rapid Stark Tarnaver
The report also reveals tfcal
■aavnavalie merchants are fortun-
ate m one respect — their atod
turner.er is rapid. Annual sale?
total $2* ©7616. and the stock in-
ventory taken by census compiler?
amounted to about one-ninth o!
this total or SI £19.131.
"This report is a comprehensive
picture of the retaU business ir
Brownsville. and is part of the firs:
hajtic na'ion-vide census of dts
GIFTS
Distinctive Gifts
That Please For
ALL OCCASIONS
Fter Dsd ... Mother ... SimeecbeKt ...
Brother . . . Stater ... or Freed . . . many
vane* rifts are as Mtaai'i to a?>n bnc
CSUfes chat remind «» off slur denar for year*
a ww O- P?»aeataf pro? policy mil
Diimord Jewelry — R nji —
Watches — Sdser — La«fa«e —
Nowlty Jewelry —
Glajoware etc.
I Avacados
I FROM CALIFORNIA
I Just unloaded the finest Avacados we ever
I had and at price* about half of wfcpft they were
I «w*!d at last year. Fine large Avar ado* bailed
I and staked only three dollars each. Also «*»me
I larger at four dollars. Xom is the time to plant.
1 Don't miss planting some as they are the coming
| fruit for the Valley. We also recomniesd Lo-
ll quats. Caiamondiiis and Papayas which we are
j* selling at reasonable prir-%- Only a few roses
8 left at #1.50 per dozen when they are gone we
I will sell bailed roses at sac and nine dollars j>er
I dozen. Bay row and save money.
A fine lot of par:n* and red booganvilleas in
[l large .seven inch pots at one do^ar each. Sp.en-
I did value.
* A new line of lawn pottery. Pottery turtles.
p frogs and rabbits for lily pools and new style
L bird baths from 6 to 25 dollars each with toun-
I tain. Cal! and see them.
See t-'S for Flowers of all Kinds
at all Times
I T. R. RIGGS NURSERY
Wee. <yri the Highway '’recedes
JAPANESE ROYALTY TO VISIT U. S. <
1_ a
Prtnce Takamatae. second brother ef the Japanese entper©*. e**d
Princess Kitefca he bride ef a year soon eaO vtsrt the United States
mm the>r around tho war<d honeymoon tcur. They p*ao a a** neeks'
sojourn in this country and C.anaaa. They are sbonra here nmea they
arr.tred la London recently.
'' tribotion now being compiled by'
the Bureau of the Census the re-
j port says.
. Tae total population according
to fcrtemiaeat workers was 22021
j during March of 1130.
A recently released my directory. ■
casapieted oo Feb. 28. 1131. gives
the popinatioa this year as 24-388.
Although cognpreh?n^ve. this re-
port does not take into considera-
tion the various real estate com-
panies. with annual salaries reach-
flag a high figure the soldiers sta- j
tioned here with annual salaries
amounting to a large sum and army
expenditure* reaching even a high-
er total the numerous givemmect
employes county employes wboie-
sale groups hotels m—tctpal air- j
port empur.es. city employes the
chamber of commerce newspapers.
radio station. lire departments li-
brary. boarding houses and other
groups too numerous to men nor
A conservative estimate would
easily place the annual sa.ar.ei
paid and spent in the city at more
than twice the 887 8.628 reported by
I the government.. The annual walks
off more than nine and a half m:.-
lion dollars proves tins contention
it was point* d out today.
MiL-sas off cellar* have be»c
spent recent-T on tiliratm plants.
| city tesprevextents highs a . etc.
and. much off tins money Ml put bach
into ctrralatioo here.
With the startmg eff port em-
xtractaoa la the near future an
exeti Iff 'Km will be WTBtoffng
a Brown-ntlle.
PROGRAM GI YEN
BY GLEE CLUE
The glee club off the BrownsmSr
tagh setae! was a charge' off the
assembly penx Frtda y saorcasg
Irae 18 to 11 a m The cffferwff a
pnerac off sccgs and re l : m
The program cgened rra a senr
Come to the Fas'* by U»e esiir*
*aee es±.. fiailriwcd by a reacuag by
Geneva5 » Grtffm-
Ilrrthn H'*TT»ra. s*~» a .soie and
■atari* Lee Firrh a-c AHsea K?.-
3er tfnff a ne&n tart
Lacy Brihsy game the leading
The Thmie Tim. compared off
the* Keler. Roberta Lee Hii
Eianraae Barber Dwtby Ann
Schmids flplfli Ccbrcc. Dcrs
W_i3ce *aag
i ‘ «m
the pus by Isabel Base. M»
Anme Teeter. aafloeal taertcr off
the local ucaoois. was us marae off
t kt paiin
FwQowmw the giae chib's program
a£ wmnm off literary trade and
£*5d wet and the fimalafCs off the
* g.-jdmt t idy by Ar.t>ue Coach
| Bee Irms.
Edinburg Citrus
Co-Op Meet Set Off
EDnm»Tr April 11 —•The sae*e-
SK mt. Kaar-r OEnet |W» ['rv
aisrfc. cmZ3rf far FraSor acral
eas» rd : * jther. ae-
(Stdrt V? Grade Ciuoxt ibc» r*
artjse a the lararfr «c uteri K-
hotnp awaited oat .»!**•»' lews sar-
m**d hr C C Teapar curat
her «f the federal tana hoard
The da?* foe the newraared ?=**•'-
etc ha* sre bee: .set bar wM pcub-
ahCi hr oBimraeeal vpjtte a fe*
da** •erawtsac t» CoIhuaT
Play Freckuhlrjckf
but always at
•your expense-
unless insured!
rwi'■ '
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Truck |j
Markets
P. O. B. fh.pgenf pont alona-
:ion reported Friday April It:
Lover Rt> Grande VAjey Po-nu:
Cool razned daring day.
Cabbtff*: So fanning! L-ght wire
inquiry demand alow market dull
Very lev sales Carloads and us
mixed cars POB usual terms—let-
tuce era. round type U. S No 1
medium sties *&-€ac *ev Tie; bulk
per ton *£30. mostly around ft;
no easa track sales reported.
Beets: No imnuiga Iu*trs air?
Inquiry demand slow market dull
Lettuce crta baacfaed: *ery lev
sales carl tads and in mused cart
FOB usual term* mast-y *1-11%
caaii track *JO-UMl lew lower.
Currocs So iau'utgi. Ldu ret
i ; ry demand **.*. market du _
At: -u era. a buncoed. Carload:
u: d = sci* d car* POB usual term:
r f.»-l l#( lev *115 can traca
ins- at.
Sn: i - -as So Lsalmp Gael
' jne jasni.7. fcnand aafenade
miruet firm Very. s sain Bask
a sued cars FOB ««a! ten**
jj 75-UB. atm .T ar-SEKt S-®.
Potatoes: Prmr.tm_y no nsu—up
Iigbt sue nqscy. demand slow.
■Hi - ami Bln IBB*
Games: 3fi> Isaottagi Hat? Mr*
Bafirr. Deans:*! sSaw —ffcg»
:t*aidy. T» f-v sale* reported So
(fx'e
Rocacwa-Corpui Cfar-sa Aset
r*rj and rr£rn Irw cnees
mead and fAt types 2*-75e. Mk
per *cc few «»
Cartot fOpneca M -arte Cmaed
State* reported Pillap. Aprs Si:
PuCafioer Ctuo 2ft Fa Bl IkSftai*
14*. Mima? 25* Him M I'm «
Bev Tack JT Texas 3* WaeSt a*
ITae gft ratal C B d can.
Ostucs Calif- 2 Coto L Sfiabt
1 Ind 2 MS^z If Strm 1 3*e»
Txt a Oti: 2 Cew e L Tens
€ t teal F B. 57 car*
Mew! Tf -siw PkrMa if
lAHtisn* 21. Teaa* « tacM U. B
UJ caw
Cnatst hrs 1 ctzf 2*. Bea
Tort 22. 'Tens ft son. ESC
—
CTIAiir f* Ail 2 Car
5 Fa «? L* ! Sew Tart t 5
Carl a 2. tetri T 5 in cart
Ef« Ttoi ft rxal C S 9 c*n>
Brms FA 1ft. Tna* ft toac 22
L-twer Veier riMpxcada famrf-
ed Bs-urdar *nk* ApS »:
■Mis 2. Berta aad Carr** 1.
Catemc* a*. Mi Yevmbj?* If
Paean** If. Carrots 1_ Beans l.
QesJob* ft tocsC *» ex*. Tec*: mmuh-
***. TytilMu if AB masi 3f*F
Fn: >C Tefrstan 133*2 tKt
17374 ©er*
RACING PIGEONS
* » ? * *
LOOSED HERE ON
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TEXAS FLIGHT
Itafe coops of rarrpg paw?
were released jp Brpwrist'ilje a*
19 IS SiTiniaT iftBfnaf by C. V
H;i: local RaJway Eapcess agent
a: the ngaest of J A rar-
er of Foci Worrit
yt- Olson r3 tae* the ptorecr-*
ft* ffceir race fwwa Bro—ift to
.Pori Worth. •
The tads arnrec*. here today aad
were ;<°<± Cpcn 1- :r.g released the
bad? sane c=ae crrtde then f*w
craizrt s the dbzerDoc of For.
Worth. Mr H’U Rated that the*-
WP**P veZ CH3t C5a 1JE2K S &
-Thome tads were gni;: T fast.”
ll..r Hi_l caataaected. Urr flew
like a streak of V:y»gT-.«n tuod
sersied to kzuv where they were
fOiirf -
At the tarse the pieces were re-
leased. a weather esaweni was
wired txxrfTtr^ sgy f>v-r that as
• ati> as boor port h westerly rr
was bicwstg. as #*sat the weather
was coot tad doady.
Trx-i* tsms ** Lake Jpelta. F!a
hate farraed a each for the pgr-
pase of pgocer-aw the etih*e
SCOUTS ARE
■bmumKob C>6ML King. X«i
fendoci. and Jaanr
leeawi WL E Vi'kr. GaraT F
Garcm. R B Robert and * I
To Resume Hearings
On Rate Revision
WASHINGTON April 11— f* -
T"hr Interatae Coasmrrar Cornu*-
aoe todar annoanced that on Haj
li hearing* la the proposal of
Portmaster General Brovr. for Te-
nsion of parcel poo: rate* vocid be
Ccgcaiiartaner Tate ard E*amfc-
n Holies vt: preside and effort
■til tie made. U *v u 1 to esao*
r>te the teatanoof of pBBtof&re
de artaaent affinal* and bear pro-
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