The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-10
CORPUS CHRISTI
WANTS SERVICE
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF THE
BLUFF CITY ALREADY EX-
ERTING ITSELF.
Western Union Considering Question
of Direct Communication via RObs-
town-Telephone Company's At
tention Also Directed to this Field.

tention Also Directed to this Field
In response to the article in The
Herald of recent date in regard to
the necessity for improved telegraph
service between Brownsville and Cor
pus Christi, and also of establishing
long distance telephone service be-
tween the two places. the caller pub
fishes the following:
1.-The matter of better wire service
between this city and the Brownsville
country has long been agitating the
business interests of Corpus Christi.
This applies to both the telephone
and telegraph. So far as the for
mer is concerned, although the sec
ton between here and Brownsville is
veritably honeycombed by private
lines and independent concerns, there
is no through telephone service. Tele-
graphic communication is almost as
unsatisfactory. The through lines fol-
low the st. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexico Railway from Brownsville to
Galveston, with no relays between. A
message from Brownsville to Corpus
Christi must travel to Galveston,
thence to San Antonio, relaying at
both points, then to Corpus Christi.
A message from this city to Browns
vile follows the same route The
result is that it requires anywhere
from six to twenty-four hours for
wire communication between Corpus
Christi and all points on the Browns
vile railroad south of Robstown
1.-The telephone situation can be
nemedied either by the consolidation
of the several companies operating in
the field or by interesting the South
western Company in the proposition.
The telegraph service can be i'm
proved by the establishment of re-
lay Office at either Robstown or Sim
ton.
1T may interest the people of
Brownsville and the Brownsville
country to know the Corpus Christi
Commercial Club has been devoting
its energies to this problem of better
wire service between this city and
that region for many months. Re-
Gently at the secretary's invitation
Mr. F. w. Smith, general superin-
tendent of the Western Union in Tex
as visited this city and made a
thorough investigation of the matter.
He admitted that better service was
desirable, but was inclined to think
that the volume of business offered
did not justify the needed improve
ments at that time. He promised,
however, to keep in close touch with
the situation with a view to taking
necessary action when he thought the
time was ripe. Only a few days ago
the matter was again brought to Mr..
Smiths attention by the secretary of
the club and the latter is now in re-
ceipt of letter from that gentleman
that he will again look into
the question.
1.-The attention of Mr. Farnsworth,
superintendent of the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Company,
has been directed by the Club to
to the telephone matter, with the sug-
gestion that the territory between this
ely an oh Rio Grande Valley offers a
splendid field for that company's OPP
erations. 1t was deemed desirable to |
the Southwestern Company
By reason of the fact that it could |
give through service to all points in
the State. Mr.. Farnsworth has adj
vised that his company will imme-
1iately investigate the situation.
'fThe Caller gives this information
in order that the people of Browns
Vile and the Brownsville country and
all others interested may know that
our Commercial Club has this i'm
Dortant matter well in hand and that
It will continue to keep behind it I'M
ii the much desired consummation
s attained.
Meantime, it might help the pro-
iect if the business interests of the
over Rio Grande Valley, through the
of their commercial Club,
would also take the matter up with
he two gentlemen previously men
Toned, representing the telegraph and
telephone companies