The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-06
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1908
BROWNSVILLE SHOULD
COMSZDER.

in the midst of so much agitation
for the construction of another rail-
road to Brownsville, and so many and
various propositions looking towards
that and the citizens of Brownsville
and Cameron county have hardly az
yet been able to get their bearings.
and to decide Just which project or
proposition would be to their best
interests. This consideration must
naturally influence all persons of
sound reasoning. after all Which of
the proposed railroads VIII prove the
most advantageous for Brownsville
and the entire valley? That another
railroad will be built through this sec
ton TO northern connection is now
considered certain. Brownsville must
be the southern terminal of such a
road. But Brownsville should look
ahead and endeavor to secure that
road which will be of the greatest ad-
vantage [ cher and this entire sec
ton and not sit still and take what
ever Is offered to her. The PROPOSE
toin has been made to Brownsville
and Cameron county that a bonus of
100000 be raised and promised to
the first railroad that shall be built
to this city, giving this place connec-
ton with San Antonio. This sounds
fair. but it might be better for
Brownsville to look into the various
proposed routes, before tying herself
up TO the FIRST to come. It is pos
sible that there might be other routes
that would gives US the desireda
northern connection in a more ad-
vantageous way.At any rate. our peo-
pie should not consent to any propo-
sition without a full understanding
first as to what advantages may &C
erue to the town and county from it.
Tn line with these remarks. atten-
tion is called to the outline for a rail-
road to connect Brownsville with the
northern markets, which all realize
is now indispensable to the full de-
velopment of the wonderful possibili-
ties of this valley. in eommunica-
tion in today's Herald from Uriah
Lott. the well known builder of three
of the leading railroads in South
Texas. There is assuredly no man
who is better posted on the actual
possibilities of railroad construction
in south Texas, and few indeed. if
any, who are even as well posted as
he upon t he subject. Every foot of
this valley and the routes of the va
rious lines which have been projected
recently has been gone over by him,
and his ability Of judging of the feas-
Utility and adyisability Of any route
that may be proposed for a railroad
ITO connect the Lower Rio Grande
VaHew with the north is not disputed.
The advantages 0 fthe route proposed
by him are Immediately apparent on
reading mis- article, and they are OF
such great Importance as to merit
The serious consideration of every
property owner and business man in
the valley If studied in connection
with a map of Texas, and compared
with the various other routes pro-
posed the advantages o fthe pro-
posed line may be seen at a glance.
tt is indeed a proposition which
would at once command the support
of capitalists who are interested in
railroad building, and the fact that
it would command a very generous
support from every town and county
touched by it is also undisputed.
The plan proposed should not only
interest Brownsville and Cameron
county, but is also of especial import
ance to the land owners along the
proposed route in HidalgO county.
Mercedes and Chaplin. as we'll as the
leading big canal and land enterprises
along the line as mapped out for that
county, would benefit from this line
equally as much as the land owners
and communities on this end of the
line.