Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-11-16
IMPORTANT MEETING
OF WATERWAYS ASSN
HOLDS ELECTION OF OFFICERS
AND HEARS REPORT
Chairman Cobolini Of Deep Water
Committee Gave a Detailed Report,
Urging Necessity of Impressing U.
S. Engineer With Merits of Pro-
Ject.


Der of Commerce yesterday afternoon
in annual session. Besides electing
officers and directors for the ensu-
ing year, the association heard the
reports of the treasurer, j. B. Scott,
and the chairman of the deep water
committee, Louis Cobolini.
With the exception of the secre-
tary, K H. McDavftt, who has left
the city, the old set of officers was
e-elected and w. E. McDavitt was
elected to the secretaryship. The Of
ficers are, S. K.Hallam, president,
Benz. Kowalski, first vice-president
C. p. Barreda, second vice president,
w. E. McDavitt, secretary and j. B..
Scott, treasurer.
The new, directorate includes
Louis Cobol'n VIM. Kelly, James B.
Wells, S. L. Dworman, R. B. Creager
w. r. Jones, DR.. S. H. Bell Jose Ce-
laya, J. G. Fernandez, J. B. Scott
w. E. McDavitt, and S. X. Hallam
w. r. Jones and DR.. S. H. Bell were
elected directors to succeed w. n
Pearson, who has removed from the
city, and Judge w. E. Hawkins who
goes to Austin soon as an associate
| justice of the state supreme court.
The Brazos deep water committee
will again be headed by Louis Cobo
lini, who will appoint the other four
members of the committee. and the
Brownsville ship channel committee
will be elected by the directors, as
required by the constitution Of the as
sociation.
DR.. S. X. Hallam and Louis Cobo
lini will be sent to Palacios to re-
present the Brownsville Waterways
Association at the convention of the
Interstate Inland Waterways League
Of Texas and Louisiana. The con-
vention will be in session three days
beginning November 81. Mr.. Cobo
| lini is director of the league.
President Hallam, in his annual ad
dress, referred to the fact that the
annual meeting should have been held
in June, but for various reasons wa
delayed. He opened his remarks by
stating that the association was or
ganized for the purpose of promoting
a ship harbor at Brazos Santiago, and
a ship channel to Brownsville. How
ever, insufficient money caused a de
cision to centralize the efforts of the
association on the proposition Of Sc
curing deep water at Brazos Santi
ago.
Dr. Hallam believes that both pro
jects should be pushed as fast as
means will permit. He has been in
formed by Congressman John n. Gar
ner that the support of congress can
not be had until a favorable report
on the project is made by the United
States board of engineers. through
Col. Richie of Galveston. DR.. Hallan
is of the opinion that the association
should endeavor to induce the gov
ernment to make the necessary sur
veys, believing that, if the govern
ment secures the figures itself, ii
will be more apt to see the feasibility
of the project.
The report Of the treasurer, j. B
Scott, showed that the sum of ST.
36250 had been received during the
year. of which 81, ,355.60 had been ex.
pended, leaving a balance in the
bank of $500. The report was re-
ceived and approved by the meeting
and ordered filed.
Chairman Cobolini's Report.
In his annual report, Louis CobO-
lini, chairman of the Brazos Santl
ago deep water committee, gave q
concise list Of the activities Of the
association since his connection with
it, dating from June 1908. He i'm
pressed the association with the vi
tai Importance of having facts and
Figures at hand when the United
. States engineer comes to Browns
vile 10 investigate the project, stat
: ing that many difficult questions will
have to be answered without delay.
In referring to two other PROPOSE
tions for route TO the gulf from
Brownsville, NJ. Cobolini said that he
was not tied down to any one of these
: proposed routes but that he i.
tied to the proposition Of deep wa
ter at Brazos Santiago.
The chairman gave the approx
mate cost of individual pieces of work
that would have to be undertaken il
the waterway projects, and also pre-
sented TO the meeting, figures tha
would have to be brought before Col