Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-27
RICHIE VISITS
POINT ISABEL
WITH \ PARTY or BROWNSVILLE
MEN. T.. =. ENGINEER VIEWS
SITE OF PROPOSED HARROR AT
BRAZOS SANTIAGO.
ARRIVED HERE SUNDAY
LOUIS COBOLINIS TRIP no GAL
NE~TON l. Successful AFTER
SiN WEEKS OF. ENDEAVOR-
PARTY UP VALLEY TUESDAY

IN NEEkS OF. ENDEANOR-
v PARTY Up VALLEY TUESDAY.
Co.nnel Charles :. Richie. United
4, Stltcs engineer in charge of the Tex
- district with headquarters al Calves
2h. With Y ufity " prominent Browns
ne citizens IL liz Point Isabel today
ic"ing The site OF the proposed Brazos
Santiaeo harbor. Three automobiles ear
wing The party 10 Point Isabel left the
'hamhcr Of Commerce al 1889 o'clock
his morning. The greater portion Of
ne day VIII be spent at the Point. with
, visit on launch TO Brazos Island.
! Included IL the party were. Lieuten-
ant Colonc Charles s. Richie. a. A.
I Browne. chairman Cf the WATERWAYS
committee of the Brownsville Chamber
of Commerce; Louis CobOlini secretary
nf the committee; j. b. Scott. President
# the Chamber Of Commerce: ID. A.
OBricn. secretary Of the Chamber Of
, Commerce: :. l.. DwOrman. president
Df the FirSl National Bank. W +. Nc
Davitt; las. \. Browne J X. Wells,
I1uis Brulny. G.. r. B,alscl. DeKyle
Smith Il. NJ. Dalzcll. and ". IL. Ma
son, ir.
Cpl. Richie and Louis CObolini arrived
IN BrownSyi Yesterday from Calves
ion. III > o'clock just ~ the norther
blew up. He was met at the depot by Of
iiccrS and members Of the Chamber Of
CONNER g, and was driven 10 the resi-
lence Of :. H. DwCrman on Levee St,
where the party had luncheon Col.
Richie remained a. the guest Of Mr..
Dwormum
Yesterday afternoon n drive over the
city was taken by The visitor. accompan-
led by Mr.. Dworman. =. A. Browne,
Mr.. Cobolini and Mr.. O'Brien. Notwith
standing the hlustery afternoon. the
drive was u pleasant one. and Col
Riche had ample opportunity 70 note
the size and Importance Of the city. 1T
j. expected the party will return from
Point Isabel this afternoon. and Col.
Richie will spend tonight in the city. To-
morrow, accompanied by Mr.. Cobolini
and others, Mr. Richie VIII begin a trip
upthc-N Valley points for the purpose of
seeing part of the country from which
il is planned the proposed harbOr at
BraZos Santiago shall receive its ton
mage.
The visit Of Col. Richie is due to the
work of Louis CObolni. who as chair
man of the Brazos Santiago committee
Of the old Brownsville Waterways AS
SOciation. which was merged with the
Chamber Of Commerce last summer. and
later rs secretary Of the waterways
committee Of the Chamber of Commerce,
has given deep thought and energetic
action 10 gathering statistics showing
the need of harbor at Rra2os Santiago
In speaking Of Col. Riches visit to
day. Mr.. Cobolini said:
Col. Richc with his recommendations
To the United States Board If Engineers
has in his hands the making Of the Low
cr Rio Grande Valley. Tt is our purpose
to show To his satisfaction that this sec
ton. far from the business ccnters and
he'd down BY high freight rates. in
spite of these facts is ever growing and
progressing. 1t is our purpose to show
him that the tonnage il here and that
il can be had with the proper outlet. lit
is our purpose to show him that there
is not 2 better and more desirable point
on the Gulf Coast for Il twenty-five foot
channel and II deep water harbor than
il the RrazoS Santiago Pass and har-
bor. And to do these things we must
have the cooperation Of the people OF
the Valley.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles =. Riche
was in charge of the Galveston district
from 1897 10 1903 During the six years
hat Colonel Richie. then Lieutenant
and latterly a captain Of United States
engineers was in charge Of the Calves
ton district. he carried through to COM
plction some of the important engin-
eering works Of the city and saw 9TH
ers start on which the very existence
Of the city of Galveston has rested.
Lieutenant Colonel Richie succeeded
Major a. NJ. Miller in charge of the
Texas district. with headquarters at
Galveston in the summer Of 1897. when
The Galveston jetties were about com
plcted. He was then lieutenant in the |
CORPS and came from lew Orleans.