Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-29
WONDERS
SHOWN RICHIE
AS HIS STAY IN THE VALLEY
LENc~HENS THE ENGINEER HAS
DAILY SURPRISES FURNISHED
HIM.
SAN BENrTO TUESDAY
THE BOOSTERS OF THAT TOWN
MET HIM AND THE BROWNS
WILLIE MEN-THE CAMPAIGN OF
SHOWING" GOES ON MERELY.

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Daily surprises are being furnished to
Col. C. s. Richie, United States engineer,
who is here to approve or disapprovc
the Improvement of a harbor by the Uni
ted States government at Brazos Santa
go. Col. Richie was aware in a measure
If the great Improvement that has been
made in this section in the past few
years, but he was not ware of the great
activity that he has already seen with his
own eyes in a trip to only one Of the
many busy sections Of the Valley-the
San Benito proposition. N'
Col. Richie was taken to San Benito yes
terday afternoon by the Brownsville
waterway men, and there he was met by
a big crowd of San Benito boosters who
were ready and willing to show him the
great agricultural activity Of that won
derful section. C61. Richie was shown the
sugar mill. the preceding plant, and the
ether wonders of San Benito, and as well
he was taken in a circling auto trip
through the canal company lands along
the route of the Spider Web railroad.
Here the eyes of Col. Richie were really
opened to what the waterway men have
to bach up their plea for a harbor at
BraZOs Santiago.
Several hours were spent in and around
San BenitO and Col. Richie had plenty OF
opportunity to look and listen, and he
did both If these thoroughly, and in a
way that was satisfactory to those who
are engaged in showing him. That,
said Col. Richie, a day or two ago. is
what he is here for. ito be shown Act
ing upon the suggestion, the waterway
men, led Nv Louis c bolini. A. A. Browne.
ID. A. O'Brien. and the other advocates
are doing their very best to show him,
and they believe their success in that is
growing day by day.
The auto trip yesterday afternoon was
one that covered a distance Of from %
to 60 miles. through ne of the many rich
sections i'll the Lower Rio Grande. Mile
after mile. there were passed farms that
were busy with the life Of fall planting,
the. beginning of the winter crop Of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. the crop which
holds in its hands the fame and fortune
of a section blessed by sunshine and ir-
rigatcd lands. Where in other section of
with the frost of fall here they are green
with the freshness Of spring. had
These and other things are what were
shown to Col. Richie esterday. And the
waterway men are not through yet.
This morning. to further SHOW him,
a new trip was begun. this time to Edin-
burg. Hidalgo county where Their water
wav men. now attending court will be
picked up. and The Showing" will con
time. Tho Dar'r who left this morning
included Col. Richie. Congressman John
Y. Garner. who arrived last night at the
invitation IF the Chamber of Commerce.
T. uiS CohOlini. A. A. Browne II. A.
BrOwrn W. r. McDavitt. J. r. Scott. y.
a. O'Rrier W. Fl. Mason. .Jr. and JO-
~enh X. Wells.
The new trin VIII keen the Dartv ont
rnnger. IS thev win take in San Juan.
pharr. N"~"ofnT. Fdinburg Mctlton and
other N,liev points. returnino to
Brownsville probably TOMORROW night.
I'm the meantime the VALLEY is oniovirr
it's usual nrcttv weather. and ii is an adj
vantage that the waterway advocates are
N losing sight of. Thev are making
hay while the sun Shines