Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-23
FIRST ACTUAL
WORK BEGINS
START SURVEY OF
PROPOSED RAILROAD FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO LAGINA
VISTA COMPLETE IN ~ DAYS
START NEAR CITY
FRED WARREN WITH FOCR FNGI-
NEEK> LEAVE CITY To ESTAB.
LISII CAMP FOUR MILES OFT.
To WORK FAST


The first actual work on the prop Scl
raj road from this city ID LHgunl Vista.
"a distance of twenty-five mi.c started
today when engineers established camp
at "A point about four miles east IF the
city. and began the survey 0i the route
They will work eastward to the coast
AMI expect to complete the survey with
in ;cn DAYS. after which il j. expected
that the purchasing ui material for the
line will begin.
The engineer for the railroad l. Fred
Warren. formerly ~ tIi> city. hut lately
conno ,cd with clnal construction work
in lIidalgu county Mr. Marrrn> cmgi
.inccr iu rhlrg" j. II. \. Ait II. and the
after j. assisted ~ .. II. Collins. NJ.
Fic.d> and ". Il. S,mondN. There j.
also Chef White. the black cook.
The engineering party. fully equipped
with tents. rtc.. kft the Chamber of
Commerce IN automobiles. accompanied
by Louis Coholini. W. +. McDaNitl H..
A. O'Rricn and H. VI. >krllum. These
men saw the work started and rct lrnci
a. the city.
Before leaving Il photograph of the
automobiles and wagon ioad of camp
>Lpplic> WAS taken ia order III shuw
the beginning of one of the most import
ant steps in the railroad cunStr tructiun.
EvcrA body connected with the move
this morning was ia iubilani spirits. and
Mr.. q Brirn. Mr.. Cobnlni and Mr.. Skcl-
ton r>pc ialy 80 They have been wait
inc sonnet imc tu ~ able to starr This nee
cS>ary work. hut bad weather has de
laycd il more than two weeks However.
once started il viii bc pushed rapidly
and probably by The last Of next week
the promoters viii b. IN position Ia an
noun~r the exact route If the raj road.
its terminals. etc
Another important step that Will soon
~ undertaken viii bc the securing of
II j. probable that Mr.. O'Bricn
ar some other man connected with the
will 20 to Austin soon for
this purpose The amount of the capital
stock uf The constructing company j. not
stated but il il expected that il VIII hc
incorporated for the least amount pos
>iblc. There will hc no stock for sale.
The presence NJ the surveying party
in front of the Chamber of Commerce
this morning caused much pleased com
mcnt. Tor the citizens ~ well a. the pro
motcr> have evidenced m intense inter
c>t a. "a when the survey was to bc
started No previous announcement Il
this event had been made the promoters
having decided Saturday night To- begin
the survey. the engineers were then ~
formed and they arrived ia the city YES.
tcrday prepared for their work.
The railroad will cost ia the ueighhur
hood uf -lnn.nnn. uf which amount ~lnh--
UU0 Was donated IN the citizens uf
Brownsville ~ bonus. 80 per cent of
which J. NJ ~ paid when the railroad
bc.in> operation. aud 10 per cent ot
which Nj mut bc payable unless the rail
road j. forced to build across the bay. Ii
T. expected The lime will ~ in operation
\ year from April l.
This afternoon Mr.. O'Bricn stated that
I.aguna Vista. which Ny lratcd 4 few
miles north at Point Isabel. i the coast
terminal the promoters have in mind a.
present The first survey Will hc car
rird tu that point, after which the def
mite announcement aS tU the trrmina.
will hc madc
Mr Warren leaves this afternoon for
Edinhurg. Ilidaleo county. lie stated
that the work wil TO- hurried rn compile
tion lie cNpcctc 60 return u Browns
willie at that lime