Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-19
WIRELESS FOR u
POINT ISABEL
OFFICER or UNITED STATES
NAVY COMES DOWN To SELECT
SITE AND WANTS To EETIH HN
HOME WITH DEED.
DEAL NOW PENDING
CONFERENCE UNDER WAY THIS
AFTERNOON BETWEEN ~ DGE
JAMES H. WELLS CHARLES
CHAMPION AND OFFICER

II made the trim IA Brownsville fnr
the purpose of cln>in. up the matter of
n site for the United States wirrcs sta
tion. and want 10 rctnrn a. quickly ~
possible to Washington with the decd
i'm my pocket" said Lieutenant 'om-
mander !. T. Hepburn. United States
navy, who arrived IN Brownsville Last
night. The government y anxious to
establish the station at Point Isabel. h"-
cause If its advantage la> location. Said
Lieutenant Hepburn, and i willing 1"
pay any reasonable price for thc tc.
The Joint owners Of the property
which T. desired ARE Charles Champion
of Point I>ahc. and Judge James i.
Wells Of Brownsville. This morning
Lieutenant Hepburn and Mr. Champion
called on Judge Wells. who asked them
to get together upon Mr.. Champion ehd
of the deal. and aS soon a that Wa az
ranged for Lieutenant Ilcphtrn % lIh"
the matter up with him fer his cnd.
Since Mr.. Champion has already mae"
his proposition and il i practicallf ac
ccptcd. il ON remains for the "ii.c"r
and Judge Wells 10 close that end oi he
deal II is expected this Will hc c1h
summatcd this afternoon.
The United States government has
been offered free site AT Aran>as Pass
for this wireless station. but according
to Lieutenant lIcpburn the Point Isabel
site j. more preferable bccaus" "f i'>
position with reference 10 other wire
less stations AMI the Panama canal.
Lieutenant Uephurn pointed ont that
there are 4 number II medium p"Wrr
wireless stations a. .ung The ~ ahiir
Coast. but the one a. hc established al
Point Isabel will hr the largest oi all
the medium stations. The reason Tor
the larger station at Point l>aMl n
this: The Arlington station. near WASH
incton The most powerful ~ al lh'
United states wireless stations. can
communicate with the Panama canal
station. east side hui on the ether hahd
the Panama canal station J. not power
ful enough a. reach the Arlington >'i
tiou. There j. also tn hc built oh ihc
Pacific coast a station SIMILAR VA SIZE
Ia that AZ Arlington
Point Isabel happens Ia hc cn htr
from Arlington a. the Panama canal
aud also ON a line from the proposed
Pacific coast station "a the fahahi 'l-
nal Therefore the Point Isabel station
would bc a drs .rallc point. tying All w"
Pacific and Atlantic coast stations Az
knot. n il were.
There are now several medium power
stations along the Atlantic coast. one
y, Key West and one ai New or cans.
hui the government ha> 80 station ="
tween New Orlcaus and the canal, ana
the station AZ Point Isabel point near
the Mexican border. would hc valuable
also from \ strategic standpoint
II the station j. built at the Point
there will H. ,iN hundred toms NJ Slrur
tur,l material transported there Ter me
p'ant which il u estimated VIII cost nv
the nciuhhnrh"od ni ~>nMl The lrrlGh'
an the material viii b. 4 large iicm. and
The proximity NJ railroad M Nnluah"
asset in the proposition ~ ste l"f
the station. ~ there would always ~
considerable amuunt n freight mlW"h
the station and Brownsville
The iocatinn uf Il wireless station al
Paint Isabel. il j. pointed oIt. would
,;xc the United States navy an interest
in the haIhor al Brazo> Santiago. and
would possibly lNd considerable W
0ucucr with the government in ihr mat
Ter of au appropriation TOR the Improve.
m,nt nf the haihur.
,i,izcu> III Point isabel are greatly m
,crcs,c,l IN the establishment va the rt"
nosed station. aud Mr. champion ha>
becn especially active in trying Y" secure
!, for that town. lir ha> offered even
,o donate the site. hut ~ the government
stated it, desire a. pay i"r n. hr Wa
ncrsuadcd to sci hi price on hi> interest
!, the land which wa, very nnmnhl
several sites Between brownsville an'
IN. coast have been offered tr the >lA
,;on. but the one selected I'm licu'cnnn'
u.pburn during hi visit here l1>t >h"
m,r WAS the most preferable from ih'
fac, that il j. located right opposite IN
Erazos Santiago pass. giving u cir'i
opening To- the sea