Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-09
j. s. ENGINEERS Will
SEE BRAzOS SANTIAGO
OF 3 Will Visit Brownsville
Nov. 18 For Purpose OF Touring
Contiguous Territory.

Public interest N the Improvement of
Brazo> Santiago harbor. of Point Isabel.
wa- renewed today with the receipt u
letter M Louis Cohuliui. secretary VI the
waterways committee of the Brownsville
Chamber II Commerce. from Lieutenant
Colonel u. :. Richie. ~ the Galveston dis
trlct. announcing that committee NJ the
board "a engineers tor rivers and harbur~
will visit Brownsville on November ls
The committee will consist Of Colonel Alb
bolt. Lieutenant Colonies Taylor aud New
conner and "A. Ill Weber. assistant engi
necr.
Commodore CoboIIni today acknowledged
receipt "a the announcement IN wire and
requested advice - to the length If time
me engineers viii spend here ~ that the
Chamber ~ Commerce could make tho
necessary arrangements \ small launch
for trip over the bar M BrazOS Santiago
pass was requested and this will hc ar
ranged for ~ once Mr. Cobolini stated
that ~ soon a. Nv learns how long the
committee will remain M this territory h.
expects "a call meeting ot the waterways
committee ~ discuss the approaching visit
ut the engineer.
The engineers. a. J. plainly stated IN
Colonel Rlchr'- letter. Will require no sta
t-tic~ of any kind Their visit ~ Browns
willie and the Lower Rio Grande Valley will
~ tor the same purpose a~ that made by
Colonel Beach last spring, who came down
iu~ for a sight 81 the harbor and a short
trip through the Valley ~ automobile.
Those closely ~ touch with the proposed
Improvement w Brazo~ Santiago harbor
are looking forward with interest ~ the
visit of this committee. a~ II j. predicted
that thI~ perhaps will ~ the last in~pec-
tion ~ the Valley w the United States en-
gineer~ before the proposition h either
recommended w turned down. The visit
j. therefore considered ~ ~ highly inn
portant.
Thi- will w thr third visit ~ board NJ
engineers Representatives within a period
81 about one year. the first having been
made iu-t wear ago ~ Lieutenant Colo
rtl rirhe. head ~ the Galveston district.
who Wa followed last spring BY Colonel
Beach. Though neither ~ these engineer
committed themselves upon the project.
both -ppk" ~ 4 manner that was highly
encouraging n. The citizens VI Brownsville.
Thc letter ~ Lieutenant Colonel Richie
follow:
IA committee W the hoard NJ cnginecr~
for river- and harbor-, consisting of
Colonel Abbott and Lieutenant Colonel.
TnylDr and Newcomer and N. III. Weber
assistant engineer, will visit Brownsville
November ~. 1914. III the interest ~ the
Improvement uf THE Bruzo- Santiago har-
bor
"'Thc board desires ~ avoid anything III
the nature of crowd or demonstrations.
and while opportunity will w. given for
the Interested parties ~ meet the commit
tees and y, heard III regard 90 the improve
ment II l. desired to avoid waste Of time
through useless repetition NJ iata ALREADY
submitted and further prefers that state
ment~ or arguments b. presented IN writ
Y ing rather than orally.
III l- desired NJ vi-it the harbor and M
order 10 H. - 4 small boat may be- nece--
-ary. and n NV requested that such boat
b. procured Tor tins inspection. II l. also
desired - see much Of this territory o.
the limited time will admit"