Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-28
WASHINGTON ENCOURAGES BORDER CITIZENS
IN THEIR EFFORTS FOR MILITARY HIGHWAY

snip Of the pu,lic lands sixty feet wide
from California 40 the Texas line for
such q highway. The reason the procla
nation stopped I'D the Texas line Was w.
cause there were no pib AZ lands III
Texas.
Il favor This highway with all ny
heart. Said General Mills and | will
use mN good offices to project H.
The sheppard resolution proposes 10
carry uut this pro cct from III paSO iU
The mouth of the river and General Mil,
ha> volunteered his services ia seeing
The resolution put through congress.
The subcommittee in recommending
favorable report un the sheppard rc>u-
luton saws:
ChIirman Committee on Military AZ
fairs. United States senate:
We. your subcommittee on hi itary
affairs. a. which has been referred Sen
ate john Rc>o'utinn -. Authorizing a
survey ana examination of the Rio
GrtAdr border ~ ihr United states IL
determine" the adv>abilitv nf construct
ing = highway either along the entire
u. rCrr ~ certain sections thereof brg
leave t0 report The >amr with the RECON-.
incubation that ihr Ic>nl ,tloh be- report
c'l fayurabiy wv tbc senate
A representative committee No riii
lci> living altHc the border appeared hr
fore ,oar subcommittee un 1hur>uay.
February ~. aEd presented strong lr-u
mcut n ~Gpp-rt 81. the rc>ulutioI. lnH
subcommittee finds that:
II This road uuuld ~ Y g.cM AIN ,v
lhr Treasury department iu enforcing
The revenue ilM> anal Wodld hc the cIu>c
WI great ccouun! wv preventing thr lu>-,,
'ur tn ihr constant smuggling almost .ni
pn>>inic to suppress entirely. and whira
represent, W 49,, tu The Treasury u,
parImcit ~ probably some hundreds 81
thousands of dollars ann lailr.
- This Toad would bc IT signal al
vantage for >trHtcIrticil purposes and
Would aid thr military authorities ~.
lcctNciy In patrrlliH. The fr,.ntic. 81 4
>par>ciy settled section. ana uollI pre-
vent the repetition of sub uu;ragc> AMI
murders IN Recently took place AMI which
arc mo subject ui jrl'~ iu The courts ~
Texas 40 tnr present moment II world
further prevent The constant pillng rg of
The property q. American citizrus along
this border bl Irresponsible bandits
who are con>iantl! passing "a, will hr.
tween Texas aud MrAivo
NJ; Tnr construction " This miiitar,
highway would IN all prphlbilit! lcad a.
the settling up Of the territory a.ung
the hur'icr. aud the protection thus III
iurd,d would reduce the crSt of prutcc-
tion of vast section If tcrriiory.
VI The mora effect 'iu>rd IN th, con
>trucli,u ~ ih> read would hr iclt In
mcdiltcl,. ~ being an Indication uf
vhIt our government j. WiliIHg ~ dn iu
ease NJ ucrr>>it,. and would - Y long
WAYS towards rcI>>uriue the people uf
this bor,irr uf the ability of the govern
mcui tu protect their lives aud ~, perry
II apprai> That such p road
90 this government. ~ i mcan> of
enabling The customs authorities ~ more
rffrrtNrl, patrol the border would W. w
great value in preventing thr large
amount of >mugg'i inc that y nov con
>tanllN g,In- uu la this territory and II
wuuld further tend to materially reduce
The number II violations VI The immsra.
t.1u laws. uud would grrItl, facilitate
the operations 90 the post Office. depart
meli ln it, being = U>rt u and ucc,.>>ar,
post road: aud Wc. yalr subcommittee.
b"lirNc his i> an important means ~ the
f rcrmcni protecting il citizens along
hr border
Your subcommittee nave gore thor
ough into this matter and are firmly
convinced ~ The u,rll of The prupo> tiuu.
"Er>pcctully >uhmittcd Thomas Il
talion. New McNirr; James HI. Brady.
idaho llcHrl T.. Myers Montana. sub
committee VI committee WI Military III
fairs
senator sheppard has been n constant
attendance With the committee from
Texas. lie hl> arranged tor al appoint
m,nt> and accompanied The comm ttce IA
all ij> hearings. N me- appropriation II
finally granted The people ou The Ein
Grandc VIII have senator sheppard 10
thank
Senator sheppard hI> made an WIN.
prinimcut for The committee with Scrrr-
tlA Houston for today The members II
the committee think that thry can finish
their business here tulAv and viii start
ior Texas SUNDAY or Monday.