Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-19
ENGINEERS ARE
IMPRESSED BUT
ALSO SILENT
Hurry-Up Trip Through Lower Rio Grande
Valley Was an "Eye-0pener" to Mem
bers OF Board of United States Engi-
neers on Harbor improvements
DESPITE INCLEMENT WEATHER
ENTIRE VALLEY WAS SEEN
Vast Irrigated Tracts Leave Favorable
Opinion in Minds OF Visitors, and Local
Committees Feel that Results Will be
Had from Visit.

| That the members 1T the hoard oi United
States engineers on rivers and harborS i'm
pruvcmcnt- who visited the Lower Rio
Grande Valley yesterday IN connection
with the proposed Improvement III Brazo~
Santiago harbor. were vi~ibly impressed
bat maintained their usual discreet Il
lcnrc. was the statement NJ members of the
Brownsville reception committee who re-
turned hast night. The Brownsville men
accompanied the engineers ON the entire
trip through the Valley. from San Bcnito
to IIarhngcn IN auto. thence a. Mission IN
tram. aud hy auto through the Mission
section.
The trip necessarily was a quick one
and every available moment for travelling
wa- used The visitors because VI lack VT
time aud bad roads caused by the recent
rains were forced to view the Mcrccde~
district from the train. but they saw
enough To give them well defined idea 81
ture development IN the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley.
A. one of the members of the reception
COMMITTEES explained II. the "TRIP through
the Valley Was q genuine "eyc- opener for
The visitors. tor with the exception NJ Lieu
tenant Colonel Richie Of Galveston. and
Assistant Engineer Wcbber. none VI the
engineers had visited this section since II
began IT, development ten year ago.
Lack of time was why the engineers did
not visit Brownsville. and besides they
stated that facts and figures concerning
this city. All that J. necessary for their pur-
poses. were IN hand. n werc also maps.
facts and figures concerning the Brazo-
Santiago harhor. TER object. a. stated.
III visiting the Valley was to gain an idea
concerning the progress the country haS
made Ill the past. and what might w. *
pccted from II ~ the way Of tonnage now
and III the future.
The tripava~ therefore m the main pro
dUctIve VI the same re- ult- a. were brought
out from the visit uf other engineer IN
Richie Of Galveston. head of the Texas di--
trict. and Colonel Beach w Washington. Y
member of the board Of engineers Those
two. though giving no suggestion IN word
u~ ~ their opinions concerning the Valley.
inclined iavorably that Brownsville wa
terway men are highly optimistic that their
favorable decision on Brazo- Santiago
will he had. Similarly. the impression
made yesterday 81 Colonel Abbott. Lieu
tenant Colonies Newcomer and Taylor were
reasonably obvious, aud taken altogether
The outlook for Brazo~ Santiago IN entirely
favorable. according L. the belief of the
Brownsville men.
! Besides the engineers there were on the
trip through the Valley United States Sen
ator Morri~ sheppard and Congres man
John \. Garner. Congressman Garner wv
entirely familiar with the Valley. but thi~
wa senator sheppard first visit. Need
le-~ 20 state. the Junior senator soon be-
came an enthusiastic booster for the Val
les. and h. ! more determined than ever
that whatever work wv ha- started ~ nc-
icompli~hcd for the Valley will he continued
with m"rc energy than ever before.
The Brownsville delegation on the trip
Wa composed WI : VII Tucker. president
n the Chamber pf Commerce. Louis Cobo-
linI. secretary Of the waterways committee
iof the Chamber of Commerce: Colonel n
=. Gay. County Judge H. Il. Yate-. Sheriff
N. I. Nnnn. and number of other loca
men. Other mcmher~ vi The waterway.
committee oi the Chamber of Commtrrt
gould net make the trip ewing Nv nv,
funeral yesterday Of +. p. Combe.