Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-20
PROMOTER or RAILROAD FROM
BROWNSVILLE To WEST COAST
OF LAGlNA MAnI,E MAKES FL
Nal AFFEAL To BROWNSVILLE.
S64,455 is SECURED
TOTAL BONI'S Oh >iuU.a lo MUST III
HAD WITHIN LIMITED TINE.
ELSE L. =. ENGINEER NAMES AID
VERSE REPORT.

Brownsville. by a committee of local
men Who begin work TODAY. Brownsville
gets The railroad ~ the west coast of ihe
I.iguna Madrr: on the ether hand. ~
this amount j. not raised. Louis tuho
lin secretary IL The waterways commit
tee nf The Brownsville Chamber uf Com
mcrcr. will So report 10 Colonel {. :.
Richie. United States engineer AT tial
weston. who will then make an adverse
r.purt on the matter of the improvement
81 the l,razns Santiago harlor.
This ultimatum. this final appeal for
the people of Brownsville 10 gel busy on
the proposition. WAS made before a mum
ler 1T brownsville citizens who Mere
gathered III the Chamber Of Commerce
,s.nday afternoon for the purpose "f
considering and discussing the pr"p"si-
ton. and IN take such action ~ was con
si,icrcl necessary under the circnm
stances. IL resulted ia 4 motion 10 AZ
point u committee of prominent Browns
vile men Ia solicit donations Ia the
bonus from such IL those a. have not al
read, contributed. and also II possible e.
see il some who have contributed VIII
not raise their amounts.
Mr.. C~uhnlini explained that the meet
in. was called for the purpose Of clear
inu the WAY for the improvement "f the
harlnr. and Ia learn whether or hni u
WAS the desire of the people 81 Tins ely
Ia lend their financial aid "a a prupn>l-
iion that means the development ~ the
civ A. "A whole. lie stated that only one
point remains unanswered. and that ~
whether the railroad over which the ma
tcrial can lc transported for the building
of the ~ieltics across Brazos Santiago.
will To- built.
Mr.. Cuiolini explained further that
if brownsville does not build The rail-
road. il will follow that the hlirl
States engineer will not make 4 favor
able report on the proposition Ia I'M
prove the hlrbor. II has already been
explained that one .. the requirements
for the Improvement of the harl'or y the
proximii, ~ \ railroad over which th'
great tonnage uf material can ~ hauird
There are only ten days lett ~ which
L. report a. Colonel Richie iInall, an
W NtlHtf W" filif'Ah - " F''''+
Everything ~ connection with The re-
port Ia the Board Of United states En-
ninccrs from the brownsville end y ~
I readiness. and noihing remains To- he
lone with the exception Of srcarIn. the
word ~ the railroad promoter. ~. n.
OBricm. that the railroad will hr built
and that The money j. ready for 1t.
In this connection. Nh. OBrrn 10
formed the meeting that bonus notes t.
the amount of S6i.i55 have been signed
liz citizens of Brownsville. AMI that the
promoter desire the signatures 20 noi">
totalling slnO.UeO a. Il bonus for the
Iuiluin. uf The railroad. lie said also
that he j. in position 10 carry OUT ais
part of the contract. the building of the
railroad from brownsville Ia The west
coast Of l.aguna Madrc. just a. soon a.
brownsville has raised the necessary
sum. $lOc.uuo.
The notes call for the payment 81 "a
per cent uf the AMOUNT of each note when
the railroad j. completed AMI ia opera
tinn a. the west coast Of the l.agIna
Mairc. The balance nf ~ per cent viii
bc pa,ablr ia the event the railroad has
Ia build a trcsllc work across the sound
which will lr necessary only ~ The
event the government does not appro
pirate money for the Improvement oi the
harhor. This means also that whether
or not the government makes this i'm
p~ruvcment that ships will pass over the
bar m Hrazo> Santiago. thus giving
brownsville and vicinity the advantage
II water rates. which Mr.. OBrIrn de
clarrs will lr decreased materially once
shipping j. ia OPERATION.
There are already IN the hands oi The
promoters opportunities for The i"r'f'u'
iion of schooner traffic betwcrn Point
Isalel and Galveston. they haNin. re-
rpiNud offers for Srhnuncr> With a capac
in OF three hundred tons. ami with q
draft ~ six and 4 halt feet. enabling q
pa>,a.. over the bar easily. IL l. lie
clarcd also that the bar l. ~ This time
~ better condition than il has been ~
fifty wears.
Jus, A. soon ~ the -i,a,lUn i pledged
the promoters will H. il position to start
IA. preliminary work. and II was de
clar,-l also that once begun the work II
constructing the railroad viii l"' pushed
with yi.or.
The matter of terminal fact tiles for
the proposed railroad wi> gone into. aud
Mr. d Br.en read from the report ~
Major q. T.. Howell. United States en.i.
uecr. formcrl, stationed ~ galveston.
Who related Ia the lnitcd States board
az engineers that th. whnrvc> AT Point
Isabel arr nov privately Owned. ani
-.Lnt nuunlrinlI ML.rAr> Ih,rr MerN not