Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-02
COMMITTEE STARTS THIS AFTER.
NOON IN FINAL CAMPAIGN FOR
BONUS OF Sl0O o0V NEED $4,000
MORE
RAILROAD Is CERTAIN
III BONTS L. RAISED. PROMOTER
ASSURES COMMITTEE THAT
WORK WILL COMMENCE PROMPT
IN.

mittcr of ten Brownsville mcA who have
their ten separate and distinct determin.
atoms pointed in the direction which aS
surc> the final completion M he hnnus
of ~inA.O0n. demanded for The cnnstrnc.
tiun NJ the proposed railroad from
Brownsville in the west coast Uf I.aguna
Madrr. Approximately 40 mo ~ the
amount has been RI >srl by notes. and IL
i believed there will be NO trouble in
securing the remaining so 600.
The committee II composed of H.. A. Nc
Gary. chairman: y a. Fernandez. ~ II.
bwnrman. Captain William Kelly. w III.
Putagnat. :. n. Tucker. Il. More. u.
II. Scott. A. Albert Browne. and IOni.
Cobolini. Another member or the commit
tee. j. j. Young. va. Out Of the city.
This sudden uphraval a. the matter ~
securing this Railroad resulted at a meet
ing NJ The committee held IA the Cham
brr ~ Commerce this morning Al meet
ing ~ this committee held last week the
question of Mr.. OIIrien'S ability to build
the "a alroad came mp. ami as a few mem
bers insisted on an answer 90 this qnes
ticn. u was decided 10 postpone action
until Mr. D'Bricns return from New Or.
leans. II was decided also that III Mr..
ID Brirn would assure at least three mem
brr> NJ the committee ~ his ability ID
build the road. that would bc Sufficient.
Mr.. q Hrien was acquainted with this
action. and happening 10 meets. l. Dwor-
man and A. Albert Browne at San An
tnnin a. they were 90 route In North
Texas. h. acquainted them with HI plans
and hiS ability ~ build the line
Mr.. Brown. and Mr. Dworman IA the
meeting Of the committee at The cham.
her of Commerce today stated that they
were fully satisfied that Mr. O'Rrien can
huill the line. aud that the only conii.
on N the raising ~ the bonus ~ %lOO,l
uDO
This assurance from Mr. Browne and
Mr.. bwnrman cleared awav anv doubt
hat NAV have fingered in the minds of
the members of the committee. This sub
committee reported to the full committee
at the Chamber ~ Commerce meeting
and the report was UNANIMOUSLY adopt
~. upon the motion ~ Captain Kelly.
seconded M = II. Tucker.
v The campaign for the remaining ~3n
0o0 which was begun this afternoon will
he u whirlwind one. and no effort and
no work will b. spared to bring the TO-
tai 10 Sl00.0l0. III L. stated that there
lrc many people IN the city who have
desired ~ contribute toward the bonus,
but for various reasons have held back.
and II u believed that when the propo-
Sition j. properly laid before them that
they will see the necessity Of this i'm.
provcmcnt
The promoters say. that nOtwifhStanh-
ing the fact that matters with regard "a
The railroad have been quiet within the
past few weeks. vet there has been "A
movement always in the direction of the
eonSummation of the project. Even the
bonus >ubscriviions made in the initia-
tive NJ the subscribers without prrsna-
sion have slowly increased until the
lmnnnt needed has slowly hut surely
grown.
ID. a. OBricn. the promoter. has
never waycrcd from his plan.
as he began them. and though he has re.
ccivcd many bark>cts in the project he
has held ~ his ideas >tradfh~tlv. lie
believes a. ~ believed nt TIE uutSrt. thar
The railroad ~ the KEY ~ lhr situation
for the improvement ~ the BrazD~ san
tiaeo harbor ani has trusted constant
~ in the pcop'e of Brownsville to see
the necrl of the improvement "a he sees
Iit.
The assurance that the railroad will
br huilt n needed before the United
States army engineer IN Galveston. Col
oncl Richie. can submit his report on the
improvement of the Brazos Santiago
harbor Ia the United states hoard of
engineers. II il needless ~ say. states
IoniS cobolini. secretary of the water
WAYS committee ~ the Brownsville
Chamber IA Commerce. that IN there IN
no railroad with which a. haul the nee
essar, material "a the site of the harbor,
: there will be no recommendation for the
improvement Of the harbor.
With the assurance nv Mr.. ORrien 90
Mc>srS- Dworman and Browne that the
railroad will be built IL the necessary
bonus H. raised. there u cleared away
another haze from the horizon nofwith-
standing that those closely associated
with the promoter have been certain ~
this since the promotion VI the railroad
first started
With the committee ~ ten business
men working Together. II u expected thai
within very short timc the end VI
: have been reached and says Dir. OBJ
The sooner the bonus j. raised,
I much sooner will the building of the
ruad lpcrinrA