Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-15
Government Has Found Some New OBJ
lection 10 Abstract OF Site at Coast
Town and Orders Material Shipped Here
Returned 10 hew Orleans.
POINT ISABEL SITE NAY HAVE
TO BE GIVEN UP ENTIRELY
Chamber OF C0mmerce Is Advised Of Ac-
ton and Takes Matter Up With United
States District Attorney and Congress
man Iohn NJ Garner.

Another >ndg IA the construction of the
enormous Point Isabel wireless station has
been struck. and the navy department.
which was ~ build thr station. ha- ordered
a ear lrad Nj material far thr prupo-rd
station, received here recently. 10 bc r.
turned L. New Orleans. The material will
hc stored there until the supposed obicc
hon y lhe present site ha~ been disposed
oi or until new site has been selected.
That there j. danger that the wireless
-iaii"n will hc lost M Indicated I'M the fnl
lowing letter. received Yesterday bv Loui-
l"hulinI from au official connected with
'hr navy department. This letter SAYS:
Tile material that waS shipped to
Brownsville Tor the new radio station viii
p" returned to Charleston or New Orleans
Tor storage. ~ soon WI the purchase of
ih' -itc ai Point Isabel WAS authorized the
legal iorInalitie~ ~ acquiring title were
turned over Nv thc solicitor office and tha
department "a iH~tirc. while thc hurcau
bureau ~ steam cneinecrnc). Thinking
there would w. small DELAY. went .b..J
with plans ~ acquire the necessary radio
equipment. You probably know what DELAY
lh'r" has hcrn over thr question M title
ie ninlicr N not ~ctiird vet. shall N.
very glad il YOU could give me any an
i"rma iion about y from the Brownsville
noni 'ui view II looks a. me- mn M the
Point Isabel Site would have ~ be abar.
d"ncd unless arrang .mcni~ are completed
very shortly IN regard 10 title papcr,.~
IN" Brownsville Chamber ~ Commerc.
today wired ~ United Statc~ District AL
tprney John +. Grecn j. at Houston. and
Congressman John n. Garner. the message
I" The first reading a. follows.
Kindly advise IL deeds and title to
property for wireless station. approved w
yen. have been accepted by the govern
mcnt."
The message ~ Congressman Garner
follow: KINDLY call on the ~ol,citnr
general and ascertain from him the can.e
"i delay nn wireless station at Isabel
Texas. The material for same i hrinr
returned ~ Charleston. for what cou-e ~
10 not know"
-" property m Point Isabel. which J.
owned Jointly ~ Judge James r. Well. ~
brownsville and Charles Chamniou of
Point Isabel. was selected bv the navy do
pariment - u site for thc proposed radio
station about year aud q halt ago. Ar
rangcmeut> were Immediately begun for the
purchase of the property, rrich thc own
er- agreed o. sell at n nominal figure. How
ever. when II came ~ furnishing the an
-lract the district attorney wv Houston
found some flaw. and II va returned
tcrhnI"altY which W took several iunptb
i" remedy. arose and there was long M,
lay. until about two months aca n wa~ nm
u"unrcd from Judge Wells Office thai tbe
objections had been removed. ana thor.
were no further obstacles. The district
attorney was reported NJ have apnr.,.d
ihc abstract and sent n on ~ the depart
mcut al Iu~ti'e I'd Washington. where \ Y
supposed thc latest objectionable Technical
detail was discovered.
u ha- been thought for the pa.t W,
weeks that the matter had been -ati-fur-
iorily disposed of. and a carload of mn
trrlhl Tor the station wa received IVY
brownsville for the plant. Thi- ear i-
n"w "a route e. either New Orleans an
iharlr-tun nv w. stored.
Judge Wells may ~ familiar with th,.
--latest objection, but ~ he. o. well A. ms
sem and business representative. Joseph \
Wells. IN cut "A thr ciiN. The reason could
not bc a>ceriaIued from them.