Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-09
RESOLUTIONS ARE
ADOPTED ON ROAD
PRESS AND PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
MEETING THIS AFTEf\DDN
TAKES ACTION SUGGESTED IN
INTEREST OF HIGHWAY.
MANY SPEAKERS PRESENT
MEETING SADDEESSED Bl MASON
NANCY OF pEARSAI.I. ALBA llET
WOOD OF SAN BENITO j. IL
BRIGGS AND OTHERS.

Urging that the federal government
owes il 10 it> citizens ~ provide pro!cc.
tiun against the incur>ionS Of laNlcS>
bands and Smu..lcrS are now invited hc-
cause of the uudcVclopcd section ON the
Texas : de of the Rio Grandc. resolutions
were introduced al the meeting nf the
Valley aud Southwest Texas Progress ".
grc>Sivr League 40 fair grounds this af
ttrmnom by VI. Nancy ~ Pcar>all. Who
ha> been one of the prime movers ~ IN
prnjcc. The resolutions were adopted,
bv u vote of the audience. and copir>
will he sent tu Senator Morris Shcpp
AMI ~ the larger papers uf the state.
= q. Tucker uf Brownsville was CHI IL
man ~ the -,ct ns. and speaker includ.
cd MasIn Nancy. of rcar>aIl. ALBA Hey
wood of San Hcn.t". president If ~,
IsogrcSSivc League Of Southwest Texas
j. II Briggs ~ Alice. secretary If III
Progressive League. II. y. Graves of
kine>villc. Comcrcial Club. W. j Cox
~ McAllcn. editor II the MrNllrn Mani
tor AMI George Il T"olln nf San Bcnitu
SECRETARY of the san Bcniio cnmcrriri
club. Addresses were delivered hv each
of the men To a zcablc AMI Interested
audience.
Hr ff'>fiHltfit~ dtffllffi itilipW.
WHEREAS Honorable Morris Shrp
pard. senator for Texas ia the United
states Senate has inirndncrl IN the Sen
tie i resolution 20 appropriate Twenty
five thousand dollars iS:l000i for the
purpose of estimating the cost If said
road with a view of the Tn ted States
Government constructing said road af
ter aSc"rtainin. ii> probable cost. and
WHEREAS. the interest 70 ~ snow,
IN the citizens along the Rio Gr.ndr M
icctrd ~ this project will in great
measure help it, passage:
NOW. therefore br il resolved that We
the citizens of Brownsville and repre-.
>cntativcS of the Sixth Annual Mdwin-
ter Fair Of the City of Brownsville 10
declare our deep interest in said matter
and pn ~ 10 many urgent reasons whN
such highway should hr built hv th,
Government. among Others the followine
l>t. The Federal government owes il
io it, citizens to provide protects tinr
against incur>ion> 4 lawlcs> bands and
Slnugplcr> that are now invited hy rca
son nf The undcvclopcd section along ihr
said Rio Grlndc boundary:
md For the reason said read may
and can be used by the Government in
maintaining u patrol of tbs boundary.
ri. Because said Highway viii great.
~ assist the Internal Revenue Depart
mont in prnpcrl, enforcing the Custom
laws and prevent smuggling:
ith. Because such Highway will
Immediately invite settlement of one ~
the richest Valleys ia the world: in it,
bringing about great protection and dc
vclopmcnt:
And We here declare that il j. III.
unanimous sentiment ~ Southwest TrNl>
that these and other reasons are more
than >uf'i rnt w a>k tor the immediate
passage of said resolutions. And. wr
.urthcr declare that the Press of the en-
;irc state are In favor of such a measure.
Re il further resolved that u copy of
these resolutions hr immediately for
Mdrd"d q" >-Yntor sheppard. AMI rnrr
furnished tn the nrr>> NJ Southwest
TcNa> AMI large dailir> nf the state. and
that copy IT, fnrwarlc dtn Chambers
of Commerce Of al cities along the riv.
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