Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-20


this connection. IL. NJ. skeleton slated
that negotiations have been under way
TOR the past two months for the friendly
requirement If terminals which must
meet the requirements If the United
States board ~ engineers. and serve the
purposes ~ commerce.
III, said that il Was not paS>iblc To-
acquire terminals 90 Iirizo> Island bc-
cause he >aid tn land there Was rin-
troll~l hy Interests which he claimsrl
We're noi fricndi, Ia the CONSTRUCTION IL
the railroad. Tie stated also that
Clarks Island was available. but that a
hat wncr of the p%rulrrt, wollt not en
ter into an agreement for the sale ~ 4
terminal ami wharf site on the island.
Arrangements have been made. he
said, with One ul the . v nrrs If the Point
Isabel ~town>ite for terminals. and an
option ha> been given "n this property
for Il limited time. at u price that Mr..
SHELTON stated he felt was not unrca>nn-
able. Whatever j. done. he said. must
IT, Gunc quickly. a. there j. 4 very short
time 10 which - clos. ,hr matter up.
Following these explanations of the
status ~ affairs i'll connection with the
railroad ". III. Mason .Ir. moved the
appointment If the committee TO solicit
the ~iu.uuO. and received a Second by w.
n. pnteenat. T.. A. Notary. chairman
was recorded u, 10. l.. Sl~ru. elected sec
rcIar. Of the meeting. Mr.. Notary
asked for time ia which 10 appoint the
rommitIccmcu. which was deemed a,lylS-
able.
\. Albert Browne. chairman uf the
Waterways committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. who has been one IT the
strongest supporters Of The railroad and
harlor projects. both financially and
morally made 4 short but pointed ad
dress ia which he said that IL appeared
Ia him a. though The people of Browns
Vile do not realize the SERIOUSNESS ~
the proposition before them. In his
opinion il had taken u long time 70 raise
the amount already subscribed. ami he
hoped that the committee would have no
difficulty ia securing the balance of the
bonus within the required time. or
earlier.
Though he said that he hal not a dol
lar with which 10 bllld a railroad. Mr.
Cololini nevertheless exhibited his usual
enthusiasm ia "A very warm talk 1" those
present. lie said that hc Was ~ years
old. and h. wanted a. live 4" sec a biz
ship enter the harbnr ~ l'razn> san
Iiayo. NOT that H. did not l~licNc he viii
live thirty wears longer. brownsville
could hc the biggest city IN Texas ~
twenty years. said Mr. t"i,"lini. "rown
are built ~ men and do not grow uP like
mushrooms. and he believed there were
plenty oi mon 10 brownsville who could
put 4 shoulder u the wheel IA the inter
e>t ~ the ciiy.
II was made very PLAIN At the meet
ing hat unless this bonus wa> forthcum
inc. and that from the city ~ Browns
vile alone. there would H. absolutely
nothing done. either ia the matter of
building. a railroad ur in the improve
ment ui the harhnr. IL wa> pointed out
alSo that the people 81 the other sections
~ the VALLEY are of the opinion that
Brownsville alone will benefit from the
harbof aud that this city alone should
build the inc: therefore np a>>i>tanrc
l. expected from that quarter.
II wa> also Inferred that il this city
does NOT take the lead ~ the matter
ia, re- are some plans 81 foot hN other
parts of the VALLEY which would leave
Brownsville entirely ON the outside.