Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-23

The visit OF Colonel Beach j. con~iderc,
one of the most important events that has
vet occurred IN connection with the move
merit 10 have the harbor improved. No,
only j. he connected with the board the
recommendations Of which practically con
trol the expenditures by Congress for river
and har rbor improvements. bat he - also n
direct charge of all the Improvement work
tha: has been under way IA Texas rIycr~
and harborS.
The report on the Brazos santiago har
bor improvement, which y now beng pre-
pared by Lieutenant Colonel & ;. Richie.
IA charge Of the Galveston district. will
,e submitted To the board of cnginecr~ of
which Colonel Beach j. u Inrmbrr, and
since il j. this board that holds IN il
hands the life or death Of waterway pro
lec., IL can be- easily seen that the visit of
Colonel Beach l. an extremely important
one to Brownsville aud the entire i.owcr
Rio Grande Valley.
Chairman Browne Of the waterways
committee, IN speaking Of the approach
Ing visit Of Colonel Beach. said:
pleased that Colonel Beach = coming to
Brownsville | consider the fact that he
j. To make personal investigation to be-
decidedly IN favor of the project for which
We have been bending our labor. Ne
program has been outlined FOR Colonel
Bcach's visit. but the committee aud all
persons interested ~ the har arbor improve
ment will hold themselves ready to meet
any Of the desires oi Colonel Beach"
The hoard of which Colonel Beach i a
member H. composed of among the best
engineers in the army. Colonel William
Black is president of IT. aud hi a>>ociaie
members are Colonel Frederic Y Abbott.
Colonel Lansing II. Beach. Lieutenant Col
onel Harry TAYLOR. Lieutenant Colonel
Henry 4. Newcomer Lieutenant Colonel T..
T.. Winslow. Major Charles W. kuiz. AleA
III. Weber l. assistant engineer to the board
and Alfred II. Ritter j. IT, chief clerk.
The message received from Colonel
Beach today did not state whether hc was
bringing any one along with hun. but
Chairman Browne of the waterways com
mittee a. IN hope that Lieutenant Colonel
Richie, who has spoken very favorably con
cerning Braxo> Santiago. will be- along
with him.
The waterways committee hope IL take
Colonel Beach Ia Point Isabel and Rrazo>
Island, and will point ont to him the many
changes that have occurred IN conditions
surrounding the proposed Improvement oi
the harbor. Among the things to be point
cd out Ia him will be- the purchase oi the
Rio Grande railroad. which j. to be aban
doned IN favor oi a standard gauge rail
road Ia he completed and IA operation 10y
next April the fact that within 4 very few
months more than S2lO.0O0 Will bc ex-
pended ON the work that j. to be under
taken; and many other conditions upon
which depend the success of "A harhoI
project at Brazos Santiago pass. not IN,
least of which will be- the wireless station
which j. to be erected at Point Isabel b,
the United States Navy department.
Next to the construction of railroa,
from Brownsville L. Point isabel. the en-.
gineers have impressed upon the water
WAYS committee the fact that rock for th,
ietty work mn>t hc within rumparaiivcl,
easy reach. Tins the committee has civcr
due attention, and LonI, Coholiul Ia,
found that not great many miles fron
Matamoros there are beds of rock that vii
furnish precisely The quality Of stone tina
will be needed IN the Improvement. Thu
rock, II l. stated. can be- delivered ~ Pom
Isabel considerably cheaper than was th,
rock that was delivered Ia AranSa~ Pa,
and Galveston for the harbor> al thcS
polnts. There are also points on thi> lid
of the river where the necessary rock ma,
be obtained.