Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-09
VALLEY ORGANIZATION
PLANNED IN BEHALF
OF BRAZOS SANTIAGO
Chairman A. A. BrotUe of Waterways Committee Seeks
To Enlist Aid And Cooperation OF Valley TOtns
In Effort To Secure improvement of Port

The assistance and active cooperation ot
the MAYORS and citizen, of the Valley
towns i being sought today i'll letter
which Chairman A. Albert Browne OF the
WATERWAYS committee Of the Brownsville
Chamber ol Commerce l. writing to the
mayors OF all Valley towns and to promin-
ent citizens of towns having no mayor, re-
qucotng that these men appoint three
citizens who can be depended upon 20 at
tend meeting for the purpose Of forming
an organization to further the Interests of
Brazo, Santiago harbor. The proposed
meeting for organization will be held n
soon a. possible al some central point III
the Valley.
The mavor~ and citizens who are being
urged to lend this assistance are J. ILL.,
Lyons. mayor of San Bcrito; Miller NJ.
Pcndlcton. mayor. IIarinecn: +. +. Evan-,
mayor Of Mercedes ID. Grcsy Wood. mavor
of Mission: q. r. Archer. mayor ~ Ne
Allen: :. l.. Gil. mayor Of Raymondvillc:
d. g. Osborne. mayor of Iyl"rd: h. II.
Dunlap. mayor Of lin Fcria !. &. Kelly ot
Pharr, Judge !. r. Monroe NJ Rio Graude
City. and John Clo~ncr oi Ediuhurg
Chairman Browne addressed the follow
ng letter 10 the mayor-:
'No doubt you have read recent pres
announcements of the fact that Lieutenant
Colonel C. = Richie had forwarded hi~ re-
port concerning Brazo~ Santiago ~ the
rivcr~ and harbor~ board ~ Washington
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icct a. worthy of Improvement IN the
United States government.
"Thi~ Recommendation. which means ~
much 70 every city. town, hamlet and I'm
dividual in the Rio Grandc Valley. j. tie
result of earnest patient and persistent ci-
fort ON the part of Louis Cobolini. ~ccre-
tary OF the waterways committee Of the
Brownsville Chamber vi Commerce and u
constitutes the foundation ter the work IN
which every resident oi this Valley must
assist in order to insure the accompli-h-
mcnt of this great undertaking.
"a deep water port III Brazo~ Santiago
would mean more to every interest NJ this
section than il j. possible for most MI III
to estimate: but We ~ know II would en-
hancc the value of every building lot and
acre of land throughout the entire Rio
Grandc country We also know It would
mean great saving IN freight ratr~ that
il would bring IL in closer touch not only
with the sea ports Of our own country hUt
with those of other nations and that n
would insure for al time to come depend
able and adequate transportation facilities
all-suficent to meet the requirements nt
the great development that Il certain Ia
follow il the wake of this much needed
Improvement.
"Whle il i true that the results already
accomplished have hccn obtained through
the efforts OF the citizens of Brownsville.
without amy outside assistance. the tirc
ha- come for the people throughout the
entire Valley. all oi whom viii be- directly
benefited. to put thicr shoulders ~ the
wheel and lend their influence and material
aid toward convincing the national GOV
crnmcnt that unless onr great natural
waterway il improved further development
of thi~ fertile region viii bc impo~~ hlc: +:
that those who have invested their all III
th~ section will hc forever handicapped
and that under existing conditions wc can
never hope tor that prosperity which IL
certain 10 come a We can only obtain AIDE
quatc and cheaper transportation.
knowing that Won ARE deeply interested
in the welfare Of the Valley and believing