Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-07-23
ARE
BRIGHT FOR THE
BRAZOS HARB0R
COMMODORE LOUIS COB0LlNi RE-
TURNS FROM GALVESTON FEEL
ING HAPPY OVER OUTLOOK.
ATTENDED MEETING OF DIRECTORS
OF INTERCOASTAL CANAL AND
WILL GO BACK TO PORT.

The track j. clear. the train il on
time"
That's the way Commodore Louis Co
boliui, secretary of the BraZos Santiago
deep water pro iect. expressed himself
! this morning upon his first appearance
in the business district following his re
turn from Galveston. where he attended
a meeting of the executive committee Of
the Interstate Inland Waterways Lea
que, the parent of the intercoastal canal,
besides seeing the L. :. district engineer.
Col. &. :. Richie. The commodore is not
only hopeful. but unusually cheerful ov-
cr the prospects for Brazos Santiago,
and q, a Herald reporter delivered him
self of the following: a
In - far as Brazos Santiago is con-
cerncd | will not say much-say nothing
and saw wood. rs the saying goes. The
work of compiling the map of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley hc Magic Valley. is
progressing satisfactorily 10 the district
engineer. Lieutenant Colonel q. : Rice
al Galveston. During my stay in the
Island City | had the pleasure of visit
ing daily the Office of the engineer, and
really feel honored that was regarded
as working assistant i'll the task of
assisting in the compilation of this work
Anyway, | am on the job and expect
10 remain OH the job. | expect 10 bc in
Galveston during the month of August
or longer. or until the map is completed
and sent on its way 10 Washington.
The continuation of my statistical
tables from the year of 1907 to the end
of June 1915. il compiled and tuned
practically and logically to the Satisfac-
ton of the most eXactIng IN the matter
If statistics
The prospects for Brownsville Isabel
BraZoS Santiago deep wafer is bright.
Backed by the grandeSt country on earth
the word fail is out Of consideration
with me. The battle must he won and il
will he won. That j. Ill can tell YOU
no more. The rest i for me Ia know. in
time vou will find out. At my end Of
the line the track is clear and the train
is on time: on this end<the track will be
cleared and ultimately | know we will
succeed
IT must he well understood that every
person in Brownsville il interested in
the work and if the movement il 10 be
carried 10 a successful issue the people
of Brownsville must give the movement
their finaacial and moral support"
Referring to the intercoastal canal
meeting Mr.. Cobolin said:
The meeting Of the intcrcoaStal canal
executive committee was called bv Col
Riche- The survey IF the proposed five
foe" channel from Sabine To Galveston
has already been made and the project
approved bv the board # engineers. with
the recommendation la congress for con
Sirn"tion from GalvestoiLlo Sabine mt 4
cost Of SiI3.D0 The people from HouS-
ton Beaumont and Port Arthur want 4
nine foot channel between those points
The sentiment on this j. divided None
of us are against the nine foot PROPOSE
fion. but such agitation before the five
foot channel is accomplished NAV inter
fere with t. project between the Missis
S'npi and Brazos Santiago Also. 4
change Of route j. being agitated that
would constitute practically 4 ne,v nro
'ect. glance over the list If delegates
from Housion reveals considerable Ia
those initiated into the deep water
work"
Mr Cobolini does not know when no
will leave for Galveston. but il will he
2 few DAYS