Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-25
.BRAZ0S SANTIAGO
IMPROVEMENT Is
GIVEN BLACK EYE
BOARD Or ENGINEERS AND HARBORS
SAYS COMMERCIAL INTERESTS
ARE NOT YET SUFFICIENT.
THOSE BACKING PROPOSITION STILL
HAVE ADVANTAGE or APPEAL AND
CAN OBTAIN A HEARING.

The United States Board Of Engin
GERS for Rivers and Harburs has repor
that il is not CONVINCED OF the adVisa-
bility Of the Improvement of Brazos
Santiago Harbor, - miles from Bfowns
Vile, 0n the ground that the extent of
territory and the commercial interests
10 be served do not appear 10 be suffi
cient TO Justify the great expense of pro
viding "A harbor for deep draft coast
wise vessels and any less would appar
emily sunlinc the Wa|ttrborne commerce
10 light draft coaSting vessels for rams
Ter al Port Arkansas and Galveston"
The decision of the board when re
ceiyed today hy Se.retary Louis Cobo-
lini ~ the Board Nj City Development
proved something We Il blow. However.
there sin remains The possibility Of au
appeal from the decision Of the board
and this viii be taken up when Senators
Norris sheppard aud Congressman
John m. Garner are heard from.
Secretary Cobolimi said today:
Determination wins. We'need -
zoS Santiago harbor and must have it.
The district engineer. Colonel q. 81
Richie. recommended twcnty-f five feet MI
Erazos Santiago: the division engineer
Colonel y. 4. Sanford recommended "
a~avigable depth of fifteen feet. which
means eighteen feet of water at high
tide. The board ut Washington Will not
concur with those recommendations
mo effort is too great that promises
10 add prosperity 10 the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Many people are incliu
ed to believe that deep water at BrazOs
Santiago j. a fDr.prn hope. We TODAY
III this section. with The present trans
p%ortatiun facilities are struggling lur
existence. 1 refuse to believe that the
people Of Brownsville and the Yailc
Will submit.
"l shall place Ala rly work Y high va
Ter mark of denomination ana cldcaNor
% inspire m y people 4 determination
10 help TINS project 10 victory. Our cas-
IS Jus1, an.i We shall Win. As soon ar
NE huar from senator sheppard and
Congressman Garner Wc Viii know what
urtuer altion to take.
The report "a the board follows:
The River and HORROR Act approved
Jug -, i9l-, contained provision Tor q
preliminary examination Of "llitJuI at
brazos Isr,nd. Texas. lnc rcqu icd cX
animation has been made IN th di>tlt,t
officer ans lis report t'eFeon 3 favor
able t0 the eXten, 0l recommending ian.
prOycmcnt hy jettics looking toward IA
depth ui -i or -5 icrt. The division en-
guiccr proposes improvement TN drcd-
gmg alone ID secure a naNigabIc depth
ol ID rect on the bar.
I'm accordance with law. the report
has been referred to thc board of cngn
GERS iur rivers and barborS Iur cunsiI
Grafton and recommendation. From the
Indignation presented, the board is not
congiiEcd OF The ACCESSIBILITY of the Uni
ted States undertaking any improve
mcnt at This locality at the present time
tory and thc commercial interests t6 lH
served do'not appear to be sufficient %
lnStliN the great expense ui providing a
harhnr tur deep draft rua>tNi-r vessels
and aut less Improvement would appar
entity c%ufiinc vatcrhnInc commerce Az
light draft coastiug vessels for Transfer
~ Port Arunsas or Galveston. Past cN
rcrirrccs AND present conditions iudi
that such mcth-ds would hc of
doubtful economy.
~All-partieS interested in lhc proposed
Improvements are invited TO submit.
within q period Of thirty days from the
from thr date nf this notice state
merits ufnn fhe ncr~-itr TO- tL im
p~r0ychcnt in the interests W.T. navigation.
such statements should b. addressed "a
The Board If Engineers for Rivers and
TIarbors. Southern Building. Washing
tom. II. XII. Should \ hearing he desired
this can he arranged ly correspondents
with The tr4Yrd F