Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-21
Of
HARbOR IS
COMPLETE

The survey Of Brazos Santiago harbor
has now been completed, and +. b. Sande-
lands, of the United States army engineer :
office at Galveston, who conducted the
survey, arrived in Brownsville last nigh:
on his way To Galveston. He J. accom-
panied by his wife and young son.
1t required about three weeks To com
plete the survey, make the necessary
soundings, map the coastal line. and the
other work incidental to complete repor.
on the project to be used in an estimate 81
cost for a sifteen-foot or twenty-five foot
harbor.
Mr.. Sandelands said today that he ex-
pecss % complete the paper work in hi.
report IN q few days after his return to
Galveston. The report will be submitted to
Colonel f. b. Sanford, United States di-
vision engineer at New Orleans, in the alb.
sence of Major +. y. Johnston. the district
engineer, who i now at Annapolis. Nd
organizing regiment of engineers. He
expressed the opinion that. if the New Or
~ 'ai' VAAitt - hoA ONtIN WITH NOTk.
II should complete lis end of the. work
within two weeks after the arrival of the
report which will then be forwarded to
the United States board Of engineers on
rivers and harbors at Washington.-
Upon the report and the decision of the
engineers at Washington, according to
Secretary Louis CoboIini Of the Board II
City Development. depend the question of
whether Brazos Santiago harbor will be
recommended To congress as worthy of APP
propriations for its Improvement.
The rivers and harbors committee of the
United States congress will attend the
Of the Interstate Inland Wafer
way League at Corpus Christi on Novem-
ber - and %. according to letter re-
tion Of the coast, according To letter re-
celved today by Secretary Coboni from
Roy Miller Of Corpus Christi. assistant
secretary Of the league for Texas. Secre-
tary Cobollni is greatly interested in the
proposed visit of the committee. and If
= quite possible that the committee will
be prevailed upon % visit Brownsville. the
Valley and Brazos Santiago.
Mr.. Miller says:
by direction of our president, Hon. c.
;. r. Holland of Victoria. beg to advise
that our annual convention which. AZ Won
know. by action Of the league al last wars
convention, occur, at Corpus Christi this
year, VIII he held November - and %.
THE determination of the time for hold
ing the convention has been deferred until
now, m order that the dates might meet
me convenience Of the member of the
rivers and harbors committee Of congress.
who have accepted the invitation of the
freeport Commerce League To visit Texas.
We are now in receipt of definite advic,
irom Homer u. Wade Of FrecpOrt. rrprr-
scniIng the Commerce League of that city.
mat The committee will ne in Cornu~
Ihr>u on the dates above mentioned.
which accordingly have been fixed a. the
time Tor holding the convention. The
committee Will arrive IN Corpus Christi
on the morning of November ~. and will
remain here until the night of the 33rd.
The presence of the members of this
important committee will certainly assure.
m my judgment. the largest and most sue
ce~~ful convention il the history of our
organization. Tentative plans have been
formulated for nm intcrcoastal canal ~pc-
cial train to leave Houston Wednesday
night. November p, for the accommoia
tion of the delegates ~ the convention. WI
well a. the members of the rivers and har-
bor~ committee. Definite information with
reference to this train will be furnished
later.
"The attendance AT the convention of
the members Of this committee will give
IL an unprecedented opportunity 10 i'm
press upon them the tremendous import
an,e nf the great project IN which we are
interested, and it goes without saying that