Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-08-24
GREATNESS OF
BROWNSVILLE
BE ASSURED
BY CHANNEL
OPINION

Today being Saturday, and the commit
tees having private business to look after
no active campaign for the channel fund
j. being conducted. subscriptions, how
ever. are nearing the half way mark and,
without effort it l. expected that one half
the city's quota Of $4,000 will be sub
scribed by tonight.
So far the committee has met with no
refusals from those able 10 subscribe hon
us notes for the deepening of the channel
at Point Isabel. Perhaps the best evi-
dence of the interest manifStd in III pro
ject was one that occurred yesterday att
ernoon. A man dressed as laborer came
into the Office Of Secretary Wm. I. Bur
nett of the Board of City Development,
IL haven't much money" he SAID. ''but
would like to get my name on that honor
list and if YOU will take such small sum
would like 10 put my name down for
S25." Needless to say the subscription was
taken. The action of this one man has
done much to influence men better able
to subscribe 10 the bonus notes.
This morning Herald reporter in max
ing his rounds asked number of business
and professional men their opinion of The
channel project and found sentlmen
unanimous in its support. Some OF the eX
pressions were:
Mayor A. Albert Browne-"For year
We have seen the development that woul'
come with deep water al BrazoS- Nov
that our dreams are the eve of real
ization there should be no trouble IN Sc
curing the $50, 900 which will be returned
many fold in the benefits Brownsville an'
the Rio Grande Valley will derive iron
water transportation
City Manager W. Il. AnderSon-"lh h
benefits that will be derived from a har
bor at Point Isabel are too obvious 10
comment. The harbor with its accom-
panying development will make Browns
vile one of the leading cities IN the south
west. Raising Brownsville's quota ~houl
be and will be, an easy matter"
:. q. Tucker, President Board City De
velopment-"Of course ! am for the chan
mel project, both a member OF III
Board of City Development and n pr
vate ctizen. The outlay Of S5O,OOO a~ke
from Brownsville Is nothing compared
the benefits that will accrue both TO u
citizens as individuals and to their city
n whole. With the improvement prosra
p A. Al. .-ntal hands a.
ried out and with water transportation
Point Isabel Brownsville will occupy u
place among the cities Of Texas To whi'
she j. Justly entitled"
j. = Rowe. President of the kota
Club-"Certainly, endorse deep water
Brazos Santiago and % does every 9th
Rotarian. Rotary stands for prosre
and the greatest step the Valley can ma
in progressiveness is in develop ng I
wonderful natural harbor we have nj POI
Isabel"
CITY Commissioner f. b. Camiade-"E
erv business man in Brownsville who
forced to pay existing freight rates a
and who knows the difference hetwe
water and raj rates realizes the benei
that will accrue 10 the city. Every citi7
who realizes that cheaper freight ra
will necessarily mean n reduced pr
10 the consumer should subscribe to
bonus notes"
City Commissioner Emmett Dode
sRaising Brownsvile's quota should he
easy matter, one days active campa gn
the entire committee should see the a
cunt subscribed. Deep water at Point
abel coupled with the Improvement
store for the city will make Brownsv
a city to be proud off,