Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-08-23
SHOULD RAISE
CHANNEL FUND
At AN EARLY
DATE, SAY
WORKERS

W Hllt NUU~tIlIftltH~ w ItUNu~Nitlt :
quota of the amount required Of the Rio
Grande Valley by the government a. 4 pre-
requisite to the Improvement of BrazoS
Santiago and the establishment of u deep
water port - miles distant from our city
have already exceeded one fourth of the
total, and while there i no doubt that the
citizens of Brownsville will willingly sub
scribe to the fund which will insure that
which everybody knows * the chief eS-
sential To our growth and prosperity, 1t
should be remembered that il would be
strictly in line with recent events and be
greatly to our advantage in many ways if
we could conclude the matter without
necessary delay.
To do quickly that which must he done
eventually would emphasize the fact that
the people Of this city have determined
upon greater Brownsville and propose TO
work with might and mien to bring aboni
the change 50 much desired and which
means 20 much TO every resident. Every
man, woman and child should be deeply
interested in this matter and should not
wait 10 be called ON for subscripr ons; on
the contrary, it should be pleasure for
everyone, able to do 50. 10 call at the
Board of City Development and subscribe
10 the limit Of his or her ability. Ii You
cannot afford large subscription put
your name down for the amount YOU can
afford. Ii will be acceptable; il will be
appreciated; and it will show that your
heart j. in the right place. The more
subscriptions we have To the fund the
greater will be the evidence Of popular de-
mand for the proposed Improvement.
You will not be called upon for dollar
of your subscription until the government
is ready To begin work on the channel
project, and then only 30 per cent there
of: 80 per cent Of the balance will be pay
able 90 days thereafter and the remainder
in $50 days from date of the first pay
ment Should the government fail L
make an appropriation for the improve
ment of Brazos Santiago Pass then yor
will not be called upon to pay one cen
and your obligation will automatically be
come null and void.
You are not asked TO subscribe TO :
fund for the creation of n luxury. Add
tional facilities have become an absolute
necessity and unless we secure them W
cannot hope for improved bus ness con
ditions or any other section of the RI
Grande Valley.
Development has come at such rap
rate that this section can no longer dc
pend upon single line Of railroad I
handle its commerce. The restoration Q
normal conditions in Mexico would cauS
such heavy movement of commerc
through this port that the one ra lroa,
upon which we are dependent, would j
taxed 10 it, capacity by this movemer
alone. And the outlook for the re~tora
ton of these conditions in Mexico
brighter now than il has been at any tim
during the past several years.
We have il on good authority that theI
is every prospect of great ol develoT
ment in the western portion of the II
Grande Valley which, of itself. woul
bring wave Of prosperity to BrownSvill
The natural outlet for the oil would
Point Isabel, Texas. and il behooves us
be prepared for this, or any other emer:
ency that might arise. II Point Isabel
improved 80 that i can be utilized as
shipping point for this fuel oil there won
be a pipe line from the oil fields TO tn
port and this pipe line would tou'
Brownsville. On the other hand, if Poi
Isabel cannot be utilized and the ol pr
Queer must depend on rail transportat
there is no certainty of the pipe Ii
reaching Brownsville.
Everybody knows that Henry Ford pr
poses the erection of several manufactu
ing plants in the Republic of Mexico.
would be an easy matter to show why 0
of these million dollar plants could be q