Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-15
RIO GRANDE BOND PROJECT
STARTS WITH NEW IMPETUS
Haylingen Mass Meeting Brings
Agreement on Methods That
Promise Immediate Action

been called on to meet notes about
to mature on railroad property at
Point Isabel, and that unless the peo-
pie of the Valley came Immediately
to the rescue of the railroad, he
would be forced to call off his offer
and make other arrangements to
take care of the property. He charg-
ed that there is well defined move
ment to kill the entire plan for re-
building the railroad and improving
the harbor, and he declared that IL
the present plans for this work are
called off ''you people will not hear
Of deep water again in a century"
Thus was started argument that
required perhaps two hours to clear
up, but which in committee might
have been ceared up in five minutes.
1t appeared that Mr.. O'Brien wanted
$25,000 Immediately, that Elliott.
Stuart and others wanted to give it
TO him, but were uncertain as to just
how it was to be arranged. They
wanted the stock paced in escrow
Immediately. O'Brien was unwiIl-
ing to do this unless the $4,000
were given him, as he planned to
use the stock as security in the event
he was forced to seek money in other
directions. The final agreement was
that $4,000 and more would be
made available at once, and that.
when il was turned over the stock
be Immediately put in escrow. The
final agreement was for six months.
although Stuart first asked for
twelve. To this longer period o.
Bricn agreed readily, but later floor
argument opposed the twelve months
plan and it was changed to six
months.
B. II. Stuart and his brother, o.
f. Stuart, represent large financial
interests in Oklahoma and Texas.
This is the first meeting in connec-
tion with the railroad and harbor
project that they have attended. and
K. II. Stuart announced during the
meeting that IF the plan il sound
and logical. | am with il. Ill put up
as much money as any other man to
see il through"
Besides his financial assistance, he
pledged his personal assistance in the
campaign and said that he would per-
sonally see that Harlingen's end is
carried through.
What we want to do" said r. III.
Stuart, 'is to build a r abroad.
That's the thing we are all seeking.
II is matter of becoming united
on the details of how to 20 about it,"
''When we get laborers and teams
at work there will be no trouble i'm
raising the balance" said Mr.. Elliott
after announcing that, including
Brownsvilles subscriptions there is
now available the sum of $4,000
for the project He also said that
the channel fund could be rehabilit-
ated through the signing Of bonds in
the Valley to carry out the Valleys
contract with the government.
Throughout the meeting senti-
ment was united on one thing. that
the Rio Grande railway must be re-
built and that all steps necessary
to begin operations on the railroad
and harbor work must be taken up at
once.
The meeting was presided over by
l.. r. Daniel of McA Hen, with J. n.
Hott OF Brownsville secretary.
Among those present we're: Il. X.
Daniel and +. f. Montgomery, Nc
Allen A. Il. Jacobs, Donna; Z. f.
Bennett, Mercedes; II. +. Mills. Wes-
laco; S. B. Cowgirl, X. l. Wilson.
Paul Cottrell, McMurray Ritchie and
J. NJ. Bowie Of San Benito; r. l..
Rothrock, Mercedes; ]. NJ. Baden,
Pharr; II. r. Sammons, Mission; A.
A. Kelly. Pharr; J. G. Pritchard.
Edinburg; {. J. Kenyon. Edinburg;
w. 5. Saye and j. @ Myrick, Har-
lingen; O. +. and r. ii. Stuart
Harlingen; G.. +. Dodd, s. X. Hal
lam. W. @. William, $. O. Osborne,
J. NJ. Stein, J. ID. Craig. c. l. Jes-
sup, G. r. Lockhart. L. 3. Camiade.
A. b. Walker, l.. X Morris, s. III.
Bell. A. A. Browne. Sherwood Bishop
u. A. O'Brien. James A. Browne. L
Browne, r. @. Richardson. Charles
Hielscher, w. +. Spivey, J. S. Rowe,
Harbert Davenport, j. II. Holt OF
Brownsville.