Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-29
3 COMMITTEES START
LOCAL BOND CAMPAIGN

An intensive campaign is on I'm
Brownsville today to collect Browns
ville's quota of the bonds for stand
ardizing the Rio Grande railway and
insuring deep water at Point Isabel.
Three committees went TO work fol-
lowing a conference at the Chamber
Of Commerce this morning, wt which
representative citizens were present.
The conference disclosed that the
workers were optimistic.
In order to make the canvass sys-
tematic and thorough, the various
committees have received lists Of
those that each is to see. In this way
it is believed the work will be reduc-
ed considerably.
There only remain today and to-
morrow, said one committeeman,
ito raise Brownsville's quota and we
hope that our people will not parley
over the question, as it is the biggest
thing that the Valley has ever UNDER
taken and will mean more to its gen.
eral prosperity than any other thing
that we could think Of"
Reports from up-valIey points in
dicate that the committees in each
of the Valley towns are bending
every energy to collect the unpaid
pledges will full confidence of sue
cess. The fact that some Of these
have already paid in their share of
the fund is stimulating efforts of
the others.
When asked as to the present sta
tus Of the bond collections, Mr.. ID. A.
O'Brien stated that reports received
up to noon today were most encourage
ing.
Every community of the Rio
Grande Valley is heart ard soul for
the railroad and harbor improve
ments," he said, knowing that this
will bring emancipation from COM
mercial slavery and assure to this
section the prosperity which IL now
denied. When we consider that the
Valley has just passed through dis
asterous shipping season and a per-
iod of adversely unequaled i'm our
history; we can feel proud OF the
people who are making untold sac
rifices in their struggle to redeem
this section from conditions which
have become intolerable and under
which there is no possible hope Of
prosperity or happiness.
Assuming that the reduction in
freight charges on traffic received
at Brownsville would only be fifteen
percent, the saving in Que year would
amount to as much as the bond issue
to which the entire Valley was asked
to subscribe, namely $191,000.
1T has already been shown that
the saving to the entire Valley on a
basis of 15 per cent reduction would
amount to S750,000 annually. Those
Who are urging that the proposed
initial improvement Of the railroad
and harbor will not be substantial
as it should, know full well that once
started there j. no agency that can
prevent a continuation Of improve
ments to the point where the rail-
road will be considered first class in
every particular and the harbor
Geepened and improved to an extent
which will entitle it to a foremost
place among the deep water harbors
on the American coast line.
"The development of commerce is
all that is necessary to insure a con-
tinuation of government assistance.
"All that is necessary it to make
the start and there will not be any
doubt as to a successful finish. not
withstanding propaganda to the con-
to the contrary, for the Rio Grande
Valley Of Texas will see to il that its
greatest asset j. properly developed
and safe guarded"