The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-06-12


duction Ia wages OF railroad employees.
S. VI course, a etcp In the right dlrrc
zion. bot that u further revision down
ward is necessary before the railroads
VIII be IA a position To make material
reductions ~ existing rates h obvious.
lN reason % thr dvrllno in prices
which they rcceiVr for their products
~ some instances 90 more
than 90 Dor cuni Va Jess than a years
time. the wage VI the farmer and the
unchman haH been reduced moro than
go pur cent Workers 80 other LINES
OF activity must De- subjected to mate
rial wage reductions before the csrcn
ual equilibrium or balance absolutely
noct a!gy 10 return 20 normal con
ditit in this country can be re-es-
tahllshed
1li1 aeaeciaiion has devoted much
confederation 10 THE Important prob
lem dura1n tho past year Al meet
inf %, tho hoard Of directors held last
7lls the following rafnmiinn which
sets forth thr association policy in
o., spoci 90 this Queaiinn. Was adopted
Resolved that thia association
condemns ANY iNurenfD in ir.ifht
thscf upon farming produces ur un
i've stock iy ne railroad rlrpura-
toas fuffhol ihnn is mHdv ntc.H-
mry ny Increased opruilug eN-
usirea larsaly ncolsluned hy De-
mands ~ union labor organiHa-
tinnn aud then Thar such lncrcasos
ahlN only hc commensurate with
incrcuata in nll other commodi-
tics ao aa io place go unfair bun
drnf upon any
70 VIII % raurlr Boz understood hat
ru nnfllf condemnation ~ TIE rail-
roads 10 Intended 90 these ohserya
lions fui " must De- apparent to any
thouFbtfm person that the railroads
are entitled 10 a falr return upnn ihe
inonirf they have actually invested
and that such reiugn can only be- real
lxed after costs az operation. Including
tho TREMENDOUS labor I'm which the
railroads Of this country are now re-
auhed TO nay have been calculated
Port Facilities
Ths territory within the iurisdicilnn
" this association lies immediately az
iaoeui. f,s distance OF rmore than
200 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. That
the progress 81 this section VIII be MAJ
,crlaily further u BY the develop ncpt
~ water transportation facilltl's w
and adjacent 90 u goes without saying
IN, federal government Is NOW en -
gagged upon an investigation with a
view 90 the establishment ~ q safe ana
adequate harbot Va tht section imme
diately contiguous iu the l"ity works
al Arkansas Pass During the past Few
wears more than $4,000 200 has been
spent upon lefty construction WORK
with vieW ~ providing deep water
channel from the gulf 90 the inland
waters The question which the Eov
ornment is now considering ia the ea
inhiiahmcnt Of harhor 20 us 20 make
IA deem water port available to that
large area ~ Texas ~ which this scc
ton 81 "A part and which Is contiguous
to the proposed port
Being convinced thni the establish
ment OF a ieou water port on this see
tion OF the gulf coast VIII provide "a
facility which wiil aid the development
OF this territory and also help mate
rally IA the solution 81 this important
problem OF hiHh transportation costs.
the board OF directors. at a meeting
held al kingsviilo on March y unani &
mously passed resolution endorsing
Corpus christi as the most suitable
loration for such port Responding
10 the call Of the board representative
bus inrss men of south aud west Texas.
including railroad executives baukera.
farmers ami land owners generally.
nat at Kingsvin, ON TIA. samo date and
organized tha Deep Water Iinrbor as
ISOLATION of South aud West Texas. the
purpose OF which is 30 secure the es-
inhlishnent of "a saf" ana adequate
harbor' nt Corpus Christi" This usso-
citation. Of which the president of the
Rural Land owners association a.
president f. now engaged IN cooper
alton With the Corpus christi deep wa
ter committee aud the san Antonio
chamber oi commerce. ln a program VI
nctiyiues calculated t. seruro the 90
tablishmeni 1T IA. port.
The board ~ directors ~ this aaso-
citation was led 80 III decision tn on
dorsina Corpus christi IA the port
location by the tact that the legi.la
tur ~ the STATE Of Texns had offi
claliy endorsed Corpus Christi ~ TIM
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