Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-03-11
The S. o. s. campaign is off to a fly

The ;. o. ). campaign IS off 10 fly
ing start.
Placards sgnifying that business
houses and homes are 100 Per Cent
S. o. s. have begun TO appear in
Brownsville windows.
Also, thousands Of the little white
ribbons signifying that the wearer has
kicked in" with any amount from
dollar up for the railroad and channel
fund are seen on the streets Of Browns
vile. Coat lapels not bearing the rib
bons are conspicuous by their absence.
Last night ri Jardin held its own mass
meeting in behalf Of the :. d. :. Rev.
+. i. Day explained the purpose, with
the result that the meeting, attended by
less than hundred persons, raised
S4ll.50, which includes several tons of
cabbage to be sold today. The meeting
ended with a record Of 100 per cent
Plans were adopted 10 complete the
campaign in FL Jardin and make the
entire community 100 per cent 5. o. :.
a central committee OF five was selected
10 work out the details Of the campaign
and push ii TO speedy completion. The
committee consists Of Dr. II. {. Richard
son, chairman; Rev. George Dennis. sec
rctary; MeSsrs. W. ID. Rogers. George
French and J. r. Graham. and this COM
munity, assisted by large number of
volunteer workers is busily engaged to-
day.
SO much for Fl Jardin, which has
taken an aggressive stand with refer
ence TO the railroad and harbor propo-
sitions.
IN Brownsville last night one of the
largest and most earnest audiences 1h.t
has ever been held in connection with
the railroad and harbor Improvement
gathered at Tenth and Elizabeth streets
to hear ID. A. O'Brien. whose address
was supplemented with talks by {. L.
Jessup. manager of the Chamber Of Com
merce. and Jesse bennett, the latter talk
ing in Spanish for the benefit Of the
Spanish-speaking portion of the audi
ence.
Mr.. O'Brien's argument in behalf Of
completing the coast projects. had 10
do principally with the savings that will
be effected once the harbor al Brazos
Santiago is opened 10 water trans
portation. He referred 10 con-
versation with a New Orleans shipowner
vino recently offered 70 establish boat
line between New Orleans and Point
Isabel, and while ne AZ first said that
III he could bc guaranteed cargo he
would transport il for seyenty-five per
cent of the present railroad rate. still
later, after further consideration q the
proposition. offered "a make II siNIy-sN
and two-thirds per cent Of the freight
rate.
Mr.. O'Brien repeated previous state
mcnts that he has made, in which he de-
clarcd that the city az Brownsville u
paying from 100000 to $l5O,000 month
in freight charges. and that the amount
Is more than the value ~ the products
shipped out Of the district. which meant
he declared. that the people ~ TINS see
ton are growing poorer with every
rising Of the sun lie asserted that
with water transportation. the city ~
Brownsville would IN six months save
enough money TO pay the entire cost
Of the coast projects.
lie said that before the establishment
of deep water at Houston. that city was
paying "a cents hundred on sugar be-
tween Houston and New Orleans, and
that with the deepening Of Buffalo
Bayou there the rate has been reduced
to 20 cents 4 hundred. lie cited further
the fact that when there was water
transportation between New Orleans and
Brownsville. sugar was carried for "a
cents hundred. and that with the de-
struction OF water transportation the
rate mas grown until il is now 90 cents
a hundred.
Wherever there ~ water c0mpeti-
ton" he said. the rates have been re-
duced; wherever there is no water com
petition, the rates have been increased I"
Discussing the depth of the proposed
channel over the bar ~ eighteen feet
and that across the Laguna Madre 20
the dock, sixteen feet deep and ls.0o0
feet long. Mr.. O'Brien said that tEs
depth was sufficient 10 handle boats oi
large size. lie pointed 20 the fact that
a boat loaded with 1850 tons Of sulphur
recently left Freeport. Texas, drawing
only IL feet and y inches, and he cited
other examples of large boats touching
NJ harbors that afford depths not much
greater than that proposed at Point lsa-
bel rs a starter.