Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-04-09
MAKES FINAL APPEAL
TO PEOPLE OF BROWNSVILLE
Local Campaign to Close Monday
And Contributions of $25 For
Windup Are Asked

4 final appeal ~ az rrnrI. IVY
brownsville was made nst night p. a.
A. pliricn IN connection uiih che s.i.s-
inE np in this city ul Thr III NJ. > fuud.
preparatory =" carrying thr ,amI,alEii
up the Valley
IN hiS final appeal Mr. n'Hrirn raii-
rn a'l. whether flf. LIvn WIriimfrI
heretofore or not. ~ make contribution.
Il So each in the hopr thar before
thr campaign cIu-rE in ihi~ rift IN Viii
show one dollar frr every person in
Brownsville according 4" th- hst f~g-
eral census. which was li.1>I.
\ c"mniiftrr Will Gu rut Mnnrn.
morning. hr announced. in thi- la-t ff-
fort. and subscriptions win le r,.esias asI
az his office from : u'rh,k ia rhr
morning until midnight 'Thr r4.u
laign vii. close thc following day. NV
stated
Ills last appeal. wht th appears iu thr
form ~ a page advertisements in HHutHr
section ~ The Herald tii~ u.srHra
follows:
TO the People uf brownsville.
"If W. hope wv open uur Il.f.r r--
ing the present year ur mu-i rnu. uI,.f,
the :. .. :. fund within thc neat -.Ai.
days
''HccnuSc ~ conditions which / dn rye
care 10 discuss. there T. = shortage in
the amount which | should obtain fr.Au
the people ~ Ernvu~viir and Yirinlfs
before appealing ~ thr rrupie WIT iAr
ip,ier Valley Tor as~i>faHre.
The shortage in question ruuld lr
collertcd hF continuing thr rurnnHiEf nri
the present basis. hut this vuuid involve
much loss of time and additional WORK
hy the good people who have nIFraHt
given ~ generously of their ~rrrirr.
II have. therefore. decided ~ maize
this final appeal a. fhe re,l-hlnfui..i men
aud women "f Brownsville. whr ran af-
ford WI who appreciate Nhar ha. ai-
ready been dome AMI Who realize tht iu-
mediate benefits which will result from
thc rc-rstahlishmrHt uf rail ann Watrf
transportation. a. close thr liroars
vile campaign hy contributing So
ench. regardless NJ what thry have ul-
ready dome"
II il desired "a clean up ai funds Hn
connection with the harhor project With
in thr next sixty DAYS in order rhaF thr
federal government may put ii- drrdEs-
10 NHfh ~ ample fliuF in gulNl lflFfF tNr
dredging job before The Storm rerind
which comes about thr first nf >rntrm-
her Major II. III Adams. I n.trd stat
IS district engineer in charge "f The
Galveston district. has advised thf,~r in
charge WI fhr hart,rr movement thaF thr
drrdges will NOT "a q" work. here during
the storm season. which viii mean. IN
the efforts are DELAYED that N mas dr-
lny ihr work WI thr hari.nr until uluuE
IN next winter some time. II is MN
derstood that the engineers have r~fi-
mated the dredging work can hr cuul-
plrrcd aiiLin ninety dnsS
An erroneous impression has gone
out. il H. understood. that the channel
fund has been expended. Thi. IN i~ rN-
plaincd TN those in charge is nuf triIr.
The channel fund. which now amnuufs ."
about Sllnunn ~ tho Sl15tHn i-nanl-
rd hy thr government appropriation. N.Y.
intact ~ that amount und y. he'd ili
banks of the Lower l;io Gran,l. hy "a
hoard M trustees consisting nf ~ r-
Tucker. WI MI Ialnhrrfnn ann ula
Gregg ~ brownsville The munrt i>
held subject tn the eall ~ ihr gnffrii-
rncnt ana II Will hr tururh uFrr tn fhr
government w. ~aun w. ihr mailrf ha-
been raised a. $i35tuu and ~ -.tun as
thr Rio Grnndr railway complexion has
been assured.