Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-11-01

''''f A'hr- aHH lhiHltuiAfriN upon mr.
irving ~ Point Isabel the train Was rnr
rul on the Iiirr. and the tux took rh,
rn fr party aboard the drrdge Nriasra-
Nhish - now engaged IN dredging the
turning basin iiesle Ike end of the wharf
Afirr Inspecting the dreslgc sl,, tur .und..
trip around the turning ha~in rrr.,rr-
ink the party ~ thr wharf IDins,.r ury
served at The Carlos tal+ after uh;,.t,
the party went to the hnt=~ss AMI a. -,
line " the work WAS given hsg NJ
trr. the government enginNs. p,,,..
of The inner and outer rh.nnnry
-aiu fhe turning basin were shown. ..',l
Srnaief Sheppard called special atte,
tien the fact that the wharf at Point
Isabel was only three and one ~alf miles
irt ihr deep water pf thr tinlf stating
that there was no other point on the
Texas cDaSt where perfect IandIocked
harbor could be secured by approx
nately three miles a dredging.
One thing I wish to imprcs upon the
people of the Valley H. the fact that
they must prove that the harbor justi-
Ties greater improvements before con
gress can be expected to build a great
harbor ~ Point Isabel, Senator Shcp-
pard stated. III would advise that alI
tonnage possible b. sent through the
harbor, and as the business develops.
the port will be developed. Point Isabel
will have deeper water when the pres
ert channels are completed than Calves
ton had originally. and there IN no har-
bor on the Gulf coast which had deeper
water at the start. Channels have been
dcepened and port facilities increased
A. tie business NJ the ports developed
and this will undoubtedly hold true with
Point Isabel
AT Point Isabel there are natural
and geographical advantages such as few
ports possess The harbor Il perfectly
landlocked; il ~ out NJ the Gulf
storm area: 1T IL tributary 20 one III the
most fertile sections Of the United
States; il is next door tc the undevel-
oped riches Df Mexico. and with alI
these things IN its favor. there ~ no
logical reason why great harbor pro-
jeet should not be developed here. The
dredge is now laying the foundation for
that future harbor. and if the proper
spirit of cooperation il demonstrated
throughout the Valley. the ultimate
goal "a great seaport--will eventually
be attained.
Il have always taken great interest
In the development Of port AZ Point
Isabel. and nothing that has occurred
In recent years has given me greater
satisfaction than to see the dredge ac-
.ually at work on this project, which
consider one or the almost import
ance To the development OF the Rio
GranAe Valley and South Texas n
have worked for deep water al PoSut
Isabel. and from now on my efforts
will be directed toward securing deep
cr water. and the cnnsummation of the
Valleys great ambition to have "A sea-
port which will place il in direct
communication with the principal mar
kets Of the world. I"
Senator Sheppard will remain In
Brownsville until Friday afternoon, and
arrangements have becn made 10 tnke
him 10 the Rabb palm grove tomorrow
morning. He will be treated to a duck
dinner nj noon tomorrow. and AZ 2:30
will deliver an address to school chill
dren and citizens at the high school
auditorium.
Following i list Of those who cem-
posed the party on The {,eini Isabel trip:
d. = Hobbs. d.. C. lsancy. Dr- :. III.
Rrn. u. A. Cooke Ill. /. Sexton. II -
Rrudix. W. NJ. Higgins. ~ W. Duncan.
L. NJ. Lamherten. r. r. Harrison. u. a..
IIinkley. r. j. zoe. Ira Webster. J.. J..
Tucker. X. II. SirlI. Ery. T.. II. DAY. n.
uimStrad. lanes a. Hrt wnr, IA. n. Mar
tin. A A. Erpwnr. Ill W. Kibhr. Charles
Champion. W X Alrndcnhall. Dr. Il. n.
West. II. ~ D'Brien.