Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-07-30
IN OUR
VALLEY
HE Gravity IRRIGATION NEWS,

u published at McAllen, reprihts lhs
story from the Texas Commerclai news
Suga,land, Texas, to the effect that the
Missouri Pacific had acquired the Rle
Grande railway, the Brownsville Point
Isabel line.
The Texas Commercial News later
: printed a retraction, stating that the
s.ory was untrue. Still later Inc
Brownsville Herald published state
ment from Colonel w. i. Eidrioge,
Sugarland, who financed the rebuilding
OF the Rio Grande railway, denying sale
of the Rio Grande.
The Gravity Irrigation News appar-
emily saw the original story, and dld
not see the corrections.
The Missouri Pacific could not pur-
chase the Rio Grande or any other hne
without the public being aware of the
: fact. The Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the Esch- Cummins act
still live, whatever one may think OF
their powers. To buy the Rio Grande
the Missouri Pacific would have to apply
to the |. c. c. The |. c. c. would set
q hearing, and invite the public in on
the hearing.
So that's that.
One can't bring up the subject of the
Rio Grande, however, without also won
dering about Brazos Santiago harbor.
Some weeks ago General Harry Tay-
lor, chief of engineers, of the army
rivers and harbors board, promised that
he would send dredge from Whining
ton, N. c., to Point Isabel to cut the
channel over the bar.
The dredge has not arrived, nor has
there been any news of it.
Some claim that channel over the
bar will not suffice for the harbor, con-
tending that only jetties will make
suitable harbor at Brazos Santiago.
The government has promised to
spend $685. 900 in dredging that channel,
and $4,000 year for maintenance. So
far the governments expenditures on
the harbor has been nothing. The inner
channel, dredging of which was financed
bv the people of the Valley, to the
amount of $125,0O0. has had that amount
spent on it, and lacks some $4,000 OF
completion.
Perhaps a little prodding at this time
would not do any harm. The Valley
is anxious to see what can be accom-
plished in the way of a harbor with the
governments s66,OOO.
John Champion asks US to tell the
world that the Point Isabel-Boca Chica
road is now open and automobiles are
enabled to make the trip between the
two points without travelling miles out
of the way.
So those who visit Boca Chica and
don't like the bathing can make run
of few short miles and go to Point
Isabel. And, by the same reasoning,
those who don't like the bathing at
Padre Island, can go back to the main
land, get in their ears, and go to Boca
Chica.
Also, one can start from Brownsville
take the river road to Boca Chica, go
up to Point Isabel, and back to~Browns-
Vile over the Point Isabel road The
same for visitors from up-Valley points
and using the Barreda-Po Isabel
road.
Rio Grande City, now minus its repu-
tation as the largest town in the coun-
try without a railroad, has moved miles
and hours nearer to the remainder of
the country with the building of the
Rio Grande City railroad, connecting
Rio Grande City with Samfordyce.
The road is being built by Colonel
W. T. Eldridge, but has been sold to the
Missouri Pacific subject to approval
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
With that approval, the little line
will become part of the St. Louis.
Brownsville & Mexico railroad, the Gulf
Coast Lines, and the Missouri Pacific
system.
Count the months. Watch the
Brownsville road push its nose on up
the Rio Grande to Laredo. There's an
oil country developing up that way.
Some cracks have appeared in the
state highway, a short distance out Of
Brownsville.
Also, the shoulders have "sloughe5
off badly at some points, being as much
as three and four inches below the sur
face of the road.
The State Highway Commission now
looks after the repair Of our highways.
A stitch in time will save nine on the
highway. Get the cracks filled. The
road will last much longer if it is taken
care of.