Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-02-04
JURY HEARS CHARGES AGAINST JIM
IN OUR
VALLEY

II HOSE rumors which have been ap-
~ pearing in The Herald the past
few days
One about the Wanamakers, William
Wrigley, ETC.
Another about Padre Island being sold
&c Carl Fisher. etc
They are rumors, purely that. The
Herald accepted them as rumors, pub
lished them as rumors and considers
them rumors until someone authorized
20 speak declares they are facts.
The Herald felt it should give space
TO them because they were so tantaliz-
ingly persistent.
They continued. They went on and
on. They grew as they progressed. So
The Herald put the rumors into cold
sype, along with grain Of salt
But there was one angle to the rum
ors that il failed to record That was
that the operator who had bought Padre
Island represented a $3.50, 900 600 pool,
OF which S10O,000,OO0 was to go into
advertising.
Considerable amount Of money that
but about wnat il would take, one can
well imagine, to make something real
and practical out of that islanu.
But, after all, why not?
After what has been done to the
Everglades, il is not difficult to stretch
the imagination a bit here and figure
out that Padre Island, too, can be made
into something.
And with less difficulty. less expense,
than the Everglades, which were but
an immense marsh of thousands of
square miles.
At least there are no marshes of con-
sequence on this part of the coast. And
such as there are can easily be re-
claimed-just a. easily as the marshes
Of Florida.
There Is no reason why the Texas
coast from the mouth of the Rio Gran
de to Corpus Christi should not witness
something Of the development that the
Florida coasts hevc had
Only one possible drawback. That
would be the distance from the CEN
ters Of the sort of population that has
been drawn to Florida. The east coast
and its wealth is much nearer Florida
than we are.
But that letter from u. s. Senator
Morris Sheppard stating that the gov
ernment will complete Brazos de Santi-
ago harbor, off Point Isabel-and at
government expense - is straight
dope"
That was not a matter Of idle gossip.
That is a promise of real develop
ment, something definite on which one
may lay the hand and feel that it is
there.
The government will give the Valley
that for which 1t asked, that for which
IL put up some hard-earned cash
When the channel has been dredged
TO proper depth, it will be possible for
vessels drawing up to 16 feet to enter
the harbor.
And Colonel w. T. lEldridge, in ad-
justing the Rio Grande railway litiga
tion, agreed to standardize the rail
gauge on the wharf, construct adequate
terminals, etc, In order to handle any
shipping that may come in. After which
II will be up. to the people to secure
the tonnage necessary to keep the har-
Dor operating.
George White, investment broker of
Davenport, Iowa, has been spenGing
few weeks In Brownsville.
A Davenport Rotarian, he has been
regular attendant at the meetings Of
the Brownsville club.
Yesterday he attended his farewell
meeting, and talked briefly. He COM
pIimented the Rotary club and the work
ID is doing. He complimented the town
for its ambition. And, in conclusion, he
said:
You have here real, active Cham
ber of Commerce-with a herman run
ming it," Which caused George Rich
ardson, manager Of the chamber, to
blush.
Up at Edinburg, capital of Hidalgo
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