Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-10-22

road.
The Southern Pacific will enter
Brownsville. subject % the action OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
az Washington.
Announcement that the system had
filed its application in Washington
late Thursday afternoon was made
in a telegram received Friday morn
ing by John g. Fernandez Of Browns
Vile from ]. II. Tallichet, Houston,
general attorney for the Southern
Pacific lines
The extension will be from Har-
linren to Brownsville Nothing has
been received here indicating the
route the proposed line would take in
going from Harlingen to Browns
VILE
Rumors that the application had
been filed were rife on the streets
cf Brownsville at an early hour Bri-
day, and were confirmed when the
telegram arrived from Mr. Tallichet.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will consider the application
at a later date. Just how long it
will require To act upon the Pc
tition of the Southern Pacific Is
Lunknown here.
Speculation as 20 whether the
Southern Pacific proposed eventual
In to carry its lines into Browns
Vile has been constant since the
railroad first made application 20
enter the Valley about eighteen
ronths ago. T arrival cf word that
the application has been lied met
great enthusiasm by officials and
directors Of the Brownsville Cham
Der VI Commerce and citizens gen.
orally.
when the Southern Pacific first
filed its application to extend from
Falfurrias south TO point on the
Rio Grande at or near Hidalgo, N
the early summer Of 1925, the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce
sent a committee consisting ot Nay
cr Al. B. Cole, y. B. Scott and Man
aEer a. q. Richardson Of the Cham-
Der or Commerce, to Houston 70
interview President W. X. scott oI
the Southern Pacific and other OF
ficials on the subject cf the pro-
posed extension.
Following the return Of the COM
mittee and the submission ot It's re-
port, the Brownsville Chamber oi
Commerce endorsed the Application
w The Southern Pacific. and an
nounced that it would render every
assistance 10 the Southern Pacific
in its plans. The resolution Of en-
dorsement was broadcast over this
section.
In its discussion with Mr.. Scott,
the committee was never Ht any time
9 ven any assurance that Browns
Vile figured In the plans of the
road.
mir. Scott told u.s. Mr. Richard
son said today, "that We could re-
turn u Brownsville and assure our
citizens that the Southern Paciflc
would never do anything that would
prove harmful 10 Brownsville. that
~ was the roads purpose 20 serve
the entire Lower Rio Grande Valley
Acting on that assurance, the Cham
ber W Commerce directors de-
termined to assist the road IL every
way possible"
When il was announced from
Washington that the Southern Pa
rific hearing and protests would be
given a public hearing, the Chamber
of Commerce urged that the hcaring
Be held III Brownsville. The hear
ing was called fer this city. starting
on October~5. 1925. II consumed
about a week or time. drew IA large
number Of prominent railroad Of
ficials here. from both the appli-
cants and opponents. IL was held
with Commissioner %. II. WOodlock
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion presiding. Sitting with him was
Examiner III. NJ Mattingly Of the
commission. II was the first time
that "A member OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission had ever vis-
tied Texas to conduct a railroad
hearing.
Commissioner WOodlock and his
section of the commission, number
ing three members. adversely re-
ported on the application Of the
Southern Pacific IN February. The
Woodlock report became public pre-
maturely. and IL was followed by an
announcement from the commission
that q hearing would be held be-
fore the entire commission. re-
opening the whole question. This
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