Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-11
Urge Valley Support
.IntY0cOdst0L Canal
Extension Projects
Especial ID The Hlraldl


HAkLlNGEh. Texas, Mar. li-kn-
listmcnt of the support NJ every per-
aou in the valley % secure the dredg-
inr of the Arroyo Colorado and its
connection with the intra-coaatal ea-
nai system waa urged iast night by
SPEAKERS before 800 persons attending
40 meeting sailed lr the purpose ri
acquainfinR interested persons on
certain frcts pertaining tu the prop
0siti0H.
Speaking to the meeting last night
were C ii. III. Holland of Houston,
founder ~ the lntra-coastal Canal
Association: Rcy Miller. for many
years president of the association
and Oscar ~. Dlncy. county judge of
Cameron county.
AisgaiizinR harlingen CT the south
crn terminus ~ the inland waterway
ana irtra-goaatal canal system. Mr.
Miller told tf the adyAntAgUs VT wa
ter rates. named some the ends ai-
ready accomplished by the aasocia-
ti0n. and described the situation inso-
far as Il affected deepening ~ the
Arroyo Colorado W. Y depth w nine
drrd feet which are the dimensions
0f the intra-coastal canal with which
Il would connect.
NJ. Miller went back far into the
history W. the canal association "a
describe how it aided in the further
ancc 0f the great inland waterway
system IT, told hcw the canal so-
citation AZ the Fourteen Feet t0 the
Gulf. convention ~ Memphis. Ten
ncs see. aided iu the fight for an ap-
preparation to make great inland
waterway of the Mississippi river and
its main tributaries including the
. Missouri. Ohio and marry others
NJ 900 Miles ~ Waterway
The speaker said that there were
ia 900 miles ~ inland waterway ~
the pr posed project extending " thc
upper reaches 7 thc Mississippi river
ara its trhutarics and probably even
tually into the great lakes by means
of thc sanitary canal now under eon-
struction hv the City uf Chicago ara
State " Illinois
Hr sller then told how the Mis-
eiHsippf river was being extended
from Dos mouth in several directions
in the for mof an intra-cOastal canal.
re told of The appropriation that
bad been made f1r the intra-cUastnl
canal ns far as orpus Christi iu this
direction and 0f the additional annro-
rriation for q survey from Corpus
Christi ta the rio Craude and ~ tie
Arroyo Colorado.
A general and preliminary survey
win lp started soon hy Lieut.-C Oh
Julian j.. Schiay. district NJ. 4. army
4 engineer ~ Galveston. Mr. Miller
said. declaring that this would bg f0i-
lowed with more complete report at
later date. Ie urged the gathering
ff data fr euhstantiate requests fOr
extension ~ the intra-coastai water
way up thg arroyo.
Ncfk will soon be started on pOr-
\ ti0n Nh the canal ON the Southeast
Texas coast. said Mr Miller. Ee said
Z that money was available for the
work end that thc drsdg ing companies
were anxious ~ start ou the project.
Save On Transportation
Much data Was given by Mr. Miller
lam the hiGh "a 20 II raH tranFpQrtl-
4 tion. re- Said that " cost billion
doilArs more year. NV pay tran ppr-
tatiUn costs WIZ tho nation than it does
tn run the United States government
Il He described this A. huge transpor-
fatien tax which the pe ple oi the
. nited States paid annually. he Iold
v also how commerce 0f the United
States vas doubling almost every ten
years and hnw necesaa ia would he-
come to find additional means ~
transportation with rail facilities n-t
v keeping pace with tho increase.
Inland waterway and the intra-
coastal canal will be the only soln-
tior. Mr Miller declared. He said
tnat these would be able IVY take care
cf ail thp bulky. heavy and slow mpv-
inE comm cditics leaving the perish
aide and hirh priced products capable
WI bearing thc high cast of rail irans.
Y Y. rtatlou for the steam carriers.
Mr. Miller sald that an eIpermea-
tai shipment nf ten boxes 0f grape
frut had been shipped NJ Liverpool
England hr steams hin from CORPUS
Christi recently and that the Eng
Ilsh nslgnee hal ordered sne hun.
dred boxes a month until further nn
thee. Mr Miller said that the fruit
hipment had nat been iced and aa0t.
- ths as an instance gf suece STU
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