Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-29
[. C. c. Hears Railway Extension Arguments
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VALLEY
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6s how and when they shall
HI money for extensions and
tovements, attorneys this morn
argued the question Of whether
tke Southern Pacific should be per-
mittcd 20 extend from Harlingen to
Brownsville.
Thus Is passed another step in the
long. tiresome campaign TO bring a
new railroad into this city.
There is no indication Of what the
outcome will be. The division Of the
Interstate Commerce Commiss ion
before which argument Is being pre-
ssnted today y the same division
that recommended against the per-
NIT for the Southern Pacific. last
February a year ago.
Whether the division feels about
this last extension as they did about
the original, is unknown. In the
first case the commission as whole
reversed the decision Of the di
vision. If the division gives the
present application an adverse de-
cision. then there is still an oppor-
tunity TO present the matter 10 the
entire commission.
THE HEARING today also in
cludes argument on the proposal of
the Missoa-, Pacific 20 extend the
Spiderweb ~ ON San Benito east to
point mt O. near the Rio Grande
railroad, snu about six or seven
miles west Of Point Isabel
Also for extension of the Spider
web from La Paloma 70 Brownsville.
distance OF about fifteen miles.
-~AAvLAsse s-s..Aisazhs.s been en-
dorsed by chambers OF NASree IN
the Valley. and also By wTrNesSes
who testified at the hearing heF$ M
Houston last December.
And there's no use Of becoming
impatient in the matter Of awaiting
for decision. II may conc in a
month. Possibly two months, may be
even longer.
Interstate Commerce Commission
decisions came when they come.
LETTER THIS morning from lady
out in San Francisco.
She read editorial from Man
chester. England. Guardian. which
dealt with parrot academy in
Brownsville.
Wants TO know. seriously, II there
Is such thing here. and II 50 she
has parrot that ehatters but never
says anything Wants to send her
parrot down here for course in the
school.
She will receive a candid, serious
reply. Then il she still wants TO
send her parrot here. the troubles
that will follow must rest upon her
own shoulders.
WITH VEGETABLE shipments out
Of the Valley continuing ahead of
shipments on same date last year.
indications are that the record this
season will pass that of last year.
when something over 1900 ears
went out BY freight
The season does not end until the
late days Of June. 50 there is every
reason % believe new record will
4 be made.
" AAH NHt NfAttAbit season coming
a close, however, farmers in the
Hey are now turning most Of
ir attention to the condition Of
cotton crop.
Mere is hope for twenty-cent cot
ton. II that price develops. and es-
iimat'ne that the Valley will producs
100000 bales rs against approx
matelv $4,000 last year. no reason
why the summer shouldn't find the
VALLEY IN fairly good condition.
Did you note that generally eheer-
ful condition that followed the rains
recently
SUNDAY Is NAY Day.
It's moving day in some Of the
larTer centers Of the north. For no
particular reason.
Also. N past years il has been
made more significant by certain
demonstrations. charged TO the In
dustrial workers of the World.
This year there has been no ad-
vance news Of what May Day will
hiring forth.
But maybe BY Sunday there viii
-he something in the news on May
Day.
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