Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-23
Welcome to the Southern Pacific

The Southern Pacific Lines have reached Browns
vile. Steel was laid into the city limits Friday, mark
ing the naturalization Of the vision Of the Southern
Pacific officials Of almost a quarter of q century ago
when the first effort was made by that company to
extend its lines from Falfurrias to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Brownsville is now the most s~outherIy point in the
United States reached by the Southern Pacific, and
there can be no question that building Of this road into
the lower Valley section will be followed by an era Of
intensive development in both the city and surround
ing agricultural areas. The extension from Edinburg,
through Harlingen to Brownsville traverses one OF the
most fertile areas in the world, and thousands of acres,
which in former years were unproductive, have been
cleared and will next season add their production TO
the wealth producing capacity Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
In the Brownsville section the Southern Pacific
extension combined with the road improvement pro-
gram has already wrought q marked change. Through
out the Northeastern and eastern parts Of Cameron
county clearing and blowing are now under way on
thousands Of acres which will hereafter yield their
wealth to swell the total for the Valley country. New
towns are being laid out; new industries are seeking
sites, homeseekers and homebuilders are investigating
the opportunities offered in the rural and urban sec
tions. This can have but one result-intensive develop
ment Of the agricultural resources and the establish
ment Of new industries which viii contribute 70 the
prosperity of the entire Valley.
Those who have for years held faith in the mani
fest destiny Of Brownsville see in the completion Of
the Southern Pacific extension the ultimate material
ization Of their vision Of the building here on the lower
border OF a commercial and industrial center which will
be without peer in South Texas, and possibly in the
state. There can be no question Of the wealth pro-
duction Of the large areas from which such a city will
draw its business. There can be no question OF the
volume Of raw materials that would be available Tor
the industries which additional transportation facili-
ties will make possible. The Southern Pacific, with
lis extensive connections and the powerful influence
IL can exert, will prove a very important factor In the
naturalization of Brownsville's ambitions, and the
completion OF that line into the city virtually marks
the beginning Of q new era Of progress and develop
ment.
Brownsville should bear In mind, however, that
additional transportation facilities alone cannot build
a city. To achieve the ambition to become the chief
city Of South Texas, there must be perfect cooperation
between the city, the transportation organizations and
those industrialists who are now watching with great
interest the development OF the Valley.
The part the Southern Pacific will play in the fu-.
ture Of Brownsville will depend TO no small degree
upon Brownsville. The Southern Pacific has proved
its faith; IL is now the duty Of Brownsville 70 prove
that their confidence IN the city and the agricultural
areas surrounding was not misplaced.