Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-02-23
ON BOULDER CANYON Bill
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THE PERSON WHO was driving
the automobile that struck and
killed DR.. W. A. Wilson Of Browns
Vile on the highway late Friday
afternoon, should in justice 10 him
self and To the community surrender
himself :. the officers.
The facts do not seem 20 indicate
guilt on the part Of the driver. They
seem to show that il was purely an
accident. There seems to have been
a heavy smoke screen from some
brush burning nearby. Apparently
the unfortunate victim did not see
the car IN time "a save himself. The
driver did not see the doctor in time
10 avoid the accident.
Yet the driver went on. Failed 10
stop and invest tigate. That was wrong
Of course. Possibly the driver took
fright. But after 4 few hours he
should have recovered his composure
and return to face the situation.
Certainly. If the facts are as they
have been reported. he would have
been exonerated after the usual in
quiry.
DIR. Wilson was killed near his
home. lie had crossed the road with
his son TO watch the brush fire.
COMMODORE LOUIS Cobolini is
deep in facts. figures and general
statistics through which he expects
to prove TO the rivers and harbors
engineers the necessity of continuing
the development Of Brazos Santiago
harbor until AZ least thirty feet Of
water has been attained.
The commodore has what is known
as a mathcmatic mind. That il. he
d0tes on facts and figures. His Of
flee il ten feet deep, maybe more. in
tables Of statistics Of ons sort or
another. but principally things bear
ing on development Of waterways on
the coast.
He has resumed active connection
with the project after leaving off
for ten years or more. lie Is thor
oughly interested IN what he has
undertsktn.
with Commodore Cobolini working
on Brazos Santiago and Roy Miller.
as manager of the Intra-Coastal Ca
nal Association. including in his
coastal efforts the proposed extcn-
sion Of the canal 20 the Rio Grande
and up the Arroyo Colorado to Har-
lingen. Washington should soon be-
gin to hear much more of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
THE MERCEDES NEWS. of which
A. +. Prince is the editor. says:
LAREDO. west OF as on the Rio
Grande. is making spirited bid for
limelight in the winter resort world.
In addition 10 their celebration NJ
this time OF the year they are out
with z program for a large casino,
race track. etc, on the Mexican side
Of the river. being backed and built
suppos edly by Tex Rickard. che fam
Gus New York promoter. We are told
that Tex has lent his name 20 the
enterprise for publicity purpos IS
and that he is not backing il so very
strong
"Along this line there are very
strong rumors that Matnmoros will
be selected for similar enterprise
in fact have been drawn up already.
for something gigantic along these
lines"
There has been nothing definite 50
} Sfr. 20 Justify the belief that Mr..
Richard i financially interested in
the Nuevo Laredo enterprise.
LAREDO Il not 30 favored from a
Ans r.
cessfnlly compete with the Lower
Rio Grande Valley as resort sec
tion
Tn. writer fought in the war. Ct
Laredo. In summer he found the
weather extremely hot. The gulf
winds do not penetrate there as they
do at Brownsville. And the winter
was much colder than Il II here and
far more disagreeable.
YEARS AGO FRANK Lopez Of
Brownsville was engaged in business
in Porto Rico.
About the same time there lived in
Porto Rico one M. w. Friazeli.
Now Mr.. Frizzell is engaged in
the business Of buying and selling
potatoes. with headquarters in Chi
cago.
Yesterday Frank Lopez and NJ. W.
FrixzeIl met on the streets Of
Brownsville.
Neither knew, Of course, that the
other was here.
Just another little indication of
the attraction the Valley has. both
for business visitors and tourists.
And You have fine town here,
said Mr.. Frixzell II had no idea
that your city was SO large. With
Mr. Frizzcll was W. r. Latham.
father Of +. II. Latham Of below the
city.
HInALGO COUNTY contempiates
a roai bond election. The figures
viii be from S5.00O. 900 70 $4,000 900.
There IS talk in the Hidalgo coun-
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