Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-11

rity.
bwnsville wants Southern Pa
passenger terminal at a place
Fenient to the general public OF
z5r6wnsyille.
| The general direction that the
Southern Pacific will take in ap-
preaching and entering the city
would bring it in on the north side
OF the city.
That would place the terminal
omewhere on Madison street. be-
tween Sixth and Ninth streets.
A total Of ten city blocks will
be necessary to bring the roads
trains TO within hailing distance of
the business district.
That's the equal Of 100 city lots
There are said to be about that
many individual owners Of tbs indi-
vidual property that will be sought
The property needed is valued az
from $4,000 to $ls0G00.
Brownsville folks who want 70 see
the Southern Pacific enter Browns
vile. placing this city on an equal
transportation basis with Harlin-
gen. Edinburg and McAllen will. Of
course, see to il that everything
that IL necessary, is done.
A CHAMBER OF Commerce COM
mittee. consisting Of John Gregg
and w. f. McDavitt, has been named
to secure options and contracts on
the property needed for the railroad
entry.
II will be a long, tedious job, this
thing Of interviewing some 120 own
ers Of the property
\ The improvements on the needed
property are said to be Of COM
paratively small houses that can be
easily and cheaply moved 70 an
even more desirable location.
At the same time the owners are
untitled TO fair price for their
property. That will be the purpose
the committee at work on the
eal. A fair price 10 the owner
nd fair price to the people Of
be city generally. who in the last
cel..'r: ~'ii have to put up the
honey.
THE SOUTHERN Pacific i ask
Ing nothing nf Brownsville that Il
has not already asked and received
4 Hariingen, Edinburg and Nc
lllen.
this work must be done within the
next fifteen days.
Oral arguments in the Southern
4 Pacific application will be heard al
Washington on April %.
Brownsville attorneys who will at
tend that hearing should he in po-
sition to go there armed with op-
/ tions and contracts which they can
] deliver "a the Southern Pacific at
torneys showing that Brownsville
wants the Southern Pacific so much
! that IL is offering that road. with
out cost, a passenger terminal Al
most within the heart OF the city.
THIS THING Is NOT going TO be
an easy matter, Of course. Which
makes il essential that every citi-
zen observe q patriotic attitude. do
ing whatever may be necessary. ia
- fairness 20 himself and in fairness
his city.
Brownsville cannot expedite mat
.ers at Washington. Those are
strictly up 20 the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
But we can expedite matters here
- 80.
- he minds OF men closely in touch
with the situation that the South
crn Pacific will he granted its ap-
plication. And. with the application
granted. in due time. there Is no
reason why the Southern Pacific
shouldn't be in Brownsville By the
first Of January.
RENEWED YOUR Matamoros
passport yet?
Matamoros immigration men an
nounce that the period for renewals
has been moved forward to the first
Of May
Simple matter to get that r.
ncwal IL you have the time. Just gu
70 Santa Cruz. az the south side ~
the ferry, during the usual office
hours.
THE CHIEF OF the Brownsville
fire department. Roy Weller. has 1
cred devil" 81 his own.
It's a serviceable used car which
has been an doilcd up and painted
red. with hig "B. r. ~" letters.
Also, il has a noisy horn for use
on occasion OF fires.
All that the Brownsville depart
ment needs now j. practice. And
there's little Of that in Brownsville
Fires here are few and far be-
tween. Which u why Brownsville
has such 4 good fire rate.
But "a maintain these rates there
must he nj adcqEatc fire depart
ment
There should be another fire hall
In another section 0f the cits.
There should he 4 hook and lad
der truck. Plenty ~ buildings N
Brownsville high enough TO make
plenty Of ladders necessary.
And there should be fire alarm
system.
Most well regulated cities Of
BROWNSVILLE size have them