Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-07
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OUTSIDE Of Harlingen visitors
who attended the HassinRen meeting
Of taxpayers to hear General Beach's
report on the cost OF bringing watel
transportation to that city, were i'm
pressed with one thing particularly
That thing was the crowd oi
Several hundred persons who At-
tended the meeting.
They we're enthusiastic for water
transportation. They are sincere.
They believe firmly that it viii
mean great things for Harlingen.
II they were disappointed thai
General Beach refused TO recommend
sixteen feet of water they failed e
show It.
They accent his recommendation
for nine feet of water. And in :
standing vote authorize the naviga
tion commission to proceed aloni
that basis.
GENERAL BEACH thinks that the
S500,000 will make available a nin'
foot passage along the Arroyo Colo
Tado, within its present banks.
Also that 1t will dredgc a nins
foot channel across the Laguns
Madre for its distance Of about
seven miles.
Also that II will dredge a chan
mel across Padre island where il \
about a quarter mile wide.
Also that il will build 1400 feet
Of jetties out from the island on
the Gulf Of Mexico side
Several points on which some were
Furious were not brought out in the
meeting.
One was the question Of the ef-
feet Of shoaling on the proposed
channel across the Laguna Madre.
Another was the question Of how
the Intra-Coastal canal, which il
mapped TO pass down the Lagans
Madre will fit in with tht nine-foo'
channel plans.
Still another was the question oi
whether the war department vii
permit the construction Of a channe
that would split Padre island.
ONE SPEAKER told Of the efforts
Of Dallas to get water rates by de
veloping water transportation vii
the Trinity river.
he told Of the trip Of the Commc
dore Duncan. named for the lat
Commodore s. W. s. Duncan.
He said that Dallas, because o
one trip made BY the Commodor'
Duncan had been enjoying wate
rates eli these years.
In which he must have been mis-
Informed.
Dallas would give much for wate'
rates. II would even build transror
tation down the Trinity-if II wer'
feasible.
But Dallas does not enjoy waite
rates. And hasn't unless il was be-
fore the first railroad was built tC
Dallas.
IN THE MEANTIME, plans are
proceeding for the organization OF
a second navigation district.
MS Q4cttttt Purposes ~ aAi-N
20 meet the government require
ments for the development Of a
sixteen foot and, ultimately. a
thirty-foot harbor. al Brazos San
tiago and Point Isabel.
The sixteen foot project has been
approved by the United States army
board Of engineers, and by the
house rivers and harbors committee,
II is expected TO come up in the
rivers and harbors viii which will
be voted On hy the short session Of
congress. 10 open early in December.
IL calls for an appropriation by
the government or sl.r10.000 for
jetty and other construction. and
Sl5O.00O annually for maintenance.
the maintenance fund 10 70 on in
definitely.
This money i appropriated pro-
Sided local interests supply $780,
600. in addition 70 which they must
supply property at the north end
Of Brazos island and the south end
of Padre island. also ground on the
mainland for offices.
I WHILE on the subject Of water
here is a letter addressed to the
s.Dircctor of the Port. Point Isabel, -
from Monterrey:
I'VE arc contemplating 20 ship
phosphate from the deposits situ-
ated near Ayancual station, which
sS on the road from Monterrey to
Matamoros. in the state of Nuevo
Leon. to Europe through your port
and we would thank you to please
inform US whether there are any
ABILITIES in Brownsville or Point
q >s,abel 20 load ocean steamers
.at would the expense Of un-
ling Of the railroad cars into
ship amount tof Also please
rm us whether you are IN
1.iion To give Us the ocean freight
On phosphate from Point Isabel
smburg.
would also like 70 have you
M us whether there are any
enses 70 be paid for the through
hipment Of phosphate over the oor-
der AZ Brownsville and what docu-
merits would be required to get the
cars across the border without loss
Of time. 1t is our intention to ship
the phosphate in train loads"
: -HE LETTER from Mon. rrey IS