Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
I'm OUR r
VALlEY
oMoRRow-sATURDAY-prom-

DMORROW-SAIU IURDA1-profl-
to be red letter day in the
-ory Of Brownsville.
tX And the "loose territory" sur
III unding this city on three sides
II Oh the fourth side-Mexico-great-
h interested.
l'}f Voters are to pass upon a bond
sue Of $4,000 600.
fW The amount to be used for several
Cfurposes.
III One purpose is to provide 100000
Wo be added TO a proposed federal
Appropriation of sl.0o0,000 for de-
l lopnent of an eighteen-foot depth
n J,rcss the bar at Brazos Santiago
GNsss. And sixteen-foot channel
III Hross the Laguna Madre.
d Another purpose is to provide
{bcut s750,000 for construction Of a
min canal from the Laguna Madre
U n a point about five miles from
brownsville. At the end Of Four
eenth street.
THE BOND ISSUE also will pro-
MX it6 10NOc VI ABOUT fN
cres Of land at south tip Of Padre
sland and north tip Of Brazos
yland.
The island points will be used by
he federal government for the usual
4 Vortification projections provided for
81 harbor entrances.
Also 10 provide funds for pur-
hase of half mile right of way
Hong the route OF the proposed
iannel.
Although there are intimations
at property owners that are direct
,y. - "
XTHE s2.oo0.0O0 bond issue is the
n worthwhile public effort di-
N ed toward development Of water
u sportation.
a 4 fter a half century OF rather
y tered and ineffective work along
III. line.
II .eroic measures were often re-
Erted to. As note the famous
los" campaign Of eight or nine
ars ago when citizens generally
Vsme through" with cash donations
ming from a penny upward.
ash raised back in 1919 to the
ount of sl25.OCO for digging a
nnnel across the Laguna Madre.
ash raised to help the Rio Grande
road standardize its track as re-
ed by the federal government.
EHE UNITED STATES government
n lady has more than three-quar-
Of a million dollars invested in
Eos Santiago pass.
now plans TO spend si.s0o.O0o
tMs. including the local aid; and
addition, proposes a maintenance
- of S150.000 annually-and in
iitely. That is equivalent TO
per cent on a fund OF s3,000,-
other words, there will be s3,-
o in escrow TO provide sl5O,000
ly for maintenance and inn
hents as time goes on.
ch would bring the total in
ent in the bay and pass to s4,-
b-forgetting about the $780,
thereabouts already put into
rcject.
orrow it will be up 10 the
after the voters have approved
will still be large amount OF
20 be done at the Washington
hAGO BOYS in Brownsville
potball game today should be
gratified over the weather.
may even hear claims that
ther was provided for their
NJ 7r benefit.
ist the sort of weather they
Histomed OF have for their
t home along in October.
townsville boys probably had
for warm weather. That's
I'd.
EXNE AND PORT ARTHUR,
football champions, arc
: for state honors.
rthur made Abilene a pro-
hancial.
to 20 to Abilene for 4
,rantec. or offered to give
1000 10 come 20 Port Ar
4 decided il preferred the
c he money, inssmuch as Il
EE seen n championship game.
E Arthur journeys to Abilene
4E ent.
N<<PACHECO is another flyer
8Eco who by his choice OF
N&te to Mexico City takes
Zsvillc- Matamorcs gateway.
EX from San Antonio TO
' Es, and from Brownsville
4 the coast line, climbing
= plateau southwest Of
~ . hour trip from Browns
f74 Mexico City and over
@ Hat II safer for flyers
her route offered.
~ f<ly so many O. the flyers
MIkf border ard Mexico City
EIkI -Matamoros
ffsf nmber is growing as in
VII lying Is increasing.
IkI
IE NAMER, retiring from
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