Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-11
FINAL
I'm OUR
VALLEY

THE BROWNSVILLE Chamber Of
Commerce issues another call for
automobiles.
Needs them for use Saturday
when a large delegation Of American
Legion men. taking q side trip 70
Valley following the convention AZ
San Antonio. will arrive in this
section.
Every other chamber Of commerce
in the Valley is also receiving regis
tration.
The usual cooperation is being fol-
lowed in the entertainment OF the
vitiors.
Car from every town will be in
two motorcades.
There will be two groups q the
visitors.
Cars in the western end of the
Valley will pick up the legion men
at Edinburg.
Going to Progreso.
Cars from the eastern end will
pick up their visitors at Brownsville.
And 20 TO Progreso.
There the two groups OF cars will
exchange passengers. Returning
thence to their starting point.
WILLACY COUNTY has financed
and is building roads across the
county, west ard east and north and
south.
Now they are planning on another
system.
Want roads northwest and south
across the county.
The road 10 the southeast corner
would give q closer connection with
Rio Hondo and Point Isabel.
To the northwest a closer route g.
the Falfurrias road.
The highway bug has bit Will
lacy county citizens good and hard.
says the Willacy County News in
announcing the nav plan.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER
has the following TO say with refer
ence TO the proposed Brownsville-to-
ths-Gulf ship channel:
The Port OF Corpus Christi l.
going TO have "A new nsighbop pretty
soon, If tho recommendation Of a
special committee Of the Browns
Vile Chamber Of Commerce are car
riad nut Inr.srtt.ftrr .F ta...,..
facilities az III Jardin tract. the
dredging OF a channel from Brazos
Santiago pass "a distance of seven
teen niles, providing lands for
government uses. and the matching
Of funds 10 be appropriated by the
federal government, are recommend
ed in a report filed by the COMMITTEES
the other day.
ITO make this possible. the com
mittee advocates the issuance III
bonds in the amount Of $1,000. 600
This channel would be sixteen feet
in depth, as recommended by army
engineers, and the annual mainten.
ence cost is estimated AZ Sl5n,00n
"A PORT at the southern tin al
Texas should prove to be a profit.
able investment. II is close to l5C
miles from Corpus Christi TO Brazos
Santiago pass; with the vast terri.
tory which each port has 70 draw
from. there should be room enough
and TO spare. for both.
Ports along the Atlantic coast
OF the United States are frequently
only few miles apart, and vet each
thrives without detriment to the
others.
"At any rate the question Of locs.
tion is one for A- rsngineers and
the people Of the Lower RIO Grandt
Valley to decide"
THE sl50o00 maintenance func
mentioned by the Caller is not fol
the Brownsville channel. but for tn,
the channel across the Laguns
Msdre. which would be subject u
shoaling.
Those behind the channel move
ment point to the fact that the sol
along the mainland channel is ol
such nature that il will not requir,
maintenance for some years. anc
y comparatively little after that.
The Brownsville channel is not
new idea, by any means.
"Old timers" recall that il hai
been advocated at various times dur
ing the past fifty years. and ever
Continued on page twelvel