Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-20
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THE FOUR NEwSEs in Hidslgo
county have come out in opposition
to the proposal to form a four
county navigation district for the
development of a harbor at Brazos
Santiago pass.
Led by the Mercedes News, they
are the WesIaco News, Donna News
and the Alamo News.
70 boil few hundred columns Of
worCs down to a sentence or so, they
DO not believe that Hidalgo count.
should permit itself to be taxed
through a navigation district for
development of the harbor.
The Mercedes News has, in fact,
been indulging itself in long series
o. conniption fits on the subject.
o. course, it is difficult to blame
} these papers for Their stand.
Recent bond issues for roads,
amounting 10 more than Sl0,500.000,
have given the Hidalgo county folks
a tx problem worth worrying about.
In addition to which the Ameri-
can Land and Irrigation company,
for which the Mercedes News Is
spokesman, expects 70 sell its irriga-
ton system to the farmers. That
would involve a bond issue Of sew
eral millions Of dollars. no doubt.
CERTAINLY the harbor commit
tee, consisting Of men located in ev-
cry part of the Valley. are fully
alive to local sentiment on the sub
ject.
Not difficult at all TO consult To-
cal chambers Of commerce or other
civic bodies.
II these communities do not want
70 be included IN navigation dis
trict. surely no one can force their
inclusion.
The solution, Of course, would be
simple.
Cameron county could form
navigation district confined to the
limits of the county.
Nor would 10 necessarily have to
overlap the already formed Arroyo
Colorado district.
If that would still he taking in too
much territory, then the San Benitc.
Brownsville and Point Isabel pre-
cincts could form 4 navigation dis
'~tYics.
And IL that was still too much, the
Brownsville and Point Isabel pre-
eincts could form such a district.
There are plenty of ways to kill
this cat.
THE MERCEDES NEWS. referring
TO the dissolved injunction against
the Arroyo Colorado district. keeps
on saying that "Joseph X. Wells and
other Brownsville citizens" were be-
hind il.
Wonder what "other Brownsville
citizens" they could be?
Joseph X. Wells does not happen
TO find it necessary TO call a civic
meeting when he has business Of his
own to handle.
For reasons best known to himself,
and being a property owner in the
Arroyo navigation district, he pro-
ceeded to seek an injunction.
He did not raise a fund for the
purpose. He did not ask the cham
Der Of commerce, the federation Of
womens clubs. the retail merchants
association, the Rotary club, the
lions club, the Kiwanis club, or any
other organization whether he should
seek an injunction.
= - Il
Harlingen property owner, when he
planned the same sort of court
action.
Joseph X. Wells apparently con-
suited himself and went out and
sought an injunction.
Just the same as the Arroyo Colo
rado district folks who favored the
navigation district probably went
out and formed Il without consult
ing Mr.. Wells.
BUT. REALLY. there's no sense
In getting all worked up over this
thing.
You can't force a navigation dis
trict down the folks throats if they
don't want to swallow II.
HARLINGEN wanted to develop
the Arroyo Colorado for shipping
purposes.
SO they formed a navigation. dis
trict, voted 100000 in bonds, and
took some other necessary steps.
Harlingen is perfectly willing to
pay its way through this improve
ment.
To which no one. surely. can OBJ
feet.
ANY more than they could object
20 Brownsville's undertaking to fl
nance a ship channel Of its own.
The Brownsville ship channel idea
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