Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
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VALLEY


out by r. N. Goodwin, resident Of
Missouri.
No effort has hecn made ~ sell
lands. the promoter desiring to yet
his project into complete form be
fore beginning sales.
And now the first unit is ready.
Ard colonization is scheduled 70 be-
gin soon.
NEWS OUT or the proposed for
nation Of another irrigation district
N Cameron county. comprising some
$4,000 acres of land.
This will include lands in the -en-
trail eastern part of the county.
II will he known as district No. II.
and uill get its water from the Rio
Grande At a point below Browns
willie.
Seven new district, have been
formed in Cameron county IN the
past three years. numbered from No.
7 n No. Il. inclusive.
One of the districts. NJ. .. is an
old private project
All of which rortends extensive
developments in Cameron county.
and much additional population with
in the next few years.
BROWNSVILLE is going - hold
an election on December GA week
from next Saturday.
Will vote on the question If issu-
inE and selling S2.0oo,0o0 in bonds
for development of Brazos Santiago
harhor and construction ~ ship
channel from a point near Browns
vile t. connection with Brazos
Santiago pass.
The Brownsville Chamber ~ Com
rnerca j. now distributing campaign
buttons reading. II am for the
Brownsville port"
An effort will be made % bring
out the largest possible vote in ba-
hslf ~ the issue.
The project IL not new one 70
Brownsville By any means.
--a!s'~ !s'~timsr~ssrlii iiNtStss-r-w fhat wears
ago the feasibility of channel con
Meeting Brownsville with Bra-os
Santiago was pointed out.
BACK II 1910, and as late as 1918.
the Brownsville Ship Channel asso-
citation msde surveys, prepared
maps. and did much work in pro-
noting channel from Brownsville
a. the coast.
But the fact was accepted tnat
nothing concrete could be worked
out until development or Brazos
Santiago pass was n certainty.
Now the federal government. rro.
poses 70 spend sl.OOO.O0o on develop
ment Of harhor entrance al Brazos
Santiago pass, if local interests will
Put up s6O0.OO0 IN cash and supply
certain needed lands.
This s600.000 will come out of the
s2.o0o,00O bond issue proposed by
the Brownsville navigation district.
In addition 70 that Brownsville 70
supply the needed lands. including
the south tip If Padre island and
the north tip of Brszos island.
THESE ARE but few ~ ~.
facts. The present situation has
s~olved from a curiously compli-
Gated series Of incidents and activi-
ties extending over a period Of
sixty years or longer.
In fact. il would require = hook
70 detail the Brazos Santiago harbor
activities from the present dsy back
to the Civil war period and even
beyond.
Al first " va peculiarly a
Brownsville matter. for Brownsville
was the only community in this
section. IN the north side ~ the
river.
As the country developed ~ the
past twenty wears V spread into n
Valley activity.
And then Y returned 70 its carly
rhase-;hat of Brownsville activ-
ity. in at least it, financing sense.
GOVERNOR DAN MOODY evil
IDENTIFY has been q pupil as we'll as
. hunting companion II Sheriff Lu-
ther Snow of Willacy county
Comes a newspaper story from
Laredo. credited "a Snow. that the
governor ropcd his first Texas Wild
cat in tree on the r s. Sterling
ranch. near Laredo.
Sheriff Snow is attaining nation
vide fame because OF his ability in
roring Texas wild animals. espe-
cialIy cats Of various hues and cries
but always Wild ones.
The governor seems ~ have Wit
messed some performances of the
villacy county sheriff. and decided
a. try the game himself.
With success. rs indicated from
the Laredo dispatch.
ApALBEETO LONGORTA IS con-
xtructive force in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Adalberto is student ir the Mel
lie schunior high school, in western
Hidalgo county.
He is especially interested in the
vocational agriculture branches
taught in his school.
He went into competition, in the
Nid-winter Fair at Harlingsn.
Out 81 possible 100 points he
made 1880. defeating 81 other con-
,.stants. His success was in entom
olory. poultry and citrus fruit judr-
Ing.