Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-09
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Get Right-of-Way
But our troubles are now behind
US and II is with extreme gratifica-
tion that am able TO report to this
convention that all rights Of way
conveyances via the Plaauemine
route and Morgan City to the Texas
line have been obtained and that. to-
gether with abstracts Of title. they
are now in the hands Of the United
states district attorneys for approx
al. As soon as they are approved.
contracts for construction work will
be let.
I'm Texas between the Sabine and
Galveston Bay. all rights of way
have been secured wis the exception
of those IN CslveSton rorutw. where
excellent pro- is being made and
where condemnation proceedings, fl
nanced BY a $4,000 bond issue, will
shortly be instituted TO close the
matter w.
Money Available
In Louisiana approximately ST.
COG. 900 IS available for construction
work, while 81, SOC, 900 has been allot-
ted in Texas. Every indication points
to the commencement Of construction
work in both states within the next
sixty or ninetv days and we have the
assurance Of the d. -rtnent At Wash
ington that additional allotments Of
funds will WV made from time to time
as may be needed TO complete the
waterway in the shortest possible
time.
"The location survey on the Harvey
route from New Orleans TO Morgan
City was completed months ago and
the work Of securing rights of way
is being pursued vigorously. Plans
for the new 49, - New Orleans
where the canal will leave the Mis-
sissippi have been prepared and for
warded to Washington for final ap-
prevail. This necessary facility will
involve an expenditure considerably
in excess Of 81. 200, 900. II is conf
IDENTIFY believed that all things neces-
sary to be done preliminary to actual
construction upon this imnortant link
Of the canal will be completed within
the next few weeks"
The project plans for two routes
leaving the Mississippi river. one at
Plaquemine and one AT New Or
leans. these two joining at Morgan
City. from where the canal will con-
tinue into Texas. a
BATON ROUGE. La. NV. 9.-tPl
Delegates to the twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the lntracoastal
lanai AUUnasutsaU &C u~ -
Texas were assembled here today TO
learn OF the progress of the body
and Law plans for the immediate fu-
ture Of canal transportation from
the Mississippi river 70 the rio
Graade Valley.
With the assurance Of early com
mencement Of construction work on
the canal both in Louisiana and
TeXas. the association also plans 10
take stems toward obtaining congress
sional approval! Of the proposed ex-
tension Of the canal from Corrrs
christi, Tex. 10 the Rio Grande
Valley.
Congressman. Z. :. army enri-
neers n waterways experts. all in
terested IN the developmnt Of wa
ter transportation and the progress
OF the two states. will address the
sessions or the two-day meeting.
akin on various phases Of the
program. The committees on rights
ot-wav are expected to report yir-
tuaily all the land needed has been
acouird.
The delegates frsm the TEXAS
Gulf coast. headed bv G. 6. r. Hol-
land. president Of the association.
arrived here early today coming
from Houston. Galveston. Matagorda
county the Rio Grande Valley and
Beaumont. Texas.