Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-25
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A DECISION on location Of the
Valleys deep water port is to be
announced July by United States
nnrny engineers. say those return
enS from the recent hearing in
washington.
That Is just is days away. and
much earlier date for a decision
Athan had been expected.
All those who attended the hear
n ng from Brownsville are very opti-
niist.c over the outlook and seem
o think Brownsville should begin
Preparations immeditely to let con-
ract Tor the channel.
Even a favorable decision from
II the engineers viii not mean that
government work Is 20 be started
Immediately. Congress must then
bass an appropriation for the per
ION Of the work that Is 20 be done
y the army engineers
~ the decision Is unfavorable
at. Of course. will not mean the
ld Of the fight for a harbor near
townsville Few worthwhile bat
e. are won III the first skirmish.
II RAY even be necessary for
Brownsville 20 build the channel TO
ronnect with one through Brazos
santiREo Pass % Point Isabel.
This Is what Houston did.
The government refused aid %
ne Bayou CITY because "the addi-
.onal expense" overweighted thS
# dvantages of a harbor located 50
niles inland on a winding muddy
spaynu.
Galveston IN those days laughed
Fat Houston's ambition to become a
seaport.
But Houston. without govern
fnent aid. spent about s5.OO0cOO to
cut the first channel. And after
many months a small coastwise
,xtearE finally was induced 70 haz-
lard sourney up to the very in
4 docks.
n newspapers carried g.
Aanners to the effect that
ship Is IN Harb0r."
TeSton papers took due note of
cident too by poking fun al
tug" which with much diff
had negotiated the "so-called
ehb channel To Houston.
Then after three weeks IN the
Banslon port that same ship left
n a declaration at the CAL
" nstons house Of one case
cf ~ ms tobacco. That was
couiIcal 20 Galveston citizens and
che newspapers had a lot OF fun.
But Houston finally did prove 70
che Eovernn snt the necessity for a
harbor near hat city-ani the de-
termination oF citizens 70 build one.
Then Unitet States army engi-
neers and congress came 70 the
rescue. Millions were spent IN
Strengthening and deepening the
watercourSe 10 the sea. Today
Houston boasts one OF the finest
lharbors IN the land and Galveston
Arisizens and newspapers no longer
&c Il as a huge joke.
yISTTORS TO Mexico continue 10
.mpt 20 smuggle mangoes and
forbidden fruit into the Unit
ates and federal inspectors
lc 70 find seized fruits in
with maggots OF the Morelos
Lattimcre. United States
lt OF commerce inspector
ernational bridge. Satur-
mango away from an
or and found IS mag
took mango away
te visitor and found
maggots.
re TO be placed at
rrvice clubs warn
danger Of snug
do a great deal
thinks.
signs. to be fl
and Rotary. will
next day or two.
KD'S HarlinEen cor
earthS new kind Of
between cotton growers
" already have met r.
localities and decided they
BAY 81 per 100 pounds at the
ming OF the season, the pickers
purchase their own sacks.
ow the aforesaid Harlingen cor
pendent finds that the poten-
pickerS are dissatisfied with
arrangement and will insist on
55 70 $50 per hundred as a
ring price.
Irohsbly the pickerS imagine de-
fzticn OF several hundred work
N the past few months have
4 them in position TO dictate
Aaces they shall receive.
farmers and Einners say the
Suppiy of labor Is plentiful TO be-
Sin with and there is little iken-
hood OF n labor shortage.
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