Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-16
I'm OUR
VALsLEY

THAT GRAVITY CANAL which
will convey flood waters for the
$7,500.00O Willacy county irrigation
project actually is as big a propo-
sition as the proposed Brownsville
to-the-Gulf ship canal
Here are q few figures given In
q description OF the proposed grav-
ity canal.
1t will be "a miles in length,
. starting from the river at point
4 between La Feria and Harlingen.
1t will be $50 feet wide at the
top. About the same as the pro-
posed Brownsville ship channel.
II will be 90 feet wide at the bot
tom. The Brownsville ship canal
! will be l0) feet.
The gravity canal will be II feet
deep. The Brownsville ship canal
will be two feet deeper.
The gravity canal will be cement
liafd. to protect adjoining lands.
yhe Brownsville ship canal cannot
be cement lined at first because it
is proposed eventually to make it a
thirty foot canal.
BROWNSVILLE and Matamoors
chamber Of commerce officials, Gus
toms and other officials, met at the
Brownsville municipal airport Tues
day afternoon.
Considering plans for joint action
(which will bring some sort Of a
! solution 10 the official phases Of
handling international mails and
packages, etc.
One suggestion, by Collector Yer
duga of Matamoros, was the estab-
! lishment Of an international zone.
That would include a circular ter
kritory including both Matamoros and
Brownsville. With customs and i'm
! migration officials OF each nation
with adequate powers.
There is still another suggestion.
This one is that all matters re-
flating TO customs and immigration
and mails be handled by the con-
sulates.
POSSIBLY the Mexican consulate
in Brownsville would be given a
staff OF clerks 10 look after that
nations interests in the local air
port.
And the American consulate in
Matamoros could be given staff OF
clerks to look after American inter
.sts in connection with air mails and
travel % that side OF the river.
IL is nos an impossible situation
~ course. But will require time
and thought to bring about proper
organization.
Some believe the whole matter
should be handled through dipio-
matte channels rather than through
enforcement channels of govern
ments on both sides Of the river.
JEFF BELL, San Benito Chamber
Of Commerce manager, returns nome
from Washington TO thaw out.
Mr.. Bell has been in Washington
for some days in connection with the
tomato tariff investigation.
He came home BY way OF g.
Ionis, Where he found the Mis-
Gcpi thickly iced and the tenn
perature some eight degrees below
zero.
Being a confirmed resident OF the
Flower Rio Grande Valley. Mr.. Bell
naturally was not equipped with
flnnnels, rubber overshoes, great
overcoats and other apparel OF the
frozen north.
IN view Of all OF which Mr.. Bell
tarried not in 81. Louis, but hur-
ried southwark and refused TO step
until he could step off the cars at
San Benito, where Sunshine Spends
! the Winter Except for some days
as today.
Mr.. BELL was in Washington
long enough 20 see that the Valley
NoulN ntlp ltoNAA NtHe+NNA-s - -
n legislative representative sta
toned there.
In other words, he thinks the VAL
! ley should have a lobbyist on the
ground.
IL Representative John n. Garner
would endorse such an idea, perhaps
Il would be well for the Valley 20
consider IL.
However. those who have had
! occasion 20 take up matters in
Washington have always found Mr..
Garner sympathetic ana ready to do
! everything possible.
He is the Valleys representative
| there. lie represents the border
area from Eagle Pass 10 Brownsville.
Very often lobbyists are more OF
a nuisance 10 their districts con-
gresham than help.
THE CAMPAIGN 70 make Browns
Vile 100 per cent in the campaign
20 relieve the Valley Of all trees that
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