Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-03

leo: Brownsville affords the closest
possible contact with the Repub-
lie of Mexico through existing
highway and railroad bridges lead
ing from Brownsville across the
Rio Grande to Matamoro, connect
ing there with the highways of
Tamaulipas and the National Rail
ways Of Mexico.
Fifteenth: international airport:
Brownsville has a commodious mu-
nicipally owned airport with direct
mail and passenger connection
with all important centers Of pop
ulation in both the United States
and Mexico. The city Of Browns
vile has provided for and applica-
ton has been made for AAA rat
ing. The mail planes to Mexico
City arrive and depart daily.
Sixteenth: Army post: Browns
vile has an army post with troops
quartered there at al times, insur-
ing government control of term
inal facilities if emergency arises.
During the trouble on the border
in excess Of 10000 troops we're sta
toned here. The fact that the
port will be located within four
miles of the army post should NEAR
material saving in freight on all
such government supplies as can
be shipped by water.
Seventeenth: immigration and
customs: The United States imrni-
grafton and customs Headquarters
for the entire Valley are located at
Brownsville, which will facilitate
the inspection Of all incoming YES
sells.
Eighteenth: Fruit inspection:
Texas maintains headquarters at
Brownsville for inspection of all
citrus fruits raised in the Rio
Grande Valley, permitting the es-
adjustment under proper and ade-
quate supervision Of a bureau for
the examination of all incoming
fruits received from tropical coun-
tries.
Nineteenth: Future growth Of
brownsville; The future rgowth ri
the city of Brownsville is assured
Whlle that of Point Isabel is entire
~ proplemta1cal. See charts show
ing growth Of population and fl
nancial resources.
twentieth: Financial ability.
Brownsville is financially able and
STANDS ready to meet any and ali
reasonable requirements of this
United States board Of army enpi-
neerS for establishment of the port
at Brownsville.
FINALLY, 1t is felt that no strong
er argument can be made for the
port OF Brownsville than the argu-
ment advanced by General Tavlor
IN his report to the board Of engi-
neers for rivers and harbors under
cate OF May Is, 122, when in pre-
sentlng the claims of Corpus Chris
u, ne says in paragraph Is Of that
report:
That Corpus Christi IS the log
lca! place for a harbor in this 10
CAVITY hardly admits Of question. 1t
IS q thriving city of about 10000
population and, being located in q
large part on high ground, Is COM
partively safe from the destructive
effects Of hurricanes. Corpus Chris
ii is served by 4 railroads, has the
assurance Of assistance from COM
merc1al and transportation inter-
terestS, and commndS widespread
confidence as to its ability in carry
ing this difficult project to a sue
ceSsful issue and making it an eco
nonical and ably conducted institu-
ton devoted to the service Of public
and to the development of this
promising section of Texas. It is
factors like these that have led to
the development Of ports far from
the sea. despite the expense of ex-
cavating and maintaining channels
leading thereto, and in the face of
favorable and apparently cheap 10
cations for harbor development
nearer deep water. Instances like
Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Or
leans, Houston, Portland, Oregon,
and Manchester, England show
plainly that commerce is attracted
far inland to population and bust
ness centers, often passing by ex-
tremely favorable port locations
close to deep water. In view Of
these facts, the board believes that
the three more or less isolated and
otherwise quite unfavorble proposed
locations should be rejected, and
the location at the city of Corpus
Christi adopted
"Al that is said above with re-
gard to Corpus Christi can, we feel,
be said with equal sincerity of
Brownsville today, and we rest our
case whit the board feeling they
will grant lis the same cnnsidera-