Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-11
Let Road Building
Wait Awhile, Urges
Leader at Rio Hondo
To The Herald.

readers is being focused upon va
rious newspaper articles over the
signature OF Hon. Oscar G. Dancy.
outlining plans for making our six
million dollar road program fairly
continuous.
In this connection be it most en-
phatically stated that / yield TO 90
one in my admiration. respect end
appreciation of orr W Judge
Dancy. In my opinion he is abso-
lutely the most valuable man Cam
eron county owns and 1t will be =
sad day for us If we eve lose him
from his present official position
while we are spending the huge
Gums of public money that our pres
/ ont road program involves. However
that there may be no d~inirution in
his present value to Cameron county
but rather that day by day in every
way his worth and glory may IN
crease. let us dig a little moe deeply
'nto his proposed road program for
he immediate future.
Our six million dollar road pro-
gram was sanctioned by q large ma
iority Of our voters with the under
standing that somebody VAS going
to have to wait awhile for some
cf the roads. AS much as six years
was suggested as the minimum Pc
Rod for its completion. Present IN
d~ications are that III normal in
crease i'll valuations will enable the
program to be completed in con-
H. ILL., TAn= MNw1A #hnD #InE NF
course every fellow hoped that he
would not be the guy who would
have TO wait but I can't help re-
marking that ninety eight per cent
Of the unlucky folks are showing
themselves to be mighty g0od SPORTS
in this matter of waiting and are
suffering the necessary delay with
Lots Of III people in thickly settled
irrigated sections want roads and
need them badly. Rangerville is in
an awful fix. Thickiy settled pOr-
tions Of the Rio Hondo community
are still several miles from pave
ment. Such places needed pave
ments Just as soon and lust as badly
aS anybody. Tf We have tears "a
shed let's spill a few bucketfulls
over these folks but let's not vet get
excited ove the Unpaved portion Of
the Military road and the remaining
twelve miles Of unpaved salt marsh
around Point Isabel. Uncle Sam
has not vet completely abandoned
the idea Of improving the border
road. Let's give the old boy a
chance to get the idea clear Of his
system before we 60 TO spending six
dollar cabbage money for doing
what he might yet take a notion to
Go for us.
As regards Point Isabel. it is true
somebody is spending a lot of money
there. II current reports are true
they have lots Of II 70 spend. They
are betting on a real port there
If they make a good bet. they will
clean up. If they make a bad one
they stand to lose some money. but
II the worst happens to them they
will still be in much better financial
condition than many Cameron
county taxpayers who are still
blowing through the mud. If Lady
Luck turns them down. a burro trail
will be amply sufficient to carry the
Point Isabel traffic over the remain
ing twelve miles OF unpaved road for
the next fifty years and the main
tenance can be amply provided for
with the poll tax Of a half dozen
prominent Point Isabel boosters with
good old genial Bob Stuart as road
overseer. If on the other hand the
Board of Army Engineers definitely
decide in their favor. and a real
port is located away owe there. then
the rest of the county through dire
necessity and the last word in good
craftsmanship. will Of curse con
struct adequate railroads. pave
ments etc. in order TO ecure IFS
benefits. However this plan Of paw
ing roads to Point Isabel because we
might some day have a port there
and because we might some DAY
pave a road TO ii resembles the logic
OF the man who sold his farm to rest
his mules and then sold hts mules
because he had nothing for them "a
do.
Lots If Cameron county folk think
there are better places for a port
than Point Isabel. Lots Of folks who
think IL the only place for a Valley
port are becoming more skepticaI
every day concerning its ultimate Sc
lection and definite Improvement by
the government for that purpose
Just coolies of folks think this q
might good time TO sit tight. watch
closely and see which way the cal
JUMPS before blowing III last two
million dollars of road money.
A. J. Carnenter.
Sec. Rio .Hondo Booster Club
Rio Hondo, Texas