Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-17

one IN the Valley, that probably the
most important move made in years
TO give the Valley a deep water
port will be lened In Washington
within the next day or two, and
that as a result the Valley Is goinc
70 have a port, and that port at
Brownsville.
This Is based on the fact that
heretofore attempts 20 obtain A
deep water port for the Valley have
found various interests presenting
their ideas of different projects
with reference 10 a port. which
sometimes conilicted.
Known For Many Days
1t has been known for some time
that the combined interests OF
Brownsville, San Benito and Point
Isabel are centered on one project
and that this will be placed before
the board Of army engineers at an
early date, with high hopes OF an
early federal allowance for a port
AT Brownsville.
An agreement has practically
been reached by the three interests
herein named. This has been known
for some days, but at the requests
Of the committees at work ON the
project publicity has been withheld
on the step by The Brownsville
Herald 50 as TO In no way interfere
with the accomplishment OF their
purpose which means so much 10
the Valley as a whole.
Many times the matter OF deep
water port has been agitated In the
Valley with the result that 20 date
none has been obtained. This time
II seems that constructive steps
with SO many interests Coinciding
may soon bring true this dream OK
many years.
Garner And Creager Helping
TO this end Representative John
Garner and Senator Morris Shop
pard are lending active assistance.
r. II. Creager as National Repuh-
lican committeeman from Texas,
has gone TO Washington with the
committee to lend his assistance
Those who have gone 70 Washing
ton and expect shortly to appear
before the board or army engineers
are z. a. Rosenthal. chairman OF
the Brownsville district, John Gregg.
a member or the board and
Brownsville banker. r. 3. RentfrO,
attorney. and mayor or Brownsville,
Judge III. Il. Yates. and RCbt. j..
Cummings. engineer, the two rep
r%esenting Brownsville. Ed Downs
San Benito chairman. Davis Wade,
Er~nnt~ DNhn-+un~ v-M4T n T~wrt4Nnw~
Major Rufus Putnam. engineer. II.
3. Creager and =. c. Tyrrell are
members OF the delegations from
San Benito and Point Isabel.
Larger Channel Sought
The new proposition which will be
presented before the board OF army
engineers T. that OF "a 25-foot chan
mel 70 within five miles OF the city
limits OF Brownsville. IL is now be-
lieved that a 25-f00t channel will
meet the unanimous approval or
the board OF army engineers, and
all interested where heretofore the
proposition OF a IS o. II foot chan
mel did not receive 50 hearty an
endorsement.
Under the present plans II Is
proposed 10 ask the government 20
furnish an opening at Brazos de
Santiago pass. Brownsville with rs
J So 100000 already We ed will then
dredge the 25-foot channel % with
In five miles Of the city limits
and ak the government TO main
tain 70. Point Isab exDects TO
directly benefit from this by taking
the S500000 ~ has vote and dredFc
70 the Brownsville channel.
Port ~ Favored
Government engineers once be-
fore have voted f~avorably on "a ST.
000. 900 appropriation for the port
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