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

oA-L III LAt valley INA the
most important move made in years
10 give the Valley a deep water
port will be ened III Washington
within the next day or two. and
hat A. "a result the Valley i5 going
10 have q port, and that port at
Brownsville.
This Is based on the fact thar
heretofore attempts to obtain a
deep water port for the Valley have
found various interests presenting
their ideas Of different projects
with reference 20 a port. which
sometimes conflicted.
Known For Many DAYS
II has been known for some time
that the combined interests cf
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
az Brownsville.
An agreement has practically
been reached by the three interest
herein named. This has been known
for some days. but az the requests
OF the committees az work on the
project publicity has been withheld
on the step by The Brownsville
Herald 30 as 70 In no way interfere
with the accomplishment III their
purpose which means 10 much tc
the Valley a. a whole.
Many times the matter OF deer
water port has been agitated III the
Valley with the result that % date
none has been obtained. This time
l. seems that constructive steps
with so many interests c~oincidine
may soon bring true this dream OF
many years.
Garner And Creager Helping
TO this end Representative John
Garner and Senator Morris SheD-
pard arc lending active assistance.
III. B. CreaFer ~ National ReDub-
lean committeeman from Texas.
has gone 10 Washington with the
committee 70 lend hts assistance
Those who have gore 70 Washing
ton and expect shortly to appear
before the board OF army engineers
are 2. A. Rosenthal. chairman OF
the Brownsville district, John Gregg.
a member OF the board and
Brownsville banker, r.. B. Rentfro.
attorney, and mayor OF Brownsville.
Judge III. II. Yates. and Robt. ".
Cummings. engineer. the two rer-
resenting Brownsville. Ed Downs
San BenitO chairman. Davis Wade
Frank Robertson and ~. ~. L0uthan.
Major Rufus Putnam. engineer. r
3. Creager and n. g. 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 i that OF a 25-foot chan
mel to within five miles or the city
limits OF Brownsville. It KS nov be-
lieyed that a 25-foot channel viii
meet the unanimous approval Of
the board OF army engineers. and
all interested where heretofore the
proposition or a rs or M foot chan
mel did not 'eceive 50 hearty an
endorsement.
Under the present plans It T.
proposed 70 ask the government to
furnish an opening az Brazos dc
Santiago pass. Brownsville with IT'S
$1,000. 900 already ". ed will then
dredge the 25-foot channel u with
In five miles OF the citv limits
and a-A the government r1 main
tain III. Point fsab expects t0
directly benefit from this bv taking
the $500 600 N has vote \ and dredrr
To the Brownsville channel
Pert T. Fa-ored
Government engineers once be-
fore have voted fsvorably on q ST.
600. 600 appropriation for the pOr'
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