Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-26

Friday-BROWNSVILLE WINS
DEEP WATER PORT.
Saturday-Every body happy,
with dreams Of a great city here,
and Valley prosperity.
Sunday-Everybody still happy
over getting port.
IF there be any in Brownsville. or
the Valley. who have not reali-
zed that a deep water port for
the handling Of Valley products is
in the offing. now Is the time for
them to begin to do SO.
After about twenty-five years Of
" orking. and dreaming, and laboring
the project has now reached the
stage. where 1t Is only a matter Of
government machinery 10 grind out
This means that as soon as congress
gets around to appropriations mat
tiers. that Of the Valley port should
sail on through both houses.
With Sheppard and Garner, men,
bers Of the ways and means commit.
tees Of the two houses supporting
the project. ably backed by r. B.
Creager and Valley well-wishers. the
matter Of the $4,000, 900 appropria-
ton should have easy sailing.
IN fact ii was said Saturday that
the funds may be available here
about as soon as the Browns
ville-San Benito-Point Isabel-ma-
chinery can get ready for 1t.
The announcement Of the recon-
mendation by the board of army
engineers and the rivers and har-
bors committee Is the greatest news
that has come into the Valley since
the announcement OF the United
States entering the world war. That
was an announcement Of destruction.
this an announcement Of develop
ment.
Why shouldn't every one be re-
Joicing all up and down the 75-mile
stretchl
nROWNSvILLE'S business world
Id and the Valley in general will
Immediately feel the business
reaction, which will naturally fol-
low the announcement Of a deep
water port.
Thousands OF people will be pour
ing in to make investments and tc
take part In the building here
Picture that half mile right-of-way
which the deep water district viii
purchase TO run the 25-foot chan
mel through. IL will, in time. be
lined with industrial houses taking
advantage Of the water. There vii
be pleasure resorts equaling, If moi
surprising. those Of Florida. 1t 1:
NO dream, 1t is a crystalizing reali.
ty, right on us. What every one
should be doing is helping the navi-
cation district get that right-of-way
as early as possible.
THEN we can float down tina
channel-what shall we name
it?-on out into the bay anc
! then into the Gulf Of Mexico. Boat.
4 ing and yachting and the sound o
the guitar and the brass band vii
he mingled with the fog horn too
of the big business steamers. II i
a great day for Brownsville, Sar
Beaito, Point Isabel and the Val
ley.
MEXICO has heard about what
happening and Is already in.
terested. Representatives Of va
rious Mexican interests are alread,
making inquiries as 10 what 1t j
all about. Mexico is by 10 mean
the Land of Manana" as some sup
nosed wits often like to refer to il
Mexico Is wide awake.
Representatives of that natiol
arc among the first on the job. From
here on that nation will have il
eyes on the Valley as never before
Business men Of the sister Republi
have recently been awakened to tn
fact that Brownsville offers a goo
border rail port. Now 1t seems q
them 1t is going to offer hat natiol
another outlet to deep water.
ND so one could write on and o.
~ Of commercial assets. which wi
come piling in. They are TO
numerous to enumerste. Just le
your imagination be your guide, an,
20 ahead and picture the entir
Valley with its oil at one end. il
fruit and vegetables in the middle
and q main street, lined solo wit
homes extending. through faS
growing towns down 10 deep watei
Anything can. and much more tina
we realize will happen.
TT is a great world we live in. 1t
such development and such eS
element in recording and adm
and abetting such growths ths
keep newspaper men living first o
hopes and then on the excitement c
the realization of their hopes. KeeT
them behind their typewriters tellin
the world, not only what is happen
ing, but what can be brought {
happen. And sometimes to stay a
salaries smaller than the experienC
9rnanded for such in other line
81 endeavor. But 1t would take tw
shotguns and a broad axe to max
them quit.