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CALCULATIONS from Col. Z II. Marks.
district engineer, and II. r. Stafford.
executive vice president OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific Lines.
He then launched into On short
discussion OF what the port means.
NO man can say Just what this port
viii mean 70 us In the future" he
declare, "but II means a tremend-
Gus gain right now. II Is q gain In
raising Of the morale Of the people
in giving us courage TO carry or"
Predicts Great City
Mr.. Bowie envisioned a great en-
rlre served by deep water trans
portation on the coast here, the
en- plre stretching TO San Antonio.
thence down to the Rio Grande
and into Mexico.
There will some day be q great
CITY developed on this coast-a
great seaport city," he said.
Bowie pointed 20 industries that
win come TO the Valley, and to the
development and profits I'm an agri-
cultural way that viii come from
lever freight rates
He praised Banks l. Miller. whom
be said has proved that the Ideas
Of the pioneers were practical"
Judge James @. Louthan Of San
Benito. attorney and general man.
ager for the district, predicted that
The port win save the Valley n mil
ION dollars annually In freight
rates.
Judge Louthan outlined the pro-
gram OF development which the port
expects TO carry out, including q
direct money return on its opera
ton, establishment Of industries.
lowering OF freight rates, develop
ment In the communities generally,
and called on the people to cooper
ate I'm this program OF development.
The best speech I have ever
heard was made right here on this
platform last Saturday" Judge
Louthan said, and then told Of the
remarks OF a spectator who watch
ed the docking Of the Fairport. All
was silence for a while. then the
spectator said. "She's int"
The work OF the early day pio-
neers In the Valleys port move was
told by G. T. Jessup OF Brownsville.
He declared that "in this Valley
that portion OF our daily press
handling most OF our port publicity
mas manipulated It In such a way"
that some who worked for the port
have not received due credit.
Backers Are Named
He mentioned particularly a. A.
Browne OF Brownsville, whom he
said made the largest contribution
20 the port. He mentioned also
Charlie Champion OF Port Isabel,
whom ne said made the second
largest contribution.
The speaker praised George
Crume OF Mercedes as q man who
gave his life for the project. and
sain a tablet In his memory should
b. erected In the transit shed.
He mentioned John 6hary, the
late c. II. Pease, d. =. Strickland.
E. w. Stenwall. A. A. Ltndahl. B.
II. Hooks. A. B. Jacobs. j. b. Roberts.
A II. Weller. S. A. Thompson. Z.
w. Archer, A. l. Stanford, James
c. Bowie. Alba Haywood. T. b. Ed
wards Charles Champion. K L.
Howard, Sim Tucker, and G. T.
JesSup as the men who gathered In
wn~wA YwmAnT wtrIy ~ FQTQ aud start
e. the port project.
Jessup told Of his own activities
In heading the drives for funds In
those days. and said this early work,
while II did not produce the port.
vas the foundation on which 1t has
TOW been built
"You have done well" ne said TO
tic commissioners OF the district.
'fsr better than some hoped you
would do"
Points 70 Low Rates
Banks L. Miller was introduced
by Bowie as the man Of the hour"
and he declared that he felt well
repaid for his work In getting the
first cargo moved by the apprecia-
tiOn OF Valley people.
The Valley can put every idle
acre OF its land In corn and move
Il through the port here In COM
petition with the corn belt year In
and year out in addition TO produce
ting its citrus and vegetables" he
said
he declared that the Valley can
move corn by water TO consuming
markets or the nation at the same
Gust as the rail rate % Houston and
San Antonio.
II am going TO move a bargeload
OF cor into Chicago at less than
Il would cost me TO ship 10 by rail 20
Fort Worth" he said.
He thanked the people Of the VAL
,ey. and particularly the farmers
whose corn was pouring through
tire elevator into the SIS Fairport.
Miller was given mn ovation Sur-
passed only by that given the gov
ernor. Bowie introduced Col. H. III.
Downs OF san Benito. chairman OF
the navigation district.
1T Is significant that this Is the
last link IN one hundred years OF