The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-03
INTERESTING
OPINIONS.
LETTERS AND ARTICLES FROM
LEADING MEN.
ConRrnh1man stephens. u. II. Phelps
Junaihan Lane aud l.. NJ. Gng-
etnheim Point out the
Advantages ORR
riaation.

La0rsasc. Texas. July s. 1901 Hon. "a.
elr srnIft. wichita Fails. Texas Ny Dear
Sif.-uffiylng ~ your favor Of recent date
runcernlhs the amendment o. Article VIII
II thp constitution ~ Texas. 10y adding
thcItio SECTION w providing Tor the for
haiion ~ Irrigation districis. submitted by
thc last secession ~ the legislature, permit
mr W say ny o careful reading u the
rsoluilun : see that the amendment u
u1opird - slly AFFECT that portion ~
ihe pail Meet 10 long druuihs and
Dlnr E-s'st aud southwest 81 ~"
fQnnilt q Montague, Wis.,. Parker, Hood
Ngmerell. naslue. Coryell lieli, Williamson
fmfls. iiunoo. Gillespie. Comnl. Caldwell
Dou1ales. Dewitt. Gnlind. Victoria aud cal
bonn. and then only as result of the
toioaslf q majority ~ the resident lana
ouners % = proposed district who own
lalis snrrutihie 81 irrigation from the
water shrply furnished. aud that nniy such
lands ~ are benentrd ran b. subjected o.
iaiail0n Under such provision the act
o intended 10 and does only confer upon
tls neopie 10 d. affected tlr hight ~ local
80 .ufuinmrut. ihe right hf MAJORITY
vote 0f fhuao Interested iu Tax themselves
pni ihrif property. directly Cor Their oNn
iHnfff AMI advancement. and Indirectly TOT
iha hfnoni uf ihr ruilra state. Having 90
la'uie oanfdrncr boz co. ability uf tnr pep
o. iu rfaIarly govern themselves. / s'f
l4 rfasnn uhy thls right ri aHli govern
nini .hnnld not hr accorded % ihHs7 III
iHl.if Fieroatrd Bog ihr snnmer of ih'
futir1 n'tplp ly alarime OH" amrnlmrni
iac li.f.h 90 not crrair lHJ irrigation dir
iH0i hty siuuiy give the iuirrrsird par
~ the reht tn Do On 70 Boz ihrif lnlsmfn'
fhif au b. heucnird thruhy tpr ml
flu Z never have nud never VIII tati
vote % aspflrr che peoplf ~ such denl"
fuilf nrhf shall ilerriurr vote Tor in'
fafndmsnf. lf I resided lu che district q
D. aurrird. I would not ouly vote Tor th'
f1slailan. bdt would exert mysef 20 ln
err afhrrs DO so. : am nrmy con
tnfff ffasaf 4 kauuielsr ~ ihcsr land
Tat Do rIrlef baud u csniainei in tbs. th
glefn - siatss than are to D. funnd u
hlll hd.ilos in that part ~ ihr state ih
s|y iasharL a. ihr development ui th
unnify hnd 81 make % ouc ~ ihr inest %
utuirrai dlsirlrfs m thr world j. n ilr
"a .uHfIaui supply of water Go susinN
tfrliaf.aa Win a suurir ti Haicr sne
ttis unall noi he dad pioHfN 20 tinl
80 O. 90 iaiilrs rar rrfr. Dug u"nid r'
ed f.sif a lauda.ne fHfruun no ffHt
lIfi 3D. nng dui'au peg arfe snrh is nos
nf nlas taine uf aImiiaf nnds ln thh
lififie comfy. Win Ihr single adtanils
n roaif ~ um The fak provided io
aH aaI etcrli rfIreu d0liars irf acfr
lr aal suscoriinir af irfls1iIHu from th
eater snrfllI ~ term ~ forty frafr 4"
oihff ueIIla ihiIiY seven nnd nur hi
Hals Ut arfQ 81 auuum. 70 nf irriFatlo
o. isni shorli b. advanced n faiur
Arts daiiars 30 acre. thfn tir iak enn'
b. o. ,he rAiremr iim|i unll one and
lnnef rrf ernt prr anuum upou the watts
fill lend
n 10y Ili1mrnt ue should permit ihr'
ID stIt a. a. lhnr which iu ihrif iriFmti
saaH - rrfaiig irrrni them uni rrsn
nfald llaeff fn coo rutlrr state.
NrY TRULY yurfs
JONATHAN LANE