The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-21
|, rs RIVER MEETING
.,,sNr ASSOCIATION WILL
Hov id,sNE THIS AFTERNOON
-..,.s H. Ball Writes OF Pur-
: MI - The sooiety-Ta~payers
'''' Seeking Relief.

S'a .t,on viii be held in this city
orr, ,ss business League rooms There
" 81 ~ ssssious of the convention, at
and at p. M
q 4. Holt will deliver the ADDRESS
y N This convention is Of great I'M
ss0wu houston, as one Of It's princi-
l1 1s.,ts is to devise plans for the pro-
0O'' ,he 4ravos bottom lands from
l0l y 'soss that entail such enormous
e'''S s. the planters Of that extensive
\ most Of which Is directly tributary
D G, GIddlngs, Jr'' of Brennan is
I'M Of the association
,upposE OF THE MEETING.
sa,,ouing excerpt from a letter
y Han Thomas II. Ball to Chair
& ~ c,aS,nps will give comprehensive
40 nprposes Of the association:
ne v3t.onded The initial meeting at
which resulted In call OF
ls3 ,..s,s,estpd In the matter OF improN-
pra1oa -lver and preventing the
w. occasioned by Its frequent over.
IA the subsequent organization Oh
NJ n.sgos River Improvement associatlon'
hiab YOU are the president. AT inc
Il Il meeting ! gave my views anu SUI
.,n,Iv communicated them IN writing 10
a mesflng which creuted the present as
E,ion. / stated then, ard now state,
Ne IL no possible reason to believe
~ NV so5erol government will undertake
n s W tbe Brazos valley from over
e ~ n aid in doing so, and In sup
"a y tbIs posltlon / discussed the propo-
aTSsye IN the United States does the
0,rment spend one dollar for this
3 [.asr Of Improvement upon rivers
H. within a State, Notwithstanding
IN N them are subject to oveFiiows,
rnsh damage results therefrom. This
E 80 also Of every interstate river In
+ Trlted states, with the single exception
= ~ Mississippi, and the Mississippi
= we're adopted as pars Of the plans
y m general Improvement of that river.
'4tst INTO the subject more fully In my
.rsr communication than | can now, as
origin Of the Mississippi levees and
"A reason for the government undertaking
"a work. It is true, however, that the
IHr0yenent OF Llle hTdLpNi Nnliu tut
tfpment has undertaken by cleaning the
.3rpd and removing the distractions,
al Be- Of considerable benefit in enabling
NJ waters TO get cut more freely, and In
a way the benefits Of navigation will
Il tsd and, incidentally, some benefit In
hiding against overnows. | beg To re-
~ nv suggestion heretofore.
"a That the legislature be asked TO per-
~ he property owners along the Brazos
4 fstan their taxes for a period Of years
B Be used in protecting them from over
~ n
3 That the constitutional amendment
= submitted authorizing the formation Of
ielg districts, where special tax can
b bald and expended 10 prevent overflows
3 he best methods. would not confine
sb lsvees alone
tAs TO your query In regard to the con-
nationality Of an appropriation by the
M for the survey Of the Brazos river
M It's principal tributaries with n view
ekietermne the most feasible means of
10dng Of the food waters to prevent
ltstrous overhows, I beg to say that
ia not had an opportunity to examine
~ question thoroughly, and can not,
pftfore, at this time, give you an opinion
~ would be of any value"