The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-20
THe RRAzos PROBLEM.
Cut Three Extra Mouths to Give Outlet
TO the Flood Waters.

Ncrclv from tho ,yprHov of tho Rragns
IT. -,
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tV'"'hVN 20 holu convention 0t thAt place
In September to consider ways and means
10 urotrrt tho pr,v,. ,,iio, frnn, ,,.,r
aoc.s 80, ,,,i ,,,,,t,,.,,, -, l-,..,,t.,.
-0"e' ~" ""1 ""p"'otV" SNNC" neits"'cs
10 attend salu convention and meeting OF
the planters and suggested that every
county an tbn Rrnzos rf,,r tb,t ho1 .uT
va '"' ','""'S NV 'H"' n"u sut
lefed trom overflow would select The Ike
number OF delegates to meet at NavasOta.
think this is tho ripht iuuvr i'm thr
rlgbt dIrc,ttmi snt ~ ai1n,,,,,I v,,iI ~
ECst that thosc s,,yrn mon ,,h, bayr b,ls,
Selected To represent their county. as here
toforc stated. constitute themselves a com.
mittcr ana address II letter through ia,
houston post To- inc Tbntrinap nf he DOM
uvrntic executive ronniltfEr ~ cycrv Countv
through whicn the Brazos river rams from
with said committee and appolnt In each
of said counties seven dcicgstrs Who or~
Interested i'm said worthy H"ntTrnris, ~
meet aud act With them for tho nnrnosr
stated. also In same letter invit~ mo IAN
didatps for lerIsletnrs md srnntr in tbn
counties along Inc fivcr fo meet VIII fhSn
as from such a b,dv NJ mon ,,hn yin mo-,
together thev can icnru thn ,rr,t Al. t,css
OF their FELLOW Titizens Win 6aVn suncrrI
from said oycrhows The toporraphy nf thC
Brazcs valley and tbr bc.t nTy,nIrt -, 49,.
vent a rcrurrcnre cf said disnstcr. n,
probnbIlittcs arc tbot sn;d r,n,nntinp =. IN
cnll ON Inc pSxt leyIslatur, tor rrlirf and
believe 1t is the duty of every cap,iidato
to attend as from said convention rbrc viii
learn The cause of The imncuso Jo.tri,tion
by hoods and tho necessity Of Inrrdintn
action by the legislature to succor ana re.
llcVo their constituency
Having resided in Fort BEND couutv aud
on the bank of the Rrazos river for more
than ntty.oight years, | am Thoroughly
familiar with IT'S history and / nm aisb
familiar with the topography Of The Rraaos
valley from Waller county 10 tho Gulf of
Mexico, and hope 1t win not be cons idered
presumption on nv nart to offer to- said an.
ticpatcd convention few facts aud sug.
gcstious In advance Ii has been suggested
tblt 90 levee the river Is ueccssar,
80 accomplish the purpose sought ! think
n impossible 10 lcycC The river successfully
against these foods. ] see no necessity
Tor cNpendlng the vast amount Of money
y Would cost. while relief can he procured
IN another way az less than one twentieth
~ Inc cost OF levecS and ] Will Try to
explain, viz; If the Brazos river had four
mouths TO discharge ats muddy water
through instead of one (Which II now has,
! thlnh there is hardly o reasonable man
intee times more water than we had in the
n.E DooG OF lS,F' 70 oYcrhow the BrazoS
nn.,i Lel nS inNtsuEatc now these "thcr
1uUulHh OF VutietS can ne procured.
usl, u Is auhil teo tnnt oyster baFou
VI ..''N N'.uF ~ F"rt benu county op
rnS,1 10 HuH aqouI tour mlleS from loth.
mont on inc hlhzos river that " las
iaIEt water ped ana Is peleNed TO once
naNe been inc ped Of the BRACES river. That
N HI
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