Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-30

ever put upon our statute books. At
carefully guards every move 10 be
made in carrying out the wishes of
the people. A petition coming from
a majority or the owners or land r.
presenting 4 majority n value must
X presented 10 the directors every
time there are expenditures ~ 81
made or ncw work done Each and
every petition must " published I.
Publicity ~ thought 70 ~ a safe
guard against wrong-dOing. The pc
tition must ~ voted On by the pe0-
pie. and. where money ~ IVY W. ex-
pended. II must receive a two-thirds'
majority ro authoriza the expendi-
Iture. guarding constantly TIE inter-
ests ~ the people Why ala our pc0-
pie demand such d law III was r0
guard the interest or he common.
everyday people and provide a way
~ which they could combine their
interests for the purpose OF imprOr-
ing their lands
Right here 7 want 10 say thar N -
Only "A matter OF time. in nv opinion.
for various reasons not necessary 10
state. when every canal o in exis-
tcnce In the STATE OF Texas will ADOPT
the irrigation system.
There IL "A very important clause in
Section f5 OF this Act. which reads.
Also there m given. dedicated and
SET apart for the use and purposes
Aforesaid all water and wafer rights
belonging 10 this state within tn dis
f%rict.'
Having stated how VIZ are going To-
get water for Irrigation. I now give
some details Of the plans.
had 0ne OF the best engineers i'm
the state. Mr.. r II. Gore. maxi an
actual. bona fide survey. and / have
2 profile of said sN-vev. together
with estimates. for the inspection Of
any y who feels disposed 10 DO 50
Non can find them In Mr.. j. XII. Dc-
Bruins office. by taking advantage
'of the natural r~esacas. We can nui a
canal commencing a. sow water in
the Rio Grande River. through fue
entire. district. for less than one dol
lar per acre. III every land owner will
.give the necessary right " way
across his lands. Now ] can see SOM.
people smile. Well. ! had this sur
vey made ga ! have paid for y and
Mr. r. y. Gore remarked ~ me thar
Il was the best canal proposition in
the Rio Grande Valley Now make
this propoI l0n Ivy aIfy ..doubtiug
Thomas Get a competent engineer
and have this route surveyed. and N
he does not find Mr. Cores survey
and estimgses correct. | will pay his
engineer for the work. out ~ nv own
pocket. bur " ne does find Mr.. Cores
survey correct. the doubling Thorn
a. Iys for IN.
We'll. but the resacas won't 40.
because they will seep the lands.
saws som one.
IN answer tO this. ] will state that
] can show 10 any one who will ride
with me for two hours that canals
seep the lands Resacas can NOT seep
them any worse. Canals seep lands
only herr. bur everywhere else.
III the State OF Titan a government
inspector opens his report N these
words. There Is scarcely ar irrigat-
"a valley III the State ~ Utah which
has been cultivated for a term of
years In which some or the best
has not become TOO wet for cul-
tivation and abandoned. or from
which only uncertain crops Of infer
ior value are now Obtained There
is but n remedy for seepage. and
that Is drainage. and this remedy I'M
being used everywhere irrigation IN
employed.
The preservation Of storm water is
being recommended by the govern
menf experts and by many other sci-
mcn ny means OF this pro-
position. We will he able 10 store &c.,
600 acre-feef az water. and two
thirds Of these lands can bT watereh
1y gravity when the banks are cut
down ~ low a. six feet below the
and a good percentage Af the
lands are lower than the very bot
w the resacas.
"Rut y0ur resacas viii fill mp with
silt from the water" saws another.
Oh. YES. and canals fiji mp also with
silt. What advantage has a canal
over q resaca a. regards siit2 But I
will tell You what Won ran do with a
You can put In a dam and
make a settling pool and then put In
b dredge and take put the silt. all AZ
Dne place. while YOU have 10 clean a
canal out with bridges. locks aud
fumes 10 interfere with your work
wish 20 Invite any . interested
the columns Of this paper.
personally. or in any manne< they /
ike. u. n. GAY.