Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-14
UNITY or ACTION iS URGED
iN ENTHUSIASTIC TALKS
Movement Looking to Placing OF Elaborate
Movement for Construction Of Gravity
Canal System Spreading Rapidly
Through thr Valley
special IN tlc Hcrald.l.

EF -Ff H.. "N"
meeting nrId ia-l night wv thc Pythiuu Ian
"a ihl- cify n lhc Interest oi thr Sheppard
resolution apprppriytiug >5u.uuU Tor Y ,ur-
vcy Mi thc Rio Graude from it- mouth a.
Fort puiimln IN an cudrlvur ~ provide
way and means i"r the conservation NJ
the storm und flood watcr~ VI the Rio
Grandc for Chs bc>i purpose. as we'll n a.
preserve thc channel TIT the Rio Grardc.
together fn foster ihr movement ~ the
Gravity irrigation association w the Lower
Rio Grande Valley IN III cndeavor ~ have
the hio Grtndr declared " non-nuvigablr
stream. a- well a. providing dams and re-
-trvoir~ i0r THE storing VII the storm and
flood winters thereof Tor e~raviniv irria.-
tion purpn-c- hy THO negotiation wi Y
treaty with Mexico by The federal govern
ment. was one ot The best attended meet
iu-- held ~ THIS city for some time.
The Meeting wr- called w order PM =.
W. Ballc~~. representing the McAllcn seq
tiun ON the board "a directors WI me new
organization. who stated the object ~ the
meeting. calling first On ID. H. Strickland
VI fiA~~A'W - III ihfff fNNIhAi-H Out liflt OF
the project. Mr.. Strickland in 4 thirty
minute speech fully outlined the PROPOSE
iion, which met the hearty approval of an.
=. II. Smith W Mission was thc mex.
speaker introduced. lie explained that the
object ~ the Gravity Irrigation aS>ocia-
ton Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley was
not against any canal ~ irrigation system
Of the Valley, nor had II any grievances
against amy system. hut hat " ~ for the
sole purpose 81 more water aud rhcapcr
water, together with ralling lhr attention
Of Ell a. ihc benefits ~ gravity irrigation
over thc present -t-fem. Following Mr..
Smith. $. -. Pipe. secretary ~ TIE a--
-or.IIirH .v lail.d what had been done
MP "a the present time. IT, read several
eudrr- l.ruf MI The movement from some
oi .he strongest financial institutions ~
South Tc.. ana outlined thp plan uf thr
organization Ill it~ cndcuvor ~ secure fed
cral and for the irrigation of the entire
Lower Bio Griudc Valley.
The next speaker introduced w.- nr w
II. Du~hiril VIII Mission. who took NY thc
subject of gravity irrigation of the Lower
Ina Gruda valley WV t- hroade.t sense cN-
win- rlat ,hc United States govern
r Iaa done WV other sections ur tap
n.. ~t..a. iie referred to rle rufa-
.n fH. -I Panama canal Which.
otter ti.ur a' another ercai nation
na- tahrn rn anH flat. y success WITT by fna
Jnfeo >.fr.. EFF. -.tl ,iai iho project
l Stow was mura nulhine IVY comparison
to co AND u.ern. k' which could
IHI HHrl Iu nlrd tlr people ul thr
ha.tt u.a'i f.ai rnl and work
tht iin
wing br p.-hpu. r.. nv Horn.
, tr -rrr nt tHe organization nnI
U.-iI,r w. Iut IrAlicu State hanl. ~
irn M luf thr gra,it, ir
u- fua project h.aiy aud among otlcr
ii,f- -atd tiat while thr farmers MI M,
Valley had made good under TIE present
Irrigation systems. and than such systems
were " success ana ihat ro fault could ~
found, that hc like an Others desired ~
-cc cheaper water. possible only through Y
gravity irrigation system. lie said he
rurld Tend hi- Dust efforts wv secure such
4 system which was not only IN the realms
ut possibility. hut actually within our
grasp through concert 1T effort hy the Val
lry people.
Prof. HI. Clay Harvey. principal of the
N.N.au Ii-h -,h"ui. was next tu respond.
nara- iac course 81 hi~ remark, Prof.
llarrt. sand Ihal ~, hal come NV thr Val
lcN o. makc hi- home. Iie proposed to
u.sr good IH Hlr alr-t.rI- uiirh an-
peard Is d.ilA lile an lot dampea li- en-
un-ii-n. hc sand. nur would They deter
hun ~ III, determination a. prove that he
Lower Rio Grandc Valley was the best
country III the United States. or else h.
was q failure. ILL., urged hi hearers IL
have confidence wv their ability IL make
q success. Notwithstanding the fact that
they nj times ~ec fond anticpations fail.
It's pointed nui that d wa~ ~nmrtimc- henc-
hcIal to have one plans lall cumpletclv.
not once hui tairc and even more. pruvid-
Ing that the Failure Wa- not too disastrous.
which would bring the individual around
tn Y more complete preparation III such
plans which insured success thereafter. lie
pointed ont first and foremost the ncccs-
~ity of q treaty with MeViea declaring the
hio Grandn v rnu-naYiH.hlr stream and
providing aaai~ and re-ervoir~ for he
inFH- W tlH storm ard .ioud waters W
tae Rio Nran'r. With such : treaty We are
within sight oi onr goal. w. was referred
~ ~ Mr.. Strickland. IL the formation Of
4 great irrigation district. providing the
assistance u The federal government could