Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
TO RESUME WORK
SOON ON THE RIO
BRAVO PROJECT
SAN ANTONIO ENGINEER VISITS THE
PUMP AND CANAL SITE TO MAKE
A REPORT ON CONDITION.
FINDS CONDITIONS BETWEEN RIO
BRAVO AND MATAMOROS TO BE
IN SURPRISING SHAPE.

With the return of tranquil conditions
and peace i'll the state of Tamaupa~. now
fast assuming normal, work on the i'm
menSe Rio Bravo irrigation project by the
Compania de Agricola dc Rio Bravo, may
be resumed by the first of the year with the
employment of probably one thousand peo-
pie, according to F. II. Carson, engineer,
of San Antonio, who Yesterday, in com
pany with J. {. DeBruin of Brownsville,
visited Rio Bravo, ifty-hv miles west of
MatamorO>. This irrigation project of
$4,000 acres was fast nearing completion
when the revolution interfered with and
completely stopped the work III May. 1913
two and half years ago. Mr.. Carson i
To make 4 report Oh the condition Of the
project 10 the owners.
The two men reached MatamorOS last
night at 9 :15 o'clock, having made the trip
in an automobile accompanied by two per
sonai friends who are officers i'm the Mex-
can army. Their trip. they said, was m-
cventful, but they expressed themselves n
greatly surprised in finding a considerable
rumber Of new Mexican homes being built
in the country passed through, and also D
large acreage Of land being titled that had
not been farmed i'll years. A consider
able number Of growing crops were III evi-
dence and there was 4 general air Of re-
turning prosperity in that section Of coun-
try
In the entire trip Of more than l20
miles, the two men said they did not meet
n single armed man. nor did they see any
soldiers. MexicanS met and talked to evi-
denced n friendly attitude, and among
many Of these Mr. DcBuin. who has bic
concrete contract on the irrigation project
met men who formerly worked for him
These expressed the hope that he would
soon resume work ~ they could gct Jobs
cred as significant. indicating that the
population. NJ least that along the border
Is tired Of fighting. They believed there
would be no trouble in securing all the
labor necessary when once il i decided 10
resume work on the project.
Mr. Carson and Mr. DeBruin said they
found the project in fairly good shape.
with comparatively little damage 10 the
property However. considerable work
will have to be done to completely rehabili-
tate the work already done and put il IL
shane for the balance of the contract. All
machinery On the ground y intact. and
lInuch Of il has been protected from the
weather.
Don Joaquin Serrano Of Torreon. presi-
dent of the Compania de Acricola. re
GENTLY met Governor Luis Caballero of
Tamauipas at San Antonio. Texas. where
details looking to Strengthening ont the
affairs of the company with the state a.
a preliminary step to re~uming work were
gone over Don JOAQUIN accompanied Gov
ernor Caballero 10 Victoria. the capital 81
y TamaulinaS. and ne l. there now
The railroad between MatamoroS and
Rio Bravo j. III very good shape. the mer
report. and three complete section gam,
were encountered at work on various part
of the track between the two points Rail.
and cross ties are being changed. and IN,
roadbed is receiving considerable atten-
tion.