Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-02
lRRlGATlONISTS WANT
STATE TO ASSIST WORK

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possibility Of dam sites in the Rio Gran.
dc and the approximate quantity Of Land
which can be irrigated. showing the char.
acter and quality of the soil; what Il
will produce when under and wi!rn hct
under irrigation. "ut gcnrra;Iv the re-
%suliant effects Of >u"h irr' cation under
The gravity canal system - proposed.
state facts aud nothing but facts. aud
when given from all along the line from
FL Paso to the gulf. showing what all the
millions OF acres along the Rio Grandc
produce today. and what they will pro
duce under gravity irrigation. II will
move To- prompt action of congress aud
our state legislature ia This matter.
Mr. Gurr assures uS that he i Ger
tain the legislature would make 4 good
appropriation 10 assist ia developing.
this vale. Why not? II all the mil
lions Of acres of the rich and fertile land
aong this river are paced under gravity
irrigation. known ~ the cheapest in the
world. the increase IN taxable values
would he such that il would only take 4
few wears "a refund a. the national and
state governments every dollar expended.
without such irrigation. nearly All thr>t
laudS viii remain ~ they nov are, an
developed and q barren waste. when n
eau BE- turned into thousands uf pros
porous and happy homes Tor our people.
Think ~ what the lower part Of this
Valley produces. especially the counties
~ starr. llidal.o AMI Cameron. men
ton these especially a. only know
what they will produce. Two crops of
corn per year. from - ~ go bushels per
acre each Crup roasting ears Tor uur
Christmas dinner. alfalfa from u to :
cuttings per wear. \ ton per acre. each
cutting: all kinds "f vegetables the wear
round: onions and cabbage IN midwin
ter. train after train load: oranges. lem.
onN. figs dates. sugar cane. equal to that
uf the Brazn> bottom ar Louisiana. But
it takes irrigation o. produce all ia -
aud without II IN" land H. ~ nu value.
with il rlr most abundant crops can H..
produced MI the 81 l"lo fdllc' .cem> "a ~
rich. a%IIu,ill "ll ~ silt deposit. none
richer 81 more e. rlilr.
III Pa>n. San .\utuniu. Houston and
Galveston should take an earnest aul
active interest in this proposition. Also
~ 'NAAhNiH dfAlN INV ltlifl
aud Great Northern and the ~. Louis.
Brownsville anu Mexico railroads. The
said cities now cuutrol and would then
control the entire trade aui business ~
this Nallc, from IN I't>n a. The nnlf II
would iucr" n" that business. not hun
bred. but i Thousand inli aul ~ II
would incrra>r the business of said I'll
~ ~ like rr"rnrt lun. il would increase
The business ~ said railroads. - Irt
these tiles Ind railroads 90 lu work aud
work in earnest fur tins great develop
mrui "t The III" Grandr Valley.
~ Shall prepare \ resolution and send
II &" T.. II. Gore for his approval and
correction. knowing that il will r%cuuirc
lh"~" engineering "rm> ~ which HI
head J. fnll. and ash him To- have the
resolution intrmlucr,I IA The legislature.
| shall ash for - HUO from The state f.
hr available at once. - that the state
-au 20 4" work ~ this nrupu>itinn. and
hv the time that amount i expended
Congress viii have .ruutrd ai apprn.
priatlun. OF This | have 49, fear. ~
every member 1T congress aud official
with whom ! talked IN Washington
lrnkr most t11"rlhl, Of The proposition.
J earnestly rtuu'~t that ever, rit, and
railroad m"nti"u"p above do ever, thing
p">>lhl" l"r ia" adoption Of thai rr>nIn
ii"n. " might ~ best ia send i ,%clrga
li"n from each cit, aud railroad To- Aus.
in Hud p">>ihlN best Ter all ~ ~ there
80 The same time. ~ The day this arti
rlc n read in the paper 90 ~ work ~
l"ri ,"ur delegation and wire :. 4. Pines.
~" secretary If our organization Wis
-IHn ItNn- 4V.I .A. utI .t - .
our '''':"t'> aud VIZ" cab party aud
hN \ dIN Tor ~ ~ Y" ~ tu~rin Please
I'ih"hilrr ~" hay" MOI 4 dIN 10 hose.
FINALLY let ~ all go 10 work and
work earnestly aud faithfully and W..
i"rt i ours. aud il viii make from III
las" I" the Gulf the wonder aud nd.
miriti"H az The world. aud will ~ the
pride Of Texas