Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-22
Flood Waters
Discusses Question Oh What
Keeps River Always Running

when al their Hoods; they do not IN the
three counties. bat these floods are a
blessing a. w. III dry times. times when we
need water. The flood waters stored in
the great basins, lakes and old river beds
flow or >eep INTO the river and and IN keep
Ing up the flow OF the Rio Grande Divert
these waters. take them from the Rio
Grande, and L. that extent the flow j. les
along the river here.
Such action j. proposed and insisted on
by some members of congress. some engi-
neer~ and authorities IN Washington. Ii
my theory l. correct. then should not we.
the people of what T.. Il. Gore calls the
delta. rise up IN our might and prevent the
divcrting 81 the flood waters "a the Prco~
and Devil rivers until such time AZ Ne can
store the flood waters 81 the Rio Grande
"a proposed by the Gravity Irrigation as
ISOLATION and a. suggested in my resolution
adopted at the last meeting of the associa-
ton!
a few days ago Il well informed gentle
man. now 4 resident III Monterrey. in
formed me that h. was satisfied that 4
COMPANY would install the pumping plant,
begun Just before the trouble in Mexico.
on the San Juan river Just above the town
If Camargo. This l. an immense PROPOSE
ion a 1, the one above Matamoro~. This
Gentleman said this would hc lone ~ soon
: Mckee had \ stable government. Sup
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loubt At will be-, the flow Of the Rio Grande
vill be- decreased To the quantity that pump
Will take from the San Juan.
If all these statements are true. a. |
Ielieve they are. then certainly 4 calamity
tarc~ a. IN the face, and We should act
ma act now "a move congress and the
legislature of this state to avert this ca
I amity.
Shall we wait To stop the authorities at
Washington from diverting the flood wa
err Of the Peco~ and Devils rivers, Shall
" wait until Mexico ha~ a stable govern
| ncnt - ~ 10 make the required treaty to
'eein work on our gravity proposition. a.
va argued by Mr.. Linthicum from Mary
md IN congress against an appropriation
or ~! Do We not know that Mexico will
nd must have a stable government some
lay. A. the Monterrey man told me. hi
| 'eople are anxious. most anxious. 10 CO.
| 'perate with our government ~ treaty t.
AIRY out our proposition. a. they could
nlIze the dams IN the river. Then we
now that Mexico must and will have a
table government some day. We have no
'onht that Mexico will agree 10 make the
| cquircd treaties. Then why wait 10 10
he preliminary work, Why not 90 t.
work now and have engineers make sur
| -ev>: locate the dame sites: see how and
| where canals can be- run and the flood wa
| er> stored. and estimate the cost! Wait
| until the experiment can be- tried Of d.
.erting the flood waters If the Peco> and
Devils rivers! Wait until Mexico ha~ n
| table government, Wait until after il ha>
stable government and the San Juan
| iver l. pumped dry Wait until 4 treaty
an he made with Mexico! Make the pre-
urinary survey and We will have some
| hing tangible. something certain Ia lay
,efore Mexico and show why such 4 treaty
| ,hould BE- made. and before congress to
how why and what appropriation should
he made To do the work. But wait. all this
| Mexico. But when and how long will it
De, if we 50 wait, until the work is com