Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-09-29
THe sRAzos IMPROVEMENT
MEETING.

The forthcoming meeting OF the
Brasos River Improvement Associa-
eion to be held In Bryan On October
~ and IL. II daily growing in i'm.
porsancs and magnitude. Interest is
developing ard the attendance may
b much larger than what was orisi-
nally expected. or that our peopleare
now anticipating. The attendance
Win be beyond doubt sufficiently
large to demand the constant atten-
tion Of the Commercial Club from
now until the day for the convention
20 open IN order that proper pro-
vision might be made for the enter
tainment Of the delegates. c. w.
Payne Of Waco. secretary Of the as
ISOLATION. has forwarded The Eagle
the following prospectus Of the forth
coming meeting:
"The executive committee on food
prevention and navigation. with Mr..
". w. seley. president Of the Waco
state Bank. as chairman. Is receiving
encouraging reports Of probable at
tendance at the Bryan meeting OF
October ~ and Is. A number OF
county judges and commercial or.
esnisations in the twenty-three coun'
ties along the Brazos valley have
sent In lists Of delegates appointed.
The executive committee urges all
REPORTS to be sent In as early as pos
nible in order that list Of the dele
gates may be complied.
"The Importance Of this meeting Is
emphasized by the acceptance OF an
invitation extended to prominent men
versed In these matters to attend.
Also prominent engineer will be in
attendance TO observe the character
Of the interest that il being manifest.
cd for this improvement; in other
words. 1t appears that unless the
commercial. industrial and agricul-
tural interests In this valley mani
fest in a businesslike way that this
river should be improved for the pur-
poses outlined In the call. there IL
some question whether the improve
ment work win continue or not.
Those who are In touch with the sit
uation do not believe for one moment
there Is any probability OF the work
ceaslng. for the demand is real for
the Improvement. but the Washington
authorities do not know this. and the
opponents OF these projects are ham
mering to convince the proper au-
thorities that there Is no demand for
the improvement
indications are that the attend
ance will be between 500 and 1000
people at Bryan. The railroads have
promised one and one-third fare for
the round trip. A program OF the
meeting will shortly be published
showing addresses to be delivered.
Every business man should look 10
his interests In this proposition and
see that his community is well repre-
scented at the meeting. Every land
owner along the river should be pres
ent for the purpose Of telling within
the hearing OF government engineers
the damage that he has suffered.
Every large industrial resource In the
twenty-three counties that would save
on lower transportation charges
should have a representative present
for the purpose of telling within the
hearing of the engineers how long
this resource has awaited cheaper
transportation. The executive com
mittee that has called this meeting
win rest the matter with the interests
concerned. At Bryan a special or
SANITATION win be formed to prose
cute the demand that the work be
hurried in order that the benefits Of
the Improvement OF the Brazos river
may be realized"
-ur crtIoeNT WIN WORKS.