Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-25
SAYS TYPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY IS
NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAKE
ALL ARGUMENTS.
OFFERS TO Be FIRST MAN TO PUT
$500 IN CASH UP FOR WORK IN
BEHALF or CANALS.

sent me from Washington. They VAL hc
distributed III the Valley tor the
tion ~ M parties Interested III gravity
irrigation.
ID a. most important that We gather The
facts and conditions along the river and n
the entire Valley, including the three conn
ties of Cameron. llidaleo and Starr. We
should have u Typographical survey made.
showing from what point 80 the river.
where and ~ where the main canal should
run north Of Rio Crandc City and ~ to
the gulf. and where and how another main
canal should run al the foot q. the chain
Ut hills W. Starr county ana into llidalvu
county. and thence ON tu the gull or to
such point ~ may W. dccidcd by thc cugI-
nccr-: showing the irrrablc lands m thc
three counties. and hoW and where thc
flood waters eff the river can hr stored. and
how and where these water cam Nv di-
charged from the reservoir into thc canal
and from thence used tor irrigation lu
fact, lust such q survey a- madc of thc
Rio Graudc and thr hauru-- along WI hN
the boundary commission. lei tEai sur
Iycy W. extended NV cover thr TERRITORY iu
he irrigated. showing the river I'M 20 WAS
and wv. Have thr survey mHdc a- Y picture
with facts and figure ~o clear and PLAIN.
complied hy an actual survey. ard when
we laN these facts hrinrr %c"n-rr-- aud
our state legislature rau aHy nnr d"Hhf
that W. Will gct I'D ihe money required q"
complete the work
But how and Pa whom h ihc work to he
done. III au, ouc Mil read thr statement
I made aud placed "u thc inside "i thc bach
WI thc volumr~ W.T. fhc reports mentioned
lit will be- found that there i~ = p"--ihln
chance VIII uur waterway engineer and tlr"
geological survey 81 The general govern
mrnt assisting u- n part ut thr work. Nh
not all Of d.. pertains 90 the duiir- and
bushes WI our waterway engineer. and
~ = proper effort may -ct them q" take
| charge MI thr work. Wr mans arrange with
engineer ~ makc some estimate ol tNv
cost Nj nv work. and when M, rrf F'h Hu
estimate and find what thc state cueiucrr
cam and will ~. MA rau thrr ind thr ar
l|uruvimatc amount 1" w. raised wy thc le"
plc.
suppose thc people had ~ raise ln.nnn
and only State This amount a- n -rr-
for have ~ ldc3 what N Viii cost cam
~ raise thc amount I'M sand three ruuntin-
Will contribute 500. and there ar. men
and land owners III said %ruunfir- who arr
worth many Times more than aW. aud
who would hr many tIuc- more benefited
than 7. But ~uppo~c -un men -uulN 3Nu-
/ should contribute ~1nn each ur au average
" sl0O each. II would make tue !n."nh
Rut suppose II cost $4,000. N would
take 400 men ~ pay VI. WI the above rate.
But me- man would think uf making thr
statement that Nv have Nv more than lun
men IN thc three counties who would rnn
Itrihutc WV average w ~lun. wv fact. WV mN
I%npininn. ii would hc IAN insult n thc rrurl'
VI this Valley NV intimate that H- much a-
mot S20.nnn bat Sin.0nn. ID required. r"uld
Mt ~ collected iur thc purpn-r mentioned
A. Judge Game say. W. must rrr-- M
before cuurrc--. keep w alive. aud NV mN
opinion. nothing cam hi dome of more m
purtanrc. more convincing. than thc ton"-
%raphical survey mentioned.
suggest that cvcrN auxiliary Y" our
a--aciaiion in this Valley call 2 meeting
and discus ihi~ question. think. ~ over
fully and investigate II. aud a you con
rhldc that there Wy ANYTHING M mN pr"p"-
%-ition. appoint delegates to meet ai Mi--
sion. and notify ~. IN. Pipe. thr secretary
of the Gravity Irrigation association. IT.
Ivnur action. and inst H~ soon u- JUDGE
George T.. Brown. the president. i- m-
formed VIII what action ha- been taken hN
the different auxiliaric~ and that there o.
W probability WI doing something along tlr
lines have mentioned. hc can call = special
meeting WI thr association tn consider thi.
proposition. and should such = call hc made
most earnestly request that every man
IN the Valley bc there whether z delegate
nr not. and HID present can have 2 Voice NAM
the proceedings W. every man IN th" Val
zen n supposed tn hr " member nf th" H--
-ociation. Let W. act now. and w possible
before thc legislature adinuru- a- there i-
\ strong probability ~ securing The -lu.Vun
mentioned III my statements posted ln th"
reports If the boundary commission men
toned. See these reports nt thr boundary
commission which will bc distributed by
Mr.. Pipes IN about every town M ihc Val
lev. and when you AZ you viii wv a-toni~h-
cd "a learn what the river has done. I'M do
ing and ~ doubt will do along it, course.
and let this survey of the river he made 4
part of the Typographical survey suggested
J.. II. MONROE.
Rio Grande City, Texas, May 20, 1915.