Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-24
JUDGE MONROE TO
60 TO AUSTIN IN
BEHALF Of BORDER
LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR CAPITAL
TO URGE APPROPRIATION FOR
PROPOSED BOUNDARY WORK.
WANTS STRONG DELEGATION FROM
ALL COUNTIES ON BORDER TO
ACCOMPANY HIM ON TRIP.
Especial a. The Herald

Rio Grande City, Texas. MAY 2l.-En-
couraged by the announcement that Al
toney General Gregory ha- made rulinr
~ connection with the Rio Grande aud H.
Tributaries which make possible the pro
posed conserving ~ the flood waters ~
the stream. Judge ~ n. Monroe ~ the
fuVty Irrigation association announced
today that he will leave "Wednesday tor
Austin where hr will place before the lcgIs
lalurc the matter ot "A state appropriation.
Tins appropriation, hc SAYS, should bc
NNu0O, which would hc used IN connection
with the Sl4,ooo appropriation by the ma
iional government
Judge Monroe today made pubhr the
following letter from senator Morris Shep-
pard. dated "a Texarkana.
Il am glad 20 hc n receipt ot the en-
closed telegram from Hon. John Wesley
Game IutIi can ~ec the fulI text II
the opinion ~ which Mr. Games refer I
can not tell what the effect will ~ upon
our work. From the tenor ~ the telegram
! am encouraged ~ hope that the opinion
will Justify Mr.. GaInc- IN taking amy course
III plca~e~ " connection with the cNamina-
tlon II the Flo Grande. A. soon a- | hear
more definitely from Mr. Gaines aud see
The opinion shall H. glad tn write YOU
again"
Mr.. Game, telegram
"Opiniou received today W Attorney
General Gregory holding constitutional the
act ~ March .. hast, W. ~ survey ana w
port VA Rio Griudc boundary and Texas
tributaries. and TINT the secretary w state
J. duly authorized through the waterway
commissioners to have the work done"
"Thlr means that Iudgc John VI. Games.
the commissioner referred to m the opinion
will be authorized ~ cNpend the N 900
obtained for the purpose stated SAID
Judge Monroe. "Thi~ T. the $4,000 ap-
propriated under the diplomatic and con
-ulHr appropriation biIl.
Remember that Judge Game WY our
friend, did hard work wv obtain for WV
that appropriation. and did all ~ could w
have the Sheppard resolution pa ed
wherein hc asked Tor &5n.nOu tor the same
purpose.
Let u- go o" work tor 70 Typographical
survey. Let u- 20 tn work and -rr N We
can secure the assistance m this work ui
the engineers ot the boundary cummi- sion
through Judge Gainc~. Let IL 20 to work
and see II wc can get the state waterway
engineers to work IN conjunction with IA,
In
and assistance ~ We may employ. let H.
make the survey proposed. showing Whrr,
canals can hc run, the water stored ant
land irrigated and have nm these fact, M,
figures drawn a. 10 prove and demon
~tratc 90 congress that the work can y,
done and when done the result will follow
I'll We de- this work now n will serve III.
y preliminary survey. that much of th'
work will he done, and the next work Wi
b. the construction oi tie dam. u the enei
neer> decide that dams aud canals .houl,
7 be constructed ~ doing th- work II vii
show and prove Z" the governments. a.
tion and state. the deep interest the peopl
are taking In this proposition. and NOR
easily We can Obtain the necessary appro
priation to complete the work.
''Our people have contributed my *
pcn~e~ a. "a delegate to- Austin. and the
JON me m earnestly requesting that ever
flown IN Cameron and llidalgo counties WI
send delegates ~ they want strong dele
cation 10 20 to Austin. | will be glad 10 =
on Wednesday. the 10Th. ! hope ever
town will have a delegate t. meet me q
Harrington on that date.