Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-04-08

braxos than a INIT OF ie'ec On tne
Trinity" said Mr.. Stiles. ION the Trim
lty one mile Of leyee reclaims an aver
age OF $50 acres. On the Brazos one
mile Of leyee will reclaim an average
OF from 500 to COO acres"
The meeting held in the Rice hotel
Thursday was called by W. W. seley
of Waco. president OF the Brazos River
and Valley Improvement Association
Houston will entertain the commit
teemen and whoever makes the trip
with them. William Doherty spoke
for Houston in this matter. and urged
that the itinerary be made from here.
Mr.. Doherty said the railroads
would not be allowed by law to furn-
ish transportation. but a special train
could be chartered on the same plan
the trade trips are taken by various
towns; that stops be made at various
towns and automobile side trips be
made to the places where high water
has damaged.
Could Not See All Points on River.
A. A. Stiles. state reclamation engi-
neer. said the committe would not
have time to see all points ON the river,
but typsical places would be informing.
lie believed the committee will have
to depend on the railroad to take II
through the valley. Mt. stiles has
explored the Brazos Valley from Free
port to Fowler. He believed that an
hour or an hour and a half at each
town would be sufficient and that all
local entertainment ought to be elm
mated.
The committee don't want to see
an unimproved valley" said MIR.
Stiles; they don't want to see tim.
Der lands; they don't want to see a
savings proposition. They want to
see people who are trying to help
themselves; they want to see houses
and cultivated lands. They wan to
see where people have built levees and
where they have fought the flood wa.
tiers and you must convince that COM
mittee that the Brazos Valley not
only needs II. but is ready for a COM
plete typographical and photographic
survey from Waco to the gulf. You
must convince them that II Is feasible
to do this. Il will cost 100000 and a
years time"
Tentative Schedule Report Submitted.
A committe OF eight. consisting OF
]. FELTON, Lane, William Doherty. 4.
A. stiles. F. l.. Wood, J. o. Chance,
l.. VI. Hewitt. J. w. Munson and ID. c.
Giddings. was named to arrange a ten
tative itinerary 70 be presented at the
afternoon meeting. At the opening OF
the afternoon session the report OF
this committee was submitted. II fol.
lows:
First. a special train is to be Sc
cured. start to be from Houston, Free
port by rail at night. Next morning
from Freeport, 10 miles in an automo
bile to Brazoria; 10 miles by railroad
to Angleton: II miles by automobile
to Sandy Point: Z miles by railroad to
House: Il miles by railroad to Sugar
Land; I miles by railroad to Rich
mond. then to Houston by railroad
From Houston that night to Navaso-
ia: II miles by automobile to Whitta'
ker; IA miles by railroad to Bryan
junction; ~ miles by railroad to Mum
ford: s miles by railroad to transfer
to international 4 Great Northern at
Valley Junction; side trip in automo-
bile and railroad to Marlin. where
there will be a side trip In automo-
bile. After which there will be rail
road trip to Waco"
MIR. Doherty and MIR. Hewitt were
appointed to confer with the railroads
for eo-operationo.
on motion the itinerary was