Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-05-28
MOVEMENT TO
SECURE new
TREATY FOR
BORDER UP
TO MEXICO

nrob.blv will be looked to TO take the m
itiative in the plan for treaty 10 'ake
the place of the treaty OF Guadalupe III
daso. the new treaty between the Two
countries 10 permit the impoundns of the
flood waters of the Rio Grande Tor irrl-
cation n,rposes on both sides of the Rlo
Grande.
Tbs was Indicated clearly IN the inter
national aspect of the meeting of the Rio,
Grande Conservation Association WHICH
closed its session here Monday afternoon
There were present important Mexican
and American boundary officials, a wen
a. prominent Mexican landowners who byI
tbe.r presence evnced their interest IN the
proiect, and who after they aad seen
what i being done IN an agricultural VA.
on the American side of the line, asserted
their determ. nation to do whatever IL pos
sible to bring To a fruition the plans OF
the Rio Grande Conservation Associaioi'
In illustration of how the supposed
militant Mexican can throw aside ms per
sonal politics in the interest OF ms couh-
try. ]. III. Kirkpatrick, president OF the
San Antinoo Real Estate Board, ana VINO
for time was chairman OF yesterday
meeting. called attention TO the TACT iha'
half the Mexican delegation present was
Carranc.stas, and the other half anti
Carrancista, vet in the wider interests OF
their nation they sat upon the same ros-
trum.
Mexicans present were: Ing. Antohio'
Prieto. chief of the Mexican Boundary
Commission; J. \. Gonzalez, secretary ol
the Mexican Boundary Commission; 'gha-
60 f. Lozano, editor of LA Prensa, ol
San Anton.o; G. NJ. Seguin, consul Senral'
Republic Of Mexieo; Francisco Sentles,
editorial staff of al Prensa; Edward Ia
mariz attorney and capitalist.
Important American officials presehi
were Judge Lucius ID. Hill, boundary
commissioner of the United States; \. >.
blanchard of Washington, chef statlsti-
cian of the United States government ana
head of the reclamation service, depart
ment of the interior; John a. Norris ana
q : Clarke of the state board of water
enoineers. and James Hays Quares, see-
rotary of the board of engineers; W. l..
Rockwell. senior engineer OF theI
limited States office Of pubic roads mad
rural engineering.
The three movements for which the kio
Grande Conservation Association = the
sponsor were given II healthy impetus "a
n result of the McAlen meeting, namely,
the decision 10 urge the proper steps Tor
a treaty between the United Statss and
Mexico which will permit the conservation
4 .xEt th. ~
irr gat on purposes ON hoth SIDES the
building of a stretch of highway Twelve
miles in length in Brooks county which
will connect the Valley and San Antonio
with good automobile road; and rail-
road to connect San Antonio and the Val
ley, direct.
The report of the committee on rail
roads brought up the only questioning OF
anv resolut on introduced. ID. j. Wood
ward of San Antonio, was chairman OF
the committee which brought forward this
resolution. It's last clause sought re-
routing of the sleeper that now operates
between San Antonio and Brownsville so
that il would be shunted off the main line
at Harlngen and given Mission. or rather
Sam Fordyce. AZ terminus, thus giving
sleeper service TO the Valley. X. b. Crea-
Ger of the Brownsv lie delegation, asked
that this section of the resolution be re-
peated. which was done. He then begged
leave to offer an amendment. when the
chair, j. III. Kirkpatrick, announced taht
that part of the resolution was out of or
der. that it was not the purpose of the
meeting to take from any own any facility
and that besides the discussion of rail-
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