Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-01-22

ned Tor presentation t0 congress. per
nal project Of the Lower Rio Grande
Grande Valley committee l1 the salt
! Lake CITY conference in November
was especially active. lt is under
stood here. from Major Burgess tcle-
gram that the agreement arrived a.
was among the senators and repre-
sentatives of the western states
Mr.. Pease also has letter from
Congressman John n. Garner of the
fifteenth congressional district. which
includes the Lower Valley. stating
that II have had the pleasure of talk
ing with Mr. Burgess and other here.
concerning their program, and ann
heartily cooperating with them in
their efforts, having met with theH
day before yesterday at 1880 o'clock
To II. and yesterday from o'clock
until nearly a O'Clock"
The next efforts in the Lower RIO
Grande Valley VIII ~ directed CO.
ward helping 20 tIsray thc expenses
Of the Western Reclamation Associa-
tion. and which i 50 per cent of the
amount expected from Texas. $4,000.
the balance coming from TIE El Paso
section. The $1,000 fund On te hc
apportioned between Cameron and
Hidalgo counties, $1,000 to each. and
the various towns in Cameron county
will be expected to raise thc amount
II Il expected the uppurriormgut vill
be about S200 each to Harlingcn. san
mainder among the other towns. RAY
mondviile. Lyford, Santa Maria, la
Feria. etc.
The Hidalgo county fund has been
practically raisefI the result w the
appointment ~ committeeman from
each town. 20 be- included I'm ~ gem
eral committee In comprise at least
one man from each town in the Val
ley. The appointments in Cameron
county have not yet been made. and
this j. expected to be ana 0f the first
steps ~ ~ taken up. II is the belief
Of the Hidalgo county committeeman
that nothing should he permitted t0
hinder the work of tfe Western Rr-
tlamatiOn Association ami that every
effort should X made t1 comply with
its every request. Including that VIZ
making Immediately available the
fund Of $4,000
New Engineer Takes Charge
C. #. Pease of Denver Jhc new
engineer assigned to thc carrying out
of the gravity canal suIr ral work
III the Lower RIO Grgrre Valley. tu
succeed Victor E Iinh. resigned. has
arrived at his headllar.e al Nc
Allen. Mr. Peayc - uup uf he oldest
and most experienced meH in The t-
5. Reclamation Service. Eur many
years he was project muru-ur uf thn
Uncomphagrc Valley project n Colo
RADIO.
Promptly on his arrival Mr. rcase,
who is not related to thr Raymond
vile man ~ the same name, gut .u
touch with che survey committee ani
inquired about what steps were heifr
taken to collect the balance due by
the people under thg contract Nh
advised that S200O of the final 5000
was already forwarded tU thu ugu-
yer office and that the valance nns
practically all collected he expressed
great satisfaction and stated thlt it
would enable them to make their
plans without fear that there was ru-
ing ~ be a failure Uf thc finances. iin
stated that he understood that th re
was new method Cf financing gui
that the people were paving thc mon-
ey i'm small contributions. When as-
sured that this vas " fact hc stated
that was exactly as it should hr, af
the people were the ones t1 hr most
benefited. He was also greatly n-
terested ia the steps that were being
taken to support the work Uf the
Western States Reclamation AaaoclR-
tiOn.
The engineer stated that he was
now getting i'm touch with the work
and that he expected to push it as
rapidly r. possible and thnt hr would
doubtless be frequent caller nn thr
committee and counted an their ail
and cooperation. lie was greatly
pleased 10 learn of TIE interest that s
being displayed ~ al the towns and
the spirit Of cooperation exhibited.