Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-29
WATER SAVING
T0BE SUBJECT
ENGINEER MEET
Governor Neff Invites Many
Engineers to Austin to Dis
cuss Water Conservation
And Flood Control

County Engineer Washington aud
several other prominent engineers 81
the Valley have been invited 10y Gov
crnor Neff TO attend n meeting of en-
gineers which will be held in Austin on
August 4, with the state reclamation de-
partment AID the board of water cngin-
GERS.
The object and purpose Of the meet
Ing. as outlined in the governors letter
of invitation. is the consideration e
the engireering problems involved and
the formulation of a program that will
insure the strictest economy possible in
securing data necessary for the cul-
mination If an extensive water co:.ser-
vation and flood control program. : n
is subject i'm which the Lower Rio
Grande Valley is especially Interested.
arh the action taken by the meeting
will unquestionably have considerable
bearing upon future plans in the Valley
The governors letter. in part. is a.
follows:
Within the next twelv, months We
swollen streams of Texas have destroy
I'd many valuable lives. and have caused
property damage in excess of stwenty
millions cf dollars, III the same iing
these streams have poured into the
Gulf Of Mexico enough water 10 irri-
gate millions If acres # scmi-arid u md,
a. 10 generate hundreds of thousand>
Of horsepower for industrial purposes
Within the next twelve months we
might have a recurrence of these flood
conditions or just rs likely we might
have insufficicn; water for our cities
e.. Al. a.
sent under irrigation. A supinc tolrra-
'i"n ~ these conditions is in1cf~nsiblc
Always nm ardent advocate of the con
troll and economic utilization cf ON
rnhlir waters and of the conservation
"f "ur waters for munirinal use. fnr
power. irrigation. mining and stock
raising, ! have determined that. now.
active steps shall bc taken 10 make
these waters source of great wealth
and joy To our people instead of ~,
menace they now too often. are
The accomplishment of This purpose
Is no small Undertaking No state Of
the uii"n has heretofore propoSed 50
comprehensive a scheme: the wh.lr
stat" IS affected. and tho whole state
must at as unit in order Ia bring
about the highest results. To enable
nr"rer solution of this problem cr.
'aln fundamental data must he gath
cred: the flow of streams must hc
measured. topographic surveys must be
made in order TO point out suitable
places for lcvees and impounding
reservoirs
For securing these data AMI fot
LAYING the plans that will make the
work success. we must depend sole
~ on our cngii GERS. The problem il
big enough to command the interest of
our hes. talent; the need is great
CROUCH 20 compel every patriot engin-
Ger TO lend his services
May rot the state have the benefit
az your advice and consultation in
meeting "f engineers % be held in the
capitol. Austin. Texas. nj 10 n. m. on
the tth Of August. with the state re-
ciamaiion dcpartme' and the board If
water engineers for general considera-
fi"n Of the engineering problems involv-
cd IN the undertaking and for the for
mnlating Of programme that will in
sure the utmost economy in securing
the data necessary to plan this great
work Of conservatism"