Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-07-08
SHARP DIVISION IS
INDICATED ON FLOOD
CONTROL IN VALLEY
Pease Resolution For Appoint
ment of Committee of 3 Is
Adopted by Valley G. {.

formation under the direction of the
Reclamation: Service.
The Tease resolution. the preamble 80
which set forth the situation leading M
to the subject under discussion. provid
ed for the appointment IF one repre-
sentative from the Valley Chamber ~
Commerce. one from the Water lSers'
Association. and one to represent tie ir
riraticn districts
The Pease resolution follows:
Since the United States reclamation
service has been employed for several
years in the Rio Grande Valley, we
strongly recommend that the working
out Of all plans be intrusted to this
service and that all other persons, hav-
ing plans and proposals. be invited to
present them TO the engineer Of the
United States reclamation service.
"A committee Of three should be APP
pointed by the Valley Chamber Of Com
merce. one BY the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley Water Users Association and one
by the United Irrigation District. which
committee shall be fully empowered
to adopt and carry result in the raising
Of necessary funds to complete the in
vestigations already started. Said com
mittee shall represent the valley in
its relation to the present contract be-
tween the Valley Chamber Of Commerce
Of Commerce and the reclamation serv-
ice"
Tie adoption of the pcaSc resolution
followed motion by Mr.. PcaSc to table
III earlier resolution hy ~. T.. Stuart ~
Iiaringrn which provided for the ap-
pointmeNt of representative from each
community in the Valley to undertake
the handling of the flood control pro
position The motion 10 table carried.
Although The meeting was that Of the
Valley Chamber of Commerce directors.
" was attended by nearly six hundred
people large pcrceItage of whom with
n whoop and shout urged the adoption
OF the 'ease proposition. The direct
ors 20 voted. II was announced that
every community director Of the Val
Icy Chamber Of Commerce was rrprc-
scented with the exception Of rharr.
The resolution by Mr.. i'casc called
FOR general system of flood control
ana recommcr hcd that il be placed in
The hands cf the United States Re-
clamaiion Service. engineers of which
have been working IN the Valley for sew
| cral years. and which already has a
volume of information on the subject.
II rccommei Ned that the work planned
already bc continued At the earliest pos
Slble date. and that the S1con needed 70
cornpelte the engineering survey be pro-
vidci TIL. committee II three would
DC delegated to raise the money.
As soon AZ ihr survey j. completed.
| the resolution provided meeting II
| the Valley Chamber of Commerce would
he called and the report read before the
meeting.
Following the adoption Of the Pcase
resolution. n resolution was introduced
| ~ IT. NJ Rcvcl of McAllcn. endorsing
and commenting the work of the Lower
Rio Grandc Valley Water Users As
~,riaiion. and the efforts of Mr.. rease
| and his associates in that direction. The
resolution was adopted by the directors
| or the Chamber of Commerce.
The largest delegation AT the meet
/ Ing. IL was said. was that from Willacy
county. the farmers in some sections of
which were hardest hit by the recent
, flood
Presidc-r T.. r. Daniel ~ the Cham
| her of Commerce. announced Ia the aud
fence that the meeting was rot mass
meeting hut that il was u regular month
" meeting of tho Valley tahmher of
| Commerce. However. this announce
ment did '.pt prevent the audience n \
whole taking part in the discussions nnd
even in the voting. although adoption 81
| resolutions was made only Nv the votes
Of the directors.
The meeting was conducted III almost
an nproar of conversation and attempts
| to gain the .i"nr ~ visitors. prinripally
people who had hccn damaged in one
wnv ar anoricr w the flood waters.
| Confcrelfcrs were being held IN iIidal-
90 county TODAY between Mr.. Daniel and
Mr.. rcasa with reference Ia the ap-
| poinfmenta of the committee. n was
hoped 70 announce tho representative,
If the watcr users organization and the
Valley chamber today