San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-28
Ballinger Man Elected
President-Other Off
GERS Named.
YARRICAN GIVES DATA
City Engineer Shows In
surance interest In
crease to San Antonio.

Stuart IL. W lllldlus W i'uliiii5'i
was elected president of the Texas
Conservation Association at the last
session of the convention held Tues
day morning at the Gunter Hotel.
Vice presidents elected are the fol-
lowing: Leonard Tillotson, Sealy
Carl s. Guin, Ballinger; ]. NJ. Law
renee, Bryan; Z. e. Snow, La Feria:
Frank Robertson. San Benito; Sam
G. Morgan, Dallas: J. 4. Kemp.
Wichita Falls: L. c. Weinert, Seguin:
w. b. futile, San Antonio; and DIR.
Hines Clark. Crowell; Homer ID.
Wade of Fort Worth was reelected
secretary and treasurer.
A legislative committee was COM
posed Of John W. Gaines. San An
tonic c. Il. Jones, Srur; +. w. Sea-
bury. Brownsville; Roy Miller, Cur
pus Christi; W. Z. Lea, Orange; II. 5.
Henderson, Cameron; +. II. Astin,
Bryan: G. G. Kelly, Wharton; r. +.
l.. Knight. Dallas: L. II. Cockrell,
Fort Worth: r. +. Burgess. Ell Paso :
II. II. Allen. San Angelo: II. II. Will
! kins. Bronte; c. S. GUM, Ballinger;
| Ward Templeman, Navasota W. NJ.
Fly. Gonzales; II. J. Eilers. Austin !;
Leonard Tillotson. Sealy; w. w.
Woodson, Waco: \. X. Doss. Bal
lingcr: J. A. Stately. Dallas: j. NJ.
Crews. Childress: Walter Browning.
pecos: DIR. J. NJ. Lavender. Sabinal:
and 4. ID. jackson. College Station.
What Ii Costs San Antonio.
City Engineer ID. d. Harrigan
brought the water conservation-flood
prevention question home to san An
tonic in an address Tuesday morning
at the annual convention of the Texas
Conservation Association at The Gun
ter. Mr.. Harrigan cited a new idea
in flood costs, taking San Antonio
as an example.
He said that records show that
| there is approximately SSo,OUO,OUu
worth of assessed property in the dis
trict in San Antonio flooded in 1921.
and of this S30.000000 is in merchan-
disc and buildings.
Stating that flood insurance rates
are about :, per cent per annulu. with
1 NDV.VVu.VtV llbON INV
] premium would be 100000. In five
to six years, he said. this premiu:1
taslone would pay for the. entire pro
posed San Antonio flood prevention
\ program.
Mr.. Harrigan said interest rates
have increased ! per cent on all prop
critics in the flooded area since the
1921 flood. Basing an estimate OF
/ $40. O00.00 indebtedness against prop
erty in the flood area. he said this III
crease in interest amounts TO S4O.UOl
per year. This added TO the S9O0,O0U
| flood insurance premiums makes c
! total loss on these two items alone OF
| S1.300.000 a year or enough i'll fou:
years to pay the cost Of flood protec'
| ton proposed.
Promised L. s. Cooperation.
Col. III. Burgess of Fort Sam HouS'
ton CORPS of engineers and Mai. Chas.
+. Cooke of Washington promised the
! convention the cooperation of their
respective department of the federal
| government in the work they are now
undertaking.
An address on the intercoastal cana
was made by Roy Miller of Corpus
| Christi. and c. ii. Peas and +. {,
Shaw talked on the problems OF the
Rio Grandc Valley.
The report of the state board OF wa
ter engineers was made By John \.
Norris. Other addresses were deliver
ed BY Mai. Il. Il. Brown of Galveston.
4. ID. Jackson of College Station. NJ.
Il. Bentley of College Station and VIII
liam q. Sterett of Dallas.
Resolutions were passed commend
ing the work of President Leonard
Tillotson and the West Texas Cham
Der of Commerce for their work in
forwarding this movement. Common
dation of the Texas press for the pub
LEFTY given the program Of the asso-
citation, and thanks to the people OF
San Antonio for the reception tender
ed delegates was expressed in another
resolution.
The cooperation of the federal gov
eminent with the state. the aid given
the movement by 4. & NJ. college, the
assistance of the state engineers, Gov
ernor Neff and Texas copgressmnc, all
are appreciated and commended in the
resolutions passed. The resolutions
call upon Congress 10 take action look
ing toward flood prevention and call
for a general revision of state laws.
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