San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-27
Outline Plans for Work
Over State to Pre-
vent Floods.
TELL OF BIG LOSSES
Speakers Tell What Asso.
citation Stands for
and Why.

The first annual convention OF the
Texas Conservation Association since
its organization at Waco a year ago
met at the Guntcr Hotel Monday
morning with approximately 60 dele
gates present.
Commissioner Frank II. Bushick
delivered the address of welcome in
place Of Mayor John W. Tobin who
was compelled to be absent on other
duties. Mr. Bushick told the visitors
that San Antonio is wide open only
in the sense of hospitality and is so
well liked by those who come here
that all who can remain. Even Gen
eral Barton and the rangers stay
here as much rs possible because
they like the city. he said.
Senator r. ]. Holbrook made re-
Spouse in which he stated that tho
purpose Of the present convention is
to make n report on the work that
has been accomplished since the or
ganization Mt Waco and plan the
work for the future. In one year
as much as SD. 100000 worth of
Texas crops has been washed into the
Gulf of Mexico. and we are wasting
more water power than all the coal
deposits in the state combined, lie
said
Retail Flood Losses.
National flood control policies was
the subject of an address by Con-
gresham Tom Connally of Marlin,
Tex. The flood control program of
the United States has been confined
mostly TO the Mississippi River. he
said Before the war a committee
was appointed by Congress to study
the subject of flood control and made
one visit TO Texas. The war put an
end to the committees work. and il
has never been revived. Where there
is a necessity for flood prevention,
measures will have to be taken by
the state or individuals as no de-
pendence can be put on the national
government at the present time, he
said.
Some parts OF East Texas and
Louisiana look like desert as the
result of the destructive effect of I'M
controlled waters. according TO May
or William T.. Lea of Orange. who
spoke on the subject of the interest
of the municipality in flood control
and conservation. Through period
of ten years our annual loss has
been an average of SJ,O00,000 he
said. One year the loss from floods
amounted TO over S26.000.000. ~
An address on the laws that are
necessary in this state by Judge John
W. Gaines of San Antonio closed the
morning session.
The convention is presided over by
President Leonard Tillotson of Sealy.
who was elected to head the associa-
tion ut the Waco meeting President
Tillotson briefly outlined the progress
that has been made toward flood pre-
ventiOn i'm Texas since the disastrous
flood Of 1899 and tue bad flood of
1917. Two amendments TO the state
constitution have been enacted and
the present movement inaugurated rs
the direct result of past losses, he
said.
Here From Over State.
The convention will hold sessions
Monday afternoon and Tuesday.
Among the out of town delegates
10 the convention are the following !:
Carl s. Guin. A. X. Doss and Stuart
l.. Williams of Balliager; &. w. Or
lit. L. W. Balloon. John 4. Norris
and w. 4. Majors 90 Austin: John
II. Hawley and Homer u. Wade, sec
rotary OF the association of Fort
Worth; II. l.. Holmes. W. G.. Sterett
and J. +. Starley of Dallas: Fred
W. Mally Of LAREDO: Roy Miller Of
Corpus Christi: Maj. Il. +. Browne.
Corps of Engineers. G. J.. Marick and
Senator II. J. Holbrook of Calves
ton; W. +. Hicks of Greenvillc :
Mayor W. L. Lea Of Orange; W. NJ.
Fly of Gonzales: w. +. Dunlap of
Beaumont: +. G. Weinert. Senator
A. J. Writ and !. NJ. Abbott Jr..
Of Seguin; G. W. Wilson of Mineral
Wells: NJ. r. BENTLEY. +. W. Geyer
and 4. ID. Jackson of College Sta
ton; e. II. Pease Of McAllen; F. =.
Robertson of San Benito: J. j..
Baskin and Il. s. Henderson of
Cameron; W. III. Ford aud Nelson
Cory of Houston: Leonard Tillot-
son of Sealy; ii. III. Allen of San
Angelo: Congressman Tom Connally
of Marlin; a. Il. Spencer. president
of the West Texas Chamber Of Com
mercc of Crosbyton T.. e. Snow,
president of the Rio Grandc Water
Users Association; and w. y. Vance
and Col. II. Burgess of Fort Sam
Houston.