Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-06-11
FLOOD CONTROL
ORGANIZATION
is PERFECTED
Cameron County Organizes to
Make Fight for Tax Remis-
sion to Finance Flood Con-
troll

Cameron County will make an aggres-
sise fight Nv secure 0Od control and
the remission " state taxes 10 finance
the project, was the determination an
nounced ~ San BenitO Tuesday after
noon when representative citizens from
all parts of Cameron county assembled
M organize THE Cameron County Flooi
Control Committee. That Cameron
County can secure remission of state
taxes only through an aggressive cam
pain ~ arous public sentiment. not only
in the Valley tut a SO throuhout the
state. was the opinion expressed by va
rious speakers, and the fact was inn
pressed upon the meeting that this
must he committee W. energetic citi-
zcn5. men who are interested IN promo
tiIE the welfare and development of
the entire Rio Grandc Valley.
teporary organization was formed
by elccting ". ". Houser. OF La Feria.
chairman. and Harry L. Sexton. seereta-
ry. A brief explanation Of the major OBJ
jects of the proposes committee was
made Ny the secretary. and JaIge Daa-
cey then impressed urun thr meeting
tha advisability cf organizing tx carry
out flood control upon the general plan
approved for Hidalgo and Cameron
counties. W. +. Anderson, who Is EN-
ployed by the Cameron county water
districts on preliminary engineering
work in connection with the general
plan os flood control reported the prog
r1ss made.
A VII Parker of It'll Feria pointed out
In ncccssit for immediate organization.
stating that the situation ~ serious and
would mt of no delay. lie added that
r gard'ess Of whether remission Of
state taxes is granted il will be neces-
sary for this committee IN work out a
riin of flood protection.
Permanent organization was perfect
cd by the election of W. WI Houser,
chairman. Frank Robertson. vice-chair-
man. and Harry T.. Sexton. secretary
treasurer. after which the secretary re-
ported a plan for organization whereby
each of the water districts would have
two representatives. each farmers AM
community club one representative.
each city anl town one representative,
anl crch chamber of CUmmerc one rep
rescntative. This plan was endorsed a.
being fully representative or the var
ious interests Of the ounty, and an
nouncement was made Of the appoint
ment Of the fo lowing representatives.
Water Improvement Districts: Ia
Fcria. II O Wyland WI WI Houser.
SHn Bcnitn. Frank Robertson, n. MI
" nrod: Los Fresnos. E III Ogden.
Clyde Tandy: Santa Maria, Id NJ San
som. r. NJ. Shipley; FL Jariin. Richard
Scthman. L. Greer, Harlingen, J. H. Will
liams. A. Tamm.
Chambers Of Commerce: San Benito,
Ecnlfro: Harfngen. A. A. kimm4l; "a
Fcrin. B A. Duniap-
Cities anA towns. Brownsville, ~. RI.
Canalcs; san Ben to. P. MI Montgomery;
IIarlnEen. Mayor Thompson; IN Feria.
A. r. Parker Rio Hondo. W. G. Spear;
Los Indios. IT. A. Buck.
Farm and Community Organizations:
Valley Farm Bureau. J. r. Rodgers;
Santa Rosa Farmres' Club. III. r. Fer
rin; Wilson Tract Farmres Club O. AL
Tanbcrg; Browne Tract Community
Club. VI n Johnson; Los Fresnos Com
munity Club. W. u. Palmer: ri Jardin
Community Club. F. T. Hockaday; Ro
lIondo Booster Club. Dan Affolter; La
Feria Community Club. NJ T. Wiley:
Commissioners Court, Judge u. C Dan
cy; Valley Chamber of Commerce. Harry
I'LL sexton
Following the appointment " COM
mittee On comm ttees. consisting of
Judge Rentfro. A. +. Parker and Scott
Brown. the situation in Hidalgo county