Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-12
WATER MEET
WOULD RENEW
old DISTRICT
Legal Steps to be Un-
dertaken to Provide
Ir-i1 lion In Villa
cy County


RAYMONDVILLE, Dec. I2.-Re-
vival of the old Union Irrigation
District, designed to irrigate 100000
acres in Willacy county, was def
initely decided at a meeting of prop
erty owners here Saturday night fol
lowing a report of a committee ap-
pointed at a previous meeting to in
vestigate the possibilities Of bring
ing irrigation water TO Willacy coun-
~.
While no definite action was TAX
en-, IL is understood the district will
enlarge to comprise approximately
$15O,OOO acres, taking in part of the
present unirrigated sections of Hi
dalgo and Cameron counties.
The legal phases of the project are
expected 10 be presented before the
civil district court in Raymondville
early this week. District Judge a..
NJ. Kent announced Saturday that in
view Of the fact that immediate ac-
tion on the project may be desired,
he would not adjourn court Saturday
night as was intended, but court
will remain in session TO extend any
needed service to the organization
plans.
j. l.. Corbin. well known engineer
OF Wiilacy county, who has made a
number Of surveys in connection with
proposed irrigation OF Willacy coun-
ty lands, stated that it should be
possible to adjust al! matters within
thirty days and start on the project.
District In Receivership
The Union Irrigation District, or
ganIzed in 1912, voted bonds in the
amount of 100000, Of which $4,000
were sold. The district il now in
receivership. 1t is understood that
the first act in reyiving the district
will be to take care of the bonds
that were issued. v. l.. Conrad Of
Brownsville msde the surveys for
the district, which contemplated n
gravity system, taking water from
the Rio Grande at a. point near the
Llano Grande pump.
The meeting was presided over by
A. W. Harding. and fully 800 repre-
sentative farmers and business men
from all sections Of the county were
present. In addition to various local
speakers who took part in the dis
cussions, W. +. Anderson Of San Be-
nito, an eminent engineer Of the Nai-
ley and American members Of the
commission TO provide for an
equitable distribution of the waters
Of the Rio Grande between the Unit
ed States and Mexico. was present
and addressed the assembly.
In his address Mr.. Anderson gave
much valuable information relative
70 the irrigation projects along the
Rio Grande, and answered various
questions. He stated that the normal
flow of the Rio Graade would fur
nish 5,00O,000 acre-feet for the irri-
cation purposes, and that the flow
sometimes amounted to s,00o coo
acrc-fee%, with a minimum flow Of
100000 acre-feet. At present he
stated that approximately 500 900
acre-feet were being utilized.
Mr.. Anderson further stated that
there were 100000 acres of lard on
the American side Of the river in the
Lower Valley susceptible of irriga-
ton, and probably an equal amount
on the Mexican side Of the river. He
stated that besides this there were
large stretches higher up the river.
He stated that Eagle Pass was pre-
pairing to irrigatc 100000 acres from
the Rio Grande. and Laredo an equal
acreage, while Rio Grande City had
formed an irrigation district en-
bracing $4,000 acres. and $4,000 acres
were included In the Goodwin tract
west Of Mission. He said there was
much more land along the Rio
Crnnde susceptible cf irrigation than
there was water 10 irrigate ii.