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MENACE FROM
(Continced from pt(« one.)
tanlzatlon of Valley engineers and
which was financed by remission
of state taxes to Hidalgo and Cam
eron counties, has been the subject
of much comment In the engineer
ing world, and will be adopted on a
greatly magnified scale in con
struction of the Mississippi flood
aontrol system.
The plan, in brief, is to take the
surplus water from the river be
fore it reaches the low delta sec
tion and discharge it into the Gulf
through natural and artificial
flood ways. In other words, to re
move the menace before it becomes
a menace. That the Valley system
will accomplish this is the unani
mous verdict of engineers who are
familiar with the Rio Grande and
the problems it presents.
As the Rio Grande flows toward
the Gulf the banks gradually lower.
The riverbed at Mission will carry
double the volume of water that
can be carried at Brownsville with
out overflow. Also the Rio Grande
in the delta section occupies the
highest part of the terrain in its
immediate vicinity, drainage being
away from the river, the result of
i gradual building up of the river
bed bv silt deposits.
Remove Surplus Waters
' The flood eontrol system pro
vides for removal of the major part
of the surplus water before it
reaches the lower delta section.
The two inlets are provided, one
near Mission and the other near
Hidalgo, the surplus water being
directed through a leveed channel
to the series of resacas which par
allel the Rio Grande in Hidalgo
county. The water is carried east
ward through Llano Grande lake to
a point near Mercedes, where it is
divided, approximately 40 per cent
going eastward through a leveed
channel which follows the natural
drains to the Laguna M&dre. The
other 60 per cent will be discharg
ed through the Arroyo Colorado,
the great natural drain of the Val
ley. Another floodway Is provided
through the Rancho Viejo resaca
near Brownsville, and the system
on the Mexican side will take care
of a great volume of the surplus
water.
Extending from Mission to sev
eral miles below Brownsville, the
secondary line of defense—the river
levees—present an almost impreg
nable obstacle to invasion of Rio
Orande waters. Only during abnor
mal floods, such as occurred in
1922. will their strength be tested,
as the discharge system, which will
carry off the surplus water of the
average flood, will relieve pressure
at all points below.
The huge floodway, which par
allels the Rio Grande from Mis
sion to Mercedes, is designed to
carry approximately 120.000 second
feet, of which 50.000 second feet
will be discharged through the
north floodwav and 70.000 through
the Arroyo Colorado. The Rancho
Viejo floodway will dlshcarge 5.000
second feet and the Mexican sys
tem 25.000 to 40000, according to
the height of water. The riverbed
at Brownsville will carry approxi
mately 30.000 second feet before
heavy pressure Is placed on the
lower river levees. These various
floodwavs and the river provide for
approximately 180.000 second feet,
or the estimated volume of the 1922.
flood.
Conservation In Mexico
Another factor which will prove
valuable in connection with flood
control in the Valley is the con
servation project now under way
on the Salada in Mexico, where an
Impounding dam is being con
structed. Similar works on the San
Juan are contemplated in connec
tion with irrigation projects, and
the La Boquilla dam on the Con
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BETTER RANGE UTILIZATION WILL BE
URGED AT SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW
Registered range bull (upper left) is an animal of type the International Exposition and Livestock
Show at San Antonio, Texas, will encourage in the southwest. Production of goats and domestic rab
bits has entered the new system of diversified livestock production,
8AN ANTONIO. Feb. 23.—
With preservation of pasture a
watchword in the southwest, the
International Exposition and Live
stock show at San Antonio March 1
will digress from cattle sufficiently
to encourage systematic diversifi
cation in livestock production.
There will be exhibits of sheep.
cho3 in Chihuahua has controlled
the flood waters on that stream.
Projects proposed or under con
struction by the Mexican govern
ment will serve to equalize the dis
charge into the Rio Grande of
Mexican streams from which come
the major part of the flood waters
reaching the lower river section.
The effects of Elephant Butte dam
on the upper Rio Grande and the
La Boqullla dam on the Conchas
on the flood situation on the lower
reaches of the stream have been
very apparent in recent years. Im
pounding of the flood waters of
the Mexican streams will result in
equalized flow, which will prove
very beneficial to the Valley, not
only In the way of flood protection
but also by assuring an increased
flow in the main stream during the
low water periods, making available
a greater quantity of water for ir
rigation purposes.
The effect of the flood control
system upon Valley development
has been very apparent. Simultan
eously with passage by the legisla
ture of the Cameron county tax
remission bill, providing finances
for the flood control system, de
velopment of the river areas got
under way. Thousands of acres,
formerly subjected to Inundation
during the periodic floods, have
been brought under development In
Cameron. Willacy and Hidalgo
counties, and the river areas, which
in 1923 were practically uncultivat
ed. are becoming among the mast
productive in the Valiev, and have
added millions to Valley wealth
and valuations.
Angora goats and domestic rabbit,
and hares. The swine shew is ex
pected to be twice as large as last
year.- It is pointed out that goats
are able to make a good living on
certain types of browse range where
other livestock would go hungry.
The same holds true for other types
of animals finding favor in the cat
tle country.
Economic exhibits will show the
advantage of utilizing great areas of
j forage that are not adapted to
cattle, and keeping stock that will
flourish on it away from land that
will pasture a maximum number of
beef animals per acre.
Interest in the San Antonio show
has grown so rapidly since its in
auguration a year ago that buildings
have been constructed to house
more than two additional acres of
i exhibit space. Because the show
drew such large crowds last year the
city has purchased and improved
the property under an agreement by
which the exposition association
may use it. Two new reinforced
concrete buildings have been added
to the nlant. each of which contains
more than an acre of floor space.
Stock farms from all over the
United States w'ill exhibit this year,
and cowboys from all sections where
there still is range to ride will take
part In a 510.000 rodeo. A number
of new sections have been added to
the official prize list, including
classes for Aberdeen-Angus cattle.;
rabbits and hares, and prizes for the
best community exhibits. Sheep
and goats, both profitable animals
in the southwest, will occupy a large
section.
Pine horses from the army posts
in Texas and from breeding farms
in the state will be entered In the
horse show. Seventy head of wild
horses and a dozen saddle horses
already have arrived for the rodeo.
There will be auctions in both
the dairy and beef cattle divisions.
The show is largelv a Hereford
show, soonsored by ifcrpford breed
ers. They are advocating a new
practice of feding herd bulls grain
mixtures while they are on the
range, to maintain their virility and
condition.
H0MEF1NANCED
(Continued from page one.)
company loans usually call for such
information as would be necessary
to secure a fair picture of the prop
erty offered as security, together
witn information about the borrow
er that would indicate his financial
standing and integrity. The life
insurance company representative
then inspects the property In order
to be sure that the security is ade
quate.
Insurance company loans are usu
ally limited to completed property
in built-up areas. Where a loan xs
desired for construction pCXases
sometimes building operations are
financed by temporary loans, usual
ly for one year during construction
and new papers are drawn later for
the permanent mortgage.
But in most cities the usual prac
tice, in making construction loans,
is to draw' the permanent loan pa
pers in the first instance; the in
surance company representative
uses these papers as collateral for
cash advances during construction
and delivers the papers to the in
surance company on completion of
the building.
Local representatives of insurance
companies ate instructed as a rule
to charge the local rate of interest
on first mortgages. In addition to
the interest cnarge. most insurance
companies permit their correspond
ents to charge a commission or
service fee which covers then ap
praisal of the property offered as a
security for the loan as well as the
administrative work of approving
the loan, advancing the funds, and
collecting interest payments wliich
are generally required semi-annu
ally. This service charge usually
amounts to about 2 per cent or 3
per cent of the loan and since in
surance company loans run from 5
to 15 years this is a comparatively
small item. Such service charges
are made by correspondents for
their services and on their own re
sponsibility and such charges yield
no return to the insurance compa
nies.
The only additional charge in se
eming an insurance company loan
is the charge for title examination.
As a rule insurance companies re
quire a title guaranty policy or Tor
rens certificate trough some of
them will accept an abstract or at
torneys opinion of title.
.Make Repayments Easy
Pew Insurance companies make
straight mortgages, but require In
stallment payments on the princi
pal, averaging from 3 to 6 per cent
a year, any companies defer these
installment periods for a period of
two or three years after the loan Is
placed. This practice affords an
opportunity for the borrower, who
may have to place a second mort
frage against his property, to pay
this off before he Is required to
make principal payments on his
first mortgage.
And one of the hundred largest
life Insurance companies queried
by the association has a plan where
by home loans are amortized over
a ten or twelve year period, with a
life insurance policy to protect the
famil yagainst loss of the home
through death of the bread-winner
at A cost of six per cent. This com
pany has loaned $5,000,000 in this
A'*y during the past five years.
TJ?rt °f sfhe large sum paid every
year by American people who die
insured goes into the construction
™ for other people they
never knew.
Guerrero Builds
Road to Bridge
Over Rio Grande
_(Special to Tba Herald)
ROMA. Feb. 23.—The people of
Guerrero. Mexico, nine miles inland
irom Zapata, are awake to the pos
sibilities of the new international
bridge which is to connect their an
cient city with the United State*
at Zanata and this week put a crew
of twenty men to work clearing
right-of-way for a road from the
bridge to the city. When this work
is done the road will be graded
and placed in shape for heavy travel
which is expected in the spring and
summer.
Week-end visitors will no doubt
Toid much time fishing in the 8a
iado river for black bass and chan
nel cat which, the people of Guerre
ro say, abound in the river and are
easily caught.
The Saiado at Guerrero is the
nnlv running stream of any Import
ance between PiMras Negras and
Matamoros and the only one yield
ing good fishing.
GAVE AWAY S1SNIM
LIVERPOOL—John Rankin, the
*hlp owner, who gave away $3.50*.
000 during his lifetime, died at the
age of 83.
CLAIM CLAUSE
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They expressed the belief that the
Willacy district Is acting In good
faith, but asserted It is necessary
to reserve tills protection for the
future.
Under the terms or the valida
tion bill, now before the legisla
ture, the Willacy Jstrict must se
cure approval of its plans by the
state water board before its bond
issue is approved by the attorney
general, and It is understood that
an effort will be made to cor iplete
these plans as soon as passible.
The Valley irrigation interests will
appear before the state water board
at that time and either approve or
contest the plans.
Plans Principal Factor
Tire final plans of the district
will be the principal factor in
which the irri-ation districts are
interested, engineers state. Upon
the construction of the intake will
depend the volume of water to be
diverted. The suggestion has been
made that the intake be provided
with an adjustable weir, which can j
be gauged with the depth of the j
river, taking water when the
stream is at flood stage only. En
gineers asserted that the bed of
the stream is changing constantly,
due to erosion at some periods
and silting at others. Unless the
intake is adjustable, they state, the
Willacy district might, within a few
months after the intake is com
pleted. be diverting part of the nor
mal flow, or the river bed might
i erode to such an extent that the
district could divert no water ex
' cept at high flood stage. If prop
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er control works are installed, it
was stated, there would be no dan
ger of the districts diverting wa
ters other than those which now
waste Into the Gulf.
According to the tentative plans
of the Willacy district the water
will be diverted from the Rio
Grande at a point near the Gal
veston ranch east of Santa Maria,
the main canal running, northward
along the Adams tract to the north
floodway. At this point the waters
will be diverted, part running east
along the south bank of the flood
way to a 7300-acre reservoir -bout
3 1-3 miles east of Sebastain. the
remainder to run northwest to a
4300 acre reservoir on the Mestenes
tract These reservoirs will be fill
ed when the Rio Grande is at high
stage, and most of the acreage will
be watered by gravity from the res
ervoirs.
MANYWATER
(Continued from page one.)
fecting Valley interests is intro
duced.”
Robertson stated that several of
these bills had been Introduced as
local measures to which the legis
lators give little heed, and that it is
impossible for the legislators rep
resenting the Valley, with their mul
titudinous duties, to maintain an
accurate check on such measures.
Since the legislature convened on
January 8, (legations representing
the Valley districts have made four
trips to Austin. It was asserted bv
attorneys and others that it would
be a measure of economy as well as
a better safeguard to secure repre
sentation at the capital while the
legislature Is In session.
KIWANIANS
(Continued from Page One.)
Howard T. Webb, Chicago,
who heads party.
nis McCartv, C. C. Miller; Richard
L. Neunebel.
Edward C. Oakes, Edward Olsen,
Oscar Olsen.
James V. Parker, trustee: Hyde
Park Kiwanis club.
George Rlngenberger. lleut.-gov
emor div. 8. I-I district: William J.
Rouen. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M.
Rungren;
| William A. Cchneider. past presi
dent, Kankankee, 111., past presl
dent. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stejskai. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Retohard Volkman.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wesaelhott, |
John W. Wlehn. Frank Wlot. Dan
iel 8. Wentworth, pact governor,
Illinois-Eastern Iowa district; Dr.
Harley Zlnser._
NEff BUILDING |
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as well as the College of Pharmacy.
These activities are at present
housed In about a dozen shacks lo
cated r airily on the north end * *
the campus. All these can be m<»
ed whu the Chemical Labors td\
Is bu t
"The auditorium-gymnasium, the
first of the three-unit program spon
sored by the F -Students* Associa
tion, is to be placed north of Twen- I
ty-thlrd Street _nd east of Speed
way. This building will cost a mini
mum of $450,000. Plana for this ,
building are now well under way
and It should be possible to let the
contract for this structure by March
1929.
• Removal of the shops of the de
partment of mechanical engineer
ing will be madt necessary by plac
in • the Chemical Laboratory on the
site selected for it This will neces
sitate taking care of these shops
on the old Clark Field.**
CAT KILLS BABY
8T. PAUL. Minn.—A cat jumped
into the crib of 3-months.old Don- \
aid Lorgan and smothered the baby. I
see GIRLS WIN STRIKE
LONDON.—A strike of 500 girls
in an Edmondton clothing factory I
was won by the employes.. 1
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Because it is not a lot sub-division, though it offers thtf
conveniences of the city.
Homesites are two to six times as alrge as city lots, yet
they cost little more than the average good lot.
Los Ebanos can never be congested with small homee on
small lots that shut off the view, obstrnet the breeze and take
privacy from the home.
Here, you get away from the many objectionable fea
tures of the city lot, yet you have city water, gas, paving*
electricity, etc., and you are just outside the city limits.
There is nothing in Brownsville, or its suburbs, as exclu
sive, convenient and well-planned for future development as
Los Ebanos, hence its exceptional value as an investment.
SThe home building program in Los Ebanos, where homee
ee are completed or under construction assures development in
LoS Ebanos line witil the exclusive nature of the pnpigrty.
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