The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-16
MEETING OF MERCHANTS.
CAPT. EADs GIVES HIS VIEWS IRE
GARDING THE PROTECTION OF
QUIZ ALLUvlAL LANDS
FROM OVERFLOW.

lad In pynrHpyypp with audi
cnahee "ele ~ ~ $3.50. ,,as,,t,,,, ~ the
snce embracing very iarRs propof'ion - -
best men Of our business community Mr. jas.
: no,, ,,.x, onpo;nted ma president and Messrs.
=, D ~ m"s , W. W aa,n,o,r 40 secre-
W. M. smailwooa anu W .. oeyi ,, as ~,
taries. Capt. James D. Eads was introduced os
~ n,osidant and he proceeded to deliver the
.'o pl ,aa. ,N ,.,,,h VAC ,s,ened TO with
following address, wh'ch WIS "'''''N ~
h.. President and Gen1epaen-In response to
YOUR wish shall endeavor to explain some Of
III spa sIi bea, ing stleam when flowing
a. n, all1yial districts and shall try to make
you am,ar W VIII en Won o ndae correctly AZ to
fha marta n the system OF i'm provement which
i a, rung for that part Of the river which lies
ha ann aas H. Louis and the sea. /
Wal he eonneljea to ask your close atten
+;an tn thase preliminary explanations, for al
though 1nsy Mt uacessnry 10 ins ure d cor
. uat mnnndaerefandng al the subject / am sure
hat when YOU reaiect upon tire magnitude OF
..e NE, ve nI nServ ealing and avocaion pursued
Sacl th ANY twanty million people who inhabit
we NE, R, nna strains flow by your favored
uuo,s Il, anu sueh majestic volume. TINT you
S WiII ~ consent epea to listen patiently and
wi. hom.a ~ saa,re the sneediest and most per-
ansnt unossible benefits TO the people who oc-
emep r .nY and mers Of tie products Of
the ssevsnteen States chat constitute the valley OF
tbe Mssissippii, :. ,,s,,t - ,rueb .bongbt and .
This paI y ne II 81 The liver and
as asft ha awe 40 Intention proposins' make say
contract or vpti ans Of the work and am no
gaess aor sas "a undertoke tbs direction of 1t
hat haye snGrs c u %a
i've s III o,1 viii Md however that hav
Ing my , aided to secure through the unwavering
laisn aaa ,,tet tn Tho sea for the grand old
ps perm i,,end ~ Iev,te a the energy and
t., mn INA viii vve ma to ec1,re s,s III i,
talent thhs uoa WI sf ~. tho svhnla stpaas,, "a
svi1, naba II In The highest degree useful for
the the varied wanls Of my ceuntr, men:
To this enc ana, w eec3iye or
pe,rer Method Of Improvement or it. and shall
not cease to expose sa an h f Ia
,rh k i, non,a"l It. propose methods which my
1uagmeim. as ~ "a henn nharged In re
cent t otiicia letter, published by the chairman
engineer corps OF cue a1 ny as earts
should warn yom nuet ' baary ta In
Dmelin n - us't stafes Enaneer G"rps aimpy be-
oa s nnnnsa With iii INV might some Of the
SsnsercHs errors which 1--we we're aayoced by
Mesf r. tba aelta snryev and which have been
afo \, l'u v nar,ion II the o"rpa and which
a ~ ~ g,ste ,nnn With tl,a mnioritv an The
r. haR Ga ses nna aIs 81 s
Ply to make the aens sabe 6eIieye h That
w tm NAV reva III sohonl If anpineers ara those
~ ,hn antire capps II is grossly unjust 10
VI ..H that sobuat soh ensi naers "a Rarnard
Wr,g tp ''' aIexn,lder' Gomstock Merrill and
otbegs 81 the eorps who never opposed the sys-
ha M Sen e Sn ssys assp
ppasntaJ tbe theopy III 1T nIluyial channels viii
nePeen ,s smaar and stesper by reducing The
,rnfa, aoIeinp in ihem and that Grnrasses n nd
S,ttiets viii Permanently lower the Hood line Of
he river and that the river is not flowing
trary Gen III barnard was the sole member who
disaerIfed from he views of the Fort st. Philit
Sila eaIarsd The ietv snstesn practical. using
r. ta7a tha memorable words ssrha time VII
nama tshan tha nannle,s cry for h navigation IN
ha hhea,d " And eyeI ~ snrly AZ 1852 Gen Bar.
nard, with Gems. Beauregard and & Ga , FL I
q le1eSW ra III heNnnde "a and domstock
members OF the board which declared in favor
e tb t. AK tt svatam im n but be
be hS oa9 h the 96e hres
"ffisers are more rejoiced at the success which
has attended the jelties, than he is, because .
frea. tn ray to- he naton Wills bes
ottiae mrs" WHO were appointed by the President
unon tha hard pnys their Judgment in favor d
ths iatie e The Of the eorps who controls
its nneraiinns and thus fixes its STANDARD
q yalse IL the ,t public 'sM 1t,!
nassna IL nublish M the expense Of the gov
eminent = erroneous arguments calculated t
\, vnlf n If
r,issinn and la rreate pube distrust Ia the Of
fnrts Of mvsaIf and asseeia es. and thus add t.
4pl.s VI 4, aifiomIina surrnindinu orr eff
r,n tshnaa ~ nattv nfInial jnerfernnce 1t i,
rrny MA unfair to charge me- with naakins
NM ,s,nn ihe engineer cnrns when 80 many O
W., wv ia.s h., Thar virt,,ea hair atlanta mn,
tfa is, nnmmani nv raspen and ar
ansi, vn,e ~ Tint of thar nountrv
Gai,s v 20 nnrdon for ocnu nyinp yo1r at
+ntfan r. lang with this nersonn eynlanation
I viii proceed 10 explain some of the phenoine
ma 81 n snarn tbop referred To the diagrams II
,ustpstng his remarks, and called attention t
Ike fact lint the surface sone Of the river ii
gnnti Alma increnans prn,l,1,,lly Nd we ascend III
r;Sar i from the head Of Tho masses. being less
than an inch and half per mile below NewfDr
iaana aud nniv one and seven -eipbths OF n,
inch NJ Rad river Will in the next sixty mite!
II rises to nearly three and d quarter inches. o
naarlv double the grade This rapid increas
beeom.s still greater "a we proceed on up unit
Mt Cairo Il exeeeds Ave inches per mile and i
over aix, nj St Louis He said:
Particular attention il called TO this uuestio,
~ anoa aiona for This Ia really the eyee u,1es