, 1879-08-05
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Utter Failure OF the Levee
System.
Nill Engnlf Tbs Treasury, bat Not Project
the Bottoms lrom Overflow.
Tho Outlet Plan tho Only ouo that
Il prnotlcnhle.

Il prnotloahle.
Judge C. a. ne France IN 81. k1nts Erpofkr and I'm
perter for AH1Nsf
During The past Session Of Congress Tic sub-
tcct OF hfIasIssipri River imnroscmc,lt wns dis.
c,.sscd With unusual fulncss and ability, aud In
the present called session numerous bills and
resolutions hnye brcn introduced looking 10 sllc
accomplishment Of llsrful and needed results
Nothing will br finally passed TN before the next
session, but. IN view OF the vital Importance OF
the subject 10 nll tho interests OF tile great ynE-
]cy, It 10 well lint IL should be futv discussed,
Will, view to rcnetiug the most profitable con-
cusIons. The questions at issue fu tue great
problem arc:
tYrs!-Tlr creation Of permanent channel Of
uniform ,lcpth, sufficient for the purposee Of
navigation nt nt nil seasons.
!Stcuud-Thc reclamation Of the nllnrtnl lant!s
from overflow. involving not only considerations
Of pccuniary value, but also OF EeAlth nnd ex-
cmptlon from tho fatal epidemic; and
Th;rd-A deep anu pnrinauent outlet to the
Gulf Of Mexico.
which reaches ..
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS,
the conservation and tnrrcasc OF present and fu-
Luse VAlues u at Ptope'tJ u" s''e s'e"s '"'s!
and llppp them hinge the question Of cheap
Transportation, the key Of The whole CONNER
ctal fabric.
Two plans or theories cngarcd thc attention
Of Congress both In The Committees nnl the
general deliberations, ani were c1nboratcly dis
cussetl. srhc two arc Numerically oppoBcd !;
one, the fcvce systctl1. proposing by artificial
cn,bankments to conlfne tile wAters Oh tho
mighty river to us oeA tnc QUIET W. uat.st
sSste.' ~ Fc''eyu oc ,,t',ta ,sss ori AOou oo.
e mate's .,. hnr.n,o.sie ~ +hn ocaa"
Eues tu "I nan t,,,on,b,s H.. tc'I IL"
BOIL hssaes Maso H. neGm ~. ettc,, ~ ,.nrt ~,
aul.s u M X ~ ornor1t1re ri mitIn,s ri doiIar.
au w Wy ~ ~ ~ ;o ,ivcr Solf
H. 1. .tri ~ II liz tun ran IL" brst nrcscnt r
III r. H., ~" ..,t",,, IT, r,corci frn III
grouping ~ eaiens wa H., .'r,,n ,san
sea. ,!ss " ..,!, rno,,"r IN ta '.on lts w,'
cou.lusens, c,"I ,1I.os viz eAD'" e' '' " '''' wv.
THE LESEE SYSTEM
was begun carlv In tile last century, and up to
lsaS was pnrtinly established as high aa the
n,nnth of ked k'ver: ~ 1st4 tt,s h. systsm, fa ~
the Arkansas. In 1s49 AMI 1850 Congress
came to tho relief Ut tlle individuals,
counties, md parishes which Ind Hitherto
| borne Tho enormous burdens OF constructing
and maintaining levces, A,,d rnatlo arce lulMl.
grants for lcvco purposes, etc. Louisiana re-
cciYed lI,GtY 5Co ucres, Mississippi 3D70, DIS,
Arkansas Bt;J, j32 u Missouri /, 100, 7J2 acrcs,
maxim. total of 81, r., G ncres OF the public
domain granted for !oyce purpnses. IN le's.
according to the report 0t tht GneI EflElHeer
tIe army te lyss , WIS .cseu' w.. ,1 tm wv, * T.
eentions, on potn sizes, nsesnenS iun, !sas y, !,
uTnt, ,,s nodan',.tr a,H .t"strnrtiyr ti,,.
a. s"um ~" a1,''nols fro" lin rcnt,rts thr
nraRs hna etuSasses ntp. hnr ,.1,s,n
M1tH cohst!ucttoia ao'o "t'aAuso '"s'' '''"1A
ucstrucs'Vc'ess -
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