, 1879-02-13
,... Father Of the Outlet Theory
1hs Frees Ills Mind.
r,,,nks His plan Is loo
''' cheap to Be popular'
n,e,ares that tho Politicians and
ap' ,.shorr y Are All Against Him.
eAoro Review OF the Lovee
a and Jetty Jobs.
1,,, f,t,r our, CorrfspondenG

.a1n~ a1 Fel,. 1O.-Capt. Cowdon, the
W., n Tic Mississippi! River outlet sys1cm' 10
fabts '"aaa " will tle Mississippi River Gomnfs-
not n' n; viii appear frou the following inter-
s!on p"'' N,', rux Tn1uuNE correspondent:
VIC" 'rs.. Ss x1 la the fatc. Captain. Of the pass.
'"a ~. Wt..,.sfppi River Commission bill1"
e ~ ~ nrol,abilty, the result Will be the sau'e
IN =" ..I,h the .Icttv Committee BILL. Men
~ ~. ,,ntou. arc proven 10 bc favorable to the
WHOSE v' ,.vee scheme viii be tho oncs dcsta-
}el's ~ ~. a,notntmcut. Tlc President will not
a ~ hi, intentionally; but ti'is c,ass ot men VIII
,s urrel upon linn, and WILL 10 likely 10 seeu'o
tue plaes" a ,,,,,t ,,ot the rcorekenta-
u.,. NJ tho outlet theory Will not also nna
n,sss n, mon the Cou,mtss!on"
pm u,.,.,. these people have no use for them.
:, -a',,a conflict with the interests Of those who
~ !''. "',, tor,ed the bill through the House."
"a; sTo vhst extent does this bill recognize the
ou.1e. ,heoryl" a,..
,.o.,s an examination to De made, by an
.Tsrmept ouly. Ny opinion Ia t'lat th's was
patin
th,n for anything cise'"
uIow do yeu make thatl" ..-....-.
up.ausc they pretend, under this bill, to III
,.,1,tc tiIs question; but, being prc}utliced
~ ,ns lcrnptng, they would practically make
,.,ort ajycrse to the outlet syatcn', mud mako
ne country believe shat they really hau tnVeatl'
s,ted i, whom They llad ,ot.'
uTlst proceeds upon the presumption TINT
M ,eorrsentatlye Of lie outlet theory will be-
% the Conmsstonf"
v, 10 not thtuk tl,at there will; but there
III, be. / have understood that tic men tn
luu,<apa md Mississippi! who are known TO
f,,or the lcyeo system are alrcady selected.
Gibson anil tl,ose men Will probably 10 very III
tasp,ls. Il, forming the Commission, should the
Bill PASS 1hc Senate"
allow do you thnlz your plan could bo hcst
tnucht to the attention Of the country7'
IL think TINT, II committee Of Senators
Ind Representatives
WOULD GO DOWN THE RIVER
Ibis fal starting at 81. Louis. when the river Is
log. they could obtain accurate and reliable In
format,ou Such Commission should 20 on
steamboats, and take the testimony OF nil tho men
ofe1pericnce WIN liyu afong the river. They
taould look into thc Bonnet Carrc outlet and
/! the proposed Lake Borgno outlet. They
could then arrive ut some sensible ant! reason
able conclusion. 1t is impossible to iceislate
With ahJ degree Of intelligence uoon the subject
Without visiting the river. Tie Government
Engineers haro always recommended lcyees.
Tic sepo.t In 1915 recommended system Of
leY,es costing s4B,O09,OC0. The letter recently
published ffuu Gcus. Wright and Barnard rccolll-
nendtd lryecs: Allt, as ILLUSTRATION OF tic cost
Of Ibis plal, It was admitted that to mako test
cue Ut Plumb Point Bar would cost SGC0, ,0t1;
and thtre are come f0sty-lye other similar bars
ia tic river, TITS would nIake tic totat cost ol
te tsttles sa oN, ,U; some place it at $50, 600,
oaa
"Do you think that the lett!cs arc successful
It he liloutl, Of the rIyer1n
mo, s!r; they layp ill tho water ut the
mouth Of ihc river they call ever get. They have
the same Glaount that
WAS THERE $50 YEARS AGO,
sRi that mas ottaincd by 1ettics, willie at the
Southwest Pass thrre ts no Ercnter depth Of
wat;r than there vas when they commenced" !"
"!id you tay tlIat 1cttics were In existence
$50 years agol"
"ceFtatn!y. i is not generally known, but
there wcre 1etitts thero Mt tho mouth nj Tho
n7fs l59 years ago, which secured iron, twenty
totwcnty.two tcct vi WATER"
"l4 1ltFe any trace Uf tlletn 1elt3n
mot Il particle, The river itscll, indeed, is
from isventccn to twcury miles away from
where Il then was. The truth tB, this wl1ulc
tss1etn has been thoroughly tried. The French,
hum l1lsto 17Ml, tried 1ctties. dredging, md
sps' ill., xas n 1ae'!. ]tst as Wo saye Tor tle lust
m',,s @ ~ n',i', te ~ CONTINUOUS ~ gong on,
W, oa'saG s " WAlvn' " utuGfs VI thuaDvernlncnt,
"!low has thr Government prevented obtalp-
my ElowledEc On llut subject ~
In .,a'',aJ mn ~ eathcson was secrctary Of War,
'a "e M1ppe4 Ma!' H""cl from making any nloro
l:i,sS sWhrs w.. .,,,,,
~, may ~. Sas that!'
ono!!,% "as aone no doubt, because Mr. Eads re-
s.Wh.,' ~.
na,, at ~ piatl 10 fou proposa for the Improve
A'sT: En-. " ,. .ae hseri"
III ta, psoposea baTatarIa Canal Is the only out
W. "4s sao eSef 10 made That
WILL EVER lie wouTl1 4 CENT
It ta On tue west side uf lin Mfs,,ssinr, 1,,v.r
Witch IL going eastward nil IL" t,n any H.,
iay unrof tfle finest inrbors NJ, ~" fint;r,t
siief, a!M soters four ur tlyc sunrri!tinl sn,are
ll1es' lhere Is bar qrrus3 tll. n,ltslAc ,vhIrf,
=, usuel H. afl!t nor delta forming tho boundary
srnS So"t'neht. Wien sea.watls are placed
tr.m, IVY! apart across this bar. II will secure
th.neat NJ. ,ne. dcpth Of water Of th.rty-tlye 10
III Issl
!, ~ ~" ;af Is that from New Or1canstt'
~, ~ y ouc narth about HIty.tlya miles. There
t|l,,nn,'} i, e'Kht miles OF heW cut 10 make
h,ron: !'e inarsh. Tlle baance Of tllc wny is
f.. t!o1l lsn to b00 feet wide alyd twenty
xh.t tmltty tect deep, to itnryuy's Cu,lal,
,nJ 49,! now III teqt deep md 1tfky foot wjGe'
4tH aSs miles lnI,H tu thu Mtssfssfr,n, niyaru