, 1879-01-22
IEVEES AND OUTLETS.

mississippi Flnutls l,y Mud I:rnln n,sbts-
Outlets tho only surn soiutton-vnst f:s-
pcuss Gnr MISUNDERSTANDING Contractors
seeking to Plumber tho Many.
81. Lnafs 7Ttnt.. Journal. Jtn. II.
Public interest anil attention uro more kecnIy
directed to proposed improvements Ut the Mis-
sssppl Klvcr ut this time than at nny period Of
thu country's htsfory. THE continual nnd rnpid
growth Of the West, atnt the vnst annual arccs-
s!oas toIt AGRICULTURAL md mining products ant
lts manufacturing industries. have brought louo
to tic muds Of our business mcn tho neccxalty
OF greater md cheaper facilities for transporter
tton 10 the araboarl, asd lave indicated as the
greatest medium for this tho Mississippi River.
Every interest 10 the growing West
depcnds upon tho question OF cheap
transportation to tho outer markets, a..i
there IL not M industry or business or piece nf
property 10 city, town. pr country, throughout
thts whole region, tlla. will not be benefited by
realizing thu cheap ratcs Of trnnsDurtatinn to be
accomplished through the improvements In doms
shape propnsctl Tor the mississippi River. To
Anl vital importance.
There aro Two theories In regard to these i'm
prnyrmpnts which It would be we'll for the h,,sl-
ncss Ut the West to oxatnire and decide upon
promptly, for 1t h very ecrtatn tlIat action ono
way Or the other will be taken by Congress at oil
early div. Ono Of these thenrtcs contenpIatus
lie leyecing ot the siisaisAippf from Cairo tu
the Passes. and tho other ro!,oses the shorlcn
ing OF The river by turning lii wnters Into the
t,l!t through tie outluts, which the river has
already 1llatle for ftsu)f aboyc llc CIty Of New
Orleans, and by making another outlet into
Luke Borgnu below that city. Both tdcaa are
Incorporated In bills nDw pciIding before Ton
qrcys ,--unu the bill Of Gen. EuAtts, of lou!si-
ana, committing the Government to lhc suppurt
of tho leyee AystcH, and arproprsatiag s5.513,-
tOU, tn begin witlI, to The building Vt lpyeca,
F,iil
rcd to the liuuse Committee On Cu,nmcree, OIL
which Il will doubtless suuu 1naKs q report for
III. nction 1T lie House vi Representative.
W. llaye read carefully the arguincnt nl Scu-
ater Eustis lit support OF his ltvcc bill, mud,
Yh!ln so:.e VI hls rrasons In favor IT GOVERN.
nen! asststncu sretn kpcctous, the proposed ill.,
vuIv1n,cnt Ut the 00yertllncnt in so vast II wurk
IL tot dangerous 10 bc st'riot,h'y runsh!cttl by
donr ior thu t5,5o0,00 proposrs! III Ills h!I. MI!
therr end, and tEir work ruul.l 10 nAut crlna-
nentuin! useful, It might tc considered; but ths
sun, IL d mere lr.1atelte, IN itlsYnLnrant frhr-
general levts system, such u hss Bill cnl,-
uInpiutcs. lim uuiltu 6intex Engineers llx
The required at,nlnL ~ s5n,MUt1D, uni Eant.
EaAs, who hiss t.nrr.i TN Il, puts II at st6tAU,
10 IL, accomplished BY tin. lcvrs system these
su.ns w4u!s not b. too lArgc, but IN tLr light u
past histury they are wholly inadequate, nt,.t,
81 tur !rt'n tht aystcll accomplishing Eotd, II
lia3 t.tll5 OrouEAt lMlutc HNu MEOuhut utSifNc-
uDH.
IL has sccn only ltstlo over thirty years
s!ucc tic s,ates OF Louisiana, Mississippi u.,.i
| ARKANSAS commenced eiTusts Ut a general kya.
TEN Vt lrvee prutcctIun iur tt.rr alluyla! ltnls.
| IN order IT, al them in doing 80, COugtcss uu
!htttd eash of tl.cm tl'o swa.np ul,A nycr!lowcd
!anIs within thvIr borders to do lhu work.
Within ilal petsu1 of ti,lll l:tcse States Aave
exienticd largely uvcr sl00, Go ,0D, a"l tt,,day
| ure. ~ WI 4ev, vall!uG for SUM Wu!rlI, II ex'
ncudctl IN cltGtr. one, would harc protected
tliem rom overflow. Sf.upwhlle millions ot
have Ncn aold and tlAt proeecds drawn irum thenl
! devoted to ltyec building, Ind millions more
GAfe been druWn trVul tlr pockets Vt the people
to pay taxes to keep VI 1eyccs. 50, 1.-THE Gov.
| trnnelt u once committed to tile business VI
icyec building. each year millions of dollars viii
calculate tho sizu of tho cvcrs required u hol,
! the Aoolk uf tl!a Afsskssippl in su"t years Us
1871, 1sGl. 1859, ls60, or iatl, It Will Nv seen
that four lllncs tc ai!louhta calculated BY tAy
eagluecss would not hold tic waters.
Tie argument Is usedtthlt til" t;overnncnt II
| IN duty bound to build the lerces t.ca,!sv III.
Federal arn,iex destroyed thrna durlDu lie Was
| Th!a Ia un!y true IN two Or three e1lsex. The Con
frderutes lu many luitauto& aesttuyln. ti,y
leysss themselves " prevent Fedrtaa u&cupA
! oil ur were wished 0f BY the 4o<sA 4ustuE I'll,
WaE, a,ul sonr of these lcycas slau cittzcns d.
| not want restored. lake unu instance In til.
stnatof's Dwu State. Tie Asnton leYee tn Lou
islu,a, Just lslow tic AIkansa4 line, IL aoxr
i0s At least two us1ss- 10 elusa this lTsa& a,M
t!ous IT Arkausas aEu L,usiai,u, asl.t Tic o1:,o
hltc purt!uns ot Misa:ssipplt would take ,ior'
lIouey ta!sn the LII vi BeuatoF Eust}s ayoru
pr!atck. nuA 1t Is sa1e tu Say that 1tgr Ia nut
plauter III Ills three States within u h,ulrct
| MILES of this Ashton break wis. III IN fayu- o
4 ri Ter, T t,t,rl