, 1881-07-12
THE OUTLET SYSTEM,


Capt. John Cosvlon'a plan for Prcvent-
l,,r 0ynrGtu,vn-Xn NbIo Nrxulnant
Ann,n,t M ei.e Mavco system,. S"'
81. lett' sr'!it.
IT,, ~ N'e reSeaseu itoa LII, I"r. uuai .. eow' Nv
aen, me n1ltl'or anu clilet pfo,hoier ot tie
Outlet system, u pamphlet eslbodylng his
views, and ,yo must confess To feeling of
t,,s .,.." ~ ,,ara ss ,.reaantoS %'se -
tue s5saelh neio plesehte4' ...
ACCOMMODATING the pai'lphlet IL a lnap OF
1ower Louisiana and diagram showing The
f,u,ro Ia thc f,miY IA sn,n,l co,unnsa
e, I"llu )" .no u"h' ~ " nh'a'i colIpass'
thtol'gli INC map anu uiagfall' ue simple
tncts, fil1 Ms 1t ilnprcsses lls The unai,swer-
than would be ordinarily lii lnruo volume.
r. th,, a,,stn,, ,,n o,rr,.i o,,t ~ tora 49,
,, o syss ~, ,,. ~. us ~ ,,. I.G ' "a
lunrsse.l the past history of the Mississippi
Valley will be indeed things OF the pnst. An
o,.nri1o, ,,tit In, tp,,,oseih mt orI,. II, t,,a
io,vnr ,.,,'.w h,,t t,,o hntto,,, t"m',s ~ w. o
iJwet , 4ass,,. nns a snu tSss,, u, oS w.. m ., .o
and iower Ohio Rivers will also be greatly
relieved
nut ti,,o ,o ,,,t ,,, A. tha s,,o ,1,no, ,,,,,
-, ,t , 's ~ 'ut as ~. o eaIlo ~ t'n nv anu M
rivers composing tho valley systeln OF water-
why's will be greatly improved. The practl-
cnl ctYect Ut driving of tho waters through
tic rrop0setl outlets. controlling and .conl{ll-
hts to causo tie washing Oft Of the bars during
high water. the formation of narrow aud
,'!ure defined channels, tho decpenlng, Of the
channels, US The rivers fall, until inal!y tho
clAY strltu whlth underlles the entire length
fr0n Cairo to tie Gulf. Thus tic upper
river will bo held in n. fixed he'd, between
1, sr'sHnent e IT,, atnr.l IT., wal1s AS + Wsrs; al
Sara to New OrlealIs, nnu on down to Tia
present mouth. Another practical effect
will be to stop tile cavlng baliks,-a,i element
G s nEssin s md ddff,,1S ow i liz sd @ e @yEIy WsE % Y .s
porsfstent obstacle to all permanent improve
inent ut tho tnul1tl.
It our rc,tdcrs have followed us thus far
and aye Hssn tss ,at H. ls @ ss # hesc ; pro
systeIa Involving s,cj. results. Il antitltI to
sSaetl!!aF more ' ihal, passlng s eo'!sidcra. a.
subject IS Is Importance q tLe State Of ,iis;
sout deaans. @ .s and to W I've ~Ss Gapt sss CoWan a
and the outlet system tbs same candid lGar-
Ing md discussion that: iIas ..Ieen accortIetl
tGs alvecates of tl,o opposihE system, even
qaHnrlnI i n Il sa!S nd1r o
aSc II s III. ~ ie vSat tntnrsts ~ ntastHi ti,s
eEsst Why !st + i y! s sss!as s!d ,stoas S s
~ az st(,at liz ,sonio n,"v nntInrsonu m n' sie..
oi,,a n t,'ts ~ ~ tanoaixai T. nv u ~ ~
E,n vIti iot thaw ~ ibsif yrnna IN S nss na
WHleil tiIey ~ lNeii 1tEeuultl. hi!u HoL Iaeir
assumed masters, snail adopf.
Tho frat great advantage then to be coll
that Of greatly reduced cost In trai,sportn-
tiUn. Wien tllu syststu becomes mi nrc,,t,l.
niainii fmnt nni ,ye hta"a II III M ~, as son,,
~ .;,n.roiy ndersto ta M mst y" ~ ~ tsam So
| W Bont'Aiy ,HafIuelsLoou, tae cnst u tENns,
pnrtlnE ali western produce to market VIII
bo materially reduced. rs will appear from
| other factS besides the controlling ono that
transportation by water y conceded to 30 by
MD usruact ci,annei vossfs II In rs,cr 9yp ca'
.,na,tw na,s Ia ,,sasi n' e W oi-
EAGlty enla W Mhett atu ~ y WeN-tslho'
] llslieA lacs tnal tne &leater tle carrying ca
puclty OF the poat tllo loss tic rate ut freight.
| AEnll,t Win n1l improved clalanel, the AtEll
rNtg Ut Insurance now CHARGED. due chiefly
ia the dnf,nurs n1ltl cllstr1ctong nf tina mimi,
,,u!s. viii 6e retilcaI as thn risks nra r,rnnr,r
tio,lutGiy decreased. -
iii support Of these propositions. Cant.
Cowlell, On pare folr OF lis paiapl,jef. elyrps
n tabIo is complied from ti,o rcport Of 4 Gov.
1T nIr..nfir tnotln sit1ra 1H7i n1H in r. fp77