New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-04
THE MISSISSIPPI LETFES.
SHOWING THE COMMISSION WHAT IS NEEDED
IN ARKANSAS AID LOUISIANA.

SHOWING THE COMMISSION WHAT II NhfDEp
IN ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA
Tho fine Of the Lower Mississippi River Commission
vas largely taken up yesterday hearing reports OF vi
ocars of local levee boards In Arkansas and Lohsaha
interrupted for brief interval by speech lfoh oe"a
tor j. X. Jones. Of Arkansas, who came Oh n0' va"
ington 10 urge the Commission 10 Dc hper"i 'o""'"
Arkansas when making allotments OF the pi''0O
appropriated by Congress for levee Du'ioiis anu w.
proving navigation below Cairo. Inc ach"'o' .1
that there had been a feeling In his state heretofore
,at tho rommis sion had treated Arkansas a. sO1
of st.pchild" and that the other side OF the rNrr
meaning the State of Mississippi, got more 'hal Nv
share. OF course, said the SENATOR c"''''".' Wv"
complaints win not lie heard In the future. The sen
stor said that public opinion, In ana ont oi ,ons'e
lad otgrown lis former antagonsm to river improve
ment. 49,,
CAPTAIN J. NJ whltehill, of DeSha County ArN'
coil, Emo oaA miles &C lcyees In that State which pro
t.ctod or were expected to protect, the people OF
ChIcot and Desha counties Ark, and the great anu
fertile Teusas Basin with It's seven rlch PARISHES III
Iouisiann, were left In q dcplOi1ble co'ui'"" ny NV
last great hood. IL would cost Sl44o'Voo To p'"perN
repor f. Although taxed nearly into bankruptcy The
people Of the Tensas Basin. both III LouSh"" anu
Arkansas could raise only bagatelie oi 'hiS e''"
eur, Ua asked that the Commission give them all
the help il could
M..or l.. NJ Richardson state Engineer OF Lon'sl'
ana In charge OF the levee' Of that STATE s"'u '"'
only three important breaks which could MOI DE- o'
occurred in the levees during the sNt MOOD WIZ" wv
.,er rose f. height unknown before. lie estimated
that il would take 2G.2OOOOO cubic feet oil ear'l ~
,euair he breaks along the levees in his state winch
g., 81. estimated cost of II cents cable foot, "Oulu
cost about S5.jOOoOd
General ID. IL. Reynolds. Of Arkansas, toiu Vi '"'
efforts of the state, Of Louisiana ana Arh""'a'' S"
the inception OF the work of reckming the rich n"s
Of the Mississippi Valley Ia prevent the oNriho"S VI ~
r.ns,s Bs,n Louisiana had appropriated In tins
work money 10 build levecs In ArkansaN' !""'
nroduct Of the two states, known rs OppoS'nm l"rh
I,vo. had lcen pushed back from the Mississippi
,s IN. head Of the Basin 20 prevent the back water
from III. Arkansas River Overlooking IT, but the eVec
had proved Intellectual. not being lohg ehV'|h' aIu
the food waters had run around IT, "ei''i H''
said the evee should De built further back ana 'no"s"
there was ample authority in the COMMISSION l" "'
derjuke this work ,
Rcp,rt were made by all the officers Of the Louisiana
e,,rict leyec boards showing the condition OF the
,.,,.es In that state and the money needed III each
district together with statements Of the amounts 1''u
lv taxation among the residents for l"vec WORK
Colonel sparks, OF the Atchmfalaya distinct s'u j."
district VA, the most important in the state oil LOUIS
ana For nrty years II had never WINSTON "'
eo waters mill this year but held fast TINS Ne"r
although the GOOD twenty one inches higher 'n
+, over did before This. he thought, DEMONSTRATES"
tlat control Of the Mississippi was Only q"'''''" ="
money dir and vigilance.
~ Congressman Theodore Wilkinson asked for "ho"
200 600 for the protection Of IL miles 81 H''' Mum
,,ou, Xcv Drl.lrs lie said that wind ana waves
f,ul missing OCEAN -eamcrs, n wen u, 10" D"''""'"-
nj cI7iAl,h aud musAIIl-. mad" II one "l we nav
.,ietchr, Of levcc the IlNti 10 HHlili'n Nv. ,.,
nv ANYTHING about the added water pFclpSlou ul'''
them ly the building 70 the n"itn "l N'N u, ne
The Commission then co-cd y h'Fr'9s w t' ,l me-,
mcnI.r. have properly digr-trd the information I'
hnv" received i,cy viii proceed to make all 'mr's'
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