The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04
now TRT IpvEFs GEEw.
, sketch of the system from the pan
ramon "Rlng Leyee" OF 1910 tolhe
introduction Of the CatchlnsS
Bill In Congress.


the Tower district. cH'lea otltfRlN, NA
Mississipp Levee District.
The levee system was not organic,
At one impulse, harched Out OF som.
enoIuecr's brain, or sprlnging our u
nil panoply by Legislative enactment
II ha. been evolved by the in-llnc
OF self-protec'ion, out Of very SINAI
begiunIugs. aud has obtained It's pros
eut dimensions by gradual accrello'
The hood-plsin OF any siIl'Dgarlna
river is subject to overflow. W hlt
fine substratum of the Mississippi Dol
tom WAS laid down long before The eE
Istepce of the river as we now know
il. vet the finishing touches have bee.
mt to f.. by the present stream. IH
high banks or "ua'lral lrVees "hig.
exist along the margin OF the man
river OF The horseshoe lakes whu
we're once its chaunel and OF the oW
LET bavous which formerly served 2.
carry otsome of Its tlDod-Waters, aI
made of the sediment deposited ther
by the river itself, as it overilowed q.
banks. The only means by which thc'
or any part of the bottom lauds cat
increase their heIgth is by the sam
procpss. The earth which is PLACED
on ton of them must be laid down by
the Mississippi.
II is seltevideut then that no par
or the great aIuym valley can rHis
itself above overflow, for IFS highos
.ar,..,rora,u nm, there by overflow. Or
..t,r.Iry hy tba occurrence of en-.
IA ar r,r, ans bv a CONFUSION #.
- a. sr NV N8arfl fu 1871. D..
fs-rgtoI trscr may Doe raf.rd above n
-,.,..r,r level ard rnv Doe ,,buvu t|
ioyeI ..vpu. of considerable anud-: %.
sr.t. froct. ora yar, frv and -u#Il.
no,rrsr,-ou with Ibo great bod,
.unyioI IsuJ
Tho hest evidence of the necessity
,5Iaveas +. their pxfsfepce. The men
,,bo hogsu fine svslen q century 400
qyara not ENGINEERS They huuf Ievocs
bacause tbev needed Them First each
man nrotetced his own plantation or
series of plantations. The remains of
the old entertainments built in this way
nv individual proprietors are still
oytsnf One compjste oriuu-Ievce"
ancircIed the Lagrange plantation.
fhreo miles below GTeruviIle. For
smell IeveeaartificiaI drainage uceded E.
10 nravidad br steam nl.mps or water
wheels Presently il was fouu
.cheener for n number Of rroprfefo
IN combine and prarcci a Iars
.,ponriry of budtta reduced exrrp-
as uss dome bv the Like Chic.
-7Taurnrs I'm Arkauea. iw,uiv ycer-
aud rIe Helena and UId Town Du
,rfarrrs Tho neg, srrp WIS ro form
county organizations. and the next f.
sncornorate Tevee Districts. which D.
the nresent stage of deveIopment
In 1s5s aTevee District wssorgop
ned which embraced the whole Yszog
Rss,n upder tbe presidency of the late
Eovarnor AlcorD The cbief engineer
~ Minor MeriweIber. Under tbi.
Accumulation p camnlate system
IaToss was beeuu and had made con |
af,7orobIo nrograss vEau The war in.
t 80 and inf a atom to work for
yonr or Ave Years
Tho old T,evee District was moi re-
,.,,-od ofter tbo war Fipding that :, |
NJ 90 ~ '1rnnossibla ,o nrornre c6pcer, n |
sc1Ton Ibrongboni the entire Yozo,
p .','. tho ,onnrfes If RoIivor W.
7DG,,on and Tssso,.ona formed thon
.airos md a. Tavea Districf in 1aer
IN Tsz1 rho countias of he 81
- r,aaLor,o r-.u.to,..ia ~,
5 1-lI were organiqad int" gIgt ~.
IaIIad 7 a,as T,-s,r-rr NJ tn Az !
80 s,,,, not INN, ffr.,.qi.I -tr.-.s ann.
IN wv, -s-s ~ g.s abo,i.heg Tbe' ,ifIsn.
lLa avoo Digfr,cf No. frer .Eanga,
10 tbe Rr,safssfrnI T.avoe T,is,rirt Tms !
- gtfrI o9ici,II7, boors Tn rg..
-I '','- o,tor ~, aan11fos forr1ad tbon,saIyo.
me-, 1 on argonivatIon caIIed The yo1oo
, w. 90 De1ta Togea nis,Tict H.
+-,5I,11, yarIanco +bo Iuo hodios Or,
-. - he Trrror and T.ouor MI
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'enntIs, and ohonl twaIvo sdna,
80 ~ yysrrop CoTnty
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sis,fa1 o,5 snanoa a., ~ -
= 80. -aoons1rnctioT II sot,ra1 doyrn ~
80. a,,d ,ntforr, Lii - b. t
- 49, 80 ,aarirad ~ a5r,i,istra,ia, I
raror,boIoss IN 1870 rroLross bod C
~, - ~ - +battboro 80 =, oo G
, Ion ~ 49, 80 taan Ga6 600 - -. C.
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