The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-04-22
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND
ITS GREAT INTERESTS.

The Vicksburg Post of Monday last
has the following to say of MIR. Frank
ii. Tompkins and his important work:
Mr. Frank II. Tompking the special
representative of the Interstate Mlssis-
sippi River improvement and Levee
Association, spent today in the CITY,
and left this afternoon for Lake Provi-
dence and other river points above.
This Association, which held grand
meeting here in 1890, gave decided
impetus to the movement in behalf OF
government control of the river and
leyees, and resulted in great practical
good to the entire Mississippi Valley.
This movement has been supplemented
and aided by the Western Waterways
Association, but the object to be attain
ed (full and complete control. by the
National Government. of the MississIp-
pi levees), has not yet been achieved.
In order to further promote and adj
vance this great purpose, Mr.. Temp
kins is engaged in the preparation OF
book entitled Riparian Lands OF the
Mississippi River. past, present ana
prospective, which will give a full dis
cription of the great Valley as it exists
TODAY. how it has been developed and
by whom. and horoscope OF It's
future; it will trace the levee system
from ITS inception, and the general inn
| proyement of the Valley i'll pace with
| it.
Mr.. Tompkins' previous experience
and ability, renders him especially fit
ted for this great work, and he has the
hearty endorsement of all the promin-
ent men who have taken an interest In
the river and leyee problems.
When MIR. Tompkins' book shall have
been circulated throughout the Nation
as it will be, it will materially aid il
building up public sentiment in favor
of Government control. and thus giv'
basis for the belief that Congress viii
be almost unanimous in passing
measure for Government control.
The following document was circu
lated in our city to-day. and wa
signed by all the business men ant
others to whom it was presented:
J To the Citizens of Vicksburg:
The Interstate Mississippi River I'm
provement and Levee Association
which was organized by convention
which assembled in this city in 1890
and of which thc Hon. Chas. Scott. c
< Rosedale, is President. is actively push
, ing plans for the strengthening of put
lie sentiment throughout the countr
to favor the passage of the Catching
! bill. or similar measure for the reliol
: by the general government OF our couf
try from the dangers of overflow.
Mr.. Frank H. Tompkins, the speeii
: representative of that Association
t getting up an elaborate and cost
book covering the whole question {
!, levees, the Improvement of the Missi
. sippi river and the development OF tt
Valley.
This work will be of much good
J. the cause, by giving the people OF u
whole country the facts relative to OF
fertile Valley. and will be of gre'
8 benefit to our efforts to secure large
8 APP preparations for the permanent r
\ moyal of danger Of overhows.
All assistance is desired throueho'
a the Valley to circulate this work fire
e to commercial aud business organic
# tons in other parts of the Unite
:, States.
u We cordially commend this plan
y your attention and support