The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-06-03
,uv IEvIn5s or THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER

'rtlClc llNhi VIZ - 80"
Tompkins, published in III,
attain Planters journal. II is
istory of the effort TO secure re
of from floods through appeals tC
oncress, The Cotton Planters
|olrnal has requested Hon. Chas
,ott to furnish them an article OF
liz subject, which Mr.. Scott
reed to do, if he could spare the
me. Finding it impossible to do
MS he requested Mr.. Thompkins
write the article. 1t is illus
sted profusely with excellent
ictures of friends of the move
emf. both in and out of Congress.
Tho following extracts are taken
Om the article, which is uUfor-
pateIy pr too great length to adj
il of It's publication in full
,ln the summer oflS90 the poo
of She Mississippi Valley, sef-
ring from a flood of great mag
Mde, and feeling that mutual
-operation and universal de-
and from them and their com
Brcial correspondence through
h the country to congress, would
far towards relieving them of
danger of future disasters, met
convention at Vicksburg, Miss.
le food was at its height and the |
ople we're thoroughly aroused |
the necessity of prompt and |
ergetic action to secure protec-
IN. That convention formed it.
I INTO a permanent association
own as the Interstate Missis-
bpi River Improvement and Le-
Association, with Hon. Chas.
bit, of Rosedale, Miss, as Presi-
BIT, W. A. Everman, of Mem
Is, as Secretary, and with ex-
ptiye, fuancial, and other com
ttees. A delegation was sent
Washington City to urge the
pOrtance and necessity of larger
IrOpriations to replace the le-
{ which had been swept away,
ito strengthen the whole line
resist future floods. 4his as
liation kept up the light at
nshington through ITS delega-
D, and m organized bureau
ich inteIhgently and assiduous-
Circulated information relative
the Mississippi problem, the
ees, and the losses by floods,
!, to all parts Of the United :
ties,
understand that fully one half /,
lion pieces of literature was ;
lied by this bureau. Capt. :
trick Henry, j. II. Oberly and !
pt l. W, Shields had charge Of y
distribution of literature and {
er matters at Washington City. !
: last two named gentlemen T
Fe recently deceased. Captain .
nry is still the representative y
the Association at Washington. !,
)thers well known in this work !;
re Col. K. G, Graves, Of Mem =
s v ?, Halliday, of Cairo.
ln ). Toof, of Memphis; Jas, S; :
nardsoq and A. W. Crandell Of !;
ulSiano, and many more whose
mes ! do not recall.
y birth an heir to the Missis-
Pl River problem, and through
Sc connection with Mr.. BIanch- $
the ranking democratic mem Il
on the committee of rivers and u
0ors of the United States House 0
representatives, | naturally n
a sympathetic interest with v
river people in their. laudable !
'f'' t2 e55ttSS,,n protection. Ap- |.
fclatng their vol directed 81 lr
and their carefully consider c
s9nd well devised plans, y | sug- tt
Ble1 to the Manufacturers Rec 7.
of Baltimore, that exponent Of y
lAerl Development, That this b
w prob lem presented a cause u
FIniy Of their energies. They
RallE agreed to give its power u
influence to this cause. Tho"
i me from NJ 10y
-uemphis down the il
,le leVee line to the sugar Par i
eso OF Louisiana. The whole S
tS'lon tS was treated thoroughly y
ule columns of that journal, and t
4, al'lcIes many of which were t,
,Nen by the most prominent en- n
' Vels IN charge of the local and s
SSpument tS works along the banks c
o ,uo rlVer) and by members of a
sress a. and others familiar with "
eteat phases of the work. ].
\, y afterwards printed in book Il
,ne aad widely circulated with b
Eoj lelclal results. Thiseffort pre- [
",, 0u, OF was coincident with, the ii
yupt by the friends of the Mis- Il
pP' Fap river IN Congress, to Sc S
Tue passage of the one million "
"a al contract measure. Both Il
|tSo uapplIy passed, in addition fl
NV v appropriations for the Mis- Il
J. pp. Tyer in the then pending 81
s. = and harbor bill. r,
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