The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-11-25
WATERWAYS coNyENTIcT


Positive rron ,uno.urnt
sfh"'n'H nlty In impruges =, vow
Stations Waterwag. 'oe
1he Waterway Convention. Which
Neeh AZ Memphis, adopted the f,..,...'' s' h'l
| lua0hsl Ir0I
Resolved, That We are more AruI,-.
thln ever tHat itisth duty ID. ths...'.'l.'
comment 10 make liberal appropg,t'. soi
Improvement OF an M ntyig,bI, I'D
harbnr IN the United States. I'M, ~. .h aHI
has been done Ia this regard b.r., aa.eI
proven OF great advantage 10 the gs.... ai i
country, and we believe that no ,aa.a Ws
which the general government b,, ','Ha n
mas been received oy the people VIA, .,'... 4'l'
lmous approval. aA' 1llI-
Resolved, That In the Judgment of ,.l.
yentlon' = has become the Imperative ta, va
HE tRitea States 20 dssumrcxclus#ys s=s a.l Of
the work low being prosecuted In cnbI.'''' o'
with the riparian Sta es and leye, dfsf,',.o l
the protection OF the lower Mlsssylnni ,.n
nom the floods which perpetually ent,n,,A''i
frequently inlet great disaster upon fb,' 'u'
ton OF the country, This Is made p.,In Nv. '''
following paragraph from the reportof INV. IVY VI 4
ate committee OF commerce, made in D,s,,I 20
IF last year, tO-wit. ei'
From table prepared BY Cant Wat
secretary OF tue Mississippi River CimpIs.,o
under Inc direction OF Gen, Gillespie, pr..II,.
1t the commission, 1t appears thar fbs ~.
Yardage Of leyees constructed by Federal S,.,'
oea and private authority is IGis83,,.
quilt at a cost OF SiIGi 5O35 of Nnieb ' ,
lge Gs,57O i3l yards were constructedb, ~, ~"
authority alta cost Of yl3,32O, IOs a. ana a.,.'
IA yards By the States, local and pr.y,la.
thorlty at cost OF y3i,3,o,7g5.3I."
II Is estimated that H. would cost 10 c,,,,l..
HE entire leyee system, from the b4,f,..
Francis basin To the head OF the p44--.
grade sufficiently high ami stgunf 10 sr.
complete projection against flood, az mn
est probable sta -es, the sum of from sr..a.s
to $4,000 H0J, aud It would take from Iaart,s
years to complete the system.
From al the evidence taken and r8H.fF..,
by Your committee II is evident thultH, a..,
aud bottoms alons the Mississippi. river !.
posed To the floods Of tn river. can 59Ig +.
protected aud preserved from such H1uI, bg',
ample and complete system OF Ieyee3 from ta,,
to lie head OF the passes.
Burden Is Too Great.
CreYasses and foundations, resulting i'm 4,
tensIye loss Of life and property, are I1b.sI,
occur during an floods 50 long As the syyr.,..
incomplete. The burden of completing m.
eyee system is too great for loca, and Sf,I,
As shown by their report, those locally con.
,crued have exhausted their resources In us
prosecution of this great national WORK and
nave earned the right to full and final relief
We recommend the assumption by the genera.
government Of complete and exclusive CONTRA
Ne lully approve OF the WORK OF Tie Miss,sgsH
River Commission ana the methods empl9gstbf
Them for the prevention Of destructive food,
tud for securing nayigabie channel yaab b.
vii satisfy the demands Of commerce 1t all
seasons Of the year, and We urge the eontIag.
,nce Of this work and also Of such other WORKS
IS VIII ultimately result in the permanent I'm.
lroyement and rectihcation Of the entire river
We recommend the use by the government ol
portable steel Jetties as an adjunct Of thedred..
ny operations now being conducted, believing
nat thereby a nayigable channel over the ban,
nay be more readily obtained. We recommend
hat the jurisdiction OF the Mississippi River
commission be extended from Cairo TO The
mouth of the Missouri river.
Resolved. That an unObstructed outlet to the
ea is Of vital importance To the entire Msss.
ipp valley. and lnasmuch as the present eH4a.
lei through the south Pass, is entirely made.
Iuate to meet the wants OF commerce and has
lready caused serious damage to the shipping
he conditions are such as 10 demand the mms.
late attention of congress and we urge that
arly provision be maue for the Improvement OF
southwest Pass, so as to permit loaded shpsOl
lie largest tonnage to pass through with ease
nd safety.
Pending the completion OF this work il is NE
Judgment oil this convention that the govern.
mem should make provision Tor the immediate
akins in charge and maintaining by the gov.
rnment to us utmost efficiency the cnaunrl
Trough the South Pass.
Resolved, That We heartily approve the WORK
ihich has been done by the government Ior tls
Improvement OF the upper Mississippi river
nd recommend that the same be prosecuted