The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
WATERWAYS CONVENTION.
POSITIVE Prom ,anurnsnt rs to he Gov.
'rn'aent's ID tty In Improving the
Nations WATERWAYS.

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following paragrtpb fran The r.uort NJ tina San
ate committee of commerce made in necemhe,
ot last year, to- wit:
From a table prep,red ne Cant w,tarm,,
secretary of the Mississlppt River omnis.to,
under the dlrectio ,r &c, Gu,.o,ie ,r.ett,n
OF the commission. it appears tbat The tota
yardage Of leyees constr,ctpd nv FEDERAL st,te
local aud private authority II, 1874 ga 3-i wards
buiit at a cost OF Sj7.G3 ..5Is.78. of winch ward.
age $3.50, l3l yards were constructed by Federal
authority at a cost of xl334l 7Ds Il and os "a
yt yards By the States. local and private an
tilOrlty at "A cost Of 1880 gJ. IA"
1t Is estimated that IL would cost to com olete
The entire leVec system. from the head OF NJ.
ffahciG basin to the head OF the secs. at a
grade sufficiently high ami strong to afford
complete protection against Hoods at the hipli.
est probable sta yes, the sum of from flSOOlUDj
to fsOlOJ,1Oj, and 1t would take from four to five
years to complete the system.
IRON all tie evidence taken and considered
by your committee it is evident that the basins
anu bottoms along the Mississippi river. ex.
posed 10 the floods of thu river, can only be
protected and preserved from such foods by an
ample and complete system OF lcyces from Cairo
10 the head ot IN. r,s.as
harueh IL 700 Sreat.
Creyasses and jDunda,Ions resn,,ing e., nv
,ensIv. t,., -, ,,,o .., !"
aoa, a,'st " ~ ""' pi'po'ts' arc ''"o'c 10
occur Hu'ihs all hoods 50 long "a the system is
incomplete. The burden Of completing the
,eyee system is too great for ,,s.i an, st,,.
,utho,ity
SHOWN by their rep 'rt, those locally con-
cerlied have exhausted THAR re.,ur.a. IA, tho
prosecution of tniy great na,,nn,i worr ,n%
nav. .,r,., "a, Mi, s., '., ~
a. "'~ 's"F !" W. Ii h"ai lciiel.
we recommend the assumption By the general
government OF complete and exclusive control.
W. IpIIv ,rn,ov, -, ,La 49,. ~, ,,, rs.I1
river Tam tssin, ,'' Ni''''',pp'
~ s'''i"''io" anu t'e 'helhois employed by
thelh ir Tie prevention OF destructive floods
and for securing a nayigabie channel sucb Ms
viii satisfy the demands nf co,n,n.roa - :, al
Seasons NJ ma ,oar a,I y "h
ance of this Wort, and ,Iso If snnn a,,ss na"t.
as viii ultimately result in the permanent i'm.
proyement and notification of m. a,,iro .tn..
Va 'p e"'''c ii'ei.
ieeoi'hheha 'he use by the government OF
portable steel 1etties as an adjunct OF the dreds-
Ing operations now being conducted believ,uy
that thereby a nayiy,ht. ch.n,e, ,y.r ,h, ,nrs
n,an ha,,a = e""""., I've '"e OARS
may DC more readily obtained. We recommend
mat the jurisdiction of the Mississippi River
Commission be extended from Cairo In inc
Resolved That nm unnhstru,t., or,,., D., ~.
sea is Of vital importance to the entire Miss ,no
sippi valley. and inasmuch n. the present chan
mel through the South Pass. is entirely made
quate to meet the wants of commerce. ana h,s
already caused serious damage to the shInniny,
the conditions are such as TO demand The immmee''
date attention OF cons IS. and we urpe that
early provision be maIe for the Improyrnent nf
NfSt 4 y 80 il q RIM "A mr. nf
the largest tonnage to pass through with .,se
and safety. N"'
Pending the completion of this work II ia Tho
iud Of this cunyrnlfon mar ,he y,w,sn
luent Snould m,ke nrnyiston far tba nm,dI,',
takins In charge and rutIuiaIniur nv the r"v.
eminent to its utmost plGclrncv The channel
through the South Pass.
Resolved, That we heartily apnroye the worr
which has been done Inv tmr ,,orrrnment f,r -
Improvement of the upper Mississinni r,ver
md that the same be prosecuted
upon a liberal scale under the existing system
OF continuous appropriations,
connection with Lakes.
Resolved, That we recognize tho supreme
utility OF the deep waterway between the great
lakes and the Gulf of Mexico And rrc'n nS,,nd
to the serious consideration OF congress the en-
tre SUBJECT matter, to the intent that such a
pir!s.a NC W ,,iatuitu, anu Stich work under
a."vh a. W., piosiae waterway OF the great
est utliitN. ptlWech Lake Michigan, at Chicago,
ahi the Mississippi river.
we 'tuoh,,lehu thal congress make appropri-
'.,'lis lur oVeh'ne ana maintaining n channel
H,er anu aufoss 'he oa'ef oar al 'he entrance OF
h0ni'e pay
heSolVed, mat we FAVOR liberal treatment OF
'ue MISSISSIPPI river, ne Arkansas river, the
upps' nv rive, 81. rrancls river, Calc"Sieu
: . n 4 anu tt h ann ;na' ,he Improvement Of
continuous appropriations
hesoi'tn, llat we urge congress 10 provide,
u. neahs vi su'tap'e locks ana dams, for over
". ~. ''o'i, f,"oto ~ lHc lthneSSce river,
NJ" that lht work ne placed under the continu-
'nS contract system. We approve the work
Nllch mas nech done by the government for The
!, "nloefa1hn river ana recommend prosecution
,ie sane'a
Resolved. mat We favor the construction OF
IoehS ~ the Ntau OF Bayou La fourche aud the
.hlptoNeii"hl Oh me same IN accordance with the
heretofore submitted by Maj. lleuer of the
,orps OF engineers.
hesolNen, ! nat we lndorse the project Of i'm
Nt9niug aht o"aciiila ana Black rivers by means
locks and dams, and that liberal appropria-
ION Tor 'hls purpose, In our judgment, should
maze.
ltsblNtu, lulL we recommend 1Uut a survey
' Ian mI ~ ,m IN mvu pinrr anu ~ tributaries with a
locks aud dams.
isthmi"n Canal.