The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-07-07

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extraordinary proceedings; in ia,
, 50 far as large amounts like tn,
} are concerned, | may say unique
by the Constitution of the Unite
States, the House is given the sol
power to originate appropriate
the Senate having the right G
amendment. Therefore, really a
initial appropriation should com
through the House, but the Senat
assumed the right to consider thi
as an amendment, and AMENDED
the sundry civil bill by tacking
on. and the amendment was &C
cepted by the House.
HARD WORK HAS BEEN DONE.
"Now, the readers should no
Judge that it is an easy matter t
get these appropriations, or tina
they have been accomplished with
out extraordinary and persistent
work. A short history of. the efforts
which have been made by tho peo
pie themselves may not come
amiss ut this time. In 1890, fol.
lowing the disastrous flood of that
year, the people of the whole val
ley met in convention at Vlcksburg
determined to take some measures
which would relieve them from
the disasters Of these recurring
overhows. This convention re-
solved itself into an association
called the Interstate River I'm
provement and Levee Association,
with the Hon. Charles Scott, of
Rosedale, Miss, as its president.
There was collected at this conven-
tion, within half IN hour, nearly
1000 dollars to begin q campaign
of education to obtain from Con-
gress the protection of this vast
alluvlal valley. This association
has continued an active virile force
under the able administration of
President Scott. 1t is useless to
60 into details as to how, when and
with what methods this object has
been followed up. Suffice it to say
that everything that could be de.
vised to broaden the sentiment of
the people of the United States in
favor of u full control of the
Mississippi river levees by the gen
general government has done, un-
til today we find the Mississippi
river strong enough to carry
large appropriation through the
extraordinary methods which l
have Just mentioned.
"Now, us to the exact meth DDS
which will be followed during the
coming summer and fall by the
association to help our able dele
CATION in Congress, am unable
to say, as our president, the Hon.
Charles Scott. has not fully com
pleted his plans. But, of course,
in O general way, the educational
propaganda, which he inaugural
I'd three years ago, will, | Judge,
be continued. The maps OF this
section, all general information
showing the great benefits which
would follow from the complete
of the Mississippi Val
ey and its development, the re-
oort by the Senate commerce COM
nittee which recommended an APP
of 900, 200 or $780,
0O,OOO, the expressions of the
Vicksburg, Davenport
md other river conventions, will
10 doubt form part of this edu-
,ational effort. Then there will
probably be a very largely attend
ID convention called by the Wes-
ern Waterways Association to
meet at Cairo this fall. This con-
,ention will doubtless adopt and
,resent to Congress resolutions in
Iarmony with the expressions OF
he other conventional have men
ioned." P"
"But what about the book which
,ou are preparing, Mr.. Tomp-
ms"
A BOOK ON THE LEVEES.
'The book l AM preparing will
,e presented to tho public in the
alley early in the fall, completed,
md / believe it will be the finest
,ook ever issued in any part OF
b. South. Its distribution to
ommercial bodies throughout the
United States will probably be de-
nyed until after the election and
hortly prior to the meeting OF
congress. Copies, thoroughly
uapped and fully illustrated, will
e presented with the compli-
nents of the people who live in or
ear the alluvial districts OF the
The composition
# this book is by men dlstin-
rushed in Legislative, engineering
md financial circles, and the
work will be used by our associa,
ion as part of the educational
clans which have referred to.
NNow tits possible that this
energetic methods of putting De,
lore the people OF the United
States the RI hteousness and JUST
ness of the contention of the peo-
ale of the valley that the govern
ment should now take charge OF
,hese vast interests may not be
..1.. ,,ooooaarv. that Our hill.