The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1902-03-08
DIVERS AND HARBORS BILL

onr country. was reported to the
Honse on Saturday last. 1t carries
the following items of interest 10
Louisiana:
Bogue Chitto $4,000, Tchefuncta
river and Boguefalaye $1,000, Ilck'
faw and tributaries $1,000, Amite
river and Bayou Manchac $4,000,
Bayou Tecbe $500, Bayou Vermill-
ion $4,000, Mermentau $500; water
hyacinth. Louisiana and Florida IN
addition to $40, 900 on band), $50.
600: Red river, Louisiana, Arkansas
and Indian Territory, sl35,ooo
Bartholomew, Louisiana and ARK
ausas. $4,000; Bayou Boeuff $4,000,
Tensas and Macon $2500, Bayou
Lafourchp $500, Calcasieu passes,
mouth of the river $50, 600; Black
and Ouachita, maintenance and sur
vev. S34, 600.
Black and Ouachita rivers, two
Iocks and dams. one near Monroe,
La. and one near Roland's Raft In
Arkansas $4,000 cash and $685.
954 contract.
Mississippi river, Cairo to'Passes,
50. 600. 600 cash and 1900, 900 con-
tract per year for three years, max
ing provision for four years at
50, 600, 900 per year, total $1,000
600. Out of this sum the Misslssip-
pi Commission may expend during
1.-THE four years 100000, or an aver
age annually of $4,000 for i'm
provement at New Orleans, mouth
of Red river, Natchez, Greenville,
4 Helena, Memphis, New Madrid aud
i Charlottesville, and also out, of this
| $50, 600 per annum must be spent in
/ dredging with the dredge boats of
the commission between Cairo and
\ ST. Louis.
/ This leaves for levees, dredging
ann revetment about $1,000, 600
ANNUALLY for four years. In the last
4 bill New Orleans received $4,000
for two years, and it is placed on
the same basis in this bill in making
up the estimate of 100000 for four
wears, or $l55, 900 annually.
For Southwest Pass, Mississippi
river, SIS, 900 cash ana 50, $50, 900,
i continuing contracts. For South
Pass, the law of 1900, which gives
) 100000 per annum. remains II
force. This bill gives $4,000 'ad
ditional for maintenance and pur
, chase of real estate belonging tt
. heirs j. B. Eads, at South Pass.
The Washington correspondent o.
the New Orleans Times Democra
gives his paper. the following inter
esting interview with Congressman
J. K. Ransdell, the able and hard
, working representative of this dis
trict
Congressman Ransdell of Louis
lana who is a new member of thu
committee, has worked hard ane
faithfully for the river and harbor in
. terests of his state and section. ID
has been up early and late, and hat
'fieft no stone unturned to obtain the
highest measure of assistance from
= the national government for the bet
tterment of the waterways of Louis
/ lana and Mississippi. While the
showing made is most gratifying
considering the determination OF
the committee to cut the estimates
to the lowest possible notch, Con
gresham Ransdell regrets that be
T was not able to achieve more for hi:
, people, to further whose interests il
this direction he has practically
neglected all his other work
Speaking of the results and theil
effect upon the waterways and bar
bors of Louisiana, Mr.. Ransdel
said tonight:
I II am disappointed at severa
items of the bill. The rivers and
harbors act of 1895 gave the Missis
/ sippi river SO, 900, 900 for four years,
and the emergency act of 1900 gave
it 50, ESQ, 600. The great harbors
such as New Orleans, Natchez
Greenville, Memphis, etc., were
especially provided for at the rate Of
: $l25, 900 per annum, which added
to the above, gave the river, from
Cairo to the Passes $l,s75, 900 pei
annum. This bill gives $4,000, O(
per annum for rivers and ,harbors
and out of this amount must be de
Quoted $50, 900 per year for dredg
| ing above Cairo, hence we have al
. average of one million nine hundred
thousand dollars, or an annual loss,
compared with the five years afore
said of four hundred and twenty five
3 thousand dollars. All friends Of
I, the river will join with me in feel
8 ing deeply disappointed at this re
| duction. The commission had re
commended three million dollars pei
: annum in addition to large specia
sums for the harbors, and, IN view
:. of the recommendation, the larg,
, appropriations of the past, and the
e magnitude of the interests involved
l was not prepared for this action o
the committee.
u 81 sincerely regret that the harbo
e1 at New Orleans did not get the larg'
d appropriation sought, but the com
!. mittee made generous provision TO
an excellent channel OF thirty 6Y,
feet through Southwest Pass. Th
i cash allowance has been increased
Q two hundred thousand dollars NOR
, than was in the bill failing last year
on nc - soo,,ra +ba ,r,ad,oto L,.l 4