The San Francisco call., 1904-12-30
THE ENGINEERS REPORT.

THE FIJI q the engineers report he river problem IS
pubsed The synopsis that is given sufficient
basis Of judgment Upon plan proposed Il
the ses plan Lvees Be constructed about feet apart
for Sacramento These extend
upper pnt CoInsve They viii and close
he aroo ghs bzyos which take the food and spread
Comfy Joaquin
the d The object oonhne the whole food betveeen these
srhz banks znc discharge and the silt Il carries Il ConsVe
where the Sacramento and San Joaquin join, and their combined
current VIII carry the silt forward.
he pan Has ms merit that II r De found that food TOO
gea oT s immediate carriage the bay the operation Of food
bsn Be made adjunct to Il While there differences
- remembered that the food stretches Of the Sacramento
uc shorter and Be found that the fall Of the su
cnt 70 secure satisfactory securing Of the channel the pump
dge nay Be economically used transfer the deposit raise the
eges- or 70 raise The low places outside
used which vii reclaim 10000 That IS
only Szy per which the average Of tu land reclamation
the L expected that the State and Federal govern
ents y combine IN paying for this work Il IS entirely feasible
the land reclaimed just Federal government gets back
he u irrigated land Of the plant which
frDn the desert.
many years many plans
been because Of the lack Of substantial cooperation The
peep Immediately concerned have differed and disagreed
e presence Of their conflict Of opinion the rest Of tie people Of the
state nave maintained attitude Of Now let have
and hearty agreement and an energetic and cheerful CO
~ and get t last plan N operation No doubt much econ
y be used the work IN many places the pump dredg may
IKE the existing deposit the and utilize building
y 9oahnlRg It between sheep ping which viii reduce the
whiting the slower securing process.
he work viii probably begin the end beginning
orre down the lower reaches where would obiterate existing
~ side the other during construction points great
damage would be caused
our members Of Congress in hearty accord in the effort
Federal aid and there many
- the work be Hghened By distributing that they should
able ~ show that have much right Federal
f shorter river the greater number Of States have the long
Mississippi California land Of TOO much importance
asuse matter of the State
H " be noticed that the engineers report confirms
faeent that hydraulic mining wholly bameworthy
matter there great foods before
SIT carried by the food o rivers erosion
cultivated lands Wherever food
Ioed fields gathers the soil the river
channel which raises with corresponding plane
ibc proposed evees will keep the off titled lands and
finally reduce the amount Of silt carried by the stream
There indications of opposition engineers plan
tons o the state remote from the Of the river problem
Mner transcript Nevada County has already oppo
ion But Cousa Sun an engineer and ono
Of the best observers Of the in the State says paper eve
think contemporary has pretty good understanding Of
Jcc and a who understands subject
side and make pretty good fight,
shall not get himself committed until he knows he right do
want o mountain contemporary in frame Of
enable him to look At things without putting his smoked glasses
That IS the proper spirit and join the Sun hoping
u the state viii consider the necessity fellow
citizens who reach Of the foods and will hastily condemn
eeay that complete solution OF great problem
The Call stands for the interests Of all and feels symmetrical
development Of the State makes for the prosperity people
ri the commonwealth.