The San Francisco call., 1905-01-26
FEDERAL HELP FOR THE RIVERS.

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THE plan Of the engineers ecthcaon of the Sacramento
River incidentally keep its floods OF the San Joaquin
looks contribution by the Federal Government 40 M
nlan highly concerns the nagaby meandered which
is by law jurisdiction the assistance OF the Federal
be matter OF II the COST Oh tue
is divided and the United States the solution De
comes easv If however it upon the State the end is
put Off For several we have commenced upon t M
small appropriations for rivers in the river ano
They properly discharge the Federal
keep the navigable condition onags ana saa
have been left without attention and these waterways 80 d
check upon transportation charges have Deen per'eo " ~
There is no doubt that plan engineers for the Sac
ramento bring of the highest efficiency as
again what sight other days when ships tied
landing Sacramento The levees proposed VIII restore ne
restoration navigation fairly be left to California The
will do continuous work for navigation with but little fu
er assistance could do by the
sporadic expenditure of millions than would be ITS snare
OF this permanent the division of the cost will be seen
that the State which carries with protection
against of land for tae This the State
should do and expects to do get every dollar back finally
b the addition OF great area of objects the
State will back in the increase in our producing PoPu
laton People If the State is willing to do this its
the Federal Government should do its duty on
this meandered stream he permanent navig OF the @
under the head as the building OF an shan canal
The differ degree only and not IN KIND All waterways
The obligation of the United States in the case OF the
is older than that to the canal ,
The Mississippi controlled exclusively at Federal
1t done the theory that the work Tor ao
the United States do Yet that work OF equal Importance
able which lies They get the benefit
Federal California her share according to the
stream In this large her credit which
the Mississippi floods to her They should
support proposition share the cost OF ectng the Sacra
mento with the Federal Government.
this premnares The Federal
Government makes appropriations the reports OF It's own en-
gneers The employed by the State have reported their
plan which State But it the only
possible plan barred the OF things the
United States would without confirmation by Its own
engineers of Congress members
meeting agreed sody support Federal help fecng this
plan They determined make special issue in the next Con
ge and all OF their other questions to force to
1t expected therefore, that the matter
would meeting the Fninth Congress next Dc
cember members losing time and Mr. Nc
hbor bill
of Federal shall be appointed the
Sacramento River problem and make report to the next session tor
action.
will be the year and
hap 1t prompt attention by Congress than was
hoped for and makes prompt action by the State
expected The Legislature will again until
1907 while the prospect that the Federal will be ready
in and
should The session of the Leg
should take this up and decide whether the
State will help by appropriation sup
piled taxation the be used in each fiscal should
be decided upon If be issue of bonds that should be
tied order that the people The attitude OF the
the Federal Government
the initiative. That belongs to California.
Legislature doubtless absorbed in many important mat
but should their exclusive contemplation forget this
For the State has been actively have something
done for the river Our people appalled, by the food disasters
OF last They the sole break in the years happiness and
prosperity of millions suspended for the
being production of important
peciates situation that antagonsm between
people the valleys and the delta
together something That effort eliminated the
of engineers Shall it stop there?
the Legislature That body represents the
pe and it do nothing the premises then the people do
nothing Congress will do nothing and matters remain they
settlement did plan, and then lapse
indifference This Legislature should adjourn without putting
the State in position to cooperate wh-th United States
THE ARMY cANTEEN.