Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1909-02-26
CYPRESS RrvEa.
Congressman Sheppard Get Favorable
Recommendation for T am at
Caddo Lake

In further r.fr,r, :e Ia III
Gyl.i. = R,rrr -psal.n-ia:ot | ttt
tr--ay thai -ince | wrnl y.,u sam,
~, k agn | appeared !, i,r- III,
Rve;- aud Ha,bnrs t'.,,i.nliii-,
s;.d made 81 argument for tn.
y j. CT As the Cnmnlii,ee hid
T. c:.i.d t., c"; in- tie pr-s.nl bill
IN @prtl pii,tions fer pr .jsc.s moi
yet appr..vri III cnnsids red End
as we h. d already secured a.
favorable recommend itinn t.: Il
dam at the foot of Cadd,, Lax, |
detmed il ad. isah.e Ia request Il
survry in III. present bill Il.
determine The ptacIicnbi.i'y of 6
lock III Gems cti'n with the pro
posed dam and channel from
the dam through Soda Flats to
Twelve Mile Bayou and to Red
River As you will recall. tn
fset examination of the en;ir.
project resulted in the develop
men, of a plan calling for dan.
at the foot of Caddo Lake lock in
connection there with and q
channel from the dam To Red
River, in an estimate of the cner
If said plan at $525 900 and in I'm
favorable recommendation on tn,
ground that the commercial
results would not justify the
expenditure. This was iht
fourth or fifth unfavorable repor
on the project, but it represented
distinct advance in that, despite
the unfavorab recommendation
with which it concluded, j;
developed for the first time I'm
der the changed physical c"ndi
tions a practicable plan for the
restoration of navigation. AS
you will further recall. we did not
permit this unfavorable report to
dampen ou1 enthusiasm or 10 stop
further effort. We Immediately
adopted the idea of asking in tn.
next rivers and ha,bors bill fol
a dam at the foot of caddo Lake
on the theory that it was
necessary TO the preservation of
the Lake and would give Jeffer.
SON water connection with a com
petirg railroad. and wish the hope
that if VIZ could obtain one If the
three principal features of the plan
developed in the last unfavo.ab!e
report We might obtain further con.
sideration for the other two We
succeeded in procuring favorable
report from the Government engi
neers on the dam at the foot of
Caddo Lake. and whenever gen.
eral rivers and harbors bill is al.
lowed we will obtain an appropria
ZION for the dam. In the present
bill | asked the Rivers and Har
bors Committee to to reopen the
question as to lock and channel
in connection with the dam and to
allow survey for that purpose.
1 am glad to inform you that in
the bill reported by the Rivers and
Harbors Committee and passed by
the House during the last two
days provision is made for sur
vey to determine the advisability
of lock and channelin connection
with the proposed dam at the foot
h6 M f55t OF tsad Ei IT, eesas sga
new survey ordered to again CON-
Siaered the question of a lock and
enamel in connection with the
nam Thus we are today nearer
Inc comp elton of the entire nroisct
man ever before. 1t seems To he
40 IN ermlnable process, but We
must gather up our energies and
,ed"uo!e our efforts When tho
Re y survey is made as to the lock
ma channel IN, during the present
ear | will accompany the enai.
,ee PRS and will do everything with.
d my power TO secure a favorahle ,
eport MoRRTs sn,naa.olao'e