St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-02-26
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CALLS FOR INFORMATION
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Washington, D. OF, Feb 24 The
i Mississippi River Commission which
BY the provisions Of the rivers anG
harbors bill. is charged with che duty
Eof examining into and reporting upon
the necessity, urgency and practica-
bllity of permanently separating the
waters of the Red and AtchafaIaya
Rivers from the Mississippi, IS AZ
ready preparing for it's work. In d
circular letter addressed to the mem
bers of the House committee on lo-
wees and improvements of the Mise
Iissippi River and others, the commis-
Ision expresses q desire for The views
of all interested parties. The COM
mission says 10 part:
This separation Of waters must
Ebe looked at from at least three
| points Of view, j, 8. its efFect On rib
arian properties, Oh leVees and on
navigation, each in all three of the
river basins. The benefits and dam
ages ID each case will be shared IL
varying degrees by not only the
/ United States, But the individual
states, levee boards, drainage did,
triets railroad steamboat and other
private organizations and individuals:
and all viii be affected BY the date of
commencement and the rare 0f pro-
gress Of the work, and following tha
method Of recent rivers and harbors
bills, the cost OF the work, If done,
should be distributed among all tbs
benefcaries ID reasonable ratio to
Itheir benefits The question of pro-
per cooperation will need careful
considerations prior to any actual
construction work.
1T il requested, therefore, that
you give to this whole subject suc
attention as may be necessary with
4 view to Submitting your views and
conclusions thereon, either iii person
during the next meeting of the cons
mission Of II writing before or during
such meeting.
The next meeting of the Missia-
sippi River Commission will Be that
held during the high wa YER inspection
trip, now scheduled to leave St. Louis
on the steamer Mississippi en April
a12, 1910. Judging from past sched-
.nles, the steamer ought to reach
Vicksburg, Miss, about April 1913
and New Orleans, Ia, about April
.20-22. The usual stopping points Of
the commission for public hearing, Oh
The lover Mississippi, are Vicksburg,
Natchez, Baton Rouge and New Or
leans. Arrangements win be made
to give hearings TO parties desiring
to be heard in this matter at one or
more Of the four cities named \
are requested to advise this officts,
not later than March no, whether 81
not you desire TO be heard in thi
matter at one or the more of this fou
cities named. You are requested to
advise this Office, not later than
March 20, whether Of not you desire
TO be heard upon this subject and at
what point you wish to meet the
commission. Following past custom,
advice as to the movement Of the
steamer will be given out during the
trip to newspapers, To The United
States Engineer Offices at Vicksbure
and New Orleans and to those who
ask this Office for such notification.
lt il lie preference Of the COM
mission that, SO far ais practicable,
all views and conclusions BE- submit
ted in writing to be supplemented
By such oral statements before tha
commission as may be considered de-
slrable, and By answers to verbal
questions asked by members Of the
commission at the hearings. State
ments and arguments, if in writing
should reach this Office not later than
March 2O."
VIII Quit Publishing Arrivals
Thursdays New Orleans Picayune
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The daily arrival list Of the New
lrleans hotel guests may shortly be
! thing of the past, if the plan now
y foot BY the big hotels IS carriedout.
For many years the arrival lists
aye been 2 daily feature, but of late
has suffered severe abuses at the