The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-24
SURVEYS
ON STREAMS

Mr.. H. A. Kipp, drainage engineer,
representing the United States de-
partment of agriculture, has been to
Cabarrus, Rowan and Iredell counties.
to make some preliminary surveys OH
streams in those. quarters. The re-
suits of his Investigations have been
typewriter and placed in he hands Of
senator Simmons and Senator Over
man and Representative Cowles. One
of the important statements he makes
about each county is that the filing
up of the channels has caused many
ponds of stagnant water to form along
the bordering hills and these have
been the source of malaria, chills and
fever.
'"The drainage of the bottoms has
become as important from health
standpoint" declare the reports, "as
from the agricultural standpoint"
Some of those interested in Cabar-
rus are: on Buffalo Creek, J. P. AL
lison, w. F.Goodman, and ]. M. Odell;
Coddle Greek, ]. J. Cox, J. S. Harris,
and Ed. Erwin; Three Mile Creek, G.
L. Winecoff, G. A Morris, NJ F. Sect
er, and r. L. Burrage; Big Cold Water
River, Ed. Lipe, w. B. Arnhardt and
A. G. Bost; Little Cold Water River,
H. H. B1ackwelder, Mrs. D. NJ Lipe.
and Ed Goodman.
'"The water sheds of all these
streams are rolling and hilly and con-
tain from 10000 to $4,000 acres each, y
the report says. 1T is estimated that
there are about 5000 acres of bottom
lands on these creeks in Cabarrus
Good crops Of corn were produced
OH these bottoms in former years, but
cultivation has been abandoned on
account OF the numerous overflows in
the past ten or twelve years and they
are now either used for pasture Oh
hay meadows or are grown up in viii
lows and underbrush.
farming conditions in this com
munity are generally good All OF
the farmers have not yet learned tc
use the terrace method of hillside cul
tivation, but otherwise modern meth
DDS and implements are being em
nloyed. Land values have greatly in
creased in recent years and the bet
4er farms are being held from $50 t.
$40 per acre. Mr.. Burrage says tha
the bottom lands in the vicinity o
Concord will be worth 5000 per acre
if they are reclaimed and properl
drained. Before these bottoms wer
abandoned enough corn was produces
on them to supply the county, but nov
: TO be imported"
l The report speaks beautifully of tn
: thriving city of Concord, but close
t with this significant remark: eth
t only serious drawback to the con
D munity is the ma1aria1 condition of tn
: streams; chills and fever have b,
come prevalent in recent years an
: the improvement of the bottom land
g is looked up as very important fo
q health
The request for the investigation {
the streams in the vicinity. of Sail
bury, Rowan county," was made b
that fine old citizen, Col. Peter |
Beard, chairman of the board of cou1
ty commissioners. Interested Ian
owners are: Second Creek ]. I
Hangis, J. c. Miller, and C. H. Marsh
Grant Creek, II. G. Grubb, M L. JAG
a son and c. p. Johnson, Town Cree
4. L. L. Arey,, J. S. Henderson and
. A. Hartman, and Crane Greek, H. ]
Lynn, br. c. M. Pool and DR.. w.
w. B. Council.
.et The combined watersheds of the.
q creeks cover about 27O square mil,
!. with close to $500 acres of botto
y lands. which are almost worthle
,r agricultprsfly, although, in form
years, they produced good crops
: corn, and sources of malaria.
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