Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-30

lr-compcnsatory." he said. "and
that the tolls should cover admin
tration and create sinking fund for
the bonds So far as our constwise
trade is concerned. the canal should
be considered q part ot our inland
waterways, upon which q has been
customary. Notwithstanding the large
expenditures of the government I'M
che interest of navigation. 90 impose
no restrictions or burdens. but the
luss accustomed Boy such remission
should be- frankly imposed upon the
frdcvul treasury and not upon ships
engaged in foreign trade.
Foreign countries could Justly OBJ
ipCt Co the imposition Of the entire
cost OF administration and bond re-.
dcmptiou upon foreign ships. they
cannot object 60 the payment Of their
proper proportion, determined by
their relative tonnage.
"Thc curbing at tho Mississippi
river floods. and tho generation OF
great power from the conserved wa
tors are both prospy tive fruits Of
the irrigation projects" d nator New
lands said. tie declared the storage
ot water for power would reduce the
cost at storage of water for irriga-
tiou.
outside Of the great basin an the
waters in ia CBrid region are trihu-
tarics Co great uayiElhic streams
ana there the national power regard
ing the storage and the utilization of
water rests not merely upon the
ownership Of the public domain but
upon tho nations control Of nayiga-
ton and OF naviEahlo streams under
the Interstate commerce power ne
said. "Tho development of such nUvi-
gable rivers with their source streams
necessarily Involves the treatment 81
ouDh riNcr aud its tributaries az "a
unit from source 90 mouth and the
complete control ot their waters In
such way as 90 maintain an equal
Flow for navigation This involves
the lowering OF the flood flow and
the raising of the cbh flow So as TO
secure standard flow suitable for
navigation Such control therefore,
necessarily involves not only as here
toforc bank and lcvcc protection In
the lower reaches 81 each river with
a view Co maintaining fixed channel
OF suitable Gcpth. but also tho con-
tributaries and source streams In
such way as to mitigate the drstruct
iyo violence ~ the floods 10 prevent
their devastating flow 10 the ocean
and hold the waters iu suspense In the
protected forests, In the depths OF
cultivated fields and la artificial res
cr,oirs IN such way that they viii
supplement the cbb flow OF the river
in time OF druuth and meanwhile be
used for beneficial purposes In irri-
CATION and water power Develop
mcut Thus compensation can nc re-
cured Tor water and power rights
which viii tend 10 diminish the cost
of the control ~ tho rivers for n0vi-
Cation and at the Same time we shall
have an equal and proportlonate de-
yelopmcnt not only OF navigation. but
OF cultivation and power upon which
| is large degree the prosperity of the
country depends
"This policy does not mean the
! abandonment of the lcyce protection
and channel work heretofore pur-
sued iu the nuVigublc portions OF our
! rivers The policy is supplemental Ia
/ its character aud b. intended To make
more complete tho work 81 flood pro,
! lection which thus far has been Insult
/ ucicnty developed The great Mis-
| sissippl flood accontuatod this lovc.
| mpnt ana demonstrated the import
uucc of diminishing the flood crest
! by holding back the flood waters
above, An the national parties have
Joined Ia this movement. Public