Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-27
Important Features.

Lakes to-thc-GuIf deep waterway PFesart policy of waterway improve nent by Congress $ to give such iunds n this work as are not needed in ct.ier departments of The eove.n- mem. It must instead be .he fi1st con slderat on
 SecGfd. Included in this pol cy for CeeY channel are all the D. Gb- lems ior water improvement in the Mississippi valley. Ali associated Toblens W Il be solved by the bu;'d- ing and mainfe nance of 14-foot channel through the valley from the Lakes % the Gulf.
 "Thlrd. This the time for action. We must have waterway transpor;a- tion.
 Tn conclusion, let me emphas ze the importance of educational propa- sanda. Congress must be impressed by the public sent menJ back of inc movement.
 w. l.. Park, vice president of the lllino Central Railroad of Chicago, was introduced as the next speaker. In. the course of his address he made the following important statement;
 Railroads do not fear but welcome inlan waterways. The railroads are n1 bo dous amount of traffic. The r facil- ities must be augmented by the wa terways which will act as auxil r,ea to the main arter es of commerce.
 Maxwell Captures Audience.
 George H. Maxwell of New Orlaans, eXecu i've director National Reclama- tion Association, was Introduced as the next speaker. His subject. Wa ter tort Waterways was treated in part i,s fellows:
 "The con Tol of the head waters of l the main tributaries that flow into ! the II ssiss ppi river is an important 1 step in the water conservation and flood prevention work. If t'he Missouri river mi ial flood water could be spread cut over he arid pla ms of the Northwest 50 that agr culture would i be intensified there would be no de- yasva, on in the lower reaches of the Mississippi, A spread ng of the eX- cess water at ,he heads Of the streams would solve the flcod problem. Utilize the water over the great reaches of the West and conserve the water un- i til needed. Rese rvoirs m the ground are needed, the great irrigation dams of ,.hp West hold the water so that ii can be used to enrich the sol and prevent the volume of spring f'cod wate: from devastat ng the lower, val- ley ard destroying all things in it's path.
 Control HeadWaterS. Ths associated policy of headwater cont >oi means to the deep channel llan tie adequate supply of water at all times and the prevention Of an excess of supply in food times.
 "In conclusion let me say that reclamation, conservation and navlSa- tioa make up the trinity that will head he greatest movement now un- der way in tn s country. The levees will net solve the problem of flood prevention. They must be a part of the whole system. If this country can build the Panama canal for $300 eco ,O0O, why can we nor control the .Mississ ppi rver with the same spirit and efficiency? It must b. done
 Great applause and cheerng arose as Mr. Maxwell fin shed. Auten Tells of Arkansas.
 H. F. Auten, the local waterway man, president of the cnly boat nc on rbe Arkansas river. next was .n- trod lCed.
 He offered an answer to the ques- ton. What will the Arkansas river do in this great river improvement? Tho traffic statement in Little Rock for the last year showed that l0o,0Oe cars of freight were handled in ane out. The excess charges paid be- cause we haven't rate regulation b, river navigation amounted to $S,6OO,