Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-26

sNS- AS->c NAA. ~ - &AIess SSgS SS IA.
degsake the most colossal engineer.
ing Joe and has, as al Incident there
10, collected the plant with Which !.
c22 undertake another Job OF the
same size. The Panama canal is
now nearing completion and the
skill and trained ability and the ma'
ehSuery used in It's construction are
availshls for use within our OWN
borders in developing . proper ma
.Eonal control OF the waters OF the
Mississippi basin III their entirety"
II was conesn6ed ny Col, Roosevelt.
that il would be useless 10 60 into
Cae matter OF waterway development,
and Improvement NUGlesS we 80 in
10 it on = broad scale and on =
thoroughly Scana basis"
In dealing with the Mississippi"
he continued, Se oQsAI not 10 think
OF lerse work along the lower course
as our ONLY end. The problem Is
much greater shan keeping the wa,e-
off the lands OF aay oae set OF men.
il really concerns changing the coz
Gi1ionS uaGer wAEh half the cont
asat is drained and turning our
giant internal: river sysieaa into one
OF gas greatest OF national assets
The problem IS i national Ne, rot
for the state. because what threatens
each state with -g4ln is often MOI any
thing which Cal De made beneficial
10 that state The federal govern
cae2I SAoal1 harness the s2ce-S o.
1aa Mississippi river Drainage basin
Ne one state Gan DO ere : S-a21.
part OF sas work In 1rsc class lash
ION. Take Ao@lS5arl- for INSTANCE
Although the great drainage ditch o.
the Mississippi flows right through
Louisiana, the drainage OF Louisiana
herself does ao. low into This ditch.
I hut 5aGo -1s gull Louisiana spends
/ millions to- Ssvp The drainage ut 9th
'er states OF her fertile cals and rScs
and vegetable Plantations Sas gwen
u~1Afut45nS u sTgaG asVe@ lime BfaolGE
I " 5tnl- the stale NF Arkansas Is il
~rs&sS>&rg limb in her RguascGhs1 Vet
she aaS no control ever the Sfa-s>
where the G@o4S form Only 1ae
federal sorsru1lszt -gSc @N >eIrs
lGS G1Ey, In -1GzS1 kseg the drainage
ditch in order a-G gEeTszI -&a tu--24'
GE0l OF the 7rszs1GGNaS Goods wh&cl
thereafter rE2gn Es Cgr entire ESgp2E
In Tins sssg5-s il in order il 4
clearly good Business policy 10 -2rr
II l-ro IL 2sSsa o& lAvIgat1o-- q;
power Gt 1C-Sl1ao-. and To --4RS ii
10Y huge GSyllslas 70 aGf oI1- ge@ga:
In the shape Of q ~Ee---alscE Grass
gsr5ey~ 1 90 1es lSk lhaE 1hs ssss-al
government ecGal-s 5GssE TO eE4Et1rns
GsVstss trcGa Cal-U % the gall ] GSa
7A81 1hs Federal soVs1l1-sl1 a1L9.
These 2sTses rs L EsArG et i gCCter1l
10 harness Tie river and luz Gr1aIs
cacbsS a1s ula-a Them TEssf1l GsEtr-:
OF business LII glGets @ GGlstrDE:
&ssia1S Ut G~8S-uadn0sl-
"EG is Ea this wug6 Ifl4E Z woETh.
GSs tna Cc5fss States INV III -E-u
LGS a9lsG1-cL gaSE IL Il LIS -rErnst. DO:
2stsalc1 u digging los RA1Alul sal
III Lei Is Use the expert E~pswist.s.
anG The Rl4al 51ssE 6sr As cuanIr.2
&t 1es walters OF lhs srs.Hz En14ui
basin which ~eceu.6ss e1sr hIG cE IN:
4r.a ID uha cs.rEaihg. Ths ssrl,Vs
S5EssaEr< un1.s1 as Glru2sS:ses, In:
+ frssnssa WATERS should De- EEs9d II
rsssrwglrs I'd ae -nSstl inn ~aacigA1ial
1lG conserved E,r IT-aaEs.l nETIs
aa3sn- .nGls snug Ba1ssss built 5ruT,
Gslzrs e ME GsI Win agaG 1na al
rsabaE partly ~genEwIIa5 disnsHs- ~
Iis L~IstI5SiLlzl a4s-siIzr19 his SH1f.
Iihs liE1nsn giIl1sI Ef!r1 ln1ggr u.
gsru11 fEs cg2sgIrgtss eE SILL "a l.v.
en- lf w1asr LD1 III 1IEigBri-l ID ne
giRrrTsf aS E w4stgfiL ant dtas1-ur
1aTa ftuul tn 1lta sssL, Sl1as Ens s-L-gsss
themselves eaI-1la. N 1rl ssEnsrII II
tsrss1 .raTsEE1 this WRIST Itts ltaitral
ssgEsrraItsIT SnstIlI l,aI1 Gha IrgtilHn
LIZ u WEnlIf.- III lIlIlis WIN III u
tIns only 4stnsisn1 waE-tw gnlsslru
Eng smn iiGslEs IL. 1lsiE- sgIEgta ami
tinsrslg sIl-isgEug lnan II aHar9
sszl.sta ct liisir liEansrrD rassastr G1
Bs.4T1Ga ID lsIefigiiE IsHs
manEss-1ts ElfH r'aiIlisll IL 1Irsssss
Hn s-sEu., TlL- RnFss1ai1 d~ns,iiE-ai
THAT EIsH. sral1 ,taEaIm WHY fiIGdis Ers
graSvilg mErt yEs lFtEIIEs.
CT aiH hH1IuflM If uliI-ntS 1T lissy
nrasEs.
"SanH ms1 Gf HumT ra4uITlH live
iisalEEaf -nR rs;iE-inI III m-sEfH u
stI.alm dtFg ila taiI. '0raIrars vim
1AUa irmlg sieifnztaI III liz truth aii
IN. lTlal EsssHIITT dEg1a iatHI uilIEiis
an ursafirsf dissII,ffsF EHnfitr a%u.HIuffiIIt.
agIzailT IA HE'LL. S7-7-, n1rvE7EE, LIE