Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-09-25

have drawn an outline OF the
pan suggested which begins at the
loot eft the Army Post and ends at a
/ point at or near Oakdale, some forty
miles down the river. There would
! be recognized a system of combined
locks at the upper end. and the same
/ at the lower end, connection with two
/ dams.
10y reference to the map you will
| pFecelve continuous line of open
Grams. bayous, lakes, including Old
| ilVer. all of which could be utilized
lor the canal, thus lessening the cost
/ OF excavation very materially.
4 The two dams at the eXtremeties
would operate to give material aid to-
! the river navigation above them with
! out lessening the depth of water be
/ low. The upper dam would save the
great wear and tear of the river bank
above and below the Little Rock
pumping station
/ remember travelling the country
road at that point some years ago,
AoW at least 400 feet in the river.
Sfraigtt Course for Channel,
This same dam would stop the
carom OF waters from the stone bluff
Of the medical college and give it a
straight course down the river. thus
saving the river front of Argenta.
Along the line indicated | have
known the natural drainage from Ar
genta to the point Indicated as the
| terminus, the water to be carried to
| its destination to mingle with the
waters Of the Arkansas River. The
only ditch dug to connect was With
| ink Bayou, near Neinleyer mill, four
miles east Of Little Rock This ditch
was dug previous to 1859
There are no obstacles in the way,
and i'll these days of concrete coli
atructlon all required material is at
hand, easily and cheaply accessible.
a canal has its manifold ADVANTAGES,
ana is not altogether an obsolete and
old-fogy enterprise Lynchburg, Va,
| uses the water power OF her canal to
pump her water for fire and house
hold purposes aad to its mills of cot
ION and breadstuff. Those who know
The topography OF the ground to be
traversed can readily understand the
availability and advantages of the
]. utilization of the waters and water
lines indicated for a material pur-
pose rather than as contribution
TO the propagation of bullfrogs and
malaria.
f. M. Posegate, itg the Manufac-
turers' Record says he thinks that
one of the greatest assets of the city
is the Arkansas river, and thinks that
Little Rock will awake some day to
the necessity of making use of the
river as means of regulating freight
rates, and believes that the govern
ment will not be backward in lend
| ing helping hand in case this is at
! tempted.
Advantages OF the Area Affected.
There is no territory between Fort
Smith and the mouth of Arkansas
river possessing the advantage of the
area defined by my route.
It's possibilities can only be shown
conclusively except by survey; it's
feasibility is beyond the shadow of a
doubt. 1t is fact that the greatest
distractions to the navigation of the
Arkansas river in this State are be-
! tween Dardanelle and Pine Bluff.
BY the proposed construction, the
instructions are eliminated. Submit
ting my plans to old steamboatmen
captains in rank and experience, who
! have their money, their lives and ex-
perience in expressing their belief
have given me their confidence and
encouragement. The general govern
ment is preparing it's dredges. and
with this long-desired, long looked
for aid, an uninterrupted boating
stage between Fort Smith and Mem
phis and New Orleans, may be made
a future possibility.
You have gone crazy on drainage
a new dolly" with thousands anG