The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-04-05
TALLuLAH La, APRIL 9Th, 1913

Whilst some of our esteemed
contemporaries in the District
are getting panicky over the river
situation, and the coming floods
from the Ohio and other tributar-
les of the Mississippi River, it is
not our policy to cross the bridge
before we reach it.
While we realize the serious
ness and danger that confrOnts
the valley from extreme stages
of the river, tits no time for the
people to throw up thiir hands in
despair-this is not the spirit of
American people. We must
hope for the best, and base our
hopes on the fact that our levee
system has been greatly strength
ened since the last flood and that
all weak and low points are be-
ing cared for by our Levee Board
and the State and United States
Engineer corps.
From indications now from the
hest sources of information the
flood will reach about 81 feet at
Vicksburg. Miss. The levees
will hold this stage without very
great danger, it is conceded by
those best informed on levee
matters.
PresidentE. @. Rhodes of the
9Th District Levee Board has his
headquarters at Tallulah, where
he is busy directing the strength.
ening the levees of the entire
District. Many outfits have
been rushed to the various points
where the grade needs raising
He has succeeded in inducing the
AU. s. Engineers of the 4th Dis.
trict to take charge of the fight
from the Arkansas line to the
Madison Parish line and Capt
O. o. Sheriff., Corps Engineer
u. s. A., will look after the line
from st. Joseph south to FONT
Breze, in Concordia Parish
Major Mcclellan, although hav.
ing resined his position with the
District Levee Board, is putting
his shoulder to the wheel and
with his splendid training as a
fighter, is assisting in person and
lending his advice in the organ
ization for the coming fight.
Col. NJ. O. Townsend, Presi-
dent of the Mississippi River
Commission, and Capt. West,
member Of the Commission pas
sed through here Wednesday.
Major Keer Of the State Board
Of Engineers, came here from
Shreveport, at the same time on
his way to Arkansas to look
after the levees in that district.
Col. Townsend, Capt. West,
Maj. Keer while here, in COM
pany with Messrs Rhodes, Nc
Olellan and johnson, visited
Salem by automobile, and We
learn that they feel satisfied
that Salem will be secure from
any flood in sight.
Col. Townsend has ordered that
no expense be spared by the en-
gineers to hold the levees and
will use money from the 90,
900 recently appropriated to
make the coming fight.
Maj. Marshall r, Robertson,
Assistant State Engineer, has his
headquarters at Tallulah. Mai.
Robertson is one of the best
equipped authorities in the State
department for fighting high
water, having had many years
and is acquainted
with every section of the sys-
tenn.
Viewing the situation at this
date, with the organization, with |
the men in charge, we are bound |
30 feel that everything will be
done to save the country from
] REPETITION Of the disaster of !
1919. and that we will come out
victorious. There are two fact
Ms that must be considered in /
cumming up the forecast when the
rest reaches M, namely: good
resther and the sub-structure
{ the leveest these things are I
Unknown quantitieo which only
Imc will provo. We can bat
opc for the better. 4