Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-30
Gut ON BILL FOR
RIVER WORK WILL
NOT HINDER HERE
~ Appropriation Goes Through
Congress as Now Outlined,
improvements to Progress.
URGES BUILDING LEVEES
,-j,tee Handling Measure Reports
-Espresses importance Of Wall
Extensions.

m account Of the present war in
v--o,e the federal appropriation for
- Improvement OF the upper Mis-
,,s.,ppi river. as were other streams
- his country. was reduced and the
- reported on by the commit
:. recently. carries SI-20o0oo for
,ors IA this division
The decrease will not 10 any great
s.zrss cut down work on the river.
=. according TO statements made at
.,s rovernment engineers Office here,
,ss sutn will permit the regular rou-
- ard all projects now under way
- ne upper stream will proceed IN
t,-pered By the lack OF funds. II the
,-propriation bill goes through as il
I. uor submitted 10 congress.
The usual appropriation for the work
4. q 500. 900. but during the last fall
orIv 100000 was given by congress
a. this work. following heated oppO-
stjou against the measure in the
senate.
The report Of the committee on the
lin explains the situation as 10 the
reduction OF the usual appropriations
and the omissions OF sums for many
new projects OF improvement OF riv-
ers and harbors elsewhere in the ma
ton.
Realizes Importance.
The report says on this score: In
leaving out the new projects and re
ducing the amount OF the bill much
below the estimates. the committee
has not been unmindful OF the rapidly
growing commerce. but, however.
necessity for economy Is brought on
5y the European war
The bill places in the hands of the
Mississippi river commission. which
has charge OF the work on the lower
stream. and supersedes in work on the
upper stream, the building of levees
from the head OF passes as far as Rock
Island. The local government eugin-
GERS corps has in charge now the
completion Of the last Ievee il viii be
called upon 70 supervise.
The commission is authorized 10
erect any Ieyees IL believes necessary
between New Orleans and Rock Islauu.
a-ANA INT A4A4 EAN.N4A 1L the seer r. AIRY OF
var and in accordance with plans.
Specifications and Communications
Of the chief Of engineers AT Washing
ton. D c.
The report Of the committee on the
bill states thar in 1918 and 1914 bills
for work on levees were Iert out Of
the appropriation, that OF a year ago los
ing IN the senate and that Of the past
year falling in enactment.
The report speaks Of the sentiment
IN this district as 20 the construction
Of levees as befno strongly in favor
Of this work.
Needed Here.
In the report this year is contained
the following statement. taken yer
hstim from the committees recon-
mendatiOn i'm 1913, relative 10 Ievees
n this section.
There is quite an iuzistent demand
Tor this extension. the claim being
made that there is as much necessity
Tor that class OF work above the mouth
OF the Ohio river and Cape Girardeau
&c below
Major G.. ". Hoffman stated this
morning that much Illinois land and
II other states along the AIis=is-
slppi river. which be ore the ccustrrc- .
uon Of leTees was low and overrun .
a4FiAg nigh water By the stream. since .
I5'ess have been erected has proven .
70 De the best farming lands. Thus
mere Is little chance II a crop failure. /
s-aee during vet spells the water may
os pumped out an6 tur1ed into the
ilFer over the levee. and in dry wealth
y can De allowed 10 accumulate 10
certain degree. giving the crcpg a |
!, --leieat amount Of moisture during
NE entlre growing season.