The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-10
LEVEES
Are TO Be Built on Upper Mis-
sissippi River Sometime in
the Near Future.

advocates of government AID 70 iS'~S
construction on the upper Mississlp-
ri river have won the Rivers anu
ia rbors Committee to substantial
recognition of the soundness OF d non
yiews. the Appropriation OF $l,VVV'
600 to he spent by the MISSISSIPPI
River Commission in reyetrnent
work ana leyee construction on Doth
INC INNER and lower river showing
the strength of those who are inter
ested in this movement
Among the constant friends Of the
upper levee region are TWO u
Tin euished members of the House
whose districts are divided lby the
NTjesissippi river-Speaker Champ
clark Of Missouri. and Representa-
I've Henry It. Rainey, of Illinois.
Roth Of them appeared before the
committee in the past to presens
their pleas and have fortthed thelL
arguments by abundant testimony -
n the great good accomplished Dy
local Ieyee construction unaided Dy
Inc government In the preparaton
~ +l1a pending river ana harDor Dill
Snaaker clark, while leaving no
do,,Iht Of his position, entrusted 70
his trend and neigabor, Mr. Rai-
nev the discussion before the com
mittee of the entire subject OF GOV
ernmenu aided Ievee building.
two things in this connection have
.haen extremely gratifying to potn
gentlemen. one the action or thS
committee ana the other the ap
continent of Edward A. Glenn, o.
Missouri, as civil member OF
Mississippi River Commission. l
Glenn, whose home IS at Loulsia ~
MO in Speaker iClark's district, mas mas
r,ede close and fruitful study OF
Iavae construction in connection Win
/ 80 ar-u,ay Improvement.
"It was a capital Apo. ntment,
said Mr. Rainey today, "one that 10
tesnecially pleasing to our people ana
In am sure will prove popular throush
Eouf the mississippi valley
Mr. Rainey speaks enthu Ilslas'aC, ~
o4 the outlook for the perfection o.
levee system for the MISSISSIPPI
liver and in good time for all rivers
20 the country lowing through lands
subject to foods. pt,,ar
Commission Act" said he, gives tite
commission Jurisdiction from ~
J, a. Cfwa+ers to the mouth OF the
Passes, but appropriations 70 p p+osore
lands from floods have hereL ,l.N,.s
,haan provided only for the loWeI
r.yer. Two years ago provision Wa
4 ,,,a,5a for Ievee protection as lai
noYtb as Cape Girordeau, MO. anu
this year it is intended TO push ~
+, work to Rock Island, III, 300 M ~,
north OF Cape Girardeau rms c -
4 portant step means tnat me- 5a,sS ;+s
I Tho federal government Will lena -. 10
laid in the construction of leVees oii
+ all rivers that overflow cur wonler-
I Fu1Iv valuable and reclalmaDle anu
,,saI lands 1t is clearly legltlnaLs
- well as wise governmental Pr -,
osition, coming as it does WITHIN NM, .ne
! con, MERGE clause of the constitution,
even though the leSee an !, -
Ia landing place for boats
Something of the huge oenenl
achieved already solely by prlvate
! antarnrisa in his congressional as
! trict was told by Mr. Ra-ney;
I'm my district there is a streecn
of flfty-two original levee distress ~
which twenty-s'X have been Du l..... 20 :,
local enterprise, so that by asSaqse
the money necessary by land assess
ment 21,6 miles of levees nave Dee I
con Melted BY the proposed appro,
n,-fa+ion 7S2 900 acres of land VII
r. reclaimed and be brought 10 an
annual productive value OF not 80
/ than S35, 100000. We 'have les .ss,,
in Illinois that have been punt NJ
Eyears These leveeS sometimes
I braal, and great loss is suffered II
tvarv valnabie property. Our leVees
iara more easily built and more en-
hiring than those. on the loWe4
yiyn1. Our river flow is not sub1ect
scl,Ie channels, the banks don Z
rumble over and over, and they al
wave AFFORD a landing place ana TUG
channel's integrity is preserved.
The Mississippi river is a natlon-
al problem, and is distinctly Iecos 1
nized as such by .hree political
10 rties in their national platforms
.SxSitF, tie navigation and vast drain
age area properly cared for, We s,ail
come to realize what a mat ci 4,
,reasure we have in the world
granary that lies between the All s
ybanv and Rocky Mountain systems
and. the transcendent Importance =.
in,nroving all the waterways OF TINS
,.,;oaIasr 6aId VIII become more
patant when we have begun to use
the panama canal. Then we shaiI
Understand that the advantages u
thar costly enterprise are chieny VI
transcontinental freight rates. men men
We shall better appreciate the Ios o',
of perfecting our national Waterm 70. q
system by the Lalles-to-the-Gulh ~
provement. - -. ,,oner
'1evees will get the same proportion
of expenditure as that given 20 tAe
ieyees-one dollar for three.
THE congressman, citing instances
or unaided local levee work. stateo
that a few years ago former -
prasident Fairbanks bought, IN
Greene county. H., IL, 900 acres u
land subject to overflow and reclaim
cd ii ~ levees, which cost him close
IL $40. 900. Last year he reIuseu
an offer for this body of land OF e.,
100000. " produced for the seS.so
over 9oO. 600 bushels of corn, ralseu
w. 400 a,d e OO0 hogs and