The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1914-08-29
the VICTORY CAN Be WON
But There Should Be Ear
nest Work Done

John A. Fox. .Secretary-Manager
of the Mississippi River Levee As
sociation. has just COTTON back
ffonl Washington where he has
been for the past FIVE months in
the interest of the appropriation
for the lower Mississippi river, and
while he feels hopeful for the pas
sage Of the pending River and
Harbor bill carrying the So. .O00,-
600, for the Mississippi river below
Rock Island nevertheless, he states
that every effort should be made to
keep the matter before Congress.
In order that the friends of the
measure throughout sthe delta may
be informed how matters stand,
Mr.. Fox gave out the follwoing in
terview:
The River and Harbor DILL was
reported TO the Senate on June goth
by the Commerce COMMITTEES and
was to have been taken up astile
regulsr order of business, bat ow-
Ing to certain trust legislation that
was deemed necessary by the ad-
ministratiop, the bill was tempo
rarily laid aside until these meas
ures could be disposed Of, it being
agreed when the bill vas supplant-
ed by the trust measures that dis
cussion should be heard upon the
bill in case there should be any
cessation during the debate onthe
other bills. The bill came up tor
debate several times during the
latter part OF June aud the early
part OF July when some adverse
criticism was nade on it by Soma
tors who have planned to defeat
the bill, If possible. At the recent
democratic caucus OF the Senate
1t was decided to proceed contin-
uously with the trust bills and get
them out of the way and then take
up the River and Harbor bill and
then dispose Of it and then adjourn.
alarmed over the possible failure
Of the bill. a great many sections
os the country are sending ID let
ters and kilograms aud communi-
cations to congressman and Sena-
tors calling their attention to the
great hardship that would be would
be worked and the great loss that
would be entailed through the
interruption of the projects now
under way and urging them to
stay in session nrtll this bill is
passed.
The people of the Mississippi
valley can all do effective work
along this line and strongly urge
every citizen to whose attention
this interview may come to write
a personal letter to the Senators
from his state and to theCongress-
man fro IL this district urging that
everything be done to secure the
passage Of this act during the pres
ent session. In all likehoot the
bill will be up for consideration
sometime in September and every
thing possible should be done be-
tween now aud that time to insure
Its ultimate passage.
We know our own Congressman
and Senators are going to vote ftr
the bill, but they can be urged to
vote for the bill, but they can be
urgedto go and see Senators and
Cengressmen from other sections
now, and impress upon them the
importance of Congress remaining
in session until the bill is passed.
I would like to know that thous-
ands Of people throug hcut the deli
ia are making their interest known
|by writing these letters to Con-
Rrsssmen and Senators. The mat
ter shonld be attended to NOW.
Each one write letter while he
thinks Of it and explain the mat
ter in his own way. We must
have the levses raised aun enlarged
as much as possible before next
spring and the pending appropri-
alton will do much to accomplish
il.
SUMNER COUGH ARE DAN