The chronicle=news., 1914-03-11
SEVEN MILLION FOR
LEVY CONSTRUCTION

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aaSpa ss-~ AZ sssrFam-a, AID I. lrsr~
s.asssps si"a sa th- tpprs Mississippi
ViSsr hss- -pe sh- Rivers aaa HAT
bsvs Con nnits-a 10 saLsssansIai russes
ni,i"a as th. s-snah-ss %, sh-is
SIs~ss sh- sppEopt Sa,is. ~ s..sn"..
so. sa rs st~h' bI The Mississippi
River sasaass.isa ia spN-sn-as eofA
snd i-sr~ construction sn b@sh the
uss-r and loser sis-F sLostas us-
.,s.ns,h as ,h"s- ~h. as- jhtsfcs,-si
In this n"s-ni-nis
Ansaas ~. .sns'sh, t's-ais o' Ih.
upp~r l.s.- t.sip. ate To-. dissin
sui.h.d ia. ust--fs .t II. it".s- .has~
districts as- divided bY the Mississi.r
pi River s3-ah-r Champ CLARK al
Mi.splsi sna Irps->rn,aiiS- ii-nEr
7. RAia-9 at iiiiaaiss its;h II 'hsnl
spf- as-si i-r..f- The s.sn-tii'sr" Ia 'h-
is,s' q. pg-ssat their pleas snd Lss-
fortified ,h-ig aFsam-nts hf abaad'
an, ,-stimuny as 4" ,h- ET-ai snss'i
accomplished l., iu'ai i-s-- snnsiru"s
tion unaii-J by tia" E.s-Tnm-n's In
the preparation Of ihr r-n'ilnE River
aud IIaFi."r biii SI.~st"T clark. ~b'i'
.-sstns "a" .i.uh, .t his position. en- p.
trusted {" his friend sni mi hi,pT.
NJ iiaia-y. the discussion before ih-
tommi,,.. Of the -niiF- suhI-', "'
government aided i-s-- building
Ts" ihinsa IN ,nis connection
hsN" been extremely gratifying To-
both gentlemen. on. the action pf th'
-.nuiit.- aud tide other IN" appoint
m-nt Of Edward \ Clean .f Missouri!
as -iNil member uf the Mississippi
River Commiss!un. Mr. Glenn. vhWs'
hpm. Is ut Louisiana. Mo. In speak
-r Ciark's district. has made - rlus"
aud fruitful study Of l"v-" construc.
tion in conn-o tion with waterway
Improvement
II, was capital appointment.
said Mr Rain-y. One that II -zp-
c!aiiy pleasing TO our people and. |
am sure. will prov" popular through
out til. Mississippi VALLEY
Mr.. Rain.y spcaks Enthusiastically
OF III. outlook foT the perfection oi /"
lcycc system for III. Mississippi XIV
.r and in good tim. FOR all rivers OF
the country flowing through lands
subject to floods.
'Th. organic Mississippi River
Comm mission Act. said he. gives the
Jurisdiction from the
to tn" mouth ur Inc PAsa
c.. but appropriations TO protect
lands from floods hay" heretofore
been provided only Tor the lower riE-
ct. Two years ago provision was
made FOR lcvcc protection as lar
north AS Cap. Girardoau. Mo. aud
this year IL IL intended to push thc
work to Rock Island, Ill, 800 miles
north of Cape Girardeau. This Inn
portant step means that hereafter
the. Federal Government Will lend It's
aid in the construction OF lcNccs on
all rivers that overflow our wonder
fully valuable and rcclaimablc alluv-
ui islands. II is clearly a legitimate
ls well as wise governmental
coming as 1t does within
he commerce clause of the Constitu-
ion. even though the lcvee attords
,niy "A landing place for boats.
Something of the huge benefit
achieved already solely by private
,ntcrprisc In his congressional dis
rict was told by Mr.. Raincy.
I'm my district there Is stretch
# 50 original Icvcc districts, OF
which 20 have been built by local
Enterprise, so that by raising the
money necessary by land assessment
.l6 miles of levees have been COM