The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-08-19

will drain the whole Union for mon
ey with which to take care of the
floods In the southern reaches Of this
river, and you will not apply a dor
lar to the obstruction OF these waters
On their way to the lower food reach.
es of the river and the application of
these waters to beneficial purposes,
such as making the arid lands bios.
som, such as the creation OF water
power, the development of electrical
energy-entering more vitality into
the lives of our people than any 9th
er agency, advancing their comfort
and their convenience and diminish
ing their physical effort-the restor-
alton of our forests, where vast mass.
es of trees will drink up this mois-
ture which otherwise would go into
the streams and rivers, and develop
1t into fiber useful to man; and above
all, or equally with these other uses,
involving the scientific control Of wa.
ter in such a way as to promote the
reclamation and use of swamp lands
as well; so that all of these uses and
controls Of water, creating wealth.
can be developed by the very meth
cd employed for slowing up the pro.
gress of these waters falling from
the heavens on the various water.
sheds of the country from their sour
ces to the CULTS and oceans.
The NcwIands Broussard River
Regulation Bill
I wish to say that with reference
to the food control bills coming from
the House Of Representative l claim
that there has been--Iwill not 90 SO
far as to say lack of good faith.
but I do claim that there has been
lack of consideration. The city OF
New Orleans was in danger, was fear.
Ing another flood. The Reclamation
Association Of New Orleans and the
Chamber Of Commerce OF New Or.
leans have declared in favor of a
bill which l have been urging for.
years known as the Newlands Brous-
sard river regulation bill, different in
their judgment, perhaps, from the
rest of the lower Mississippi Valley.
the people of which seem attached to
the present system of river develop.
mant and river appropriation.
New Orleans May Be Victim
Of Levee system
The City of New Orleans. as the
result of that system Of inviting the
waters Of this great watershed to rush
down the Mississippi River, by the
very doors of New Orleans. has seen
the flood level constantly rising in
height and threatening the destruction
OF the city, and so the people Of that
city have been compelled to build the
levees higher and stronger. The en-
tire city may yet, at some time, be
the victim of some failure OF or de.
feet in its levee system through q
crevas or otherwise. So, being ap-
prehensive, as they saw the policy
being carried out of building these
levees higher and higher in order to
prevent the waters from going over
their accustomed area Of overflow and
thereby lowering the height Of the
food below, observing that their flood
level was constantly increasing In
height, they sent telegram to the
Secretary OF Commerce calling atten.
ton to this important question. That
communication was laid before the
Cabinet, and as a result of that the
interdepartmental committee Of Cab
met officers. appointed three years
ago to consider this river regulation
bill, as a result three fourths Of them
declaring in favor of It and the other
one fourth the Secretary Of War, not
opposed to 1t but not enthusiastic
about 1t, that interdepartmental Cab.
met committee was called together,
and what did they do?
Cabinet Committee Recommended
Coordination
The first thing they did was to send
for those who we're responsible for
the Newlands Broussard bill and for
the Ransdell Humphreys bill, assum
ing that these two bills covered all
the proposals that could be made on
the subject. AS result OF this In
quiry, these gentlemen. this Cabinet
committee, made a unanimous report
to the President, recommending sub.
stantially the organization which has
been urged by the bill which bears
my name, They recommended CO
ordination of services by the appoint
ment OF departmental council, con.
sisting Of the Secretaries of War, of
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