The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-19
Drainage Congress Discusses
How to Do 1t.
Experts From Many City Com
missions Present.
MAKE RICH FARMS OF SWAMP
Reclamation of BOggy Lands
Interesting Subject.
Governor Dunno of Illinois
Welcomes Many Delegates.

Cairo. ILL.,. Jan. t9.-The National
Drainage congress, advocating nation
aidegislation for flood protection and
reclamation of swamp and over
flowed lands. begins three-day con-
vention at Cairo this afternoon. This
IS the sixth annual meeting of the con-
gress since its organization in Chicago
in December, 1911.
The president of the congress, L. j.
Watson Of Columbia. S. c., state COM
missioner Of agriculture, commerce
and Industries, will be unable to at
tend. and the meeting will be presid-
Cd over by the first wee president.
Frank b. Knight Of Chicago Ed
mund r. Perkins of Chicago. formerly
of4he United States reclamation SER
vice. IS chairman of the committee on
arrangements
a Miss. Problems Explained.
->-The meeting this afternoon will
hear addresses of welcome by Mayor
Wood Vice President Knight and
Governor Edward F. Dunno of Hi
nOis. Thomas II. Farmer of Martin,
Tenn. will then discuss How Can the
Mississippi River Be Improved to Sc
cure the Best Facilities for Commerce
and Drainage" Tonight there will
he "a smoker preceded by two illus
trated addresses, one on the work OF
the Pittsburg flood commission by r.
XII Morse engineer of that commits
sion. and one-cn the mississippi Riv-
er and Its Control" by J. X. Melton
of Chicago. photographer for the ILL.,
nois Central railroad.
Thursday will be the big day of the
meeting. What is expected to be the
keynote of the congress will he sound
ed by l.. Fl. Newell, formerly director
Of the Uuited States reclamation SER
vice and now head of the civil eDgi-
neering department of the University
80 IN address tsEp0RT1l
Legislation"
The Relation of Drainage and
Flood Control will be the subject OF
an address by Arthur L. Webster, mu-
nicipal engineer Of Wheaton, Ill Ed
ward f. Bohm or Cleveland, member
of the Ohio state Legislature, will dis
cuss the Ohio conservancy act and
state LEGISLATION. THE Legislative As
peets 5f Drainage" Will be the subject
OFT r. Ely, member of the Missouri
state senate, of Kenneth. Mo, and the
Missouri river between Kansas CITY
and st. Louis will be described by
Clark e. Jacoby of Kansas City. John
T. Stewart, professor of agricultural
engineering of the University of Min
nesota, will deliver an address on
Farm Drainage" S. Fl. McCrory,
chief of the division of drainage inves-
tigation of the federal department of
agriculture. will discuss the work of
mis- divisions. and Paul NJ. Brown, edi-
tor Of the St. Louis Republic, Will con-
clude the morning session.
Flood Protection.
At the afternoon session S M.
Woodward, consulting engineer of the
Dayton flood commission, and w. K.
HIATT. professor of civil engineering at
Purdue university. Lafayette, will
discuss flood protection. J. l.. Van
Ornum, professor of civil engineering
of Washington university, st. Louis,
will speak of the relation of land
drainage to the improvement of riv-
ers for navigation. r. b. Oliver, Jr-,
of Cape Girardeau. Mo. attorney for
the Little River drainage district, Will
tell how to meet the organization ex-
Denses of a drainage district. Thurs
day evening the illustrated lectures
will be repeated.
Nearly all of the session Friday
morning will be devoted to the bust
ness affairs of the congress and fol-
loving adjournment at noon, the dele
gates will be taken on an excursion
about the several drainage districts
along the Mississippi and Ohio river
near Cairo.