The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
EDITORIAL BY PETER s. LAWTON
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FUN
THE WEST SIDE?

M % reality of having to good the billions that the eXgen
es of the present crucial period exactng this yoanr VIII loon
bo as has never about before for every means au
method available which would Tighten its new and heavy purcell
That new prolific nstrumenae will respond 10 S SS
rod and quickly open up phases of the old economic hed
which selfish interests had hitherto kept undeveoPed JUST as
tain to about, the portentlouS payday nu f
no secret to those of ordinary intelligence who have even superb
cay field that there are in every section OF TINS great
undeveloped country OF ours dormant poena;es w G
set in motion under the absolute control OF the Ndho"d
in the interest Of all the people, T uaaf factors is the presently
unusued dcedied waterway transportation system M %
suggested may developed every section OF TINS country
canal can connect another with the great
oceans surround dozen times what the Panama Na M
cost safely be expended canalzahon scnee
would tap the great past doors from the great
valley and which, if thus connected could itself De ~
paw this war-debt the of several billions year. 80
mention particular since the control ana ui
cation of the Mississippi gtcarrer means SO much to the
people of this city.
The children attending Orleans schools to-day should in
part of their studies the essays OF Judge koGe .
they by heart and which would enable Them when IN
few short years. they will have these problems thrust upon he
to know the true conditions involved in their solution
would then know that by simply securing the
underwater portions of the rivers banks from say AFRO to the @
with willow loaded with broken rock the caving OF its
banks and its rendered relatively clear when
with comparatively little dredging this mighty with its channel
thus fixed dig and maintain depth of TO- Is and possibly 20
itself throughout the saowes portion of said distance
The lowering rivers highwater plane, which would be
thus effected augmented further extent desired
through lateral outlets the country the Gu at any OF the
several available sites between the mouth of the Red River and TINS
city This would the lowering of the present towering eve
TO- w wdi of e, oon ~ yellow ack has been
through just such simple means, RELOCATED forever!
the flood od the banks and since everyone these
obstacles the only serious had to reckon with and
that of these stumbling blocks has been easily removed and with
such advantage webeg the proposed settlement
of this river question should certainly appeal to everyone
go years billions appropriated by the last Con-
gress if this denominations of dollar bills and these were
have checked these figures but assuming that they are correct
would hesitate to that this same basis Methusea
what the control and harneng
purposes of the Mississippi would for the American people
New Orleans part of America and The West Side part OF
figure what would be the share of % town the river in
this prospective distribution properly equipped operated
ost Municipal ferrv service would instantly raise property values in
Agers per bridge the landing Aers
line Grand Isle, would send values still
hgherand one of these pobeum possibilities But the
gesed which only possibilities but be made actute if
people will but give the attention to the matter of far
Importance than all of these together because this is the
which would automatically induce these and many other great
improvements The Industrial Canal with its fxedlev slack
water basins will give tremendous impetus to barge traffic on the
Mississippi that the time opportune for the people
pictured by abet political economstsNdonol control of
es TRANSPORTATION system both rail and riOer BY and for the
Louisiana possessing natural waterways than any other
State in the Union should be the of this procession which
these God giUen facilities which, known Europe
exploited with such tremendously advantageous results has been
the Delta of the Mississippi specifically coated with the
geological which this river has during ages of the past
freghtrate will however the future they have the past pre-
real practical development of these fertile fields
cal handling of the products of which would tremendously
the high cost OF living this section while making Louisiana
of the richest of the American States.
There is no doubt whatever about this however that until the
hghwater plane of the Mississippi shall have been lowered in this
on and praries will much they
been in the pa-and todayhe prolific propagators of
and the abode the reptiles and the species
kingdom which are the enemies of
AS suggested, Agiers La, is whether consciously not in
nsey interested in the lowering of the rivers plane and
the Importance of the subject apology for repeating
this be done for the expenditure of billion added the
COST for mstance thus anticipating the mpeavy necessary
nomic innovation mentioned which will confront the country when
Such movement including the introduction of thi
aimportan matter schools, could with propey
initiated in Age without interfering with the proposed pros
pectve local improvements suggested
The Fever knocked the first round-why knocl
out the Flood which be foored easily while thu
removing the last great physical obstacle lying path
through this same means bring into being great aquatic une