The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-30
DRAINAGE MEET.
IN ST. LOUIS WILL
SETTLE PROBLEMS

81. LOUIS, Mo, Oct, 3o.--The Ma
tionaF Drainage congress, which will
meet in st. Lousi on Nov. II and 10,
promises to be one Of the largest and
most interesting gatherings that the or
g~snization has vet held. Many issues
Of policy will be settled.
From the headquarters of the organi-
cation at IS South Dearborn street,
chica 60. formal invitation have been
mailed out TO ov1r 1000 firms and in
divtduals either directly or indirectly
interested in the matter. The invita-
ton calls attention to the vast acre :
developed that could be reclaimed with
In a very short time q, a moderate cost
through federal and state cooperation.
II also Illustrates through i page OF
half tone pictures results that have
been obtained from the reclamation OF
wet ana overflowAd lands along the At
lantic. coast, along the gull. coast in
adjacent 70 the Mississippi river,
Among those who have been invited
to address the congress are;
President Woodrow Wilson, Franklin
K. Lane, secretary of the interior, David
f. Houston. secretary Of agriculture; the
Hon Champ Clark, former speaker OF
the hopse Of representatives, Cot c..
sisslppi riyef commissioni N, +. Single
ton, president of the Missouri State
Life Insurance company; Paul w.
Brown, of 81, Louis, editor and publish
er OF America -at-War; Gov. Frederick
p Gardner Of Missouri Gov, q, L.
Philip Of Wisconsin, Gov. Charles II.
Brough of Arkansas; Clement s, Ticker,
tfra.ARAStAAnf nf fhn En,tkhAen Gatt1a
ment and DEVELOPMENT Organization of
Baltimore; Herbert Quick, member of
the federal farm loan board of Wash
ington. %. c.; Prof, f. II. Newell Of the
University OF Illinois, and former chief
engineer of the reclamation service OF
the United States; Ex-Gov. David X,
Francis, ambassador to Russia; Lieut..
Col, Theodore Roosevelt Of the American
Legion; Or, Rupert Blue, surgeon gen
eral Of the United States; and q nun
Der OF very prominent drainage en-
gtneers from yarious states In the union,
Including s. II. McCrory Of Washington,
chic, Of the bureau q drainasA ihves
known throughout the country and
knows more Intimately perhaps than
anyone else the progress that Ia being
made in wet land reclamation In the
various states. In connection with his
work is the following news excerpt
from washington, instructive 70 all who
are interested in the work of the Ma
tional Drainage congress:
Drainage Of wet lands In the South
ern states IS progressing at a good
rate, considering war conditions. 1t is
stated officially that at least 1000, 600
acres have been included in drainage
districts in the South on which con-
%strucion work has at least been begun.
The greater part Of this land Is now
drained and most of the remainder will
be drained by 1920,
A number Of new projects are under
consideration or starting in Mississippi,
Arkansas, Florida and other states,
North Carolina. The agricultural depart.
ment's drainage expert. S II. McCrory,
says, has u gfeater number of drainage
districts than any other South Atlantic
state.
Two hundred and ninety thousand
acres OF land have been drained in two
large districts Ia Bolivar and Washing