Pueblo chieftain., 1921-09-20
GENERAL BEACH EXPLAINS
PLANSM FLOOD PREVENTION
CONTINUED from p.s. one,

build retaining reservoirs than the
protected property was worth. and
that the expense would be out of pro-
portion to the nood insurance secured
with regard to the United States
taking up the project for flood protec-
tion and the planning or carrying out
OF such measures, the government has
no constitutional right to take any
such action. The right is reserved TO
separate states. There have been few
instances. concluded General Beach
when the government has had to do
some work along streams to protect
navigation, but IL has only been done
in navigablo streams. 1t was necessary
FOR the government to do some work
on both the Sacramento and Missis-
sippi rivers, from which the owners of
the land in the vicinity we're bene-
ited, but the projection of the land
and property of individuals was only
necessary navigation facilities. The
sea wall erected at Galveston. was
done in order to protect jetties that
had cost millions of dollars from be-
ing destroyed.
General Beach urged that the work
to be done in the hood protection of
Pueblo be done in the near future.
stating that while another flood may
never come to the city II was impos-
siele also to know what might happen
"On the question of whether or not
the Arkansas river could be declared
navisable. even IL 1t were possible TO
do so. you would only be stepping from
tho frying pan into the hre." said the
general. That would mean that you
could build no bridges across the
stream below Pueblo without an act
of congress to allow it, In addition
regulations resardins the taking of the
water from the river. A certain
amount OF water could only be taken
from the river when 1t reached a cer-
tain level, and 1t Is certain that alb
solutely none could be taken when the
river is low.
Your best plan would be to pu, a
sufficiently large channel thru the
city. This should be a. nearly straight
as II is possible to make 1t, because
the straishter IT is. the more narrow 1t
can be. Every curve that you leave
in the stream will mean that much
wider it viii have to be.
1T Is likely that in some cases. due
to valuable property along the stream.
you will fnd IL advantageous to leave
priately. rather than alter the prop.
erty. but those are details that can
be worked out. once your definite
plans are adopted concluded General
Beach.
Congressman Hardy spoke at length
on the Flood Control committee which
was organized because of the Nissi--
sippi food at East st. Louis. and that
he had been advised by Chairman
Rodenberg OF the East St Louis dis
astcr that they had finally been COM
pelled to furnish their own money for
the further protection. but that tn.
Mississippi valley as district had in
troduced n bill for 81 500 ~ To cover
a region larger than the state OF Colo
RADIO.
General Beach arrived in Pueblo
sunday and was taken by . commit
tee from the depot to the Vail hotel
where luncheon was served. II was
thru the efforts OF Congressman Hardy.
Senators fhipps and Nicholson that
General Beach came to Pueblo. thru
their reports sent to the government
Immediately after the food. and their
consultation with Secretary OF War
Weeks.