The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-19
By rAscoM n TIMMoNs. ,

I...l.U to use moral suaslon on
u IgrIf rivers. No more does ne
.ors.I.r the land-stealing streams
. .f. As matter of fact
i.r,ra believes that given n decent
,rorrf .rity such rivers can be made
r.II credit 10 society.
a,y.uaH asks Uncle, should a
..,..r ..IH a strong current use that
l,.r,,f t0r destructive purposes.
,ybv mot try to coordinate its et-
,,-,s with the efforts of the people
i.rt,r along its banks, have it con-
..-s its efforts TO It's legitimate chan
r.fs thereby digging that channel
icSrer instead of making an appro-
ga't.an for deepening it. And
,,by at the same time should II not
hgliI up land for farming purposes
Tucla sam gets most of his in
,arpafIDu from his ncpncwa and
rtsr,s. some of whom are on the
federal nayroll, as scientists, engi-
rcrrs gnd other expert professions.
prt most of his ideas como from
mon and women who learn from
tbsir avn experience and on their
own resources.
Nebraska Latest Informant.
ris i1i,,t bit OF information, the
rrsu Tor the tanning OF rivers, was
trorgrf here by Mark w. Woods
81 lincoln. Nebraska, the man who
decided that the way to reform the
Missouri. most lawless of rivers,
vts 90 cooperate with it instead OF
lighting IT,
Army engineers who were deeply
fmDrpssad by the woods method
asked that he come here and show
IL to the house rivers ana harbors
committee and the senate commerce
committee. the two committees hav-
ing direct supervision Of rivers i'm
movements Mr. Woods admits
that he isn't much of a speaker.
Consequently no adopted the win
HAYS slogan: Say it with pictures"
A movie firm shot pictures of
The work being done along the Mis-
souri,. Then Mr.. Woods came to
Washington and showed the con-
uessioual committees what the
farmers of Nebraska. Iowa, Missouri
and South Dakota are doing to con-
troll the Missouri. They have not
asked for a cent of federal money
but arc doing the work themselves
nnd intend to continue doing.
lie explained that it could be done
elsewhere. In fact railroads are
using it to protect their bridges in
the Miami valley of Ohio. The
testimony also showed that II is
also 10 be used In rhc harbor Inn
proycment5 as Jamacai Bay, New
York.
Woods Plan Real Solution.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones republic
en- Washington, chairman OF the
senate commerce committee, as
serted that the Woods plan will
solve n problem that has been cost
ing the nation millions OF dollars
annually. Senator Ransdall, demo-
rat Louisiana also was enthusiasts
tic about the plan.
Gen. John j. Pershing recently
spent an entire day watching tho in
stallauon of the new type of protec-
ton-works ON tho Missouri. lie
said he knows of no greater piece
Of reconstruction than that which is
being undertaken along the Mis-
sOuri river.
The plan is now being used in the
Sacremcut river in California ana
soon win De extended to tho Brazos
and Rio Graudc rivers I'm Texas, to
me Black river, and to the Red
liver of the north.
The Missouri river long has been
problem with which congress has
"restled. The government sent an
engineer out TO look IL over. For
trte years he campcd on the trail
OF the pirate stream and watched
us actions. In those three years.
no reported, the erosion of the Mis-
solIls banks from Sioux City to St.
Louis yearly ate away lO,940 acres
OF the richest land in that fertile
valley. In addition to the loss OF
nus farm land the Missouri was
. ,1Mns additional property tolls of
nl'iions from towns, cities and rail
ROADS located along its banks.
Great Cost 90 Government.
lhe government had spent some
money IN the old style rock rcvct-
m'nis which had proven unsatis-
l"y,9iy' Tor this system was very
l"slN ana was by no means perma-
nh,hl Moreover, the government
raS very Nltle money for such work.
lHe calls on Uncle sam Tor all sorts
o. 'hIngs keeps Uncle up AGAINST It
financially most Of the time. A
var was being fought, also, and
ggDLlnE the war and oven now Uncle
g"" Is making appropriations for
LOU control and has curtailed his
"Is ana harbors outlay.
wv OF lnle years ago Mr.. Woods
HHoolisht a farm Of 5000 acres in
',pI"sNh, He went out to look It
g'I ana found tho Missouri river
y,uue9lnE IL OFF at about the rate
ol eight rods a day.
~" woods thought he needed the
mNu worse than the Missouri river
1'0 ll, he told the senate COM
'g committee, so he sat down
tsa, D'Lan TO figure ont a way to
bo5W I| He hears of a man who
/, 'u invented a hydraulic pile, which
boJraas CLAIMED could bu driven to
81 that had been the trouble along
v y,. Ni'ssoWt The rock rcvetmonts
NJ quickly washed out and OBJ
,a,y lNe thing to do was TO find
ssyy,,,..lhlns az. that could bo sunk below
NJ po','Hlo danger OF sCower Mr.
g,,og hunted up the man investl-
Ta1.t IIs invention, am made ar.
s'i". ms 10 give II a trial.
W The Woods System.
ar,, o'uS Then purchased the ncccs-
@nL equipment and hydraulically
nIa lH' piles to bedrock. To each
an was attached six cables, each
men lu diameter and to these
HoNs wore attached forest trees In
iopr urinary ta rotard, 100 teet long,
10 80, are used, and from five
dina, hundred trees Of the or
sioSIy Nnmcrchnutable .vpe found
Thee many streams In this country
lu.S ,.e.s were made To form a
hs tpp'e wing al right sngles to
rlysr '1NN irom the bottom Of the