St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-01-28
Effort Made To Have the
BogueFalaya River
Made Navigabie
WAl'ERWORKS
MASS MEETING
Special Train To Hear Clips,
Smith Services In
New Orleans

y glance over the proceedings
of the Association OF Commerce
last monday es'n nnts viii show
the Importance to %, ington of
the work it is doing. The effort
TO put Bogue Falaya River back
to its usefulness to the lnercil-
ants of CovingtOn and the FARM
ers, the work for the church il,
the Gypsy Smith special train,
the replacement of our through
train to New Orleans and the
effort to give Covington water
works and sewels-thcsc are
things of Importance that would
hardly be handled in other ways.
The matter of securing a Govern
ment appropriation for dredging thv
Tchefuncta river so that schooner:
and steamboats, can be put in tlle
trade again came up at the meeting
of the Association Of Commerce las
Monday evening, President Warner
was decided to take the matter III
with our Senators and Congressman
1t was thought that the Jahncke
Navigation Company could be induc-
ed to hadle the matter of dredging
provided the Government would coz
sent to have the appropriation used
in that way:
The following letter has been SEN
to Senators Brous5ard and Rans1ei.
eGT Congressman Favor.
Ac1nalcn. Ln.. .I:n. ~. I.'532.
Honorable Sirs:-oclus un9 a,,.
We mad the matter OF dredging TIE
Bogue Falaya River up with you.
and at that time you informed us
that the matter was impractical BILE
and sent us letters from the q. S.
Engineers to that effect.
This information, from their view
point IS undoubtedly correct, but we
are informed by Capt D. H. Weave1.
THAT the matter of putting the BOgua
FaaIya River in navigable shape is
not only feasible, but can be accolu-
pllsned al ii nominal expense.
That the Bogue Falaya River i.
navigable to vessels with draft no.,
Exceeding four feet is evidenced by
schooner unloading at the wharf
this day. and this is not due to lli.4a
water either
Briefly stated, the river does not
require dredging the entire distance
from Madisonv1lle to Covington, as
contemplated in the written opinion
of the U. S. Engineers; it simply lie.
qllle.' d channel cut through the bars
where such bars exist, said bars vary
ing from 30 10 200 feet in length.
Now, ii in addition to this, the
river was dredged above the schooner
landing, say up to the railroad
bridge, dredged deep enough to form
settling basin, this basin would re-
ceIVe and retain all the ailuvum and
thus prevent the formation of bars,
and in the future only this settling
or receiving basin would have to be
dredged
An appropriation of $4,000 would
sufhce to keep the Bogue Falaya
haViSaDle for four or more, years,
and we understand there is some.
Thing over $4,000 remaining in this
Iund to the credit of the Bogu.
falaya River, so that it would re-
qn're an appropriation OF only about
$1,000 to provide the sum necessary
10 carry out this work, and this sum
we ask you 10 see that it is: appro-
priated
We fully understand that this
sum, if used i'll the employ OF Gov
ernment drcdges, would tie mere
h,rf ,r
tnat II the sum were available that
this work could be done by contract
at price within the appropriations
No'lngtnn. as you know, enjoys
competitive freight rate, but there is
danger OF our losing this advantage
unless the river is made navigabIo
the entire way to Covington, and not
only part part OF the way.
Captain Weaver has Travelled this
river from boyhood up. and his
knowledge and experience is, in this
case, worth more than ordinary in
'estlSatlon by soundngs.
Therefore, all facts considered. W.
ask that you exert every effort
possible to secure an appropriation
" >l","oo for the above purpose.
- 'el! truly yours, Pc
.toNlNGTON ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE,
VIM. 2. Minckler, Secretary.
The Gypsy Smith Special.
Mf, lckes, representing a commit
Tee from the Presbyterian Church.
urged upon the Association the de-
s'rabl'lty Of getting the n. o. G. y.
10 put on special train from Gov
lngton to New Orleans in order that
lhe people here might attend the
u1pss Smith services at the tabec-
nacle in New Orleans. He stated
tnat the Railroad Company asked a
guarantee of 1o0 passengers. Sec
.fetary Minckler was instructed 10
see the people of Covington and as
certain their wishes in the matter
ana to get individual guarantees; il
possible, to cover the total, and to
sell tickets a three dollars the round
TRIP to cover expense. Mr.. Minckle.
was successful in his canvas Of guar
ahtees, the following giving checks:
=. - Haller, E. G. Davis, j. II. War /,
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