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for centuries.
And the building Of the barriers and
the safety valves Is done on the effi-
cheney basis with no calculation of one
cent of profit. relieved of local political
wire pulling. It is to be job done on
honor by the worlds greatest engineers,
proud Of their place in such an efficient
and honorable organization as the
Army Engineer Corps and its achieve
mentS.
Five Drainage Projects.
There are five of these projects for
draining off the flood time surplus-G
the Bonnet Care spillway. which drains
of from the river at Lake Pontchar-
train, just north of New Orleans: 90
the New Madrid Floodway southwest Of
Cairo. ILL.,, on the west bank Of the
river: go the Bayou Des Charges Loop;
"a protection leveeS in Boeuf Basin
and go protection levees in Atchafalaya
Basin.
The act of Congress directs that "all
diversion work and outlets shall be
built in manner and Of character
that will fully and amply protect adj
jacent lands"
The working out of this plan which
sounds simple enough on paper, in
volved tremendous engineering detail
and extensive study. weighing the forces
of nature against life and death and
civilization and mans inahenable right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
pines"-weighed and measured to q
mathematical nicely.
Now the engineering studies have
been made. and the rights of way and
fiowage acreage must be acquired by
the Government This phase of the
great development project comes under
Assistant Attorney General George r..
Farnum. The whole proportion calls
for acquisition of 2l.741 acres for rights
Of way and ISL ,430 acres for fowage
rights.
The first acquisition of land under
condemnation to carry out the act Of
Congress for food control Of the Miss
issippi River Valley of May Is. 1923, will
be for the so-called Bonnet Care spill
way, in Louisiana, which is designed
when completed to drain the excess
water from the Mississippi into Lake
Pontchartrain and adjacent lowlands.
Some IS parcels Of land, totaling nearly
ment.
The second reouisition from the War
Department is for condemnation for
the New Madrid River bank floodway
en- the West bank Of the Mississippi
from Birds Point, opposite Cairo, to ST.
Johns Bayou, just east of New Madrid,
Mo. Ninety parcels Of land are In
volved, covering 1903 acres for rights
of way and 1857 acres for fiowage.
Position Of Government.
Instructions given to agents asking
for waivers were that the position of
the Government should be made clear,
as follows: Since no additional destruc-
tive food waters are to be diverted
from the main channel Of the Missis-
sippi River by reason of the protection
levees in the Boeuf and Atchafalaya
Basins, the adopted project does not
afford any basis for payments TO owners
of land between the protection levees.
Although the law of May Is, 1928, does
not afford any basis for claims by these
landowners, the possibility of new leg
islation has been mentioned, and OPP
tions or offers TO waive claims for
fiowage" are being secured from land
owners, in order that the information
may be available.
This tremendous engineering project
OF food control is in charge Of Gen. Ed
gar Jadwin, author Of the plan. He has
as his right-hand Office assistant, Col.