Evening star., 1934-08-12
PUBLIC LIBRARY
WATER CONSERVATION.

Qhn SIZES III Lklo NOILLlWeSL
draws attention to the great
Il water conservation program
now under way, with its rami-
fications In the fields of food and
erosion control, reclamation, naviga-
ton, power. water supply and recrea-
tion. The Public Library lists selective
books and magazine references on the
various aspects Of this problem.
General.
Conservation of Our Natural Re-
sources, by Loomis Hayemeyer.
1881. HES3.V314c.
Contains a section on water con-
servation which takes up the six
different aspects OF water supply,
transportation Of waste, water for
food production, power, recreation
and navigation.
Water Supply and Utilization, by
D. M. Baker and Harold Conkling.
1880. NIB 173w.
A basic and comprehensive work
on NEUROLOGY, presenting material Of
universal application, but gathered
primarily from conditions and sources
in the Western United States"
Flood Control.
Floods In the Valley Of the Mississippi,
by ]. p. Kemper. 1928. SON K323.
A civil engineers proposals for elm
mating the flood menace In the Mis-
sissippi Valley.
Relief From Floods, by J. w. Alvord
1918. SQN.Al 8.
The fundamentals of food preven-
ton, food protection and the means
for determining proper remedies.
Reclamation.
The Economies of Land Reclamation
in the United States, by r. p.
Teele. 1927. HE83. .T223e.
An agricultural economist discusses
the place of both irrigation and drain
age in our national economy, together
with State and Federal reclamation
policies.
Success on Irrigation Projects. by
j. A. Widtsoe. 1928. HE83. .W633s.
1.-THE main principles by the use of
which the irrigated and irrigable area
may be made to serve more completely
the needs Of modern, civilized man."
Reclaiming the Arid West: the Story
of the United States Reclamation
Service, by @. W. James. 1917.
SLI.J236r.
A non-technical. project-by-project
description of the work Of the Rec
lamation Service up through 1917.
Dams and Control Works, published
by the United States Bureau of
Reclamation. 1929. SLEM.UnS4.
A description of representative
storage and diversion dams and high
pressure reservoir outlet works con-
structed by the Bureau of Reclama-
ton.
Navigation.
Shipways to the Sea; Our Inland and
Coastal Waterways, by E s.
Cloves, 1923, HJW,C62s,
"a survey of all the inland water
way improvements which are at pres
ent under consideration In the United
States"
An Economic Survey of Inland Water
way Transportation in the United
States, published by the Bureau Of
Railway Economies. 1880. HJW.
B89.
Complete data on the history of
inland waterways, their place in the
general transportation scheme, and
particular waterway developments now
under way.
Power.
The Economics of Water Power De-
velopment. by W. H. voskuil. 1923.
HE83.v92.
The principles Of water power econ
omy, with survey by regions OF our
water power resources and their pos
sibilities for development.
Power Capacity and Production in the
United States, by G. r. Daugherty
and others. 1923. TD26p.
Three Geological Survey specialists
present data ON our water power re-
sources and the extent to which we
have karnessed them.
Super-power as an Aid to Progress,
by G. Z. Trip. 1924. TE.T73s.
A plan for a vast national electric
power system, to be developed through |
fun utilization Of our water power
resources.
Particular Projects.
Great Inland waterway Projects in
the United States, published by
American Academy Of Political and |
Social Science. 1928. SIsSs.Am31. |
A series Of articles on Mississippi