Montana labor news., 1938-03-10
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office of the Division Engineer
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1 VI lioiid3 OiSSOu
l. The Flood Control Act of 1886
authorized continuation of investi-
cations and surveys for the pro-
posed Hungry Horse Dam, on the
South Fork of the Flathead River,
and the Flood Control Act of 1887
authorized a preliminary examina-
ton of the Flathead River and tribu-
taries, Montana. On April 6, 1897,
the Committee on Commerce, United
States Senate, adopted a resolution
calling upon the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors to review
the report on the Columbia River
and tributaries submitted in House
Document No. 103, 73d Congress,
LIST session, with a view to deter
mining the advisability of improving
Clark Fork including sterilization
of the level of Lake Pend Oreille,
Idaho.
2. The Investigations and surveys
called for by Congress, as outlined
above, are i%nterrelated and should
be considered together, having in
mind the formulation of the best
comprehensive plan for conservation
of water and land resources through
out the Clark Fork Basin. Accord
ingly, the War Department will
make Investigations and surveys
and submit a combined report on all
the waterways included in the Clark
Fork river system with a view to
their Improvement in the combined
interest of navigation, flood control,
power development, and irrigation.
Likewise, the Department of Agri-
culture will investigate and report
on the Clark Fork watershed with
a view to undertaking measures for
run-off and waterflow retardation,
soil erosion prevention, and modifi-
cations and adjustments in land use
practice within the watershed which
should be made in the interest of a
flood control, soil and water con-
s%ervation program.
3. In order that local interests
may express their views and pre-
sent data bearing on these matters,
a joint public hearing will be held
by the undersigned in the Chamber
of Commerce building at Missoula
Montana, at 1000 a. m, March 80
1888. All interested parties are in
vited to be present, or to be repre-
scented at the above time and place
particularly the officials of any
state, county, city, town, or loca.
association whose interests may be
affected by the proposed improve
ments, and those interested in navi.
cation, flood control, farming, for
estry, wild life, and other groups
and individuals in the field of agri-
culture and conservation.
a, Oral statements will be heard
but for accuracy of record all inn
portant facts and arguments should
be submitted in writing in triplicate
as the records of the hearing will
be forwarded for consideration Of
the Departments of War and Agri-
culture. Written statements may be
handed to the undersigned at the
hearing or mailed to them before
hand. At the hearing local interests
should be prepared to state the ma
ture and extent of the improvement;
desired and the benefits expected tc
result therefrom; also the amount
and nature of local cooperation
which may be expected should the
desired Improvements be under
taken by the United States.
THOMAS M. ROBINS, Colonel
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army
Division Engineer, North Pacific
Division, 523 Pittock Block
Portland, Oregon.
STEPHEN N. WYCKOFF, United
States Forest Service, Director
Rocky Mountain Forest anc
Range Experiment Station, Fed.
eral Building, Missoula, Mont