River Regulation, Flood Control, and Water Conservation and Utilization: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-fourth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 14777, an Act to Provide for the Control of Floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for Other Purposes, and S. 5736, a Bill to Promote Interstate Commerce, Agriculture, and the General Welfare by Providing for the Development and Control of Waterways and Water Resources, for Water Conservation, for Flood Control, Prevention, and Protection; for the Application of Flood Waters to Beneficial Uses; and for Cooperation in Such Work with States and Other Agencies, and for Other Purposes, Together with Hearings, Reports, and Documents of Preceding Congresses .... Dec. 19-22, 1916U.S. Government Printing Office, 1917 - 430 pagini |
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Pagina 25
... region , for intensive cultivation . The development of our rivers involves every possible form of conservation of the natural resources of this coun- try , outside of the mines . The only way to do it is to do it logically , fully ...
... region , for intensive cultivation . The development of our rivers involves every possible form of conservation of the natural resources of this coun- try , outside of the mines . The only way to do it is to do it logically , fully ...
Pagina 28
... region in the northern half of the valley [ indicating on map ] , while it is fairly well watered , has periods of drought , and in order to make it fully productive irriga- tion must be resorted to . What is the problem there ? You ...
... region in the northern half of the valley [ indicating on map ] , while it is fairly well watered , has periods of drought , and in order to make it fully productive irriga- tion must be resorted to . What is the problem there ? You ...
Pagina 29
... region east of the Great Divide , into the Mississippi , and contribute their floods , from rains and heavy snows , to the vast flood that accumulates on the lower Mississippi . There are 23 RIVER REGULATION AND WATER CONSERVATION . 29.
... region east of the Great Divide , into the Mississippi , and contribute their floods , from rains and heavy snows , to the vast flood that accumulates on the lower Mississippi . There are 23 RIVER REGULATION AND WATER CONSERVATION . 29.
Pagina 30
... region will be rapidly shed into the main streams ; and then we say to Arkansas , Mississippi , Tennessee , and Louisiana , " Why , that is a local problem . " I do not want to diminish this drainage of waters 30 RIVER REGULATION AND ...
... region will be rapidly shed into the main streams ; and then we say to Arkansas , Mississippi , Tennessee , and Louisiana , " Why , that is a local problem . " I do not want to diminish this drainage of waters 30 RIVER REGULATION AND ...
Pagina 31
... region with a view of opening lands for cultivation , we ought at the same time to create an artificial storage and diversion for the use of the dry lands . We know that the lands in the humid regions of the North have the disadvantages ...
... region with a view of opening lands for cultivation , we ought at the same time to create an artificial storage and diversion for the use of the dry lands . We know that the lands in the humid regions of the North have the disadvantages ...
Termeni și expresii frecvente
acres Agriculture amendment annually appropriation banks basin benefits bureaus Cairo California CHAIRMAN channel Chief of Engineers commerce committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY conservation construction cooperation coordination cost dams DAVIS Department district drainage drainage basin engineers expended expenditure flood control flood prevention flood waters flow forests fund Gulf harbor bill House HUMPHREYS improvement indorsed inland waterways interests investigation irrigation lands legislation levee system LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lower Mississippi ment miles Mississippi River Commission Mississippi Valley Missouri River navigable rivers Newlands bill Ohio River Orleans overflow Panama Canal Pittsburgh plans PRESIDENT pro tempore problem protection purpose question railway Reclamation Service reservoirs revetment river and harbor river regulation river-regulation bill Sacramento Sacramento River Secretary Secretary of War Senator from Nevada Senator JONES Senator KENYON Senator NEWLANDS Senator VARDAMAN soil square miles storage swamp tion transportation tributaries United water power watersheds
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Pagina 425 - Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine; Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode...
Pagina 81 - Be it further resolved that the Secretary be instructed to send a copy of this resolution to the President of the United States.
Pagina 62 - reclamation fund," to be used in the examination and survey for and the construction and maintenance of irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands in the said States and Territories...
Pagina 69 - We declare our firm conviction that this conservation of our natural resources is a subject of transcendent importance which should engage unremittingly the attention of the nation, the States, and the people in earnest cooperation.
Pagina 253 - An Act to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes...
Pagina 179 - That a Council of National Defense is hereby established for the coordination of industries and resources for the national security and welfare, to consist of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor.
Pagina 179 - Commission, consisting of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and two members of the Senate, to be selected by the President of the Senate, and two members of the House of Representatives, to be selected by the Speaker...
Pagina 113 - ... correct, permanently locate, and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River; improve and give safety and ease to the navigation thereof ; prevent destructive floods ; promote and facilitate commerce, trade, and the postal service...
Pagina 47 - Agriculture is hereby authorized, and on such conditions as he deems wise, to stipulate and agree with any State or group of States to cooperate in the organization and maintenance of a system of fire protection on any private or State forest lands within such State or States and situated upon the watershed of a navigable river...
Pagina 78 - Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States.