Flood Control in the Mississippi Valley: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on a Plan to Modify and Extend the Project for Flood Control and Improvement of the Mississippi River Authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1928. April 1 to 13, 1935. Supplement |
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... Stone , A. H. , Washington County , Miss . Ward , R. M. , Gilbert , La- Page 1 58 120 128 124 15 44 , 59 100 130 58 133 138 85,99 6 119 127 41 125 66 1 Whittington , Hon . Will M. , Representative in Congress from the Third District of ...
... Stone , A. H. , Washington County , Miss . Ward , R. M. , Gilbert , La- Page 1 58 120 128 124 15 44 , 59 100 130 58 133 138 85,99 6 119 127 41 125 66 1 Whittington , Hon . Will M. , Representative in Congress from the Third District of ...
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... Stone ? STATEMENT OF A. H. STONE Mr. STONE . My name is A. H. Stone . Mr. WHITTINGTON . What is your age , please , Mr. Stone ? Mr. STONE . Sixty - five . Mr. WHITTINGTON . How long have you been acquainted with and lived in the Yazoo ...
... Stone ? STATEMENT OF A. H. STONE Mr. STONE . My name is A. H. Stone . Mr. WHITTINGTON . What is your age , please , Mr. Stone ? Mr. STONE . Sixty - five . Mr. WHITTINGTON . How long have you been acquainted with and lived in the Yazoo ...
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... STONE . I did . I spent about 9 months in Washington , almost continuously , in 1927 and 1928 . I stayed here until the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , was approved by the President . I took part in the general discussions and ...
... STONE . I did . I spent about 9 months in Washington , almost continuously , in 1927 and 1928 . I stayed here until the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , was approved by the President . I took part in the general discussions and ...
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... Stone , Mr. Quinn would like to ask you a question . T Mr. QUINN . Mr. Stone , I take it from your talk , which is very illuminating and enlightening , especially to a man who knows nothing of the Mississippi Valley whatever , but there ...
... Stone , Mr. Quinn would like to ask you a question . T Mr. QUINN . Mr. Stone , I take it from your talk , which is very illuminating and enlightening , especially to a man who knows nothing of the Mississippi Valley whatever , but there ...
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... STONE . NO ; my proposition is that the land should be acquired outright , in fee simple , and paid for . Mr. QUINN . By condemnation ? Mr. STONE . By condemnation proceedings ; yes , if they cannot get it by agreement . As to assessed ...
... STONE . NO ; my proposition is that the land should be acquired outright , in fee simple , and paid for . Mr. QUINN . By condemnation ? Mr. STONE . By condemnation proceedings ; yes , if they cannot get it by agreement . As to assessed ...
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151 reservoirs 26 reservoirs acres additional factor adopted project ALLEN April 29 Arkansas and White Arkansas City gage Arkansas River Army engineers assessed value bank believe Boeuf Basin break BUIE build CARLSON Carroll CHAIRMAN Chief of Engineers committee compensation confined Congress construction crest stages cubic feet cut-offs Cypress Creek damage Delta district diversion effect Eudora spillway factor of safety favor feet at Arkansas FERGUSON FITZ-HUGH Flood Control Act flood heights flowage rights Franklin Parish fuse fuse-plug levee fuseplug gentlemen going Government grade and section Greenville guide levees Jadwin plan KELLNER land letter levee grade Louisiana lower Mississippi River Madison Parish Markham plan MARTIN MCCLELLAN miles Mississippi River Commission Mississippi side overflow Parish plug problem question RANSDELL recommended Red Rivers reduction reservoir report second-feet SHERROUSE statement STONE superflood Tensas Tensas Parish tion Vicksburg White and Arkansas White Rivers WHITTINGTON ZIMMERMAN