Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Seventy- Fifth Congress, Third Session, on Mar. 28-30, 1938Considers (74) S. 3531, (75) S. 3354. |
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... General . STATEMENT OF BRIG . GEN . HARLEY B. FERGUSON , PRESIDENT , MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION , VICKSBURG , MISS . Senator SHEPPARD . General , will you state your name for the record . Brigadier General FERGUSON . My name is Harley B.
... General . STATEMENT OF BRIG . GEN . HARLEY B. FERGUSON , PRESIDENT , MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION , VICKSBURG , MISS . Senator SHEPPARD . General , will you state your name for the record . Brigadier General FERGUSON . My name is Harley B.
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... Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . How long have you been president of the Mississippi River Commission ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . About 5 % 1⁄2 years . Senator OVERTON . Were you connected with flood ...
... Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . How long have you been president of the Mississippi River Commission ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . About 5 % 1⁄2 years . Senator OVERTON . Were you connected with flood ...
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... General Markham , Chief of Engineers , was $ 103,000,000 ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . As I recall , that was the original estimate . An additional estimate covering the procurement of land in fee simple added perhaps to that ; but it ...
... General Markham , Chief of Engineers , was $ 103,000,000 ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . As I recall , that was the original estimate . An additional estimate covering the procurement of land in fee simple added perhaps to that ; but it ...
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... Brigadier General FERGUSON . All the area south . Senator OVERTON . That includes the city of New Orleans ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir ; what we call the Plaquemine area between the Atchafalaya River and the Mississippi ...
... Brigadier General FERGUSON . All the area south . Senator OVERTON . That includes the city of New Orleans ? Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir ; what we call the Plaquemine area between the Atchafalaya River and the Mississippi ...
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... Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . Would the Morganza floodway be more effective if there were authority to lower the intake or to have a channel through the Morganza floodway from the Mississippi ? Brigadier General ...
... Brigadier General FERGUSON . Yes , sir . Senator OVERTON . Would the Morganza floodway be more effective if there were authority to lower the intake or to have a channel through the Morganza floodway from the Mississippi ? Brigadier General ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs Delta diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya