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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... Maj . Gen. Julian L. Schley , Chief of Engineers , United ... SCHLEY , CHIEF OF ENGI- NEERS , UNITED STATES ARMY , WASHINGTON , D. C. Senator SHEPPARD . General , will you proceed in your own way to comment on the measure before us ? Major ...
... Maj . Gen. Julian L. Schley , Chief of Engineers , United ... SCHLEY , CHIEF OF ENGI- NEERS , UNITED STATES ARMY , WASHINGTON , D. C. Senator SHEPPARD . General , will you proceed in your own way to comment on the measure before us ? Major ...
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... Major General SCHLEY . Yes , Senator ; the Mississippi River Com- mission and its flood districts have attempted to obtain options in these two floodways since that time . Senator OVERTON . What progress has been made with reference to ...
... Major General SCHLEY . Yes , Senator ; the Mississippi River Com- mission and its flood districts have attempted to obtain options in these two floodways since that time . Senator OVERTON . What progress has been made with reference to ...
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... Major General SCHLEY . Yes . Senator Overton . What is the length of those options ? They have a time limit , do they not ? Major General SCHLEY . Two years , sir . Senator OVERTON . They will begin to expire before long in both the ...
... Major General SCHLEY . Yes . Senator Overton . What is the length of those options ? They have a time limit , do they not ? Major General SCHLEY . Two years , sir . Senator OVERTON . They will begin to expire before long in both the ...
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... Major General SCHLEY . It would ; that is correct . Senator OVERTON . Will it be of benefit simply to the Louisiana side of the river , or will it be of benefit to the east bank of the river , the Mississippi side ? Major General SCHLEY ...
... Major General SCHLEY . It would ; that is correct . Senator OVERTON . Will it be of benefit simply to the Louisiana side of the river , or will it be of benefit to the east bank of the river , the Mississippi side ? Major General SCHLEY ...
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... General Schley ? Major General SCHLEY . I shall have to appear before the Rivers and Harbors Committee tomorrow ; I do not know what else . I may have time left to report here . Senator MILLER . Has there been any change in the ...
... General Schley ? Major General SCHLEY . I shall have to appear before the Rivers and Harbors Committee tomorrow ; I do not know what else . I may have time left to report here . Senator MILLER . Has there been any change in the ...
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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