Flood Control in the Lower Mississippi Valley: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-fourth Congress, Second Session, on S. 3531, a Bill to Amend the Act Entitled "An Act for the Control of Floods on the Mississippi River and Its Tributaries and for Other Purposes", Approved May 15, 1928, January 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1936 |
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... Valley , and , as everyone knows , it con- stitutes the most fertile agricultural area in the Union . From time to time great floods have occurred , destroying enor- mous amounts of property , and even endangering lives . In 1928 the ...
... Valley , and , as everyone knows , it con- stitutes the most fertile agricultural area in the Union . From time to time great floods have occurred , destroying enor- mous amounts of property , and even endangering lives . In 1928 the ...
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... very unsound position on that subject . They said , or substantially said , that since the damage cannot be accurately and definitely defined , since no one knows when a flood is going to 6 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
... very unsound position on that subject . They said , or substantially said , that since the damage cannot be accurately and definitely defined , since no one knows when a flood is going to 6 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
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... Valley . The work , however , that has been done would amount to very little unless it is completed . The two hundred and some - odd millions of dollars that have been spent will be largely wasted unless additional funds are ...
... Valley . The work , however , that has been done would amount to very little unless it is completed . The two hundred and some - odd millions of dollars that have been spent will be largely wasted unless additional funds are ...
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... if it be agreeable , probably it would be advisable to read the report , so as to know just what it says . Have you seen the report ? Senator OVERTON . Is that the same ? Senator SHEPPARD 10 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
... if it be agreeable , probably it would be advisable to read the report , so as to know just what it says . Have you seen the report ? Senator OVERTON . Is that the same ? Senator SHEPPARD 10 FLOOD CONTROL IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
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