Flood control in the Mississippi Valley
Report submitted by Hon. Frank R. Reid of Illinois, chairman, from the Committee on flood control (to accompany H.R. 8219), a bill to prevent destructive floods which cause the loss of life and property, interrupt interstate commerce, or delay the United States mails; and to prevent the recurrence of a flood such as that of the Mississippi River in 1927, which resulted in the loss of more than 246 lives, drowned out hundreds of cities, towns,and villages, drove 700,000 people from their homes, rendering them objects of charity dependent upon the Red cross and other agencies, inundated 18,000 square miles, destroyed 1,500,000 farm animals, caused losses amounting to many hundreds of millions of dollars, suspended interstate freight and passenger traffic, prevented telegraph and telephone communication, delayed the United States mails, and paralyzed industry and commerce.
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Contributions
- Reid, Frank R., 1879- - Contributor
Publication
1928 - U.S. Govt. print. off., Washington, District of Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
98,750 words, Guess
Page Count
395 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL6721052M
- OCLC Control Number6239227
- Library of Congress Control Number28026193
Classifications
- LCCKF27 .E55 1928
- DDC627.10977
Subjects
Series Statement
- 70th Cong., 1st sess. House. Rept. 1072
Other Editions
- Flood control in the Mississippi Valley: Report submitted by Hon. Frank R. Reid of Illinois, chairman, from the Committee on flood control (to accompany H.R. 8219), a bill to prevent destructive floods which cause the loss of life and property, interrupt interstate commerce, or delay the United States mails; and to prevent the recurrence of a flood such as that of the Mississippi River in 1927, which resulted in the loss of more than 246 lives, drowned out hundreds of cities, towns,and villages, drove 700,000 people from their homes, rendering them objects of charity dependent upon the Red cross and other agencies, inundated 18,000 square miles, destroyed 1,500,000 farm animals, caused losses amounting to many hundreds of millions of dollars, suspended interstate freight and passenger traffic, prevented telegraph and telephone communication, delayed the United States mails, and paralyzed industry and commerce.
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