The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1930, Page 2

-OF FLOODS IS SHAM ~. INRIVERMAN'S VIEW Might Reduce the Mississippi’s| Mighty Spring Volume by Tenth of Inch, He Says SILT IS HELD PROHIBITIVE| Zismarck Navigation Authority Asserts Impounding Dams Would Clog Up The Kennedy analysis of proposed Missouri river diversion to save Devils Lake from drying up in the course of possibly 26 years and to add , Water to the channels of the Shey- enne Red and James rivers has drawn the fire of Col. Frayne Baker. The Positions of Colonel Baker and the state engineer were considered at _ Variance before the engineer made his talk to the Kiwanis club, January 7, and. a written interview with Colonel Baker confirms this. In the opinion of Colonel Baker, State Engir-er Kennedy has evaded some of the salient facts of the diversion scheme. He particularly stresses silt deposit, a Phase of the proposed construction of flood control dams which the en- gineer did not go into in his Kiwanis talk. He also insists that diversion would entail an expenditure of $30,- 000,000 and the proposed dam project $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 more. Colonel Baker says Engincer Ken- nedy seems to be belittling the op- Position voiced by the Association of Commerce. However, “in spite of all that has been said,” writes the col- onel, “we do not believe today that Engineer Kennedy seriously thinks that the socalled diversion project is @ practical undertaking that could be made workable and that it should re- ceive favorable consideration. Sparing Water Not Problem ‘The assertion of Engineer Kennedy ; that “navigation interests as a whole have only benefits to reap from any- thing that is done to the Missouri,” | is challenged as involving misdirec- | tion, misquotation and generalization of the expression of the navigation | interests, Colonel Baker say “The question of a fog hundred million gallons of water to Devils Lake and the Red River Valley are not of serious moment. We could possibly spare a couple of millions of gallons a day without serious con- sequences or worry and boats would | float right along. “In my comments on the subject | I believe I stated that a system of | coms throughout the length of the Missouri, similar to those construct- j cd oi the Ohio would be an ideal ar- rangement, but that, due to the silt | ted of the Missouri it would be a fan- tactical dream to plan such a project. “I also stated that the prime ob-| jcciion to an isoiated dam would be the immediate tendency of the pond ares of the dam to become filled with | starting at the head of the slack | water area. This condition is con- firmed by conditions already existing | in streams in the southwestern part | 0: the United States, where dams | have been built and avherc conditions | much like those in the Missouri val- | ley exist. | Hints Flocd Is Mask “Another objection that I raised was the fact that the project was brought out and the attempt was made: to foist it on the government as | ® practical means of flood control: through diversion, when, as a matter of fact, it was a selfish pian for the vitalization of Devils Lake, the Shey- | enne and the Red rivers. The diver- | « Weather Report : | the period from February 15 to May 1, sion feature for tunnels, canals, etc., will cost possibly $30,000,000, and it is the inclusion of this part of the Project that makes it the most ex- Pressive of pure greed.” Colonel Baker belittles the amount of diversion as of inconsequential ef- fect in the flood control purporting to be the motive of the plan. He says: | “Mr. Kennedy states that it is only ; planned to divert 500 cubic fect per ; second, if so, pray what effect might this have on a Mississippi flood where in places the flooded stream bed of the Mississippi is 100 miles wide and the Ohio is dumping in water at the rate of over a billion cubic feet per | second? Five-hundred cubic feet per second is 10 per cent of the flow of the river when the river is as low as it was this fall. What does that amount to when we have an extreme high river that is carrying 90,000 cu- bic feet per second and from which flow it is claimed is the time when the water will be taken? The Mis- sissippi flood season is confined to sometimes to May 15. The only high water in this section of the Missouri comes in early April and in June. Therefore, the only high water that could affect the Mississippi is the April run, All of the water that goes by Bismarck in the April flood in ex- cess of a normal flow of 9,000 cubic feet per second would not make one- tenth of an inch difference in the height of the Mississippi flood.” Army Enginecrs’ Minds Open Colonel Beker also takes exception to the statements cf Engineer Ken- nedy as to the position of army en- gineers, that they “consider it a thoroughly feasible project to divert stored flood waters from the streams | to save the lakes and rive! “This,” retorts Colonel Baker, “may, as a statement, be correct, but | army cngineers have not gone on] record as stating that they believe | this to be a desirable project for the | government to undertake with our money and to build and develop thi: Gam and diversion system. The same army engineers are now studying the | effect that the storage of waters in these projected upper river dams | would have and could be have on navigation. “The idea is that the controlled | flow of water from stored fioods may “—and last year we had such good skating weather.” made to | > e @ | be utilized to provide an economical —11 | means of maintaining the six or nine- | of foot chemnel necessary to provide for | uw consistent navigation and which is | now being attempted from Kansas / | City to St. Louis. It is my personal | c, opinion that were the projected dam | st | built, the army engineers would use | | the stored water in this way rather | than permit it to be diverted and to 1 spend $30,000,000 on it. Would Be Largest Earth Dam 03 | “Army engineers have computed | oa | that the 9,000 cubic feet per second | | sree low water flow amounts to| $ ‘30 | absolute minimum that can provide Edmonton, . 5 02/8 six-foot channel. Were an en. Havre, Mon 9 { .00; deayor made to provide a six-foot | epee Mont. cl $ :07/ channel from Bismarck down, then in ops ‘ao | Seasons like the past, it would re- | quire the utilization of all of the wa- 3) ter that could be stored to furnish o2 | the 9,000 minimum during the dead Moorhead, Stina poe ee ane: Moorhead, Minn. 02) “The dam projected would be the) Bhichon larges earth dam in the world. Its nal re, {nearest competitor would be the rince Albert, i); Gatun dam in Panama. To permit | visualization of size: There is a} complete golf course laid out on the Temperature xt 7 a.m. STATIONS— as é might Cans hrs. Bismarck, Kamloop 5 Kansag ( : 9 | Lander, W 7 Gatun dam and the dam area is so!) “The dam itself would cost any~ | | where from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000. | “This makes the basis for another | ‘oo of the main objections raised by navi- Spokane, Swift Current ‘The Pas, Mar | the objection is plain, because that | 9; amoum of money judiciously spent will go a long way towards improv- bi ailya eget clay creda from bly foi igh iemarck Kansas without Some cloudiness, Continuea cola.’ | throwing in the extra $20,000,000 for ok North Dakotn: Probably fair | the diversion feature. toni onight and, Wednesday, but’ some | ei ym we. Colder tonight northwest portion: Continued 1ed cold Wednesday. EATHER COX CONDITIONS reas WEATHER ron For Bismarck and vicinit i r : , what iis over the Mest ereetencs taal i il | # street Decembe gation interests, and the reason for | March. asec bernesaeinnnsnasnnenisraine THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, JANUARY: 14, 1980 thorized. When this is completed then it is safe to say that further surveys will be authorized. Not to deviate from the main points there still are three facts to be left for thought or study: “As @ flood control project its ef- fect will hardly be noticed. “As a river development project it is maintained that known facts show that it will become a menace rather than an aid. “That its construction would re- quire many millions that could be more effectively spent in bank con- trol. “That negotiations should be en- tered into that will transfer some of the lower river rainfall to North Da- kota.” $$ $——_______—__—_ Today’s Congress | { \ ° (By the Ansociated Press) TUESDAY the Cable company. HOUSE Continues consideration of war department supply bill for amend- ment. mn tneation commitice ¢ nubcommittee mt offices = hearing» on clasnification or ern in the foreign service. (By the Ansociated Prenn) ...,, WHITE'S SON IS HELD attle, Wash.—Richard $. White, to be a son of Frank T. White, former governor of North Dakota, was ordered by the federal court to be re- turned to Chicago to face charges in connection with a stolen car. IN NORTHWEST rrot fever health ials said three cases of e had beent reported from. apolis and they asked Minne- sota health authorities to check and report here, BACHELOR FARMER DEAD Wahpeton, N. ‘The body of Ed- eckson, bachelor and farmer, Was found on ‘a trough on his farm where he had fallen when seized with NORTH DAKOTA MAN THIEF Minneapolis, — Frank Corliss, wha said he was the son of a North Dakota farmer, pleaded guilty to a second degree grand larceny ‘charge for the theft of « drill which he planned to ie get food. Sentence was deferred ay the probation officer investi- ed. ACQUIT HIT-RUNNER Minneapolis.—Acquitted by a 3 on # manslaughter charge gro’ out of the hit-run death of 12-year- old Annette sag she was crossing 26, Claude H. Bui lrell was to be charge@ today. by. the Hennepin county attorney with fail- ure to stop after an accident. DEATH FOILS HEROIS¥ att it to save ar-aid so trom the flames which destroyed his home near here id also may result in iam Mumler, who is in a critical condition at a hospital. TO CELEBRA’ Richmond, Va.—(?)—Two centuries of printing in Virginia will be cele- brated at an exposition here in The first newspaper in the | Brief Bits o’ News ‘ gi HALL WOULD RESCUE SULLY HILL PARK | Bill Proposes Turning Area Into Game Preserve to Avert | Extinction Washingion, Jan. 14.—(4)—Trans- fer of Sully’s Hill National Park, North Dakota, from the Interior de- partment to the Agriculture depart- ment and use of the park as a game reserve is provided under a bill in- troduced, Monday, by Representative ! Thomas ‘Hall. The tract will embrace all of the lands in the park, together with about 3,000 additional acres of land adjoin- ing, and takes in all the lands un- covered by the recession of Devils Lake, lying between the park and the waters of Devils Lake, to the north and west and south by a stream vhich flows through the lands un- covered by the recession of the lake. It is provided also that the game preserve is to be made available to the public for recreation purposes in- sofar as consistent with the use of the lands as a game preserve This actgon was taken because of in inclination on the part of the na- tional park service to recommend the abandonment of Sully Hill National park and two other small parks in the country, because they did not measure up to national park stan- dards either as to extent, to the flora and other scenic attractions. It was suggested that these parks might be turned over to the state govern- ment as state parks. But, inasmuch as there has been important legisla- tion enacted during the last few years establishing migratory bird and game preserves under the supervision of the biological survey it was deemed best to transfer the Sully Hill National park to the biological survey and to set aside as a gathe preserve and a ‘recreation park. One Romance Wrecked Each Hour in Chicago Chicago.—(?)—On the rocks of Chicago, one romance was wrecked each hour during 1929 by divorce. Busy statisticians, ruring up the year’s business, discover that 9,669 divorces were granted and that wives scores highest, with a proportion of three to one. Unfaithful wives, however, outnum- bered unfaithful husbands. Only 15 per cent of the divorces ‘were granted to native Americans and 80 per cent of the wrecked romances had been productive of no children. The largest known volcano. Hele- akala, in Hawaii, has a crater 20 miles in circumference. THE ROAD OF UNUSUAL SERVICE NEW de luxe GOLDEN STATE LIMITED | CALIFORNIA a the Utmest Through El Paso-Juarer, Phoe- i low altitude warm winter way to Los Angeles and San Diego. state was started in 1730 at Williams- |° GOOD JOBS IN . FAR-OFF PLACES Far and near, graduates of Dae pad poorendy ay ng Bg oh og fe, Aone Martin Paper nipeg, Can. E. K. given a responsible national Harvester, gs, 3 . Bender was employed by Sears-Roebuck, Los Angeles. Watch results of D. B. C. AC- TUAL BUSINESS prasniog (cir 10. Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo. Car License Moneys Would Go to State as Soon as Collected Change in the syatem of distribut- ing money collected for automobile licenses has been recommended to State Registrar W. 8. Graham by the State Highway department. At present the funds are distribut- ed to the counties and the State Highway department at the end of each quarter. In order, to facilitate highway construction, however, he was asked to make the highway de- partment’s share available to it as rapidly as collected, retaining only enough for the quarterly distribution to counties. Appropriations for special pur- poses, to be taken from license col- lections but not required to be avail- able for July 1, would be taken from collections for the second quarter. treated externally Acairanoy ago when Vicks BY Sire, was Jos nh Baker Charges Missouri Diversion W Vould Cost U. 8. $90,000,000 9 “PROPOSED CONTROL, (SIDE GEANGHS —-~ ty George Cart] q) “ the idea of treating colds without deat sae w Northern Tier Gets 2 unheard of. Today, eine sat ‘ee colle att coend tis this Interested in No. 2 modern way, and the whole trend of medical practice is away nteres In No. from needless “dosing.” Highway Betterment ! Mothers of yor pe gee appreciate Mi Completion of U. 8. Hi K because it checks BRger Nowr-vond of uj 10 swan Fangs to Beecee wopetiaed stomachs, Of course it is equally | for adults Just jer ronal for this year, apparently has in- on, Vicks acts through the ekin like a poultice or plaster; and, creased the interest of cities in the atthe same time, if gives off medicated vapore which are northern part of the state in the con- inhaled direct to the inflamed air-passages. from Grand Forks to the ‘Montans Tokeep pace with the everincreasing demand line via Minot and Williston. c for this method Fegan “Golds, the Devs Make, Minot, ‘Berni and chocarseow Oto tandlion patsed ear ; Stanley have sent resolutions to the oy ee jars Used ei” eo state highway department, asking early completion of the road. The longest unimproved sections of the road are in Williams county. / CHAMPION FLY CATCHER OVER WZ MILLION Radford, Va.—(?)—Howard Schaub, 13, caught 153,252 flies and won a $25 prize from the state bureau of health. 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