Flood Control: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventieth Congress, First Session, Relative to Flood Control of the Mississippi River. January 23 to February 24, 1928U.S. Government Printing Office, 1928 - 693 halaman Considers (70) S. 678, (70) S. 683, (70) S. 819, (70) S. 1160, (70) S. 1677, (70) S. 1999, (70) S. 2729, (70) S. 2850, (70) S.J. Res. 7, (70) S.J. Res. 80, (70) S. Res. 15. |
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Halaman 515 - It shall be the duty of said commission to take into consideration and mature such plan or plans and estimates as will correct, permanently locate, and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River ; improve and give safety and ease to the navigation thereof; prevent destructive floods; promote and facilitate commerce, trade, and the postal service...
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