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.

by United States. Congress. House. Committe...

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