Show fl CONTROL l URGED Member rem r o organizations of or th the United States chamber of ot commerce commerce com corn merce meree favor tavor efficient continuous and economic work tho the funds to tobe tobe tobe be available a as n needed td as II a means of ot handling the lU Mississippi river flood lood control situation when hen the problem is brought up In conte congress Referendum No SI 51 conducted luring during forty-five forty da days and closing I December enl r 16 IS Indicated the 1 preference preference prefer prefer- er- er ence by a vote ote of 2 2631 In iii favor tavor aa 55 compared to 2 1701 1 2 1 a against on proposition No 3 I Four propositions were ere the he voting strength of the allied organizations all of which had bad L a Ian large plurality of ot favorable arable TO votes tN Pro Proposition No 1 I recommended d that hat the federal government nt should hould hereafter pa pay the entire cost coat of constructing and maintaining works necessary to control floods of them lower ower Mississippi river and polled paned Ill 2121 votes otea for tor as aa com compared to SJ 61 votes otes opposed Proposition No 0 2 submitted that tile the federal government should hould assume as assume as- as sume the sole aole responsibility for lo locating lo- lo raUn eating cating constructing and maintain maintaining ing such works and polled 2561 Ut votes otea for tor as compa compared to 21 6 ISS' ISS against I No r-o. 4 submitted that flood nood control should be dealt deall with withIn In le legislation latton and administration ministration upon lt its He own merits separate and distinct from any other In ing with 2 votes oles for tor as s against 20 0 1 2 1 op opposed d. d It was wa-s clearly Indicated from th the total votes Otea that nome me form forni of legislation leg leg- to curb curt the titanic floods of th the v Father of Waters Valera should l b ot recommended and supported to con |