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Show RESERVOIR SCHEME IS INDORSED HERE Tha Commercial elnb board of governor gov-ernor haa forwarded a copy of a reso lution, which it passed, to the Mississippi Missis-sippi Levee association, indoraing the movement for relieving the flood dangers dan-gers along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, The plan proposed by the association as-sociation is to have reservoirs built which will hold the flood waters The resolution passed by the 'board contains the following paragraphs: "Be it resolved. That it is the duty of the national government to control sueh flood waters bv the construction of levees, and "Be it further resolved. That tke construction of reservoirs for the impounding im-pounding of the flood water of streams tributary to the Mississippi is a subject that should receive immediate attention, and should be pushed to a succeaaful issue by the ntaional government." |