Show I A GREAT GR AT SCHEME Every Eor American ln citizen should read the last report of the Inland Water rater Waterways Waterways ways wa s Commission It contains much information hearing bearing upon the future prosperity of tIm the country As has been shown recently that t the improve improvement ment meni of ot of American roads would result in great Increase In the Income of the tho I fanner by reducing the tho cost of oC trims trans transportation of his products to market so doubtless would the Inland water waterway waterway way way improvements be one of the tho most remarkable economies In transportation tion that could bo be effected It Is 15 esti estl estimated estimated mated mate that if the tho work of the water waterway waterway I way wa way Improvement should s be so planned I as to Involve the tho expenditure of 50 a jear ear for a It period of ten years the net result would save annually not less than in the cost of transportation the tho prevention pre of or orI flood damage to the tho extent of the saving of in forest and of 7 In cheapened I water power and in iii increase in farm productiveness of not noL less than The figures read rea like a fairy fairytale fairytale fairytale tale for tor or the tho estimate Is that t there would be a gain in these economies each year ear that the plan was In working g gorder order of oC twenty times as IlS much as the original expenditure One feature of the tho plan that has been bean outlined is the tho impounding of Immense reservoirs In Indifferent Indifferent indifferent different localities The Too water m pounded here could bo be used for tor power purposes and also to regulate the flow of ot small email streams during the dry sea season season son flon as ns n well weIl ng as to Improve the navi nal navigable navIgable gable condition of rivers |