| Book | Save | 1 | Title: | Final report of the National Waterways Commission
| | | Creator: | United States National Waterways Commission. | | | | Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929 | | | | United States 62d Cong, 2d sess. Senate. | | | Publication: | Govt. Print. Off, Washington,1912. | | | Notes: | Theodore E. Burton, Chairman. Appendices: I. Preliminary report of the National Waterways Commission.--II. The utility of storage reservoirs for flood prevention, power, and navigation, M. O. Leighton.--III. Effect of the federal reservoirs upon the flow of the Mississippi River, 1910, Robert Follansbee.--IV. The practicability of storage reservoirs to prevent floods and to benefit navigation on the Ohio and other rivers of the United States, W. H. Bixby.--V. Forests and water in the light of scientific investigation, Raphael Zon.--VI. the law of waters, G. W. Mooney.--VII. Constitutional provisions of various states relating to watercourses and the use of water, G. W. Mooney.--VIII. Federal statutes relating to water power, G. W. Mooney.--IX. A comparison of American and European waterways with special reference to factors influencing the development of water transportation, E. O. Merchant. | | | Call #: | HE393 A25 | | | Extent: | 579 p. fold. diagrs. 23 cm. | | | Subjects: | Inland navigation -- United States | Water-storage -- United States | Water-power -- United States | Water -- Law and legislation -- United States
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