IX. The Flood of 1927 and the Legislation of 1928

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Acknowledgments 5
3. Preface 7
4. Table of Contents 9
5. I. Beginnings of Federal Control of Floods on the Mississippi River 11
6. II. Chaotic Conditions and the Creation of the Mississippi River Commission 28
7. III. Arguments for Federal Control 45
8. IV. Arguments against Federal Control 75
9. V. Constitutional Basis for Federal Control 86
10. VI. Proposed Plans for the Control of Mississippi Floods 97
11. VII. Progress under the Mississippi River Commission, 1879–1926 134
12. VIII. Forces that Have Created Sentiment for Federal Control 157
13. IX. The Flood of 1927 and the Legislation of 1928 187
14. X. Results of the Jones-Reid Act to November, 1929 244
15. Appendix 253
16. Index 267