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FLOOD SCENE IN THE VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 



"f "What a waste of water ! 



Such is the natural and involuntary 

 ^exclamation of the resident of an arid 

 ^region as he views a scene like the above. 

 And yet in the period of inundation the 

 flood of the Mississippi River is aug- 

 unented by the contribution of streams 

 which have their sources in the arid 



regions. Every drop of water which is 

 permitted to run unused from the arid 

 region represents wasted possibility. 

 There are two means by which the water 

 supply can be conserved, namely: forest 

 preservation and reservoir construction. 

 Wherever forest protection for the water 

 supply is possible it will prove to be a 



