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Flood Protection in Indiana. 



W. K. Hatt. 



Organized effort to study the causes and to lessen the effect of floods 

 in Indiana begins with the appointment of the Indiana Flood Commis- 

 sion by Governor Ralston on April 20, 1914. 



This commission is composed of one member from each congressional 

 district and the personnel is as follows : 



Mr. E. W. Shirk, Peru, Chairman. 



Professor W. K. Hatt, Purdue University, Lafayette, Chief Engineer. 



Mr. Frank C. Ball, Muncie. 



Mayor Benjamin Bosse, Evansville. 



Mr. William Cronin, Terre Haute. 



Mr. Stephen B. Fleming, Ft. Wayne. 



Mr. J. H. Frederick, Kokomo. 



Mr. S. J. Gardner, New Albany. 



Mr. Victor M. O'Shaughnessy, Lawrenceburg. 



Mr. Joseph C. Schaf, Indianapolis. 



Mr. W. N. Showers, Bloomington. 



Dr. Chas. K. Stoltz, South Bend. 



Mr. Herman Trichler, Brookville. 



The commission met first in Indianapolis, on April 30, 1914. 



The purpose of this commission is to consider the extent of damages 

 due to floods in the State of Indiana, and to report to the Governor what 

 measures should be taken to provide relief in the future. 



The commission expects to issue its final report in 1915. This report 

 will contain a full presentation of the history of floods in Indiana, a sum- 

 mary of the causes of floods, a collection of available data or rainfall, 

 river discharge and topography, a discussion of flood protection works and 

 a discussion of the principles of legislation to provide for flood relief. 



This present pamphlet is an abstract of the forthcoming report of the 

 commission, prepared in non-technical style for general information. 



