(1) Famine and flood in Huai River Valley last year inundated 10,486,800 acres with a loss of rice production amounting to Mex. $613,477,800. This in addition to loss of life and general disturbance of large trade interests of which Shanghai is the outlet.
{2} By the proposed Huai Valley drainage scheme the above loss of rive could be obviated and in addition 8,340,- 000 acres could be reclaimed, equal to Mex. $375,000,000.
(3) In all, this Huai Valley Scheme would mean a gain of 18,786, acres of rice to the value of Mex. $988,477,800. This would appreciably reduce the cost of living, consequently of exports generally, and increase China's purchasing power.
(4) This scheme is only one of the reclamation schemes which are necessary in Ghina to produce enormous. crops of rice; a tremendous factor in the ''World's Rice Crisis" with -its added stimulus 10 the general Pan-Pacific trade.
(5) This Huai Valley Scheme is backed by Chinese merchants with the ce-operation of both Chinese and foreign philanthropists and others.
{6) Much money has been given by the charitably inclined people in all lands to assist the famine-stricken people <f China; but it's pouring money into a bottomless pit: the thing hes to be done over and over again with no permanent return for the money given,
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