Major Amount to. Be Spent for Mississippi Region Washington, Aug. 9.
The War Department to-day allocated $44,497,700, of which $14.437,700 came from rebeg funds, for the construction of a project designed to control the waters of rivers and streams in all parts of the nation.
The Department ordered construction to be started on 44 projects previously authorized by Congress. In addition, $30,000,000 was allocated to flood control construction from the $105, C90,000 appropriated at this session of Congress for non-military activities of the War Department. Of the total flood control appro; $45,000,000 was designated gre: to be spent on the Lower Mississippi River—United Press.
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