Mississippi River Levee Association

found: Mississippi river flood problem : how the floods can be prevented, 1915:t.p. (Prepared and presented by the Mississippi River Levee Association) p. 6 (Simitar Building, Memphis, Tennessee; A.S. Caldwell, president, C.P.J. Mooney, vice-president; Thousands of business men representing all sections of the alluvial delta affected by the floods of the Lower Mississippi River have banded themselves together under the name of the Mississippi River Levee Association, an organization maintained entirely by voluntary subscription, for the purpose of gathering data and statistics regarding the delta and its flood problem, in order that the people of the whole nation may be informed as to the extensive area involved and the enormity of the loss sustained by reason of these floods. An office is maintained by the Association in the city of Memphis, Tennessee.) p. 62 (facsim. of letter to Mr. Caldwell, President, Mississippi River Levee Association, Memphis, Tenn. dated January 31, 1914)

found: Williams, Bobby J. Mid-South Views the Floods of 1912 and 1913, viewed Nov. 20, 2012:(Soon after the [floods] of 1912 and 1913, a committee of prominent Memphis citizens began to press for more and better flood control measures. Two of the more important leaders of the movement were C.P.J. Mooney, editor of The Commercial Appeal, and A.S. Caldwell. Together these two men organized the Mississippi River Levee Association. Mr. Mooney and Mr. Caldwell raised $85,000 by public subscription to finance a campaign for better flood control. This pioneer levee organization's efforts were rewarded in 1917 when the federal government made its first direct appropriation for the construction of levees for flood control purposes. The authorization was for $45 million, to be expended at not more than $10 million a year. In 1922 the Mississippi River Levee Association went out of existence, its mission successful. However, it engendered other organizations that continued to fight for flood control.) - http://tn-roots.com/tnshelby/history/Floods.htm