Carroll H. Dunn
A ..
Naturally, when you have four types of transportation-air, truck, rail, and
water-each one will tend to carry those things that they can handle est; and for water
b
these are bulk commodities. Whatever bulk commodities were moving by rail would
tend to move instead by water, and for those that weren't then moving at all, a viable
means would develop. I felt that among the latter would eventually be coal, moving to
fuel power plants that would be located along the river to supply that portion of Texas.
Q ..
What about the environmentalists at this point? I know they became much more intense
in their opposition to the project later in the
but what was their position at the
time you were there?
A ..
There wasn't any strong objection at the time. That came later.
Q ..
You were simply referring to something to come. Basically, the objections at this point
were more economic.
A ..
We heard arguments over the rules under which the projects were formulated:
arguments about the competition with the railroads; arguments about the amount of
money the local interests would have to supply under the formulas allocating cost.
Q ..
Did you go to Washington frequently to
about these projects?
A ..
I appeared annually before the congressional committees for both authorization and
funding requirements for civil works projects throughout the division. I also was a
member of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and as such attended their
meetings. So there were frequent trips to Washington involved in those two activities.
Q ..
What about the Texas City project that dealt with hurricane flood control?
A ..
There were major developments along the Gulf coast. Following the hurricanes of the
early
plans were made for improving hurricane protection in Texas City and
other areas, and for improving the Galveston sea wall as well as other projects.
Q ..
Was that very extensive?
A ..
It was in the
of dollars. I don't remember at this point just how much, but the
Galveston District did work all along the Gulf coast. Involved were levees, flood walls,
and flood gates and, if memory serves me, there was at least one pumping plant, in the
Chocolate Bayou area near Texas City.
Q ..
Do you recall outstanding civilians who worked with you when you were in Dallas?
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