Teddy Roosevelt: “Great storage works are necessary to equalize the flow of streams and…”

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Great storage works are necessary to equalize the flow of streams and to save the flood waters.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for large-scale infrastructure projects to manage water flow and mitigate flooding.

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Teddy Roosevelt: “Great storage works are necessary to equalize the flow of streams and to save the flood waters.”