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<br />., . <br /> <br />Or. '> () K', I <br />UL.oo;;', '":~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />to the Chittenden surveys of the 1890fs. Altogether, it bas prepared about 6,000 <br /> <br />studies and reports which include a vast body of data on all the rivers of tbe United <br /> <br />States~ <br /> <br />But today we regard tbis organization and experience oniy as a contribution <br /> <br />which we can offer to' a cooperative effort which mU8t involve many others besldee <br /> <br />ouselves; and we seek to carry out only those pol'tions which may be appropriate to <br /> <br />our authorities and capabilities when viewed bom the stan4polut of the total situation <br /> <br />iu any given area. <br /> <br />'rhis is a new era, in whicb old organizations and procedures must be adapteel <br /> <br />to b.w tasks. Th<J}.;rmy,nnd tl:.& Corpsoi' 'Engineers are looldug forward, not back.. <br /> <br />The Cbief of Engineers is taking measures to broaden plaDDing concepts througbout <br /> <br />bis field offices by meetings, conferences, and other forms of incloctriuatior. At <br /> <br />the same time. be is'seeking to improve the Corps' planDiug techniques. A. Y01l may <br /> <br />kuow. oue of the very importaut thinge curreutly gotus on Is an arraDgemeut betweeu <br /> <br />t be Corps and Harvard University looking to the development of means of applytug <br /> <br />tbeoretical concepts of plan formualtton. In almost every situation tbere are literally <br /> <br />thousands of different elements aod considerations wblcb condition tbe varioU8 aitel'- . <br /> <br />native means of atta'cklng aDY river basin problem. PlaDDers Deed a m.tbod for con- <br /> <br /> <br />sidering aDd evaluating all of these elements in order to desigD the optimum solutions <br /> <br />to such a prOblem, aDd it is thi. method we are looking for. The Corps is also en- <br /> <br />laaeel in a constant effort to improve cooperation and coordination with other agencies <br />an. with the states in many fields. <br /> <br />7 <br />