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lation, the water power would be of BiJh4
mense value for manufacturing purposes,y +
The Osagris a stream Of still larger size
and waters a greater extent of country, and.
passing through q fertile region, embraces
in its interest a much larger populatiOa-.
As to the proper plan Of improving this tisr,
er there are. various opinions; so many and.
so diiele that . mere guess as 10 the hest
plan would be useless. Before any large,
amount Of money is expended OIL it proper,
tests should be made as TO the feasibility and
usefulness and cost Of different plabs., 81,
very large, Industrious and wealthy popula-,
ltion is now inter ested in the improvement
Eof that river, and the subject merits serious
attention; but no hasty and badly preHar-
led plan should be adopted. An unsuccess.
full plan would injure the river and the repur
|tation of the couatry. The work should
be entered upon with great care and caa+
Ition. f 81. .a. 20 ru .t-4re4g T.
Of the improvement Of the Missouri
was said in my message to the last
and what was then said, after
two years more of reflection and obserya-,
ton. it is still believed, deserves your at
tention and action. The most important
results are often produced by the proper z,
and timely application of means apparently
weak and inefficient, and too cheap and
simple to effect their object. But practical
and experienced river men have approved
of the plan suggested forthe improvement
of the Missouri. No permanent work, ex-
cept the removal Of snags and preventing
others from falling into the channel can be
made on this river. The shoals themselves
are temporary and the improvements On j.
them must be equally so. But they are
easily improved. The passing OF q boat
often does the work. Agood dredge might
be Of great use in deepening the shoals
This operation on the Missouri would be-
unlike a similar one on almost any other
The shoals are wide and deepen,
ing a channel of fifty or sixty feet would
may be said to have no pools
The water falls every where and forms .
swift current. -s oa,s .szEst
White river is represented as q vaihsblee
stream. In its character it resembles Cur,
rant river, but furnishes a larger amount Of
water, and in its unimproved state can be
navigated at times. The Improvement Of
this river will be an object of great interest
to a portion of the people of the south west
8. Grand river, or Neosho lies beyond the
State-ab beautiful stream, flowing but a lit
tie west of our western boundary, and col
in its course nearly or quite all the
waters of the south west corner of the
State. The improvement of this river Is
of deep interest to some Of our
south western counties. But this is q work
for. the General Government, the river "
ing beyond our Jurisdiction, if the sfrvey
Of our western boundary be correct. The.
of this river should be pre-
to the attention Of Congress by q
memorial from the legislature. The time
come when the Improvement will be
made, and there is no danger of Putting-of
that time by presenting the subject at an
early day.
But of all the improvements enumerated
none claims more urgently your attention
and Immediate action than the drainage of
the southern swamps. This subject is not
to the United States, il is i'm
to the State, and of the deepest i'm
.portance to that particular region. The
health Of the country, its wealth and pros.
the increase of population, the trav-
Ell both by water and land depend upon it.
The plan of asking Congress for alternats
sc ctions of the land TO defray the expenses
Of rsclaiming it, is probably the bestwhich
has been proposed. If this plan, and the
Of the lands to be reclaimed, their
than worthless condition, fhe imprac-
ticability Of ever selling them in their sub
condition, the Inconvenience I'M
der which the inhabitnnts labor in passing
from one section TO another and especial in.
their produce to market, and above
all the effect which so large an amount Of
ain lands has upon the health Of that re-
gion and the surrounding country to a great
oil these things could be prop
srly. presented to the attention of Congress,
that body could not discharge its duty faith-
and refuse to provide means to ina
prove the southern swamps.
CORPORATIONS
The true principle, and the one on which
every act OF Incorporation should be based
equality among persnns-me same prize
to 0H-Me same restrictions upon
III. This looks so fair on its face, as a gem,