The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-10-06
INTER.sTATE LEyEE CONVENTION

The Interstate levec convention met
last Saturday. the I'd inst, in Vicksburg,
and was organized by Tobias Gibson. OF
New Orleans. secretary of the Louisiana
levec convention. He read the circular
eonvcning the convention, and said that,
out Of applications made to sixteen
States, through their governors, but one
answered. and lie the governor of Arkan.
sas. Mississippi. Louisiana and Missouri
were the only States represented.
The following are the per-
manant officers who were elected:
Louis V. Bogy. Of Missouri, President
j. n. Boillnger, G.. w. Sappington, Il. G.
Humphreys, o. Mayo and 4. Gibson,
Vicc-Prcsidcnts, and l.. G. Cook and f.
S. Shields, Secretaries. Col. Bogy made
q sensible speech ON taking the chair. lie
| said that we o; tho West should have cur
share Of protection and appropriations,
and that the contributions OF Congress,
In the shape Of appropriations, for the
Mississippi have been very
meagcr In comparison to the
appropriations for much smaller
streams In the East. Michigan
alone. he said. has an average apprOpria.
ton of $780, 900, while the West has to
struggle along with from one to two
hundred thousand dollars for the rich
Mississippi and its tributaries. lie
thought the people of the valley had
been badly treated because they had not
been true to themselves, and had been
negligent and divided, while the East was
n unit and In full accord. The committee
on resolutions read the following, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Mississippi river Is
national In its character, and as such,
the care Oft belongs to the general gov
eminent.
Second-That all improvements upon
the Mississippi river and all marks nee
essary for the reclamation and protection
OF Its alluvial basin, should be made by
and at the cost Of the general govern
ment.
Third-That these works Of improve.
ment should be based upon the accurate
and exhaustive report and recommends
tons made by the United States commits
sion OF Engineers to congress at the last |
session, and the improvements should be |
uniform ~ their character embracing the |
whole valley Of the river.
Fourth-That owing to the impoverished /
condition OF the riparian States they can
no longer protect themselves against in
undation they therefore urgently appeal
20 the general government for material
Fifth-That this convention appoint n
committee Of twenty persons composed
OF three delegates from the State Of Mis-
souri, i've delegates each from the States
OF Arkansas and Mississippi, ard seven
delegates from Louisiana, whose duty 1t
snail De to procure all the information
anu statistics necessary to bring this sub
lect iavorably to the notice OF congress,
ana 10 use all proper means to secure the
adoption by congress Of o general and
uniform national levec system.
SlXth-Tllat this committee be chosen
Dy the delegates from each Of the States
respectively represented IN this convcn-
uon. The committee shall select Its
e mai and Is fully authorized to take
S luz" "cIioh as may, by It, be deemed
n oust 80. ~ secure such public cooperation
~ .Nis coninittce Is further authorized
~ W.1 ~ deiegation from this body to
Washington w City. for the purpose OF Irg-
,"s upon the next congress tho passage
OF such laws as may be necessary 10 t6e
end In view. '" '"'
=, seyenth--That we respectfully renucst
INC nlayors OF the cities of Tittsburr.
NN aIil,; Louisville, Cairo, St. Louis,
memphis, vicksburg, Natchez. New Or,
leafs, leans ~. raul, Quincy, Kcokuk, Daycn.
whI, ",nnanneapolis, and all other cities |
! ""''" WI! aeem that they arc CONNER