The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-18
COMMERCIAL AND RIVER OONVBN
TION.

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The recent convention held at Quincy, the
object Of which was the adoption 81 some
pan for the Improvement pf the Mississippi
| rive, aid tributaries had the effect Of direct
inp mlhlie attention TO a subject which, frr
the ppople who inhahit the popuoue and fer
tile valley. ia If the mnst vital Importance
| Aha people Of the great West have deter
| mined Tint they shall no longer he subject to
| the tyranny of the railroads. nor he prevented
fn, several months III each wear from shit
plnp their produce by frozen eanala
They Intend f. make use Of
the great national highway. the
Mississippi and to see chat II receives thn
attention from the government which its vaat
Importance demands that IT, sand bars are
renewed, IT. bed deprenpa, it's waters ao CON
ine,l as ~ prevent this great waste oE water,
oecnaona, hy the annual rrnvaaaea and ia
banks lined with lights at proper points
These things the Western people and Indeed
the inhabitants If The valley have determined
tu have demo In the interest nf the nnmn,arre
nf the uation The wonder is that. with ample
power IT, effect these much needed works tie
river and liz tributaries should 90 long have
been permitted ~ remain without any a,la-
unate provision fnr their Improvement
" ia VT the first Importance that the people
Of All The States Immediately Interested should
frequently meet III conventions tn hIaruaa the
n,st and most practical methNha for achieving
the desired emf, tn consider the various plans
for tho improvements contemplated md IT,
secure united and Intelligent action iu Con
GIaaa IN tile part " their representatives
We are glad IL know that steps are being
taken to ,aaka the proposed Interstate
Commercial aud River Convention III hp held
III this city some time III the early part of
February next snnh an asaemhaua aa will do
credit ~ tho enterprise and oEatrao great In
tlienee With Congress- Major I9nhan. Admin
iatratnr nf Inmmnrna. will soon ntro,I.icp hey
fore The City Council \ resolution on this cub
iact. which will authorize him to iaaue, In the
name If the city invitations to the various
hoar,la of trade and chambers Of commerce.,
In the States interested 10 send delegates "a
lhe convention
The mayors If The principal cltlaa aud the
Governors " tho Statns IN tho Mtsalaaippi
valley will alao bn Invited to appoint tele-
gates Distinguished engineers aud mon who
have made the hydraulics If tho Mississippi
l study will ~ Invited tn deliver addresses
and the members Of the Mississippi River
Improvement Commission and Of the late
photographic Commission will be Invited 10
attend. II Ia proposed IT, have session If
lime IT, consider aud discuss The momentoua |
questions that will. necessarily, he submitted |
. the body Addresses will ho delivered bY |
non OF national reputation III, the anhjeot of |
he commercial rolatlnna Of the West and
south and the hest means Of encouraging and
them and also, nn tho various
'Ians proposed 70, improving the Mississippi
rom ita headwatera "a the Gulf
Strange aa It may appear, there arc avon
low III tile West mon " intelligence who do
ot believe In tho sueceea of the iettiea, md
Who cannot he made to understand that there
. now no tmpedimant whatever tn COM merco
4 the mouth If The river. Major Hehau
tates that he was amazed tn find the tanor-
nee eSiating ON that subject III the West
ven among merchants aud professional men,
aany nf Whom. IN conversation with him
srfaaecsl Il disbelief tn the statements that
All been made concerning tho passage
Trough the iattna If ships drawing
fnot ~ water. They were
lrp1isod when Informed nf tito facts :
nd took warmer interest there
fter III the Improvement Of Tho river
s proposed. during or iust aFt"r tho con
ontlon. 10 nave All excursion Ia tho jettiea.
order that tho dnlcsatea may SEQ with thnir
VII cyaa the actual condition ~ the work AZ
'mrliahcd w. Cant, Ea,la. They will thore :
lecnvnr that the gateway to the soa Ia opnn
" all their produce. aud That they have only
aonurn the unlinpadei navigation ct tho
liver "a create A new ora III the commercial
istory " the granti,'R valley on the glnho
'he convention will he of Tho greatost I'M I
nrtanrc. aud we hope tho diTarrnt States
I'LL he represented hy men If recognized
i0fth alid ability,
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