Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-11-05
RIVER IMPROVEMENT CONVENTION
Proceedings of the Meeting mt st. Louis,-
Resolntions Adopted.

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The Mississippi River improvement Con-
ventjon, which met at s.. Louis on the 26th
,f'oo,obor oo0.inuod l., sossion throo dovs
- o0'ooei, 'oht'uuou III sossion 'ni'o ""'s
and was attended by about 800 regularly ap-
pointed DELEGATES. iii
PVin'ou uo'es"tes'
Mlcnael McEnnls, PRESIDENT Oh the local
Executive Committee, and also President OF
the st. Louis Merchants Exchange; called
the Convent ion to order. George L. Wright,
Secrotarv NJ tho Evocfhivo Committee then
0ooioC'ly Vi .nc LAccVq'o ~ ,len
reau the call lor theT TcohVenllon, issueu py
the St. Louis Merchanty Exchange.
co,,o.,,o,, c,,,.aan,,F -, NT;.so,r; .
"o'eihor Ni''cnuen' Vi hisso'.l - ""'l
made Temporary Chairman OF the ConVen-
tion and ma1A hricf ad,lress.
4 niSrmInasr a,sorss,on ooo,rrod .s 70
whether this'shouldi be a convention of the
AI,.,,.,.,,., tr.Is, q. !, Al, .l,s Co.,
~ " a'ioy ota'es ~ ~, 'ho ot".os
Of the Union, which. was decided by the
Chairman reading from tbe e,ll that all
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states were included.
The usual committees were then appoint
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soI,. ~, .n"' 0i i''''''''"' "e"e f''0" "'
A,,,a,oos y;,,io,,, 4, r,,,,,o,.. ,,o,,o,o
Thomas sayler; Iowa, wi Ian H. Vandever;
hentucky, II. Verhoil, Jr'; Indiana, A.
see z ! EIIiott. Karsis I p Root. Mime.
sofa, II. L. Blakestry New Mexico, II. j.
hienheqy Men NeDraSHa' G' j; W. ,, MOTION WlsGoh'
IIerne; Michigan, AZ MO Sessions; Pcnnsyl.
vanis, &. H. Anderson; Texas, ). j; Gam
'JndSe II r. SinroiI. ulmois W y Dowdnll'
The Committoo on permanent Oreaniza.
tion reported tbe following list of officers;
Chairman-IIon. Mark Ii. Dunncll. of Min.
nesota.
Sssstanf sec,et n 9sssnnie and
Nicholas NJ. Bell, of st. Louis
VIC, wee tresidentsaIhomas Is, Iayloor Or Aia' M
Jones Iowa; Eugene Underwood. kentucky;
1 NJ: NJ. Hurley, Indiana; Geo. G. Waddell, Lou
ni lp1'In" Iansas ir ~ Mnrr,7,o n MnnoSota
Governor lionel 4. sheldon. New Mexico
Q. S. Chase, Nebraska; J. T. Pcttigrew, Dako'
Go;ri W Wnst Pho parlons
Michigan C. 5. Osborn, New York; r. G. Gray,
Pennsylyonia; w. II; F!ippin' Texas; 5; +.
Sim ali, Mississippi; james S. Rollins, Mis-.
souIi.> .hgs. Nsf q
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Dunnell re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred upon
him, and in very brief and general remarks
said as delegates they were here from twen-
| ty States and Territories, extending from
minnesota 10 the Hull OF MeNlco, ana from
! the Eastern seaD0ard 10 the Rocky Noun
tains to discuss the ouostion and devise
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nleahs ol improving Tue great rivers Vi INC
Mississippi Valley, whose productions had
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El'en Vhe D"'"nco VI ''"uo W Vno oou"'iy'
I lne question was n0t0hly OF great interest
| to Tho NissisSinpi Valley. but IN the whole
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] Nalloh, aifd shoulu pe ueaCeu WIN ueIIpeI-
alton. and with a view to impress its impor-
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'a''oe upoh Oohsies al" i"i"o'ns 'n"' oooy
TO extend the aid so much desired.
Communications on nlans for the innroyes
lnent OF the rivers, etc., were then nanded
in and filed for future reference.
Io,tors ,,,ouo a., 81 ,.o,, CT r.,,o,
WIZ siioi, i1I9 lIuni OuP'. o'nco
d. Eaus, HON. hanuau IL Uioson, oenhinr
James b, Beck. senator A. L. German,
Han Abr,mS Uov;tt postmaster- Gener.
iiol'' Aoi "lh % iio"isu,
al James, Hon. IL. u. Hofr, senator Jonas,
Senator Uawlev. and others.
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Inere was also reau paper prepared ny
Gen. Gilmore, President of the River Com
,,;ai, =; ,,orora 60 .bo ooorot;ons ~ tho,
illssion, Ill IeSaIu W tue oPer"tlols VI tna'
committee. .....
Tho Committee on Resolutions reported
rs lOllOWsi
pppopr oF THE COMMITTEE on rrso1trT1oNs
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MI f,s,. darat;o O of tho n
atTea . nt fr u n vu1 nc cnI
!ccIo vi tlo SGlN ~ oV @ ~ VIZ ~.
uhuer Wlllcn IL hhs psseilDieu, anu %, %. Various
Iesolu.is Mlicll y p9HlI 3 s.oiiiIosu W wy Wy
committee as expressing the views not Qlnl!
on lulVIuua1 pH' 10 Ti
rom WltlelS uiseuuv P"t " tio 5iisStSstlf
Nailey, touchlls Clloso oDIecvs % unu tlle pes' @
houe OF prolhotls tuelIl, ntye lilstIucteu W III nv
ON DehliI OF tne ullillIIious colhllilGtec W Ic
port 10 tne Oonvent1il tLe pIeailipLe l anu res
olutlohs neIeWiti supIlV'Su' WIN CS icooili ~,
mehuauoh that INC saile DC uuopIeu ny Vht
OonVchtioh' D,,,,p ,-,,.,,-,,
(olShcu) DuNCAN T. hENNEk'
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inc repTcsentatlves Oh tne conanerGlli ~, m
tctcstS anu 93ll 5uiI,tl'u nnu , oIucI pIoupctlN'
industries Oh tnG Mlsslssippl NalSy ny ny kson ks.on
Ichtloh asseupleu uV d. LOUIS NO. DelieN
ihat INC M sslsslppl hiNcI ulu us n'tVlstpl sJl
tributaries, tlc SrcNC fnuLu WiNerWuyS PIC
pareu py inc Creator ioI .le use vi the poo
ple, arc u illosS s uiu Nul@itsnlo @ a.
OF INC llittlohal uouiii lIee W hll, Dcy ohu t
feach Oh monopoly, hhu aliorulnB 10 tll'
Wholc ptQpie tllat CoIllP99Iltloh III IuhsI m Ita
ton Wnlcn oeneuts prouuccr anu cohsuihel
aiIke anu luttleI, ,4,., T. H. o,,o.. 80
, Ihht cheap tTahspoftaVtohi Is the Sreht no
cesslty OF an aRncuilural people, the mus
pensaDle condlllon OF the easy conveyance u
D distant markets OF thelr staple prouucts, oulk.
. inproportlon 10 value; ana .,. A..
, That the ialnllar, ecohonlical trutn, Int u
4 | the cheapest transportation Oh sucn prouuCt
Is by water, IS especlaly apphcaDle 70 "
great waterways ot TINS country, proNldeu IN
same Is kept lree from shags, Sano-Dals
Q treachcr9us Danks anu theroDstaclesto nav
1gatlon, do therefore,
ResoIUe and declare, That 1t Is the manltes
nd1mperatNe duty OF 1theGoVernment OF IN
United states, 70 cause 70 pc MADE sucll ~
, | DrOVemCOt OF the MlSSl5SlDDl KlNef ana IL
navigable tributaries as shall permanently sc
cure the safe ana easy navigation thereo
5 thereby cheapentng fr9lghts, reducing lnsul
ance and other burdens ana expenses; pro