, 1881-10-27
Meeting at St. Louis Of the Riv-
CT Improvement Con-
vention.
AL the States in the Mississippi Val.
ley Represented by Dele.
gates.
Speech OF Michael McEnnfs, President
Of the Locnl Executive Com.
niatce.
An Address Of Welcome-Tbe Assemblage
Entertained by Gov. Crittenlen--
Proceedings

[TbtEUul4Ed'
Improvement Convention mel NJ tug "rand
tlslruutts r,; ,,rns"t from nil tho statcs In tio
ynllrv. nrt, n ctnsIt,rro,,o number of nron,ncut
r", i.,,,n, u c,',, ssats 1or tho esp,raiiy In.
vltel 4ncats. ...-
s,ictaol sur:nnIs, President of tho locnI FIT
ssa'iss Committee. ana n,so ares!asnt 10, "s tho
yen.lo', to ,,t.,or. George L. Wight. sesre'nry
fur tho convention, artor rhset Sir. McE:nnIs
an,u" ~. f',inw".
ap"ks s,' Ms to'ao"a: ..,,.,.,, ,...,.,,.,u.u,.
As Chn!rfnsltl Df tho Excclitixr committee 4t,-
pointed " The Merchh!lta i:xshnilg1 or 81.
:s ,:n, ;,1,drr whose .la,thur1ty Ut tii Lay ngs
t!nn TO Hrtinr. I'G lnrlRuAau uf thu enll autll-
cSy EXna tug pn5sg's a1 Ma =, "s 1s o. n fy
teFe stDi'l nc II heceas!ty ioE Gll!l!le sHo pet}-
pic os this valley inYeshor to tlrac u1"n Ton
grtss taie duty lnd nhliIation t. ctiaet tt't,s1rs
ior thc inlrrvc11ollt Ut sno sl!ssistint,l 9nu ts
,in1rsc nso xr s,,nc, ,os 9nwovInr TX rs nnu
nttrn,l1ti. except nIone thu question TINT has
lst'.'al.' u togrther-i nean ;no iInnrov.n!rnt
cre. NtUt 10 ,,sstio'i 20 vtnl to tho rospsriy @
Of The people? Are xc Ig',nr4nt. !pt their value
Or can we dispense with ihes''f No; WI have
FhlfTE''Hh AWAY MUCH TIME -ASf MoSEf
nfer ~ sii,n'l Aehencs atio pt!toT iucal uuesuuhs'
'Thiy vIiIrv ,r ~. ~ tucl,,1s rtvi.tern Stnses mi
thret. Territories. Ii Ii cnpnble 1t producing
sufficient II feed. cothc, and hotlsc tho wurlt,
y nnw eoutA!ls nlae' tniI tno lnl!Aht!on III tse
Wn,sh Stnss. W.! son'a smsai 1e ,a' ,i'nes ~
tsMt Inns turtletf il,8 halllntu Of tr,,tc III our
futnr .fld makes us tho creditor sstcHtl of tho
uentnt nas!on. its psnilitct VIII sooh ena!t,H
n,,,i j. W., MI, pa r,.n,, Tia rrb In rycst nlwars
wilhp tho rrusp Ut peonIe 10 hi4hly
fnvoret:: hut WI tntlst do, nir duty. This
INK Is PUN nla aI1peFa, We nss a.
pr,ors ~ ~. r,.,mxa,w .f imirny,s tt"si, ~.
crs y tlretrinv their chnltltrlx RENEWING ni.-
s.rlctI0ns a.,u xIying ,ls II frrc tHl,let IL the
sea: ttHt n',r pet'tiona' wmt.a rmtMet say ite.
,n.i.ratin,, H." fnrtr1sra,,, Enwi,,"crs nn'9,
counc;ri their surveys Thulr rcgiia,ts,nt,tla-
tit'ns ,ny': lten Improved and .t!ot,sed by Con-
Krnss Ahd thu Wnr Department. 4 cs'snintssi1n
sbe sIty llmits of the appropriation; asld ,is'!ng
nU ~ ! H. ttis r. ~" @Hris @ Mn,, ":
mi psfs III, '"' ''''''''Pp' '''''1 A''''o
,r,trvt ,,,,.,,,,.,.,.,xra e,r.,, nj, r,,e4rr
'''''''' '"' NV ''a a.tt,,,w.t,t, n'1 o''''''''
FoH"Aia' .
villa vlEor. and thnt sufficient tnonty shn!l
hu appropriated 10 permit thu work
anry paints it ono and tho suu,r time.
VIZ sht',llsl not tners.te my snnre ten or t"cnly
,ysnrs d.',ys. w wa'lt aystr'nn:lt; M Iar.see. .
work. Viii tho lahnr and Gust NJ t,ln.Iryty, tn-
nrnsinu tlluHr a1rGntns wuula nut III ane- tAtlrth
tint iIecssAry for tho bnildtt1K nj thu rnalr0,ld
10 tho Pacific. Link at tho difference fr.'nt tho
AtnnspalGf OF Nntt,nnt MlrnntnHe. Thu one
WINS private enterprise. upheld hS Inc credit VI
thu Nnynr,nle;sf: tho other 10 great public m
WIFI, ~ tnC ,no Eo' H. ~ ,,l,s, ~, aM ", 's ~,
a,sa II, NJ, H rn,,ns ~ az +, ~, i!,@ar .sm
;;i M ~ ~ IL" S,hau.o ,!,,, ~ H., ,,.,
s,s ,1"+ ,yt,,, ,i,t s,s, ~, tl,o,r WIN, ~
th san III tinn tls, t ~ v"", In,,,r,s
~, ~ ,..ut rtt, Itt H1 @ ,v,th to aa',., nr ~
inn ,o tniiIins t,n, Ts tisr"tnnr ~ rHon,,nnn
t"y t"ry ar i"tnrnst IL" nnr,n,aa viii ~n,tr h,,i,,
rs,,t..,, r., ,k" t,,|s nnnvcn,tn '""' ae'p'
se''1's '''... :" .""u .'''' e".
THE hAWS af NE" ETA
III tho commercial history nT tho valley. We 10
mt Intend tn prrstlt tho actions or this cnivut-
ttun til Hu pigeunIloletl q. brie'l III etEnittee
nj Washington. We will cniupA and print TIC
corrrapunilcuce, resolutions. md Rcta uf this
convention with atutistcnl Information TINT will
Euatuln nt1i Justify TN agitation tbnt shall nut
cc,so until justcu IL to,1e 10 ths wiley, aud nr
lnrni Representatives ,.r, brutlt to i ylvt! re-
NlIzlt!0il ot the tuet that tluy must protect tho
IntrrrAs If their constituents Or r0 luck 10 tho
nrsSttn i1nnf met iacking tue ahillty or INC
ihn IN ,s' Hu ~, NJ 'v t,svi,n
amu.i,n"m,s u,,,l -, ,,,on thtuE liz ii,nnnfs
nf IN M"r,.l," u nv y Exchnuve "r" r"SctrI1 m