The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-09
MISSOURI RIVER CONVENTION.

Judge Geo. W. Belt, Of St Joseph called
the convention to order and introduced III.
J. Latshaw, of Kansas City, First Vice
President, who assumed the chair and read
the cali. Maj. II. r w. Hartwig moved the
election Of Gen. James Craig, Of st. Joseph,
~ temporary Chairman, which was carried.
Frank NJ. Posegate, OF St Joseph. was elect
ed temporary Secretary.
Gen. Craig said that the time had come
when the people Of the Missouri Valley, en-
bracing, when the entire area was includ-
ed, d, 000, 900 Of people, and producing
three-foprths of the exports Of the Union,
would demand appropriations adequate ia
the objects for which the money is wanted.
He spoke of the experiment made by Kan
sas City in establishing barge lines from
Kansas City to st. Louis, and said that but
for the drouth Of the present year the enter
proved successful even in the face OF all the
difficulties now met with in the river.
The permanent organization Of the Con-
vention was not effected until the second
day,when the following officers were chosen:
Senator John j. ingalls,, Of Kansas, Chair
man; Vice Presidents: Missouri-Hon.John
Hogan, st. Louis, Samuel I. Smith, st. Jo-
seph; Kansas-E.V Morrill,, Hiawatha, F p.
Baker, Topeka; Nebraska-M. L. Hayward,
Nebraska City, Victor Vifquain, Lincoln;
Iowa-Hon- 7. r. Better, Logan, p. =.
N. Pesegate, St. Joseph; Assistant Secreta-
ries, W. II. Miller, b. NJ. Brake, II. w.
Bushnell, w. Hammond.
Upon taking the chair Senator Ingalle
made an address Of some length, saying:
To assist and stimulate the development
and Improvement of the vast water system OF
from the Allegheny to the Rocky Mountains,
has been one of the constant aims and en-
deavors of my public life. The Atlantic COM
1 %31;nities. by their superior thrift and
which have enabled them to dictate
terms to the pioneers Of the West.
has not left us without peaceful methods of
redress. 1t Is not necessary that we should use
the railroads of Eastern capitalists, nor pay
tribute into the Golfers of Eastern merchants
the Iasy ne the na;n aa s%Rss
with the Atlantic sea-board. It's rivers
run run SOUTH south and southward ,.n1 flow
ries. twenty thousand miles in length, and
draining the great food producing area of the
world, are the natural outlet for all the pro-
the farmers of the West to avail them
selves of their cheap and accessible
Already 15s 0ou By the tRe
Mississippi, New Orleans has become accessi.
BILE for sea- going vessels of the largest ton
mage. By the removal OF temporary obstruc-
lions and Improvement of the channel, it is
not improbable that men now living will see
ocean steamers from Liverpool and London
ascending the Mississippi and discharging and
receiving cargoes at the port of st. Louis.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
We, the people of the Missouri Valley, in
liberate consultation, hereby declare that the
improvement of the navigation of the Mis-
souri, River Is matter OF national interest
acres that lie upon its banks are afforded the
advantages of cheap transportation, its
breadstufs and products will cheaper the
that in the distribution of the public money
for the improvement of the navigable rivers
of the country the Missouri River has been
practically Ignored; that the annual sppro-
provement of this or that harbor, or the pro-
lection of some threatened point, is of no ad-
vantage or benefit In promoting the general
ResolUed. That we, the citizens of the States
of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa and
the Territories of Dakota and Montana ic
COuS0ut1Ou dSSSuuUIcU, 10 ucT6Oy appeal 10
the Congress of the United States for the Gre
alton of Missouri River Commission to con
sist of seven members-three Government
engineers and four citizens Zone from Mis-
souri,, one from Kansas, one from Nebraska
and one from Iowa. that an adequate appro-
priatiOn be made to be expended by said
Commission for the general improvements of
navigation of the Missouri River.
Res0lUed, That we hereby instruct our Sena.
tors and Representativesi in the Congress of the
United States to use all efforts to secure the
necessary legislation to accomplish these re-
suits.
Resolved, That the State delegations in this
Convention shall appoint committees of three
from Missouri, three from Kansas, three from
Iowa, three from Nebraska, one from Dakota
and one from Montana, who shall form com
mittee to memorabilia Congress to prepare
and present statistics and in every legitimate
manner aid our Representatives in securing
from Congress adequate appropriations for
the improvement Of the navigation of the
Missouri River.
convention be published In pamphlet form
and distributed generally among the citizens
of the Missouri Valley and the Senators and
Representatives in Congress.
the plan for the Improvements of the Missis-
sippi River and its tributaries, and urge upon
the attention OF Congress the Importance of
making liberal appropriations therefor.
The committees appointed in behalf of the
States, in accordance with the above resolu-
ton, are as follows:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Kansas. w. Waters, Severance; j. p.
Root, Wyandotte; E. v. Merrill, Hiawatha.
Missouri. B. Price, Jefferson City; III.
J. Latshaw, Kansas City; Winslow Judson,
st. Joseph.
Nebraska-H.T T. Clark, Bellevue; j. ster.
ling Morton, Nebraska City; w. L. May,
Fremont.
Iowa-W. r. Smith. Sioux City; L. B.
Bottle, Logan; L. w. Tubbs, Emerson.
Dakota-George H. Hand, Yankton.
MOntana-Simon p. COlsOn.
The committee of nine to 60 to Washing
ton was chosen as follows:
Miss0uriEGen. James Craig, st. Joseph;
John Hogan, st. Louis.
Nebraska-E. Rosewater, Omaha; r. S.
Malanges, Humboldt.
Iowa-J. w. Chapman, Council Bluffs;
W. II. Stowe, Hamburg.
Kansas-F. p. Baker, Topeka; II. C. F.
Hackenbush. LeavenwOrth.
Nomination. Samuel Houser.
Among the principal speakers were Sena-
tor ingalls,, of Kansas, Representatives
Franklin and Rea, of Missouri, Gen. Craig,
OF st. Joseph, Hon. John Hogan, of st.
Louis, DIR. Laws, of Columbia, Mo. Let.
tiers were read. from Senators Vest and
Cockrell, Hon. r. p. Bland, James S. Rol-
Inns. Gov. Nance, of Nebraska, II. Clay Ew.
ing, Maj. Suter, Mayor Smith, of Sioux
City, Hon. C. C. Carpenter, Of Iowa, and