The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-22

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tlNA 1 ii< nnf.t,rr. when retNiVfrsA* m thAnkx
~ the press "a The District. mss pAutiFsivHrrr
ami IN n were mnolsa A y asnpi nm. WIN.
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Your Y q nsni ~ q M lss sihs 'onx having sAic-
I'm, eon.i'c ~ ,hc vuiVNA M HpirfAnns RI
fcrc thc W. II xpo ffAilY submit ~ Jour con.
ftfsr~tinA tEt following
NsFusxs. "A rrpre.t ntlnr fho
hnuni AREA ~ slTptreu STAT , Aiu irttitpr ~.
n cheaper suusp6ftsiian rln fhe producer
/ III fHc X ntumtr % IN the rrUdNcft ~ me
country. ~hst.ef o y ihs s0Is mui "r fsc-
1 ~. h l< a<*tmnhAi II ne uA ionA tAptini -
,Aprt<.ly Eikc III crancf uf the popular desire
for Tie snntls Iuu- Improvement Nnt txtcn-
sln,s - tie great Western ~Atc 'Na \: there
I<<..r.a. I. That rho int rests toll which this
Conventions A. author sxed ~ srA.a> 'Nc cntitIl't
NJ h. highest degree M snnsItNrs ten pt tlr
Na,ioa+l ieki-iainc. ~ which .ntr,.-'.A ~
romm.- ffe between the Hiatts' ne pturu-
ton ~ to general welfare. lA .,rn. ~No
of The Iuitxd states ana mfrc than Abe total
|, for i'm cumncr<c ~ INV Nation. 4f1 larger
'h&n the tot*i comm. r. ~ NJ TIE rrfi1. tpon
this sast has been icAiNi. year ~
YEAR. = direct and wastcini lAx. eIarmous ia
amount ~ wav Or increased fr4NhIs. insur-
srcc. d-ullrane. wrecks mud feps.fs caused
x - 81 s;asi. : Z ',hc wv and cssy nrira-
cn or uns Mississippi ki,e or and M na'i<n-
bic tributaries. NJ exercise III VIC Iovef 81
sonxrt<s can Ne more egtifrtte of m 'fc tIet
than the Iciirf cf that comm wee . M ~ the
| mmcnse ami NArici iudnstf.u which support
4, from such ntclieSS htri.rns h{ ~tcnuYink
those obstacles ~ Margarine Yu acquire
| fhe<r great WATERWAYS and the vast ter tory
they drain ~as a " umph III tNrlt ny ~
sis'e-,nxnsn.p e i.-'ss,n ,n.M Mtn' 80
/ achir~ emcnf ~ III latest <<lciWf ~ a Tor
statr<franthip 70 nOnplttc fHAt ffumpn ~
c4iiin@ tnat science permanent TOLLS tih
=. We earnestly renfhrm thc declaration or
fhn Hiver Inrroscm mi GonNa nton wh.eh
I met "a "a LOUIS III l,~f. thar M N tNt manifest
ana imperative duty ~ me 1-pxefnmsrt -
Mh<s l-Slppi River AMI nasixatlf N hntalics -
shall I~e4manently sscure ne tA'e ana easy
r.>-~-u,,s II tls duty obvious ana onr de-
mxnt ju-fffl-~d IN view 81 the Donations AZ
really made ~ Congress m land. amounting 10
ns4ls> rV.vVo.toy ActrS. ani n nonns issued 81
of arf1nf ial highways. the ~ Terty or indi-
viduai<. and which even A. the lowest rates
must furnish = most costly fern AZ tr.rspur-
preparations NOT yea ~ great ~ one tenth IN
an Tor The improtrmcntut more than tAnoo.to1
frous Tx o. r,onoply A rfoteetea ~ ronsfi-
| tutionnI guarantee. while hy cheaper service
AMI Unrestricted composition tnty afford >
most eticIsut check upon exorbit4nt charges
b any other route 70 the sca.
q We also esnphsti cally approve ne appoint
nrnt Uy lnnElr<x ~ a Mississippi RIVER LutN-
MISSION. a. the nrsf well considered. eiEcifnr
sipppi Valley u usc maricts 81 TIE worli. Tar
work 81 the commission mas passed out 81 t1t
region a experiment. An tniif lu-i,rel we
Improvement III the lower river. We spec
iaiis approve their plan for preserving % inc
main iissr n. tse rt'sr ~ Al ~ f.1r,ar.s 1870
q or Arrl1c.al. which tend ~ deactA ~ draw
% any portion Of the same. We a|sf declare
under The direction ~ he secretary " War
for the Improvement of the Upper Mississippi
nret- with general approval. Al the ia ~
ought h ~ continue. under The Same system
or general plan and jurisdiction respectively
A. a. present We al-o earnestly urge upon
Congress that a scientific and comprehensive
system " river Improvement BY q e.mrtient
commission thus InnlEuratcd ~ "a me Nis<ie-
sippi should ~ applied without delay ~ the
complete and permanent improvement ot Inc
Missouri. Ohio and other naxlrahis rivers. and
true ecoromy dictates that al such work w.
carried On ~ liberal ana regular appropf'a-
tons
& That IN The inter. ~ AZ cheap transrorra-
tim. md II AFFORD u choic ~ water route. 20
thr eeahoari. We regard councillors between
u' vnrer na.i1aelr wa'ers = 'ne M.-s.s.rp,
and Congress-. in making apprnrriafipu~.
ought 10 have regard ~ the eSfAbiirnueut Of
or TIE great river II III West and fhe flaf-
water East in AcCOfd1n en with
tion~ heretofore made ~ The President A. -
tn't.l States "A q SpecsAl meHsAs.. pn this
s. W. desIr~. "a express orr cnril al spprccia-
ton and cknuwic ~ rment of thn broad. pa
triutic views expressed anil important services
nd.r "a fhn lmproxtm nt M the water
WAYS of The West nv the PrxAlarux ~ the
InfcI states N hs unhcial acts AMI deciars-
4 fI44NM |.A4 II.A 4N4. 10 W.. M.M..#.LLNN| E4 xAM
high ofAec. the wisdom az Congress AZ aprro-
pgiattons heretofore mnfc fur thr iinprnvf-
mFnt ~ ne risersof me West n W. sAnnc time
observing with satisfaction the rAtrIff rreufn-
mnni4tlnns of The senate Select NpWtnlffct on
mississippi River improvement. thar N the
work NJ Improvement be- f,Furtn doing y a
worth duinr well. aud ~ eskura thYfnu4nntSs.
perm Ancnry and economy IN ~ prosecutions
auHifufm system should be Adopted md a.
\. VI alsa recognize with satisfaction the
benefits whith have resulted III INN nav CATION
or t1c Mississippi River anu principal irlhn-
sysism thereto anl renew INK nrnT iha' 4 =
numb * uf districts and lights thftsln he in-
creased N such extent NJ thr iAHht house
Board In consultation WIFI tnc River tOmuii<-
flon finds necessary ~ render The service com
plHfeIy efficient.
X. ". approve the action M tDc " ~seenfire
Committed pn the Improvement M Mc.fc a
waterways. and request M 40 tunii1uc tE
inbor@ IN thar direction and lur fhr purpose
fnr which lt VIA formed. until thc MA SlFs'rp ri
IffttF uuu NHttkAuAr AFiuNtNtN* stnt Au tIrN A.
condition A. TIM safety nf thN panplM ami ghe
Interest or commerce demand mia 1raerxc-
am said bc autlfai1c t and rc.
one@tNi "a fsAN A4olrcr stops TOR rrc<rnIirE f0
Congress n siilnb Y memorial IA the ssnAc ~
the Y0frrtiffM resolutions. nnN Tor Publishing
anil III tlibuting tnr proceedings NJ ihs can.
ycnffun.
The Following supplemental rcrnr; WINS niso
submitted: Your committee. hy wAv ~ q sup
nleuitntal rerort. sf~te That thc> have rive 1,
~thOuNhtfui ntfAntinn 20 the various Fts nut oua
pre- cntad ~ this Convention Intended ~ rem
ely thc ANGER "a navigation resulting from
thc Improper hriiRiu0 Or Western rivers. also
~ imperfect nnd endangered hhfhOfa IN the
frini,ic banks of NIck&hurK ami other town
AMI ritiks uf the Lower MiSEiHsippi. Your
corn s%rliicr: how svcr. deem tNc matters ctn-