Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-09-08
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
Organization of an Improvement
Committee and Appointments OF
Dele1ates

Organization of an Improvement
Committee and Appointments OF
Delegates.
st. Paul Pioneer Press
Immediately after the adjournment of
the convention meeting was held at
room two, Merchants hotel, of delegates
from Missouri river points, for the pur-
pose of permanent organization in the
interest of the improvement of the
Missouri. There were between thirty
and forty present. Hon. l.. r. Bolter, OF
Logan, Iowa, was chosen temporary
chairman. The following resolutions,
presented by Fl. M. Kirkpatrick, OF
Kansas City. were adopted without dis
cussion:
Resolved, That we, the delegates in
attendance upon the waterways conven.
tion at st. Paul, who are residents upon
and near the Missouri river, do hereby
organize ourselves into an association to
be known as the missouri River I'm
provement Committee" for the purpose
of promoting the Improvement of that
river throughout Its navigable course.
Resoloed, That the association now
elect officers to hold for two years, and
together constitute an executive com.
mittee, whose duty it shall be to insti-
tute and carry forward vigorous meas
ures to secure the improvement of that
river by national appropriations devoted
exclusively to that purpose; to call con-
ventions, visit halls of legislation, or
ganize proper support and do all things
calculated to vigorously push forward
the long neglected and greatly needed
improvement of this national highway.
Immediately upon the adoption of
these resolutions the meeting perman-
emily organized by the election of the
following officers:
President-Hon. L. R. Bolter, Logan,
Iowa.
Secretary-W. H.H. Beadle,of Dakota.
Treasurer. D. Barker, Girard, Kan
sas.
Vice presidents from each state and
territory-T. B. Bullene, Kansas City,
Mo-; Thomos A. Scott. Wyandotte, Kan;
Thomas G.. Merrill, Helena, Montana; E.
NJ. Correll, Hebron, Nebraska; John Fl.
King, Chamberlain, Dakota.
| Corresponding secretaries H. M.
kirkpatrick, Kansas City, Mo-; W. M.
Glenn, Harper, Kan; A. J. Sawyer,
Lincoln, Nebraska; T. G. Power, Helena,
Montana; w. II. FL. Beadle, Yankton,
OAK; J. M. Miller, Sac City, Iowa.
The meeting adjourned to meet at the
call of the president, and it was after.
wards decided to hold the first meeting
at Kansas City, on Nov. 18th. when ar
rangements will be made for conven-
tion and an aggressive campaign. Much
enthusiasm and entire harmony charac.
tenzed the meeting, and important re.
suits are expected to be the outcome OF
the gathering.
Tne convention authorized each state
and territory to select two delegates to
constitute committee to wait upon con.
gress and present the results of the pres.
ent convention. Alter the adjournment
of the convention, meetings we're held
at various times and places, with the
following results:
Dakota-D. M. Inman, Vermill,on;
Alexander Mckenzie, Bismarck.
| Montana-Hon. Martin Maginnis, J.
F. Tooker.
Kansas-Dr. John Arthur, Wyandotte
q. E. Clifford, Clay Center.
Iowa-P. G. Battingall, Ottumwa; j
NJ. Miller, Sac City.
Wiscopsin-William Price, Chippewa
Joseph Rankin. Manitowac.
Minnesota-Mark 81. Dunnell, Owa.
tonna; John s. Plllsbury, Minneapolis
Missouri. B. Bullene, Kansas City
ex Gov. Stannard. st. Louis.
Nebrsska-J. NJ. Thurston, Ouah
E. NJ. Carroll, Hebron.
Illinois, to be appointed by the chair
man of the delegation.