The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

ton OF ways al suitable points TOT
protection of boats against dam
age from Ice.
Resolved, That this convention
urge upon the government to ap-
point upon the Missouri river a
commission of engineers and civ
ilians residing upon and interested
in the Improvement of the Nilsson
ri river, and whose other interests
are not incompatible with their
duties as said commissioners.
Resolved, That in the opinion
of this convention the enlargement
of the Illinois aud Michigan Canal,
and the extension of the same by
the construction of a canal from
the Illinois river at Hennepin to
the Mississippi river at Rock Is
land. thereby connecting the great
lakes with the Upper Mississippi,
and giving a continuous line of
water transportation from the
Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic
seaboard, is demanded In the in
terest of cheap transportation and
the now immense aud growing
commerse Of the Northwest, and
we call upon our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to
urge the construction of such Ca
nal and the enlargement of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal by the
general government.
Resolved, That the convention
approves the plans recommended
and urged by the United States
engineers in charge of the Saul
st. Marie Canal for improving the
capacity OF the stream to meet the
rapidly growing demands of com
merce, by constructing an add
tional lock twenty-one feet deep
aud we favor the completion O
the Hay Lake channel at the ear
liest possible day, aud urgently re
quest Congress to make regulal
appropriations of the amounts re
commended for the preservation
of these works.
Resolved, That we also recon
mend ali appropriation suflicien
to Immediately complete the worl
undertaken, and that may be nee
} essary for the improvement of tn
Red river OF the North and tn
tributary adjacent lakes am
streams.
Resolved, That the conventio
: favors tho early completion of tn
: Fox and Wisconsin rivers, with
view of providing a through rout
by water transportation betwec
the Mississippi and the gres
lakes.
Resolved, That the Yellowsto on
: river and the Chippewa river,
the State Of Wisconsin, the s
Croix, between the States of Wi
consin and Minnesota, by virtu
Of their present and prospect,
commerce, and the immense ben
) fits that wonld flow from their II
provement, are well entitled
the fostering care of the gener
government. and we recomner
such appropriations for their IL
9 provement as may be deemed J
. Jicious by the government engi
= GERS.
u Resolved, That the system
e waterway Improvement herein 7
9 commended is intended to el
g brace the Improvement of harbo
Q to which they are tributary.
l. Resolved, That we recogni
} with great satisfaction the ben
u fits which have resulted to ma
Q cation of the Mississippi river al
its principal tributaries from Il
's extension of the lighthouse syste
u thereto, and also the snag III
u dredge-boat service, and hope tn
70 the annual appropriation will
'e made to insure the efficiency
10 both.
e Resolved, That in the opini
u of the convention, an annual 9
'e preparation of s25,OOO,OoO for t
II Improvement of the rivers al
3 harbors of the United States, a
the construction of artificial v
is terways, would not be extravaga
" and could be expended so as
i enrich the country far beyond I
D. amounts SO appropriated.
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Aug. 81, says: JAS. B. Eads, "
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