The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-31
IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATERWAYS.
In Irritation to attend a Contention In the
Interest of the Same.

Interest of the Same.
The following call for a river convention
at st. Paul on September 3 has been formu
lated by Governor Hubbard OF Minnesota
STATE OF MINNESOTA. EXECUTIVE DEPT.
ST. PAUL, July Is. }
To the Governors of the states of Illinois
Missouri, Kansas. Nebraska, Iowa, WIS
consin, and the territories OF Dakota ano
Montana:
The present and future welfare and pros
perity of the people of Minnesota, as well
as those OF the adjacent states and terri
tories, which constitute the great produc-
ing heart OF the continent, largely depend
upon facilities and costs OF transportation
for their products to the markets of the
world. This region is penetrated by ma
tural water routes, which being properly
improved, would afford unlimited facilities
for transporting its enormous product at
a nominal cost to every mart OF the world.
1t has long been the settled policy and
purpo OF the national government to
improve all the water ways OF the country
in the interest uf commerce, both foreign
and domestic. In pursuance thereof there
has already been IN enormous amount OF
money, stated to approximate to a hun
dred and fifty millions OF dollars, expended
in the improvement OF rivers and harbors
oil the country, the bulk OF which has been
expended in the older states and along the
coast lines. Such appropriations should
be made to apply where relief is most
needed, andi it would seem that the policy OF
working exterior lines should now give way
to an internal line policy, commencing
where the OF the country origi-
mates, the center OF the continent working
outward. The people OF the upper Missis-
sippi and Missouri, comprising the states
OF Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, |
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and territories
OF Dakota and Montana stand pre-emi-
nently in need OF relief from the exorbitant
transportation charges which render pro-
duction Improbable and the fruits OF in
dustry expensive TO eastern and foreign
1t is therefore deemed wise and
proper at this time that the people OF the
northwest, now producing the bulk OF the
nations food, as well as exports, should
formulate the most earnest demand upon
congress for such appropriation OF money
as may be required to insure at the earliest
day practicable the opening OF our rivers to
an u~ntrammeled commerce to tide water.
this end it is recommended that a con
~vention composed OF representatives OF
those states and territories, their CONNER
cial bodies and municipalities be held.
at the request OF the chamber OF d,
commerce of the city OF st. Paul and the !
commission on river improvements, C
would announce that a convention will S
'e held in st. Paul on the Sd day OF Sep :,
ember, SS5 | would especially request ..
he governors of the states and territories II
to attend in person and aid in Sc n
uring a full representation OF their states,
commercial bodies and cities, and l cor
tally invite senator's and representatives n
, congress OF these states and territories 81
0 be present and participate in the work >;
7 the convention. 1t is deemed advisable .
nat each state and territory send at large Ii
n delegates; each congressional district, fr
delegates; each commercial organiza- nj
on, five delegates; each municipality, five =
L. F. HUBBARD, g
Governor.