Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25
WESTERN WATERMAN.

ways convention was called to order W" "a
o'clock a. IN. yesterday. Mr. M at
Omaha, stated that resolutions h,a Illase,
fccted and would be reported oeeNa
engrossed. "s SoOa
Addresses were made during tha
session by Mr.. Chase, of OMAR a' nom
natius Donnelly. of Minnesota, 'i S"..
Eustis, of Louisiana, Hon. W. n ' y
of Missouri. Colonel Clarke E. Ca, lla'
linois, MIR. Murphy, of Iowa. ana MIL l. u
ernor Bross, of Illinois. EXC
At the afternoon session the fan
resolutions were read by General 01 po',
OF Dakota, and unanimously adontsdp es Y
resolutions assert:
Improvement of the Mississippi ma feehcnS
Rivers and their navigahle tribntarr;, Mlss
fullest extent of their improvabic nan 10
order to secure safe, permanent n un"d'acIty
channels of sufficient depth and Tu leNa
afford at all seasons of the year am uiIealti
ties for the water transportation of M y
mense production of the Mississipni vtanNe
demanded of the Government ~ ~ I'VE!
States by every consideration of co",a . ~
agricultural and social advancement ''Aefo
Justice and an enlightened policy nf ana
ing the prosperity and defense Of tho Pytol
THAT we favor any m%eritorious nro; Ast
increased water transporting farrilii..igsa
which the general interests OF the es WHY,
try may be conserved, and we Common y .
ernl policy in that regard to the curot"i q
sideratiOn and intelligent support o NJ \
Press; but VIC deem the Immediate ANA :, y
nent improvement of the Mississipni a,p. In
souri, Rivers und their navigablc tr h 1u
according to some comprehensive 1 ua,la
bracing the whole subject, us of n, r r"
Importance. i"'"iuol
THAT sufficient appropriations sbor,,
made to give at least six feet OF wa,.rMa "
Mississippi River from Cairo to the raIIi II %
Anthony at the cnrliest practicnhla I'D" dno
preparation be made for the amount ue
sary to complete said work; and we n %s ~ *
the continuance OF liberal appropria,liS0n, y
Congress for the Improvement of the ~
sippi from Cairo to the gulf. wy
Tina appropriation should be m,6s
Congress for the improvement of tho nasI
ton of the Mississippi to the navigahIoe s i']
thereof, in accordance with the recommuI,
ton of h Government engineers. ami11
commend to Congress the careful cor.isl
ton of h report OF the resident enssS'
to the War Department on the reseryois1
TEN of the upper Mississippi.
THAT the Missouri River is ono os
largest and longest rivers in the word. wa
ing all agricultural and mineral curm, ~
surpassed in wealth, its borders ponuls,s1
over six million people. yet never has rec.1
g direct appropriation from the Na,El
government for its general improved
Prior to the XLN1Ith Congress; tllrrctotS
1--WE earnestly recommend ana urDs
present and permanent improvement ri
navigation of the Missouri River upon " i
eral and systematic plan, to prepare III
by steamers and barges: anal
urgea policy OF large and continuous anil
priations by Congress therefor; and We
Their recommend that theimproycment h.1
ricd forward as II distinct and separate md
ure, and in not less than five divisjorS1
the river, %underthe charge of United I'D
engineers and civilians resident therein, !
equal application of appropriations to
several divisions; and we do now demand
preparations for this work commrpsnI
with the wealth and growth of the great al
try tributary thereto, II the constructio]
ways ut suitable points for the pro1cctC1
boats against damage tromice.
"Ihat this convention urge upon the a
eminent to appoint upon the Missouri I'd
Commission engineers and civilians lrsNj
upon and interested in the improvement
the Missouri River. whose other intcresls
U incompatible with their duties as I
commissioners.
That in the opinion of this convention
enlargement of the Illinois a. Michigan Cd
struction of Il canal from the lNll
River at Hennepin to the Misssi
River at Rock island, thereby conal
ing the great lakes with the Upper MissisS1
and giving Il continuous line of water It'd
portation from the Mississippi Vallcyto
Atlantic %seaboard, is demanded in the tinted
OF cheap transportation and the now imna
II growing commerce of the NortNw@
Il VIC call upon our Senators and Red
sentatlves in Congress to urge the const}
ton OF such canal and the enlargement oil
Illinois q Michigan Canal by the General (
eminent"
Further resolutions Erecommenl the
provement of the Sault Ste Marie Eana:
completion of the Hay Lake Cham .he1
provement OF the Red River OF the .M!Gh
the tributary adjacent lakes andtstreal
the completion of the Fox and Wisco1
Riyers, with a view of providing a thO1
the Mississippi and the Great Lakes;
Improvement of the Yellowstone, C4
pewa and st. Croix Rivers, ind the cOntil
ancc and extension of the Lighthouse SYST
II snag Il dredgcboat service, and
opinion is expressed that III annual app
pr.ation of SIS, 0OO 900 for the improvement
the rivers and harbors and the construed
OF artificial waterways would not be extra
giant, and could be expended SO as to enrl
the country far beyond the amounts 50
p%ropriated.
Judge Frye, of New Orleans, address
the convention on the Florida Ship Gag
which, he said, was the route by va
products should go to foreign markets |
ing l goo miles and avoiding the dangers
the. gulf stream. The amount
losses by lack Of this canal in
years had been S75, 600, 900 with s5e]
600 extra insurance added. We are
that the water system is supeE'es}
by railway construction and operation
gland and France contain Il, 1000 lANe'
canals and improved internal wateE%J
The convention adopted a memorials
ing Congress to act upon the queslVa
waterways. 1t sets forth that the tWo'
leys represented by it have an %agssreg@s
144,sOS square miles and 1000, OVo lM1
who are principally devoted to asfIcan
mining and stock raising. The @a
products of this section amount to S.11
469, 600, which could be transport
the markets of the world at a nlAla1
cost if the national waterways OF NJ
section OF country were to be lIlplosa
recommended. AS a part of this system
waterways Improvements there nave
devised and the cost thereof estlhlae'
some high authorities, certain calla'
signed to connect the lakes system
to become a part Of them SO as 10 ID
obstacles which canals, if col'pS l
would greatly facilitate trade anu ,s
en- transportation. The results a Oa
attained by the work OF these s sa1
rivers, harbors and canals, with the lnsh]
amount heretofore appropriated N.Y. ID
emlnently satisfactory at all po1''w ris1
demonstrating the feasibility ana "T I'd
OF those plans. The cost OF ll ao,SJ
required to perfect these "a'Is
will be far less than the 1''s nh]
the 35,546,2 O7 acres OF iaiu ,hs n
Congress donated railways within Ms
Northwestern States and 1effllo s,,a
say nothing of subsidies and STATE rs sm
upon the plea of atfording cheap u ;n,erd
tation and in pursuance OF Natloll1n;l r of
improvement policy, while the al,.I lid
immediate benefit will be many
greater. y,
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