The Greenville times., 1889-06-08
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE.
RIYer ImproYemenl contention.
ExECUTIvE COMMITTEE
MPEOv EAIENT or THE NEsfKSS W WATKR-WANs.

ExEcUTrvE COMMITTEE lp
IMPROVEMENT or THE NEsfkKs W WAFKR-WANs. Z I :
NEw OELEASs, April 30, lss9-
To the President Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce, Cincinnati, Ohio: t
DEAR SIR-The friends of river i'm '
proyement regard the rivers and har- c
bors bill, to come before the ifty-frst t
Congress, as more important than any I
similar measure for years past. The I
fact that this bill failed at the last ses-
sion will necessitate an appropriation
to cover nearly the three years, from
1887, until another appropriation Ito
be voted by the next Congressl be- I
comes available. You know how much
these interruptions, and the failure to
provide adequate appropriations, in-
terfere with river improvement, what
inconvenience and annoyances result
therefrom, how they delay the prose-
cution Of the works of improvements
planned, aud already begun by the
Government ON the waterways of the
Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi valleys
improvements-the necessity and pro-
priety of which are fully recognized
by the Government,-which the latter
has undertaken to complete, and which
would be well advanced but for the
frequent interruptions and failures of
appropriations they have been sub
jected to.
You will recognize that with a new
administration IN power and a new
Congress, it is of the greatest impor-
tance, indeed, necessity, to lay before
them, and urge in the strongest man
ner possible our desires in regard to
river Improvement, to point out how
essential this work is to us, and how
important ITS continuance and COM
pletion without further interruption.
The Executive Committee on the
improvement of the western water
ways, permanent committee compos-
ed of representatives from all the
States of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mis-
!, sissippi valleys, is created, as you must
: be aware, for the special purpose OF
promoting and advancing the work OF
Il rivers and harbors Improvement, and
: urging 1t before Congress and the
y President. Members of that Committee
- of which | am the Chairman, steam
y boat-mcn, and the commercial and
L other interests affected, and Congress
u men, friendly to the cause of river i'm
" provement, have urged upon me, that
TX in view of the failure Of the ap
y preparation bill the last session, o
III the installation of new admins
~ tration, and the assembling mex
u fall of new Congress, 1t woult
'g be well to call the people together II
v convention, to discuss the situation, t,
~ decide upon the best steps to be taken
q and to urge our wants and rights anew
~ Conventions of this kind have beer
ed held in Quincy, st. Louis, Washington
al G., New Orleans. st. Paul, Kansas Cit,
- and Memphis, aud have resulted II
: good.
u While the Importance of tho Ohi'
ok River Valley, boosting us II does, tn,
u.s. largest population, and greatest pro
80 duction of any portion of the great In
W terror basin fthe Mississippi, has neve
III, been lost sight of, and while success
ng in securing aid for river Improvement
ed has never been secured without 1t
~ friendly and invaluable aid, no Con
:, . ycntion has yet been called by the Elk
jus ecutive Committee at any Ohio rive
III point. Feeling how appropriate
he would be, in all respects, to hold tn
be next convention in the Ohio valley
iao thus recognizing its Importance in th
ao great basin, and assuring larger reT
me resentation from the towns and citie
of on the Ohio and It's tributaries, woul
like to make such aselection, but deer
,ho IL best before calling the conventio
~ ~ together, and fixing the time and paC
'lu- of meeting, to address, through yo'
the the friends Of the great work in han
les, to know if the people of Cincinnati
fire would desire TO have this conventio
,is held in their city, not later than IL
','a u. last week in September, and to ask,
this the same substantial loyalty and SUI
ons port, given in the past to the aims an
eds efforts of the Executive Committe
.ah would be as literally extended as b
W" been heretofore done. by other comm
Oh mites. An early reply to this, W
oblge. Respectfully yours,
hes B. d. WooD, Chmn
lers CINCINNATI, ONO, May 81. 1882
lied. To Capt. d. d. Wood, Chairman, E
nich ecutive Committee Improvemc
oh Western Waterways:
VII - SIR-I am instructed by the boa
of directors of the Cincinnati Chamb
ions of Commerce, to say that in its estin
re is tion the citizens of Cincinnati wou
that be happy to have you designate Il
49, ~. city as the place for holding your ne
inc Convention, and that you would ha
The the fullest cooperation and suppC
ard from the many friends here OF
lions great interests you have in char
You will have q most cordial receipt
luhN i.-I., ap1 tun hmm VOI ~