The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-16
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SseAsss % taS WeSefWeys C00ventleos
At the Waterways Convention held at
West Superior, Wis, the following resolu.
tions were adopted.
Resolved that wc explicitly declare M =
sense Of the convention that q ship canal
twenty feet In depth should Be undertaken
and completed by the general government
as enrly ns practicable through the shadows
and rivers connecting the great lakss.
Resolved TINT upon the speedy completion
Of tha new lock and inprovensnt Of the Hay
laks and channel in st. Nary's river depend
cheaper rate Of transportation of the
products OF the East and Northwest through
the use Of larger freight carriers, md the in.
surance Of q continuous and sase passage oi
such carriers agatnst the accident which o
single l0ck inaures. '5774 y
Resolved, That the interests Of commerce
imperatively demand that the appropriation
Of the sum named hy the engineer in charge,
as stated by tlie secretary Of war in his an.
nuel report to congress, being the amount
that can bs proatabay expended for the con.
atruction Of the new lock and Improvement
ot Hay lake channel in st. Mary's river,
should not be reduced, Us is usually done,
but appropriated in full by congress us rcc.
commended in snid report.
Resolved, Tint thecommittee recommend
that the harbors be dcepened as rnpilly as
practicable, sO ns to accommodate vessels
drawing twenty feet Of watcr.
Resolved, Thut in this, as in every other
convention In the interests of chenp water
transport alton lnd consequent improve.
ment Of RIVERS, lakes and harburs, by liberal
appropriations by the general government,
TINT great aystem Of ininnd water nuyiva.
tion-thc Mississippi and its principal tribu.
taries-cannOt be overlooked, nnd this con-
ventiOn strongly indorscs the continued i'm.
prnvements by appropriat ions from congress.
committee of Ave to prepare memorial, en-.
bodying the suhjert matter Of these resolu.
tiOnS Tor presentation to congress-
Whercas. The great lakes and nnviral,ls
waters connecting and emptying intU tho
same have not heen officially surveyed hr.
tween ls49 and 1874. Whereas, Since that
time numerous reefs, rocks, bars aud other
obstructions to navigation hive been dis
covered in these waters, and whereas. ,liflSr.
ent improvements and changes as to the
channels and navigable waters huve l,cpn
made by excavations and otherwise, purtic.
ulnrly in the rivers and connecting waters
which do not appear upon the snid mnps
and charts and published surveys: and
whereas, various additional lights aud light.
houses, beacuns, fog whistles and sirens have
changed since the last surveys and whereas.
tonnage nnd commerce by these waters have
since said surveys were made greatly in.
crrasel are still increasing and, whereas,
certain portions Of these waterways are still
without sufficient nnd res,ssnring lights and
buoys in many places where navigation is
hazardous to vessels of the larger clnss, and,
wherens. private parties are now muintnin.
ing ut their own expense certain light ships
md other guides to navigation upon these
waters, be il resolved that it liz the s.nso ot
this meeting that the great and governing
commerce on these waters dcman, that it Il
the duty Of the United States government TO
take such steps MS may bc necessary ut nn
enrly day, to make IL careful survey Of nll
these waters. rivers and connecting waters,
md
Resolved, That it Ia tho duty of tho
United States government to beur the OK.
pense OF providing additional safeguards
against incidents by the maintenance Of the
light ships, buoys and other guards to navi.
CATION now maintainctl ut private expense.
The resolutions we're adopted unanimous
ly and met with the hearty concurrence ui
the delegates, who evincrd their appreciation
by loud and continued applause.