The rustler., 1891-12-25

asas oFEsals&sssa-
hANsAs CRY. No. nnc tz-The NJ
tsnfl river improvement aasaNeutlnn
f Yesterday reselFed ftstif into uerIna-
neut Organization with an executive
essnmiiiee consisting - two memt.ers
frun each - the state, - Montana.
North bakoia. south Dakota. Mime
Aot&- Iowa. Nebraska. Kansas. CnIura.
do. Missouri Illinois kcutnrlsr. Ten.
i''-sser. Arkansas Mississippi aud Lou
I i1ana
tirst-luasmneh a. tav suusf tattau raz.
{ haTs in the neral government tlss e. lsaia-
& taaa uf fnuafuvr HfH fasaIMa 80 inns
nmuua the svFrrai siafss. au rssaniiaI snraus
. when = ade7Iu g. aad economical tfans.
pnFtttluu taeIitaets a4x.s H eaefu.Ise jar8s.
atritou over fhs nav HaHte mafens q ahs
aiied STAT =. aut ralalms uptu i tha Pee.
haiian of the pa slie welfare. No serrIsu 90
tts paNer i more Legitimate ne expenditure
81 public mooney more fuiIY aui lns.d. ana
no dutt maf" tmpeFat " tham sueh lm
fFuFvtueuf 81 waterways a. natlnmal its.
parfHucu ~ ulH secure thr most airausts
and economical transport q .sa iaf zoe uraI.
uets ~ the people
serond-The Records of the government
shoS that of the rammo Titles entering luta
the export trtde uf the United statrs - pes
cent ere uf agricultural product ua. e
Na eh g per cent s pfoduerd lu ths valleys
81 th" NJ M-suuri and Mississippi rivers. which
Tact sfuuustratss the national lnt 81 .artanee
In f0relza trade Of the chief Industry Of
These efsat valleys. n is universally rrron.
Aed that the manufacturing. mining aud
forestry industries of taU country fni the
principal consumers of their products IA the
iuiner= an planters residing in these great
valleys. upon whose urasurrItV tluIra i
e E #fEFHa fHFHHsH HssaaF T..
the promotion q the agricultural industry /
oi the Missorri and Mississippi valleys i of 1
fundamental national Interest, unou which 4
depends alike our fnrei ign commerce aud the 4
prosperity OF all other great productive in 4
dustrles
Third Agriculture In these great valleys |
has become depressed, aud n turn rcturtls 4
other industries. hy commercial changes
which mase ~ necessary to prov de cheaper
transportation tor it, Great stanlc produsts
than has Yet been afforded OF can be AZ.
iordrd by railroad faCiiltie. alone. Trans.
pnrtaiton is a non. pradu tive Industry. aud
hS cost - a : q upon production. Walch the
public welfare demands should Lcsa nd.
Jus eel uy such " Sc provision of facilities
as viii secure the m nimum chure-
consistent with the equtlhle nruHt I
oi those eng tacd therein Experience
In both thi~ aud other countries has I
shown that the averave cost Of wuter trans.
p rtation for the products df agriculture as
vel n ot mining aud fares ~ ami the
cheaper cummu itles g. manuaattures does
not eseeel one q TIL ia q Of railroads whore
water lines Fr absent. while with ro-cxist.
ing water and rail- ftcIlit es the water lines
take such cucdp cammodlt - at such lower
rates as indicated and effect a reduction Of
tully onc-h half ln the average Ia the cost of
all transportation. thus securing the pro.
duccr. trreEpoudtnrlv extended markets.
ed f.r I
aud 80 promoting all productive IN.
dnstrie~ and the general welfare uf the pco.
pie Experience ha likewls demonstrated /
that whrrt water lines eN lst to carry the
chean products of agriculture and other ,
heap commodities the increased prosper
ity OF the people aud the DEVELOPMENT of |
correlated indus rics resulting tn refrom,
provide for the railroad. u greater tonnage
and larger net earnings than accrue to roads
not 40 situated Therefore. while the nro. ;
vision o. water trans portutiun for such
cheap commodities tn these great valleys
promotes all productive industry, IL i no
less tn the interest Of the railroads than IA
HE interest ot the people. ,
fuurth-Thc surveys of the Missouri nud :
Mississippi rsyers by the officer of tue gov. !
'tnm'ut have shown them To possess an ]
ihuudHut volume uf water for the trans I
idrt ttiun demanded. II properly improved .
!nd controlled Therefore in view of the
acts herein recltel the speedy and com. !
llete Improvement of these streams so us !
q fully utilize their value as channels Of d
commerce, ls of national Significance. d.. ,
hhnded alice by cur foreign trade. by all | :
productive Industries by tnc Interest Of I
always and Ly the general welfare of the y
nttrc country =
Fttth-ln view of the national importance /
Il the Improvement uf these WATERWAYS We .
eier with peculiar qualification to the dec. I
lraton of President II trr son that sIt il IA i
letter policy when u work has once been f
determined to be of national sign ficause | :.
nat the appropriation should BE- sum tent .
o bring II speedily and without loss to a d
inclusion, ana commend w,th tho highest u
pproVal the enuneiation of such policy ON h
he part of then ttona executive We Il
lrhd to congress Il policy of adequate and .
ontinuouS appropriations. to be placed at q
ne disposal of the officers of tine gov, I'm. l
leht, Tor such application as In their scirn.
nc Judgment Will most sirtlv. speedily and
"rmancutly open these great WATERWAYS to
he commerce OF the country. 4
stNth-Ghe general syst IN Hdon ed for the
npr0vement of the Msyi.slppl aud Mis-.
lnti rivers has been proved by experience 8,
, he alequats and effective ana ~ an. ~
rove p, not only y tn highest pr nriplps "
eugln crng science, hut Ly experience In h
her countries and our own Il is there. \,
IRE 'htltled g the unqualified approval of II
Tvs eulN 'htluh uuu OF congress. AMI in o.,
ew OF the magnitude OF the national lut9r. =
'ts dep 'ndent upon its application this lc
stem should be continued aud it, greater "
=. ect ON made possible by liberal aud on. r,
nuuus appropriations. -
stVenth-The appropriations for the i'm. -
fovement of the Missouri aud Mlsslsstppl III
vefs should be separated from the riy fr
nj hatbor bill, the magnitude of the inter. nj
It's dependent thereon being such us to en-.
tie them to national recognition AMI tine =
'culiar fostering attention of the govern. IL
cui. M
hiRhth-Nc urgently represent that tho n,
cessitIes of the situation demand the an.
lal appropriation by congr .ss of the sum. ht
sa,G1l,huU for tn" Missouri river and oti7 80
tuji Tor the Mississippi river, aud that fr
ch appropriations should be continued Il,
I'll those rivers are made safely naviguhle
lm the head waters of the Missouri To It's
buth and from the mouth of the Missouri WI
the gulf
Nnth-Ths efforts for the Improvement -.
the Mississippi river in the past ten years '''
wing proven that the control OF the flood ma
tiers OF that stream by means OF ltveps,
lereby Its waters are kept within the chan. Mi