The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-15
THE MISSOURI RIVER I'M
PRovEMENT AT THE
MOUTH OF TIE
a
Inspected by the Missouri
Delegation.
An Intere sting and Profitable
Visit.

The idea Of inviting the Missouri
senators and congressman 10 visit
and inspect the present government
works at the mouth Of the Usage was
u good me-. If any doubt existed on
that point before the trip was made,
such doubt was removed after the
work had been inspected. TO say
that the national law makers were
pleased with the practical operation
of the works and satisfied that the
question of permanently improving
the Missouri river had been solved,
Is simply voicing the general express
sion of everyone present.
Two important facts were made
clear to the congressman. First, that
the patchwork heretofore done at
local points was practically throwing
money away, and second, that the
two points on the river, towit: The
mouth of the Usage and the mouth Of
! the Grand that really made the Mis-
souri, river non .nsvigable had hefa.
tofore been permitted to remain un-
improved in order to carry out con-
gressional interference as to the local
points where the money should be
spent. Thus demonstrating that If
the expenditure Of the money had
been left to the Judgment of the Mis-
souri, River Commission navigation
would never have gotten into its
present d%eplorable and unsafe con,
dition, Gov. Francis advocated the
idea Of securing m appropriation Of
500, 900, 900, of which 1000, 900
should be spent annually in the I'M
provement of the river, and his adj
vance ideas were heartily applauded.
Every member Of congress including
tue OenlOr OSNuIUI rum nliSoouhi was
called upon, and in neat little spccch-
es put themselves Oh record as ia
voring united acton in securing con
gressional appropriations for the i'm
proyement of the river. The trip wa;
a great success. 1t was important
for Jefferson City and the whole
Usage river valley. 1t will result il
the improvement of the Usage, as thu
great barrier to that improvement |:
now being removed by the present
government works.
The guests were nobly cared TO
Senator Cockrell, Congressmel
Bland, Hatch, Heard, O'NciI, Cobb
Mansur. Dyrens, Wilson, TarsDey
and Norton were present. The worl
in progress will cost $3.50, 900, anc
will be in progress during all of mex,
I'm mer.
The excursion party included, be,
sides Gov. Francis and the gentlemen
named, Maj. Mckenzie OF the U. S.
army, a member Of the Missouri
river commission and also in charge
of the upper Mississippi river; NJ,
r. S. Berlin, n distinguished engin.
Ger of Omaha, Neh., and Prot. G. G.
Broadhead of Columbia, Mo-, the
last two named being Tire civilian
members of the commission; Lieut..
]. G. Sanford Of the u. S. army, sec.
rotary Of the commission; United
States engineer S. II. Yonge of Kan
sas City and engineers r. A. Blcot
and r. A. Crawford in charge of the
work here; Secretary of State Les.
ueur, Atry.-Gen. John NJ. Wood,
Treasurer Stephens, Superintendent
Of Public Schools Wolfe, Railroad
Commissioners Hickman and Breath
lit, Judges Macfarlane and Thomas
of the supreme court, Prof. Arthur
Winslow, Adjt. Gen. Wickham, Col.
John l.. Morrison, Judge ii. Clay
Ewing, Hon. Ashley w. Ewing, Col.
W. q. Dallmeycr, Col. Charles w.
Coombs, Maj. Il. @, Towles, Henry
w. Ewing and others.