Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-05-19
FOR DEEP WATER.
Resolutions Adopted BY the Convention at
Memphis A Permanent Organization
Provided For.

Resolutions Adopted BY the Convention at
Memphis Permanent Organization
Provided For.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 14.-When the
Mississippi valley deep water conven-
ton met yesterday morning, with Con-
gresham John C.-Tarsney of Missouri
in the chair. the committee on reSolu-
lions appointed at the last meeting
presented the following report
Whereas, The Mississippi river and its nav
1gaoie tributaries constitute the most valuable
natural highway for the commerce of the cosIn-
try TO the trade of every state and territory
tributary to the Mississippi valley
Whereas. The permanent improvement of the
mississippi river and its navigable tributaries
VIII insure stable and regular rates throughout
the year by competition with the trunk lines 70
the seaboard: therefore be il
Resolved. That IL IS the duty OF the United
States government TO provide adequate and
continuous appropriations for the Improvement
Of the Mississippi river and its principal trihu-
taries so as 10 secure safe AID free navigation
or these rivers and be Il
Resolved. Tha: 1t affords great qualification
70 the people OF the Mississippi valler 10 see
the growing disposition throughout the union
to recognize the simple justice of aid being rem
dered by the government in the construction
and maintenance of levees. thus protecting
and relieving the people OF the lower val
| ley from the disaster from the overflow In
this connection we refer with pleasure TO the
work OF the government officers IN charge of the
river improvement: to the Missouri river con-
mission and The Mississippi river commission
whose works have doubled the low water depth
Of those portions 90 the river where the COM
mission and the officers have done their work,
and we indulSe in the hope that this great
meritoriouS work viii not be neglected by coz
| gress, but pressed to a successful completion.
Resolved, That we applaud the action of
both houses of congress IL encouraging the
| system OF continuous appropria tons for the
l improvement of the Mississippi river, and hope
| il will be extended to the tributaries.
Resolved, That We express the hope that
President Harrison, who. having been mem
Der Of the Mississippi river commission. knows
| the demands OF the people for the Improvement
OF the river, will affix his Signature to the most
liberal bill presented to him for approval
Col. Robert Gates, of Memphis,
promptly presented the following
amendment:
Resolved. further. That the Mississippi river
| should more and mere te considered by and pro-
| yided for in the congress OF the United States
as the republics chief water highway and its
only inland sea to the end OF navigation by
ocean vessels as high up The river rs possible.
The St Louis and certain north
ern delegates opposed this amend
ment and argued that the question
| of river and harbor improvements
should not be made a local or sectional
one, as might be considered the case by
| the adoption Of the amendment.
Judge 7. j. Latham submitted and
amended in lieu of that offered by Col
| Gates as follows:
Resolved, That petition the United States
| government to provide adequate and continu-
Gus appropriations for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river and its principal tributaries.
as to secure safe and free navi ton of these
! rivers and deep water navigation IL the Missis-
sippi river to the most Ell lent extent practic-
able
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! the controversy and unanimously
| adopted.
! The committee on permanent organi-
/ cation of deep water association for
! the Mississippi valley was not ready to
report and it was suggested by Col
Robert Gates that it be recommitted to
! complete its work.
| w. Fl. Miller moved that the COM
mittee be discharged, and instead a
! committee of seven, all of Memphis, be
appointed to formulate plans and bring
the association into existence.
Further amendments were proposed
until one came from L. p. Cooper, of
, Memphis, which met with general ap-
proval and it was adopted It was to
! the effect that the proposed committee
i be composed of nine members, five of
whom should be from Memphis, the re-
mainder to come from other states. It
was also adopted and a further motion
prevailed that when it should have
been organized it be OF a cooperative
character.
| On motion of Capt Halliday W. II.
i Miller was invited to address the con-
vention, which he did in an able and
| instructive manner, the foundation of
! his remarks being the necessity for
river improvement as an aid to COM
merce. At its conclusion the chair an
nounced the following executive COM
mittee to organize permanent associa-
ton, as provided in the motion of Mr..
Cooper:
Judge 7. J. Latham, chairman; ". p.
Halliday, of Illinois; John I. Horner,
/ of Arkansas; C. A. Scott, of Mississippi;
! Zach Taylor, W. ]. Crawford, Col.
Robert Gates and Hon. A. d. Gwynne.
; of Tennessee.
| The convention then adjourned sine
die.
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