The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-10
TIE onIo.EI,1E oANAL
VIII DO Consitered Mt o Meeting Of tht
Donrd of Stenm Navigation.

Donrd of Steam Navigation.
Tho National Board Of Steam Navi.
cation, that will hold three days an.
nual session at the Gibson House in
Cincinnati, beginning Tuesday morn.
ing, will bring TO this city distin.
euished body Of merchant marine from
evory section OF the country, says tho
Tmcs.Star. Every steamship, lake and
steam boat company in America will
have representation at tho convention.
They will be hero from the extreme
water limo Of Maine to the coast Of
California, the lakes to the gulf, and
will deliberate as to what Ia best to
be dono by tho American Congress
for the good OF their causes, which
arc the great national highways OF this
country. Tho convention will also take
up tho matter Of 0hio'a proposed On
larged canal from the lakes ito the Ohio
river, and practical navigators will talk
as to its feasibility and Of tho good II
will do for the American commerce.
They will bring up matters relating to
tho merchant marine OF the high seas,
the improvements OF our smaller lakes
and western and southern waters and
tho various matters engaging the atten-
ton Of other countries at prosent as to
closer relationship by means Of our
vessel commerce on tho high sons. Tho
convention has great work before 1t.
Its members are representative Of tho
largest populated commercial statos In
tho Union. Heretofore before Congroas
the national board OF steam navigation
has boon n power. They have nevcr
yot undertook to do thing that
they did not accomplish. Like the
national board of trade. the board OF
steam navigation 10 composed OF tho
very best material, picked from tho
practical workers for tho advancement
OF America and American ideas. Tho
local steauboatmen havo arranged to
give tho 200 delegates o reception be-
coming TO the Qnoen City. The only
regret Is that they come at time when
tho Ohio river is lower than II has boon
In period OF thirteen years aud they
cannot be given ride on La Boile
Rlylere, but they will make On investi-
patton OF sono OF tho government i'm
provemonts at tho dykes. and will 90 to
pee the workings OF tho dams OF Madt'
son and tho locks at tho great Louis
Vile and Portland canal There could
DO. gu tho other hand, no better op:
pottunity for Ohio and Mississippi
river boatmen to got together and Tor
mulato plans for tho bettermont OF tho
traffic oil these streams than now, whom
business ia almost suspended. Tho
greet ocean lines arc Though with
their summon rush, and they, too, can
well afford to spare few days that the
marine lave may DO amended and pro.
pared for the noSt session OF tho Ma
tional Congress.
ST. Louis delegation will have at its
head Capt Isaac T. Mason, supertn'
tendont Of tho great Anchor limo; Now
Orloans' will have that stalwart Thomas
P. Ieathers. the builder Of moro fast
steamboats, than any othcr man on the
continent; Burr D. Wood will also be
here 10 represent tho great Louieiana
coast line steamers and tho steamships
out OF New Orleans 10 Cuba and South
America; tho famous Morgan limo will
bayo representative this year, whtlo
the Gormauia, Cunard, luman, Pacific
and In fact all the great ocean limos
from Now York will DO properly repro
gontct by accredited delegates. EYory
CITY on tho big Mississippi, tho Mis-
souri. Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkan.
sas, White, Red and, Yazoo riycrs will
be heard from at this convention: ono
Of tho most important tho board has
hold in years. Tho National Board OF
Steam Navigation has become power
in the land.
Wheeling will probably be vol rOp:
resented at tho meeting by number Of
business mon and others interested.