The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-10

Ss,al Diipa,eA to n. Inicllisnoer
CIScrNSArl, Oct 0.-ThO Ohio River
Improvement entOOnyOntiOuha has adjourned,
having put in two days Of practical work
that should count, PrActicaT'men took
hold Of the convention at tho start and
kept it working on business line. The
form Of permanent organization pro-
vides machinery tor keeping the move
msnt in operation, and II the river COM
mittesS will do their share, Congress will
be Induced to push the improvement
to completion.
Fortunately Colonel stiCknOy, tho en-.
giueer in charge, is in thorough sym.
pathy with the object Of the associS.
ton. Tho delegates go home under
promise to keep the good work going in
their respective communities, so that
the pressure may be kept steadily on
Congress. Everybody is enthusiastic
over the slzs aud spirit oi the meeting.
SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
By the adoption of a constitution and
bylaws. permanent organization was
perfected to-day. The plan of NJ. r.
Sulzsr, Of Madison, Ind. for an Ohio
river commission, similar to tho Misdis'
sippi and Missouri river Commissions,
was adopted. but on the advice OF Gen.
G, II, GrosVenor, ConGressmou Evans,
BromWeii. Mulick, Hemingway and
others, the resolution was reconsidered,
tabled and the executive board author
ICED TO represent tho association IN
Washington aud elsewhere. AddreIsei
were made by Gen. Asa s. Bushnell, OF
Springfield; SymeG Powell, OF PRrkors'
burg; ]. F. bravo, OF Pittsburghi
Charles Burdett Hart, Of the Wheeling
IxrELLIdEScRR; John Z. Shaw, secretary
Of the Lake Erie aud Ohio Valley chip
canal, and others.
CAPT. DovESER's sPEEcH.
Among the most interesting speeches
delivered during the session Of the con-
veutiou was that by Congressman Dow
ensr, Of Wheeling, who said that the
whole population OF the state he repro
ssnLed were up in arms for On early i'm
provemenL Of the channels Of tho Ohio,
and there wero Watching with the
greatest interest what might develop In
ine conference Of representatives all
along its conrlc.
81 believe that the next Congress
vii, favor any practical scheme that We
may sugges. for the improvement OF
tile Ohio, because there is such uniVor.
cal demand for itS improvement"
He pledged to do all ho could while
In Congress to carry out tho desire OF
tEis convention. HO gave some statia'
tics showing the business dono on tho
Ohio river, which IS greater than tho
ioseiQn imports Of the United States,
amounting annually TO over S7lG,0OO,.
GD. In conclusion he said ho would
pledge himself to heartily corporate IN
IN Congroaa with other members TO OBJ
tain sufficient sum from tho appro-
pfiatlons committee to carry out tho
Necessary improvements.
oFPicRiS ELECTED.
Tne following ofiicerd were elected for
the ensuing year:
P;eaident-John L. Vance, Gallipolis.
Socrotary-E. p. Wilson. Cincinnati.
rreagurer-J. b. PArkor, Cincinnati.
Wee prssidents-John +. Drayo, Pitts
llr,h; T.. A. Burnside, West Virginia;
H. \. Laidloy, Ohio; W. W. Hite, Ken
trEy; ". IS. Halliday, illinois.
Ilrse officers constitute tho oxocu'
tgc board which will hold frequent
mrG.ings.
A. the afternoon session addro'Scs
w,r. made by MossrP. Q. u. uogg, oI
loutPleasant, W. Val Captains Batch
or and Henderson, OF Plllsburgni
g. 4. Ladlcy, Hon. n. u, scott, oil
Wheeling, and others.
l.a convention closed with banquet
a. iao burnett house Tonight.