The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
FOR A FREE MONONGAHELA.
CONCERTED EFFORTS TO BE MADE
RIVERMEN AND OTHERS.
Action viii Be Taken at the Nstienal
Convention Of Steamboatmen in New
York Next Reek-Another C0nven-
ton Of Rivermen to be Held at
Cincinnati in October.


The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the National board of steam navi-
CATION will be held in the city of
New York September 10, and will be
presided over by Capt James A.
Henderson, of the Pittsburg and
Cincinnati Packet Line, of Pittsburg.
who is president of the organization.
Capt. W. j Wood, also of Pittsburg,
is the treasurer of the organization,
and among those from that city who
are on prominent committees. is
Capt. w. W. O'Neil.
The National board OF steam nav
igation is representative body OF
steamship and steamboat owners,
and through their efforts much good
has been accomplished for the ma
rine interests of the United States.
One of the most important subjects
that will be discussed at the coming
meeting is the freeing of the Monon-
gahela river and there will be plenty
of speakers on hand to thoroughly
convince those present that free
river is one of the grandest things
that could be accomplished to bene-
fit the people of II states, who are
dependent upon the Monongahela
valley, to large extent, for their
supply of coal.
/ There will be numerous other top
les discussed, but the freeing of the
Monongahela river is the one of
most importance to the Monongahe
la valley
The great river convention, which
meets in Cincinnati, October S, is at.
tracing unusual interest among the
coal operators and the rivermen in
general, who will be on hand to as
sist in the movement of improving
the greatest river waterway in the
world. Capt. John F. bravo, the
champion of free Monongahela,
will be on hand to see that the dele
gates to the convention do not for
get the fact that the Pittsburg oper-
ators have a move on foot to free
the Monongahela river for the great
benefit of the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys. A free river means more
coal for the valleys and more work
for the miner
Capt. bravo is greatly in favor of
this convention, but he wants to see
the MonoDgabela made free first,
which will probably be done There
never was time in the history of
the rivers that such a concerted ac-
tion has been taken to further the
improvements of the great Western
and Southern waterways as is being
waged at the present time The riy-
ermen, however, are only awakening
to their interests in meeting in con
vention to discuss the best possible
methods of furthering the interests
of the free highways. The river in
terest need looking after, and the
slow manner in which the govern
ment is making improvements is not
in accord with the wishes of those
identified with the rivers. 1t is more
than likely that a big delegation will
go from the valley to the convention,
and what the outcome will be is a
matter that is exciting considerable
interest.
Capt. bravo spent a day at Kit
tanning last week, where the fair
was in progress, and made speech,
as did also Col Stone, not forgetting
to say a word about fcee Monon-
gahela. Every riverman wants to
see the river made free, and in The
matter of improvements, they agree
that the Monongahela river should
be made free and then attention Civ
en- to improving the Ohio between
Pittsburg and Cairo. There is no
question about the Monongahela
river being made free, and rivermen
confidently expect that within the
next two years the plant will be
controlled by Uncle Sam.