The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-24
TO IMPROVE THE OHIO.

Esnorta to Have Wheeling RSpTeSSntVd ut
the Cincinnati neutrality-suspicious. OF
This GAthSrIngto the Ohio Valley Can-
not BIO oVsToItlmRtsd,
Government improvement OF import
ant waterways 10 making considerable
headWay in various parts OF the cOun'
try Governor MacCOrklo, OF this state,
has just appointed delegates TO tho
deep waterways convention which
meets in Cleveland next month. This
meeting will be more in tho interests of
improved navigation on tho iakes and
an outlet to the Soaboard, aud doea not
have the local interest that another
meeting, which will be- held in Cincin'
natl early in October, will possess, The
Cincinnati chamber OF commerce is tho
inspiration OF this meeting, which will
consider ways and means for tho inn
proyement OF the Ohio river, probably
the most important inland stream III
the country. All ofthe river towns aud
cities are TO BIO represented by delegates
from trades bodies aud in addition the
membes OF Congress from nil tho
states that border on the river are in
Vitsd 10 attend,
Captain William A. List, former
riverman, and President Quarter, OF
the chamber OF commerce, are endeRyor'
ing to stir up q local interest in the
Cincinnati meeting, and very soon it IS
probable a meeting Of the chamber will
be called and delegates TO the meeting
named. WheeiinV's position M ono OF
tho larger towns on tho river, makes It
imperative that the city should DO well
represented.
The object OF the meeting, speciicAl'
~, is noted in the following letter which
Captain List received, from Commodore
Paris @. Brown. chairman oil the joint
committee OF tho Cincinnati chamber OF
commerce and freight buroau;
Cap, William Lit, Wedding, IT.. Va
DEAR SIR:-Acting under authority
from the Cincinnati Chamber Of Com.
luOrce aud in behalf OF tho commercial
interests OF Cincinnati, whose pros
perity is vitality involved in tho main
ieuance OF such stage OF water in the
Ohio as will prolong to the utmost limit
the season OF navigation, the under
signed soliCitsyour aid in bringing about
q grand cooperative movsment, having
in view the creation OF q healthy public
sentiment, which will promote leGItt.
mate effort to secure at tho hands OF tho
next Congress such appropriation as
may be necessary to carry forward,
vigorously and practically, the work OF
improving the Ohio river
10 this end it is proposed to hold in
Cincinnati, o., on October Sth, 1895,
convention which shall embrace detD.
gates from each city and town on the
Ohio river The members oil Congress
Senators and Representatives. from
Pennsylyauia, Wet Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois will BIZ
Invited to attend.
The subject will DO presented by poo.
pie OF note. The object OF the conyen'
ton will be to organize permanent
executive comthiHee fairly representa-,
tive OF tho territory tributary to the
Ohio river, whose special duty 1t snail
DO to follow up and promote the i'm.
provomont OF that important stream.
VIII you not take tHis matter up with
your fellow citizens aud organize dele.
CATION and come and help uI? Kindly
reply at your early convenience and
favor w with suggestions.
Yours very truly,
Pans Z. BRowS.