Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-11

and the Faults OF Their COnstruc-
ton.
Pittsburg, Pa, November 1O.-Ihe
Ohio River Improvement Association,
an organization that is pledged to per-
manently improve the Ohio river, met
in the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce at II a. m. The meeting vas
called to order by the President the
Hon. John L. Vance, of Gallipolis.
Delegates were present from
Caio, Kentucky, Indiana, Wes, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. Among The
most prominent were John L. Vance,
president; Congressman Doyener, Gov
ernor MacCorkle, Ex-Governor Fleming,
of West Virginia. Val. p Collins Of
Cincinnati, and Charles O'ConnCr, of
Louisville.
Mr. Vance. in calling the session to
order, spoke of the object of the meet
ing. On behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce Mr.. John Bindley its Pres
ident, then made the address of well
come.
In replying to the address of vel
come, President Vance began by say
ing that he was satisfied the delegates
would go home delighted with Pitts
burgs hospitality. He also spoke in
feeling terms of the death of Captain
c. w. Bachelor He then outlined
the objects of the meeting, submitting
a brief report. Mir Vance urged that
all honorable means be brought to bear
on the members of Congress to carry
out the provisions of the river and
harbor bill which has authorized i'm
provements to be made i'm the Ohio
approXimating about $I00o0O0. About
S%.5O000 of Ills amount has been APP
propriated to the upper Ohio. This
amount includes the completing OF the
slack water system to Beaver and a
survey OF the Ohio between this city
and Marietta. which is now under way.
He also complimented Captain 3. b.
DOvener. of Wheeling, who, he said,
so ardently supported the riVermen
for everything they wanted. he told
Of the visit of the river and harbor
commission to this city and the re-
suits of that visit The freeing OF the
NT0uOugahela river also came under
his notice, and everything that has
been accomplished was reviewed. Full
provision has been made TO free that
river and steps have already been ta-
ken TO make its commerce free. He
believes that S3.500,000 or S40OO0OJ
will buy the plant and franchise OF the
company.
Mr.. Vance said that he would not
rest until the Ohio river was improv-
ed from Pittsburg to Cairo by a COM
plete system of locks and dams. Mr..
Vance declared that every aid should
be given to the proposed ship canal
which will connect this city with Lake
Erie. which remarks were greeted
with applause.
MIR. Hart. Of Wheeling. presented q
resolution eulogizing the memory OF
Captain G. w. Bachelor. which was
ordered to be spread upon the minutes
of the meeting and that a copy be sent
to the family.
Al the afternoon session Captain
Dravo made an address upon the faulty
construction Of bridges across the
Ohio and warned the bridge builders
that a day of reckoning was coming.
Letters CT IeSIgI ~ w ", 1-,..n Gov
Iuehl O'y' s.,:..,' 'l',''i pTsbDeT Hon
erIoIS Ilas.'lisS 80 - Col1.ns r.
,I..i-,- ~ - era sented thanking the
Cincinnati Freight Bureau for efficient
services .t 5arb,- liros r5r the an
,,,fr+r,enf of IN Ohio River C0mmis-
SION; uIslus ls7.S..r7 Con5- +5e he FsJs ia.tv svs-
ION lo' ~, P,o-e(,-,l cs,,5l s,,rvsvs to nraven.
l,'l'' .-l,,r5,,,ln- NJ barbors and the
the encroacnme,n' ~ l,'i - oo.S any Tbcto
pIoDev,'OI ". nv -aCsrrsd ~ ~ commit
Fsso. 'ss or 1I.e-1I re.oluTions
We f.IIied 24 ,gsS"s- stats Engineer craiehm of
oCRcs was an interested spectator at the
ohio river imp~oving convention. He was
-, 49,, t,. r,r,.sptioo and made n
very neat ADDRESS zen. - .,,. '.''l -