The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-13
GENERAL GRosvENoR
sends Hearty Congratulations TO th'
People ofthe Great Ohio Valley.

sends Hearty Congratulations TO the
People ofthe Great Ohio Valley.
President John L. Vance, Of the Ohio
Valley Improvement Association, has
received the following letter from Gen.
C. Ia. Grosvenor, representative in Con-
gress from the Eleventh Ohio district,
congratuIhtory OF the recent passage
by the house OF the rivers and ,harbors
bill:
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 8. 1896.
Hon. John L. Vance, President Ohio
Valley Improvement Association,
Galllpolls, Ohio.
My Dear sIr:-There is great cause
for congratulation on the part of the
millions Interested in the traffic upon
the Ohio river, by reason Of the river
and harbor bill which we passed on
Monday. That bill was passed under a
suspension Of the rules and with only
forty minutes OF debate. and some crit
iclsm was offered because Of that fact;
but the Record shows that two hours
and half were rendered for debate,
and that limit was refused by the enc
mics Of the bill, and It WAS only when
their objection was reiterated that 1 re.
fused any extension OF debate beyond
the limit given by the rules. had
carefully examined the bill, and be-
lieved that It would not be improved by
debate or attempted amendment.
The chairman of the committee, Hon.
W. B. Hooker, has shown himself q
most capable member OF the house IN
IIis Intelligent ana successful manage
ment Of the bill. The Ohio Valley 1m-
provement Association and yourself
coRsplcuously may we'll be congratu-
lated upon the outcome Of your efforts
thus far to secure adequate appropTla-
tlons for the great valley which you
represent. No river OF the world fur
nishes to commerce such a volume Of
traffic as does the Ohio river and It's
tributaries, and hence 1t Is the high
duty OF statesIaanShip to see TO It that
the natural advantages which God has
given to the Ohio valley shall be utll-
lied to the utmost extent possible.
It Is not In the amount OF money inn
nedlately appropriated that they have
achieved victory, but It Is In the fact
that after all these years OF struggle the
system of contract improvement has
been applied to the Ohio river. An In
telligent plan Of Improvement will be
the result Of the survey which Is Or
dered in this bill, and the letting by
contract OF the work under the new
plan VIII save 10 the government mol
less than 30 per cent in actual cost, and
relieve the friends Of the improvement
from constantly worrying over the
river and harbor bill. The entering
wedge has been driven to the head, and
all that follows will be triumpnal pro-
gress towards the completion Of the
work.
The newspapers at Cincinnati, which
spoke so enthusiastically and intel1l-
gently upon the subject In the fall,
pending the organization OF your asso-
citation, are entitled to congratulatipn
because of the fu1fllment OF the plans
which were inaugurated at the gather
Ing in Cincinnati. The defeat Of the
purpose to defect the influence Of the
valley people to a commission was one
OF the good results of that meeting, and
the invoking of public sentiment and
public interest all along the valley has
brought about exactly the grand re-
suits upon which congratulate you
to-day The work OF the association
and your work has been admirable In
time and temper, and the diplomacy
which has accomplished so much can
not be too highly emulated in the fu-
ture.
with sentiments Of high regard,
/ AM yours truly,
c. H. GROSYENOR.