Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-23

right here I'm PlttSbure. IT 3 al
proposition is a thorough. sht-
forward business matter. o. plan,
90 be submitted to Congress, is that for
every dollar put into the enterprise by
subscribers the government shall guar
antee a dollar of bonds Thus, if we
raise Sl5000. 600 i'm cash. the govern
ment is to guarantee S15.000,0 600 Of ca
nal bonds. Then, the government is to
have control of the canal from the
start through the Interstate Com
merce Commission. fixing the tolls
and having absolute supervision Of
everything. and i'm addition the govern
ment can step i'm az any time and take
the sole ownership. by paying back the
original subscribers with Per cent.
interest. There is no scheme or job in
this matter. and nothing i'm il for any
one We have all put i'm our little sub
scriDtiOns for the preliminary work,
freely and for the common good. and
mo- man is getting q dollar out or 1t,
with the single exception of Secretary
Shaw AS 90 the Ohio river improve
mcnt. we are for IL heart and soul. as a
matter of course. but the MOnOngahela
should be free. also II is a shame and
al outrage that West Virginia men
should be able 20 come down the river
SD far with their products and their raw
material and then have 20 pay tax TO
the men who have a grip on the MOnOn-
gahela
Secretary Shaw. Of ,he Canal. had
provided numerous large photographs
and views along the route of -he pro-
posed canal from the upper Ohio 10
Lake Erie and also maps, plans. and
profles of the country through which
the projected waterway is TO pass. This
data he sat up i'm the cabin of the Nir.
gnia Saturday soon after the boa-
passed Davis Island dam. and he was
soon surrounded by a number OF mem
bers of the Committee. 90 whom he eX-
planned i'm detail what h9i been accom-
pHshed so far. and what il was hoped
would De accomplished with Congress
siOual aid In the future. One OF the
most interesting facts shown by Sec
retary Shaw's profile of the country
a.0ng the Lakes is that the point chosen
for the passage of the proposed canal
Overthe summitdivid the lake water
shed from that of the river valley was
the lowest summit point between Cen
tral New York and Illinois. or the
pracucabiity of the canal. there can be
no shadow Of doubt
Among the old time and influential
river men brought 20 the front at Pitts
burg by the canal and river improve
ment agitation and the visit of the
/ Congressional party. was Captain John
n. DraYO. who plOWed the raging Ohio
away back i'm the days when Captain
Bachelor and Captain Vandergrift
were ON deck. Captain Drayo once had
am extensive acQuainanceship in
Wheeling. among the older generation
OF business and river men. and viii be
still remembered by many He said TO
the Register correspondent Saturday
as ne came ON board the Virginia at the
Pitsburg wharf.
Ny first fight for The river was away
back when they built the Steubenville
railroad bridge and now. in my old age.
I ann back fighting for the river again.
And this time before Quit. am going
lo tackle that Steubenville bridge again
and make them take one of the piers
our. It's too narrow as it is at present.
Ile river interests have been neglected
TOO long. and now. that the people have
become stirred mp t0 realization of
the Importance of cheap and reliable
transportation by water. I have every
confidence that great results viii fol-
low. We m ght have q river something
like this an the time. mused the old
salt. as he gaZed with satisfaction at
the sixteen foot stage of water i'm the
lir-sburg h3rbOr We'll. if we had
Nould never nave lett the river. said
OaP P''--h bd-cneloI' "ao was passing
anu ue1lu l-7 Ie-udL h.
Oue ol -L,e most eilhuslas'ic ana hest
.7,So o- ---e men now oiNlls Ior me
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immense increase Tor the near future
p'oF.'ed so-nelnlaS Is zone 10 correct
ENSUING evils. % me representative
OF me heslsler O0-- vance SAID;
Let me give you few facts regard
ing the commerce OF the Ohio as we
compiled ir short time ago for the in
.orna'ion or members or Congress and
o.lels .l.e eS.el or 10 oe interested In
III. u. our
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