The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-25


The above telegram was received last
evening and indicates that the lnteln-
gencer was correct In stating that the
Invitation extended the house rivers
and harbors committee to come out and
inspect the part OF the river that is IN
need of federal Improvement, had not
been previously accepted as was claim
ed by q number OF papers along the
river.
The news that the congressional COM
mittee that apportions the annual gov
eminent appropriations for the I'M
provement OF rivers. Is to personally In
spect q stretch OF the greatest inland
waterway in the world, will be received
with satisfaction by the people of the
several great commonwealths that lie
on either side OF La Belle riviere. The
interest that is felt In the subject OF
river Improvement Is really very great
and extends beyond those who are per-
sonally interested In the improvements.
The fact that the Ohio, with more COM
MERGE than any other inland waterway,
has received but niggardly treatment ut
the hand of the general government, Is
now thoroughly impressed upon the
people and through them has reached
their representatives in Congress, who
are united in O systematic enort
through the newly organized OHIO VAL
ley Improvement Association to secure
better treatment In the future.
The first step taken by the river I'M
provement association was TO extend
10 the house rivers and harbors COM
mittee an Invitation to come out TO the
river and make personal inspection OF
the upper river, the part that Is more IN
need OF Improvement by locks and
dams, This invitation was the result OF
the recent visit to Washington and con-
ference there with friends OF the river,
of President John L. Vance. OF the ONO
Valley Improvement Association. and
Mr.. Charles Burdett Hart, chairman OF
the wheeling Chamber OF Commerce
committee on river Improvement. Colo
mel Vance went to Pittsburgh from
Washington and talked with river peo-
pie there. the result being that they are
10 tender the congressional committee
banquet on their arrival there, snow tne
members the Importance of the river
and manufacturing interests IN inc
great Pittsburgh district and then send
the committee down the river toWheel-
ing on the new palatlal packet Virginia
OF the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati line:
Here at Wheeling It has been arranged
that the visitors shall be entertained at
a BANQUET TO be given under the aus
pieces OF the chamber OF commerce.
The trip down the river from Pitts
burgh to wheeling will be Through by
Daylight" and the large delegation OF
riyerr1en who will be aboard will not let
rllp the opportunity OF ding donging into
me opportunity OF ding-donging Into
the ears OF the statesmen the great i'm
nortance of the river and the greater
need OF a systematic scheme for I'M
proving the channel and giving a relia-
bic boating stage the year round by
means OF locks and dams, from Pitts
rtirRh to Marietta, as outlined by the
able engineer in charge OF the river.
Colonel. Amos ]. Stickney The Dan.
gers OF coal boat navigation IN several
reaches" notably at Deadmnns, Mer.
riman's bar. Browns Island chute ana
several other places equally BAD tnat
have caused immense losses to the river
coal men, win be made known to the
visitors in n way that VIII De impress
sive, TO say the least.
The local end OF the movement Tor
river Improvement Is the proposed lock
and dam ut inns run, below Bellaire
AS IL falls right In with Colonel Stick
ney's plan for Improvement OF the upper
river, II is sure to receive favorable con-
alteration at the hands Of the commit
tee. OF which one Of the leading mem
beers is Captain b. B. Dovener. OF Wheel
ing. The local people will show TO the
committee the Importance Of the Wheel
ing manufacturing district. second to no
communities on the river, with the pos
sible exceptions OF Pittsburgh and Gin
cinnati, and that this dam will furnish
4 slack.water harbor from Jlm's run
up past BellaIre, Bridgeport. Wheeling
and Martins Ferry TO and possibly be-
yond the Sister islands, distance OF
some thirteen miles.
The plans OF the committee after
wheeling are OF course. not yet settled.
and wheeling may be the conclusion OF
:he tour OF Inspection. However II is
probable thnt the trip on the Virginia
will be extended on down the stream to
Parkersburg, where the business men
arc saId to be anxious to tender the
committee a banquet on the evening
following that at Wheeling. II the
committee has the time 1t would be de-
sirable for the trip to be extended to
Pnrkersburg. II that is done the en-
tire stretch of river In which Colonel
sticlney says locks and dams are neces-
sary, would be Inspected-Pittsbursh to
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