The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-21

meas Upon the Great Waters it viii be
Necessary TO Put More Money to Work,
| and Proiong the Jetties Se.ward-The
Galveston Cut Rates Stir Up the Rail-
roads-The Frlsco's Kansas CITY Outlet
Transportation News and Notes.
! Washington. uJly 20.-In his annual re-
pert on the improvement OF the South
Pass of ne Mississippi river. Major j.
| B. Quinn. the engineer officer in charge.
says the labor done during the year was
only such IS was required 10 maintain
was n1t Extensive. A channel OF twenty
six feet was maintained through the
shoal at the head OF South Pass. but from
May % TO June so the Grand Bayou
Reach channel did not have this depth.
the shoaling crossed the sand waves
and for l37 days the channel in the JET
ties was not maintained Altogether
there wtre ~ days when a legal chan
mel was nc maintained. Major Quinn
calls attention 10 the fact hat in thise
years tee government must assume con-
irol OF the maintenance OF the South
Pass channe., which cannot be maintain
ed for any length Of time under the Eads
management without considerable mod
ihcation in the controlling bikes and jet /
ties and a considerable increase in the |
dredging plan. From the extension OF |
the bar into the gulf il is clear that the |
prolOngation OF the jetties cannot be long |
postponed. The pilots report very con-
spicuous shoaling in the main river jus; I
above the head Of the passes and a great |
deal of dredging will be necessary in the !
river il the channel is 10 be maintainc-.
A ,elia BILE report is that vessels drawing |
scant - feet are materially retarded
Discussing the future Of the project. |
Maicr Quinn says that early legislation
might Be lad arranging for the continu-
ance Of the channel after the expira-
ton OF the Eads contract. A contractor
might be found - take the work al S400.-
boz. the preSen. cost. Otherwise the gov
arnment could undertake IL, providing a
g, O06 0O0 plant and spending another mil
ion fer labor and material for extensions
On the basis OF a channel from 80 20 81
'eet deep. Stating these facts, however,
Major Quinn. refrains from submitting |
my recommendations as TO which course
'1ould be pursued.
TIE GALVESTON CUT RATES.
Galveston, Tex. July 2e---Nothing has
Ievelc ped in the New York and Galveston
reign. rste war. Pubic interest is cen
cred in the conference between railway
md steamship man. 70 be held IN New
fork tomorrow. vixen an attempt viii
,e made % ratcn u. the rates. and il 10
ne belief here ;hat IL the conference falls
Z. Louis. Cincinnati, Chicago and Kan
as City lines will cut right and left TO
rotect their jobbers from New York.
RAILWAY MEN IN DENVER.
Denver. Col. uJly 20-The freight men
Z the western railroads are holding A ,
acret meeting In this city 10 consider I
ltes between Denver and Chicago. The q
&c, tina; the steamship companies run :
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be shipped from New York 10 Den
4r via Galveston, Is me main Gauss Of :
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A SERIOUS SITUATION.
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lsly disturbed over the freight Tate =
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icy will in he near future 5c com
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cir goods via Galveston FOR New p
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satly stirred GQ over the matter and
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wing their traffic without reducing sl
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