The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-16
CONVENTION binds.
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Ole. gUhat Of the projecting piece OF
property The practice Is gradually
cOnll1y, fi1nt after line Is laid down all
further entertainments anust stop. and
the projection must rot be made
worse obstruction 10 navigation than
they we're before. When the projection
goes to pieces, Il cannot BE- rebuilt. u
then becomes a new projection ard Is
prohibited where there are harbOr lines.
When a harbor line is fixed II should
be adhered to. even though certain
small entertainments mag cot greatly
obstruct navigation. Certain opposition
s. OF course met with; that Il 90 be ex-
pected: there are. too, sacrifices made
necessary in some cases
A. DAM AT WHEELING.
Major Bixby was asked regarding the
dams the resolutions ask for at Wheel
ing, Marietta and Cincinnati. The
major said tlies particular dams would
NOT interfere with the general and pro-
Eresslve plan Of the engineers. The en-
gineeFs win make detailed report this
fan. IN which the provisional location OF
dams from Beaver to Marietta win be
named. Congress will then decide
whetherit desires to build one at
wheeling first or one at Marietta first,
or - tic progressive plan. OF course II
IS expected all will be built eventually.
The report to be made this fall calls for
dams near Wheeling and Marietta.
Dams below cities and large tributar-
les, the engineers at Cincinnati had OPP
ened, would hasten the completion OF
the entire system.
Major BixbV took occasion to thank
the association for courtesles extended
and 10 the people of Wheeling for their
generous hospitality.
Hon. ". p. Hubbard, OF the commit
tee on resolutions, spoke. He never was
In q gathering where there has been
such unanimity. He felt Wheeling peo-
pie had largely profited by the meeting
OF the association here.
President Vance said there was an
. Other member OF the profession which
had been made illustrious by Mr.. Hub
bard, Hon. A. B. FOllett, OF Marietta.
Mr.. Follett spoke briefly and showed his
enthusiasm In the cause OF river i'm
movement. He recalled his visit to
wheeling two years ago when the riv-
erS and harbors committee was here.
Ha paid glowing tribute 10 Wheeling
for the hospitality shown on this occa-
sion. He called for the active cooper
alton OF the members Of the association
with It's officers In pushing forward the
cause Of river Improvement, though the
year after the association meeting ad-
1ourhs.
COMPLIMENTS DovENER.
Captain Anderson, of the Pittsburgh
chamber Of commerce. was called upon
and made very neat address. he
smoke OF the past discrimination against
Pittsburgh coal on the western rivers,
which Is now, happily, past. The last
good work accomplished was the freeing
of the Monongahela, and the speaker
felt impelled to pay deserved tribute
to one gentleman present. Congressman
Dovener, OF the First West Virginia
district. who, with General Catchings.
OF Mississippi was the moving spirit IN
this kreat work. Nobody, In or out OF
Congress, did as much as these two
men, Within the past four years, Con-
RreSs has given more money for the
Improvement OF the upper Ohio river
and It's tributaries than was appropria-
ted in khe preceding nifty years, In cold
figures, the sum Is SlO.0O0,000. Certainly
a great work has already been accom-
piished. Cheap water transportation
has given Pittsburgh her prestige In the
steel business. Only the day before, an
EnglishEnan closed contract for steel
plates to be used In a ship 10 be con-
sttucted in England. This Is indeed a
tribute 70 cheap water transportation.
The speaker called attention to the
tremendous traffic passing through the
Detroit river on the Great Lakes. and
compared II with tue tonnage on the
Ohio. The Detroit 9lgef tonnage foots
up 100000 tons. The harbor tonnage
T. kau nVN1
the total river tpiAnage out Of Pitts
burgh is45 tons This is half the
tonnage q 10 lon; more than the en-
tire tonn q New York. Philadelphia
and Bqf The entire tonnage OF the
NlSsie pp only l5.000,0O tons.
arson said we are advancing
infd III ERA; we are going after the
n ~ the world. We must have
lIeitl1lfagua canal which IS to become
tt6iGitEWay 10 the great markets OF the
Ohio valley, with cheap water trans
portation, will be In position to as
sumo a commanding position In the
markets Of the far east. Sir. Anderson
was literally applauded at the close OF
his talk.
The resolutions were called up by the
chair and passed unanimously.
THANKS FOR WHEELING.
Captain bravo introduced the follow
ing supplementary resolutions, which
were passed with hurrah:
First-It Is an extreme pleasure TO de-
clare this. our third. annual convention
one OF the most pleasant and profitable
n the brief history OF the Ohio Valley
Improvement Association.
Second-The hearty thanks or the con
veIitIon are hereby rendered TO the gov
eFnor OF West Virginia and TO Hon. y.
b DoYPner for their able hddresses-to the
wheeling chamber OF commerce and It's
president, Mr. Hullhen Qunrrier, and It's
aecretRry, Mr.. Howard HaZlett, for the
b6unteous hospitality an freely extended
10 the delegates: to the Carroll Club for
the use OF It's commodIous auditorium,
ThlFd-We desire 10 express our nDpre-
citation OF the delightful fnvors conferred
by the various trolley lines In the form
Of extended excursions through the Vice
president. Mr.. b. W. Peterson.
Fourth--To the citizens, ladies and gen
tlemen whose presence and attention have
made our visit 80 delightful we extend
gfatIiicd acknowledgements.
Fifth--The city press have our sincere
thanks for liberal aud Intelligent reports
Of the proceedings or the convention.
GlNes-ThnnkS TO President Vance and
Secretary Wilson Tor their able and help
ful services in making the convention a
pleasant success.
Colonel Vance said he had never seen
more liberal hospitality displayed on
anH occasion.
Mr.. Gallatu introduced Z resolution
directing that all steamboat masters,
pilots md clerks be gollcltcd 20 become
members OF the asyoclatlon,and thus re-
coup the associations treasury. The
resolution was passed without opposi-
tion.
II was suggested that the assocla-
44o9,1n yagpitttong be cOnypy,4d to COM