Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-27
GREAT BENEFIT.
Major Powell Thinks Well Of
Present Crusade.

River Men Have The Endorsement OF
The officer In Charge Advantages
Pointed Out by Him Interesting
Statistics OF the Tonnage on The
River For The Past Year.
The arguments made by Captains
John +. bravo and w. j. Wood, OF
this city, before the Rivers and Har-
bors COMMITTEE, in Washington, for
special appropriation tor the improves
ment Of the dams and locks on the
Monengahela river, that were in bad
shape and requiring immediate atten-
tion, interested Major Charles f.
Powell, the Government engineer In
charge of the works on the upper riv-
ers, very much says the Pittsburg
Dispatch Major Powell said. .'The
special appropriation asked for Is
wanted for the improvement OF lock
No. ., and some work on lock No. /.
In the case Of lock No. 2, the present
works have fallen down, and we are
repairing them as best we can.
''The money available for this work
Is from the general maintenance fund,
and will not permit us to enlarge and
Improve the lock as it should be.
With the appropriation Of 5000, 600
asked for, we can enlarge this lock
from PIG feet, which it now Is, TO 800
feet. We can also build the necessary
improvements for the handling Of the
coal and iron barges passing there.
This work is all included in the report
that i made on this river work some
time ago, which calls for the total
appropriations Of 81, 100000 and Of
which sum there has been about 5000
900 provided.
1.-THE special appropriation asked
for in this instance is deserving ono,
and would be Of the greatest impor
lance TO the coal men OF this section,
that has become so important a factor
In the business OF tho section inter
ested Major Powell said that he
could give no idea as to the success OF
the mission of the pittsburgers, put
their cause was good one. and II
they succeeded there would be a great
benefit derived from 1t.
Capt. John X. bravo, secretary OF
the Pittsbnrg Coal exchange, returned
from Washington yesterday, where he
and Capt. w. j. Wood have been for
several days in the interest OF naviga-
tion asserts the Times. He stated
that he Is certain river and harbor
bill will be passed at this session OF
Congress. The resolution which was
presented by Congressman e. II. Ache
son asking for $1,000, 900 for the
purpose OF making improvements
on the Ohio, Monongahela and Ale
gheny will be withdrawn, and this
amount inserted in the river and bar
Dor bill Captain bravo will return
to Washington soon In the interest Of
the Western Waterways association,
which is trying to improve the navi-
CATION Of the Monongahela river.
An interesting schedule OF the traf-
fic on the Monongahela has been pre-
pared for 1899, showing great In
crease In the number OF boats. There
were 1927 crafts passed through
Lock No. | during the year, an increae
OF 2,741 over the number during the
preceding year. Following were the
daily runs Of coal from The pools OF
the Monengahela for the week ending
January 20, 1900; Sunday, SOL, 900
bushels; Monday, $4,000; Tuesday,
343, 900; Wednesday. $40, 900; Thurs
day, SIC, 900; Friday, 725, 900; Satur-
day, S31, 900; total, 4,702, 600.