The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-19
BOSS NAMES THEM
Delegates Selected for Arkan-
SaS River Convention
SESSION ON JANUARY "a
All Southern Kansas VIII Be
Represented Here,

Mayor Ross yesterday selected the dele
gates who are to represent this city and
county at the meeting to be held in this
city on January q 70 take action in re,
gard 10 the taking Of the waters Of the
Arkansas river Delegates are being Sc
Iectsd from every town in southern Kan
sas and the meeting win De well attended
and judging from ths enthusiasm evince
from every source, me gathering wiz not
De without results. The men selected as
delegates are all representative men and
well know the advantages Of having the
Arkansas river with the amount OF water
which would flow between its banks
were it not Tor the irrigation bitches in
Colorado The delegates are:
o. z. Smith, Col NJ n Murdoch, S. S.
Ashbaugh, Charles G. Conn. D. A. VII
son, James Allison, II. J. Hagny, c. II.
Smith, J. z. Howard, z. B. Jewett, w.
II. Graves. Silas Rutlege, George Litzen-
berg. J. r. Mead, W. J. Babb, William
Matthewson, P. J. Conklin. J. T. Reese.
9. L. Davidson, John T. Giles, N. A.
Oldfather. P V. Healey.
Already there is much interest in this
meeting in wichita wichita never takes
a back seat for any city, and when she
once goes into anything, she goes in for
all that the movement is worth. The
older citizens are interested as well as
those Of the younger element This is
very natural for the older people under
stand what the movement means and the
work that it VIII take 10 bring the river
back TO its former state
The old timer can well remember when
the river was running bank fun Of yellow,
muddy water. How its sands were ever
changing. How dangerous it was at times
TO try fording it, for one would never
know whether the sands had not changed
the bed in single night, making the
customary fording place one Of depth
and danger. These are the people, the
ones who have forded the river, who
have seen its dwindIe down from a large
stream 10 a barrenness of sand with a
small stream Of water in what seems to
be its last struggle for existence.
There are few rivers in characteristics /
similar 10 the Arkansas. The Platte is
very similar The Missouri slightly So
A ma nof affairs, prominent in wichita f.
who has lived here a number OF years, I
said yesterday. AS far as I can find out /
there are very few rivers In the United /
States similar TO the Arkansas. There /
are two or three It IS true. One OF them /
IS the Platte and It IS very much ike /
the Arkansas. It's banks are low and /
there are very few trees There are few /
trees along the Arkansas as Wichita peo- I
pie well know. There are no hills or /
ridges to speak Of In tbs western part +
IF the state there are those sand dunes. /
hut beyond those there are no elevations. /
-t would be hard to tel just where the .
river was, TO a perso ntraveling. owing I
10 the scarcity Of trees No rive rhas q
better valley than the Arkansas river.
Of course the Missouri river IS larger.
out for ali that it would not be such a
great stream if the demands made upon
IFS waters were similar in regard to
SIZE as the demands on the waters o.
The Arkansas
The idea Of having the meeting 0rtgi-
hated some time ago at meeting in
Arkansas city and since that time the
towns have been active in
alking UP the matter. The time ur-
iou6tediy is near when something mighty
lefnite viii be done IN regard 70 she mat
ar and with such men as have been
named by Mayor Ross from all over
outhsrn Kansas at the helm. the Arkan-
as river question viii be thoroughly gone
nto
The meeting viii probably Be held IN
he council chambers OF some other audi
nee room as appropriate. The gathering
vin probably consume the entire day. and
hinss OF interest in the mater VIII he
rought out. Arkansas CITY win send
7rge delegation TO attend the gathering.
vinae-d will not have small delegation
nd the other towns south VIII CO all
hey can TO help the matter alcng