Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-18
OHIO VALLEY OFFICERS
SAID TO BE OFFENDED
And VIII Not Attend the National
Rivernen's Association af DaIu-
more--No Boats TO-Day-Other Riv-
or News.

And VIII Not Attend the National
Rivermen's Association af DaIU-
more--No Boats To-Day-Othcr Riv-
or News.
Certain officers of the Ohio Valley
Improvement Association announce
that they will take no part in the COM
ing river improvement convention, to
be held in Baltimore October Sth and
9th. If the threat of the officers is car
ried out rivermen In the future may re-
fuse to take any part In the proceed
ings of that body, which, it Is alleged,
has taken upon itself credit that does
not belong to 1T.
The association officers are said to be
angry because Louisville is not to get
the meeting. Rivermen are well salts
fed with Baltimore, and took no part
in selecting that city. In speaking of
the matter, Capt. bravo said: THE
rivermen and New Orleans business
men are pushing this meeting and they
are bright men, brighter than many
who have been advocating river inn
proyements, and | take my hat off to
them. The Baltimore meeting will be
a great success whether the Ohio Val
ley Improvement Association Is repre-
cented officially or not and the conven-
ton will accomplish the object of It's
purpose"
Other rivermen said that II certain
persons down the Ohio river had been
placed at the head of the Baltimore
movement, so that they could have had
a chance to travel around, the attitude
OF some might have been changed.
The criticisms were brought out by
the publication of the following in a
Cincinnati paper:
From present indications the Balti-
more meeting, in which river and har-
Dor men from all parts Of the United
States will be represented, will not be
graced by the presence OF a represen-
tative OF the Ohio river in the vicinity
OF Cincinnati. The meeting at Balti-
more will be held on October 9Th and
9th, and is in the interests of improy-
ing waterways. This meeting was ORR
ginally supposed to be held at Louis
vile, KY, and when a conference was
called In this city to select meeting
place, that body Of men who represent
ed cities from Pittsburg to New Or
leans selected the city on the Ohio
Falls as the proper place to hold a ma
tional gathering OF rivermen, but the
New Orleans delegation, after leaving
the city sent word that the selection
was not approved by them and they
selected Baltimore as the place. The
change of meeting places angered many
rivermen, especially several of the Of
ficers Of the Ohio Valley Improvement
Association, and they will not have
anything to do toward helping the con-
vention along. c. B. Murray, Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, was seen yes
terday and said that while no co.lmit-
tee or delegates had been appointed to
represent this city at the convention
he thought that it was possible that
some one would be sent"
The Bessie Smith got away at 5
o'clock last evening for Parkersburg.
She will return this evening and leaye
tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock for
that port.
There will be no boats to-day.
Inc Cricket will come up tomorrow
evening and will leave Tuesday at IL
o'cIomk for Parkersburg.
The marks at midnight recorded 8
feet inches and rising. Although the
rise may be suficient to allow the local