The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1902-11-26
River News.

The Bob Ballard was taken out
ON the new docks Monday.
Born, to Capt. 81. A. Roush and |
wife. of Ripley Landing, w. Va, a |
fine SON, Thursday. Nov. Is. 1902. |
The Kanawha river at this point
is one of the best harbors that can |
be found between Pittsburg and
New Orleans.
Capt. Henry Souser, who has
been in Cincinnati on the towboat
Raymond Horner, has taken charge
of the Defender.
Capt. Edward J. Howard has
contracted to build nine steamboats,
for the Liemkes Co.,, of st. Louis,
to range in price from $4,000 to
sl25.OOo
Point Pleasant has three sets of
the best docks ON the Ohio river.
They are always busy, because
they thoroughly understand the
business and do the work we'll.
Capt. Oscar F. Barrett will build
boat to supplant the T. n. Davis
which he sold a few days ago to
the Chicago & Eastern Railroad for
$4,000. The new boat will be
larger and more powerful than the
Beaver of the Barrett line.
A lively war is promised on the
Kanawha river as soon as a boating
stage is reached. It is said that
the Columbia has been cutting
rates and interfering with the trade
OF other boats, and Capt. Gorden
Green, of the Greenwood, will
place the Cricket in opposition to
the Columbia.
The total. length of the Ohio
river is $40 miles, the annual ton
mage is 100000 and the total ap-
propriations to date amount to only
Sc, 100000. With navigation
open the year around and 9 feet of
water in the channel the tonnage
would probably be doubled.
The Illinois and Mississippi ca
nal is only rs miles long, the an
nuai tonnage is but $4,000 yet the
appropriations to date amount to
Sc. 100000, a sum greater by $780,
600 than expended ON the great
Ohio.
The Great Kanawha River is
only So miles long but it has a
complete system of locks from one
end to the other built at cost of
81, 2oS, 200 and its tonnage probably
exceeds that of any other river in
the world of equal length.
The total length of the navigable
rivers in the Ohio system is $3.50
miles. This means that Z 100 miles
OF river side border upon the Ohio
and it's navigable tributaries and
there is scarcely any estimating
the industries that would spring
up and flourish along the banks if
this stage of water was assured.
This is the view of the matter that
the convention and all others who
are interested wish to impress on
congress.
The total estimated cost of i'm
proving the Ohio from Pittsburg to
Cairo is $67 100000 During the
last "a years 100000 has been
expended for improvements. At
this rate the work will be completed
by A. D. 2164 1t is plain that
many of us will not be here to wit
ness the completion of the work.
With the completion of the new
Isthmian Canal the distance from
Pittsburg to San Francisco by
water will be GAO miles. An i'm
proved Ohio river and the new
Isthmian Canal should be one and
inseparable.
The estimated cost of the new
canal is SITS, 100000 and the est.
mated tonnage is 100000. The
estimated cost of the Ohio river
improvements is $67, 100000 while
its estimated annual tonnage be-
tween Pittsburg and Cairo is 49,
100000. This indicates how the
government should act to do the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der.