The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-29
Commission in it's recent report.

Commission in its recent report. Resolver further. That the system of river Improvements in the valley of the Mississippi. from it's headwaters to the gulf, and in the valley of the Ohio and other tributaries now provided for and those which may hereafter be provided for by Congress, under the supervision of the United States Engineers meets our hearty commendation and should be pro- secuted to completion without unnecessa- ry delay.
 Resolved That the attention of Congress is invited to the serious disasters which have befallen those residing at or near St. Louis, Kansas City and other iocali- ties by reason of the recent great floods and the Secretary of War is respectfully requested to cause an inquiry to be made with view to the preparation of suitable plans for the prevention of a recurrence of such injuries; be 1t
 Resolved. That the convention of dele gates representing the States of the great Mississippi Valley from Duluth to the, Gulf of Mexico gives its unqualified ap- proval to the movement for the con- struction of a waterway connecting the great lakes at the north with the Mis- sissippi River and the Gulf of Mexico at the South. We recognize the expenditure of thirty | itary district of Chicago as a practical demonstration in the furtherance of this project We express the hope that the Senators and Representatives in Congress
 from the various States represented in
 this convention will give their encourage ment and assistance to congressional leg
 islation in favor of the completion of the
 deep waterway, to which the Mississippi Valley States have already given their
 approval, and to which the State of Iili-
 nois and the Sanitary District of Chicago are committed as a matter of policy and
 by great financial expenditures already
 made.
 The resolutions were received with ap-
 plause and on motion of General Catch-
 tngs were unanimously adopted. On the motion of !. N, Luce 1t was
 unanimously agreed that a committee
 should be appointed to memoralize both
 houses of the Congress with the resolu-
 tions as adopted.
 1 President Scott then introduced Hon.
 Charles s. Fairchild of New York, say
 ing he had been a member of the official
 cabinet of one of the country's greatest
 presidents. Great applause greeted the
 reference to ex-President Cleveland. MT. Fairchild said (when the opportun- | ity was presented by the dying away of
 the cheers) that the federal government | was doing much in all directions. Tt has taken up the problem of irri- | gation," he said. Long ago 1t aided iu
 the building of the trans-C Continental | railroads. But this levee cause appeals | to the general government on vastly higher grounds than any other ever givea | consideration by 1t. The government is about to spend a vast sum for the build
 ing of an isthmian canal But I believe
 the levee proposition if carried out will | be of even greater value"
 MT. Richard H. Edmonds, editor of the
 Manufacturers Record followed Mir. Fair | child.
 Congressman John Sharp Williams of
 Mississippi was introduced by President Scott as the next leader c6 the democrats
 in the House. MT. Williams urged the
 overwhelming importance of adequate
 protection of the lower valley from disas-
 trous floods and strongly defended the constitutionality of government aid in ef- fecting that protection.
 Judge George H. Maxwell of the Ma
 tional Irrigation Association spoke next.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Maxwelrs ad- dress letters and telegrams were read
 from Governors. Senators, Congressmen, | railroad presidents and others expressing l sympathy with the movement Thanks | were returned to President Scott and Sec
 retary Bryant and Messrs. Luce and
 Parker of the local committees and the
 convention then finally adjourned.