The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-02
TO STOP FLOODS.
River Convention to Meet, in
Kansas City October s.

River Improvement congress Will be
held in Kansas City. Mo, Thursday,
October S. This date was selected by
the joint committee on ARRANGEMENTS
\ at meeting held at the Midland hotel
last night. Two sessions will be held.
4 The morning meeting will convene at
$50 o'clock and the afternoon meeting
at o'clock The purpose of the con-
vention is to meRlorialize the congress
Of the United States for an apDropria-
/ ton for such Improvement of the Kaw
and Missouri rivers as will prevent a
i recurrence of the great flood of last
yuma
| The call. summoning city, county and
Estate officials and representatives of
every branch of commercial life in the
| two states of Missouri and Kansas, will
/ be issued today by the mayors of Kan
sas City. Mo. and Kansas City. Kas
| Copies Will be sent to all those entitled
! to appoint delegates to the convention.
! Those who will address the congress
I are: United States Senators J. Ralph
/ Burton and Chester I. Long of Kan
4 sas. w. J. Stone and Francis NJ Cock
rell of Missouri: Congressman M. E.
| Benton and w. S. CoWherd of Missouri
Charles Curtis and ]. D. BowerSock of
Kansas, Governor "A. M. Dockery of
Missouri and Governor w. ]. Bailey of
Kansas: D. w Pike and Samuel Nc
Gloon, city engineers respectively of
Kas.; Frank O. Marvin, professor of
civil engineering of the University of
Kansas. and Capt. H. NJ. Chittenden of
Sioux City, Ia. member of the United
! States engineering corps.
/ THE CALL FOR THE CONGRESS.
The call setting forth the purpose of
the congress and giving the basis of
representation. is as follows:
A river improvement congress will
! be held in Kansas City, Mo-, October 8.
This gathering is of vital concern to
the people of the states of Kansas and
Missouri The prevention of return
l1n IoxTn L
with its consequent great loss of life
and millions of dollars in property, will
be the subject of consideration by the
congress.
Government and leading engineers
will be in attendance and participate in
the discussion. The programme for the
conference will be carefully arranged
with view of achieving practical re-
suits in the way OF securing the sup
port of the federal government toward
preventing recurrence of the flood
disasters OF last June.
The basis of representation in the
conference will be: The governor of
Kansas to appoint 80 delegates; the
governor of Missouri to appoint 80 dele
gates: the mayor of Kansas City, Kas.
to appoint 80 delegates; the mayor of
Kansas City, Mo, to appoint 80 dele
gates: the mayor of each city in Kan
sas and Missouri of more than 10000
population to appoint 10 delegates: the
mayor of each city of more than 5000
pOPdidtiOll W dJ-@Ol14I dSl6Sdl0Ss edCn
board of county commissioners or
county court, delegates: each board
of trade. commercial club or chamber
of commerce, delegates: each society
of civil engineers in Kansas or Mis-
'souri, 3 delegates; each university hav-
ing chair of hydraulic engineering, 2
delesates.
The following are delegates by virtue
of their respective Offices:
United States senators and congress-
men from the states of Kansas and
Missouri.
The governors and state officials of
Kansas and Missouri.
Governors, mayors of cities and Off
Gals of commercial organiza lions enti-
tied to appoint delegates are respectful
ly requested to appoint men sincerely in
terested in the important object of the
conference and who will attend.
Newspapers in Kansas and Missouri
are earnestly requested to give publicity
of this call and to inform their readers
of the importance of this conference to
the material welfare of the entire south
west.
A rate of one fare for the round trip
will be in effect from all points within
200 miles of Kansas City tickets to be
good coming as late as October Z and for
return passage until October II.
THE COMMITTEES.
The joint committee on arrangements
is composed of the following: E. M
Clendening, chairman ]. ]. Swofford
Charles E. Small Samuel r. Scott and
Fred Fleming of Kansas City, Mo. and
Mayor T. B. Gilbert. w A Simpson,
Willard Merriam. DR.. 2. Mason and E.
d. McAnany of Kansas City, Kan, and
Major Thomas Anderson of Topeka.
subcommittee were appointed last
night as follows:
To secure hall: Samuel F. Scott
chairman; Willard Merriam, E. J. Back
er.
Finance: J. ]. swonord. chairman;
w. S, Dickey, W. A. Rule. Charles A
Small, Bernard Corrigan.
Press: r. D. Kafhrens. chairman;
Ralph E Stout. c. c. Cline, ]. w. Nc
Cannon, V. ]. Lane
The joint committee will meet again
at the Midland hotel Saturday after
noon at o'clock. Reports will be heard
from subcommittee at that time and
such other details arranged as are nee
essaIy.
Bank Circulation Expands.
Washington. Oct. .24The monthly circu-