The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1903-10-02
LtvEE CONVENTION

Hon. Charles Scott, president
of the Interstate Mississippi
River Improvement and Leyee
association has called a cOnven-
ton to be held at New Orleans
on the 9th of October, for the
purpose of making "A concerted
effort to obtain an Independent
appropriation from congress for
the improvement of the Missis-
sippl river. In his address to
the people interested in the Sc
curing of safe levees, President
Scott says:
"The people and the commune
ties in these alluvial sections,
have for ten years or more been
carrying a burdensome load of
taxation, voluntarily imposed,
in the construction and mainline
ance of this long line of levees
on both sides of the River. The
work has reache | a point where
even with the appropriations
made from time to time by con
gresS, it is beyond the means of
the people, communities and the
states affected. We feel that
the National Government should
assume the control the construc-
tiOn and maintenance of these
levees as an aid to River i'm
provement and for protection of
the Valley from floods; because,
among other reason, the Mis-
sissippi River as distinguished
from all other rivers, is Ma
tional Highway To the Sea and
the worlds markets, and in the
near future, to the Panama Ca
nal; and, because the floods
which ravage these alluvial sec
misunderstanding life, crops,
and property, creating sorrow,
want and distress, preventing
communication and the trans
mission of mails, and running
business, is the accumulation and
drainage of water from the wa
terways of the rs States border
ing on or contiguous 10 the upper
Mississippi River, the Missouri
and Ohio Rivers. Independent
of all other considerations, our
people should be protectsd-.-ip-
This accumulation and charge
from the waters cf the States
above Caro-. This protection IS
but just and right, and is neces-
saIy.N
The convention will be of far
reaching import To the people
who reside within the flood Elm
! It's of this river, and should its
promoters be successful in the
accomplishment of their purpose,
! the benefits can hardly be over
J estimated, as our people who re
n side in the bottoms below, and
| to the northward of Hickman
Il can testify.
Ill TO this meeting the governors
| of the States interested, repre-
l sentatives of the cities in those
i States, business bodies, officers
1 of levee boards and others are
l invited, and it is hoped that
there will be very general re
spouse and large attendance
/ There is absolutely nothing of 81
| much importance to the people
of the river country as the build
/ inc and maintenance of thu
l Ievees. There is no doubt bu
Iif these people will earnestl,
unite they can make the senator
and representatives In congress
from their respective State
bend every energy to securing
the appropriations, and Their
can be no question about the sue
cess of such an effort on tn
II part of their congressional dele
cations. The New Orleans cor
yention is the means by whlc
the people can set in motion tn
train of forces that will brin
about the great end in view.
I'm compliance with the reqGe'
. for the appointment of delegate
to this convention, Presldei
Tyler. of the Fulton county leve
board, who. by the way, has bee
indefatigable in efforts to Il
> lend that levee should be bull
has appointed the following de
eoates. who are urgently reques
Z ed TO attend: l.. T. Ellison, !
Buchanan, w. A. Dodds. K:
Kirk, Julian Schoate, ID. d; w
son. j. w. Stowe, +. ). Moor
> G. w. Wilson, Ernest Gibbs al