The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-27
FOR DEEPER WATER
WIDE INFLUENCE CAN BE SECURED
THROUGH COMBINATIONS.
ION TO CAIRO" MOVEMENT
ALONG OHIO RIVER WILL BE Used
TO AID SAVANNAH'S PROJECT.

Probably Be Chairman of River
and HarbOr Committee and, Es-
peciaIIy If Combine Is Formed,
win Aid Movement-With Him
viii Come Congressman of Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and
other states bordering on the
OhiO-Representativ Cannon as
Speaker Can DO Comparatively
Little Harm-COmmittee Pushing
Forward Along All Lines.
Savannahians interested in the thir-
| ty-foot channel from Savannah to the
sea attach no significance to the fact
that Gen. Gillespie, chief of the U. S.
A. engineers, has not included any
! thing of that nature in his estimate of
the expenses necessary for river and
harbor Improvement. The report esti-
mates 100000 for Savannah harbor for
the fiscal year ending June 5, 1905.
The plan for securing an appropria-
ton for the purpose of deepening the
water has not yet been under sufficient
Roadway to bring it to the notice of
the chief of engineers, at least not in
an official light. Furthermore, it was
not expected that the chief of engi-
neers would deal directly with the
matter. or at least not in it's begin
nings.
Col. Quinn's Estimate.
The report of Col. Quinn on the cost
of deepening the channel showed that
nearly $4,000, 900 would be necessary to
complete the work. Congressman Les
ter is the senior Democratic member of
the committee which has these matters
in charge, and it is expected that he
will ask for an appropriation of the
amount given above.
Little. can be said as yet concerning
the action which is likely to be taken.
Every step that will give even the
smallest aid to the movement is being
| taken and nothing left undone which
will work for it's success. Several sug-
| gestions have been advanced whose eff
fcacy even those suggesting them have
been inclined to doubt but the com
mittee intends using them if there is
any chance of their bringing any in
/ liueICG TO pear IOE LH6 SuCCGSS OL IIlG
] movement
Work Going steadily Forward.
Letters are being sent out to promi
nent persons in all sections of the
country asking their aid in the mat
! ter. Work on compiling the statistics
which will be gathered and printed in
pamphlet form is being pushed rapidly
| forward. and within a comparatively
short time the pamphlets will be ready
for distribution. All the other plans
that have been suggested from time
to time to members of the committee
are being put into operation as rapid
ly as circumstances warrant.
Various members of the commit
tees from the trade bodies of Savan-
nah were asked yesterday about the
outlook at this time for the success
of the movement. All took the ground
that until the House was organized and
the completion of the River and Har-
Dor Committee known, little could be
done. None of the enthusiasm which
was manifested when the movement
was first started is absent and each
and all are very hopeful of success.
Combination Effort.
1t has been stated by some members
| of the committee that the only way
in which the movement can be car
ried to a successful elimination is by
| including in the general bill similar
appropriations for other points in the
country. In this way the aid of SEN
atOrs and representatives from all
| parts of the country can be easily
secured. The principal of you help
me and I'll help YOU will be put into
| effect and the chances of success inn
measure bly, strengthened.
Representative Burton of Ohio was
the last chairman of the Committee
/ Rivers and HarhnrC and ie
garded as certainty that he will
again be put in that position. With
| the operation of the principal men,
| toned above, the aid of MIR. Burton
will be given to the movement and
with it will come that of the other
| Western Pennsylvanians, the West Vir-
ginians, Kentucky, Indiana and Illi-
nois.
Combine with .'On To Cairo"
All of these states border on the
Ohio river. A movement has been
started by river men living in that sec
ton for deepening the stage in order to
| increase the amount of freight which
can be carried and 70 allow the larger
boats to pass up and down the river
from points along the Mississippi to
| Pittsburg and other Northern points
This movement has been termed ION
to Cairo" Cairo, ILL.,, the junction of
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, being
the objective point.
Considerable enthusiasm is manifest
ed in the states bordering on the Ohio
for deeper river and in many sections
"On to Cairo" has become campaign
cry. President Roosevelt has declared
himself as favorably inclined to the
movement, and will probably do what
he can for it. The combination OF ION
to Cairo" and the movement for deeper
water here will UNNECESSARILY strength
en- both wings.
Cannon No Serious Hindrance.
The probability of Representative
Cannon being chosen speaker of the
House is not considered as any really
great btndrance to the passage of a
river and harbor bill. Representative
Cannon is known to be opposed to such
| bill, but, with so many congressman
unanimous for its passage, it is not be-
| lieved that he can do any HARM Fur
! thermore, the refusals to pass such a
| bill would be contrary to precedent.
| Congress having passed river and har-
! Dor bills once every two years
The chances of success are growing
brighter each day in the opinion of all
| connected with the movement. Moth
| ing will be left undone to push the
movement forward and a united effort
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