Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-11-04
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting, at
St. Louis, Adjourned.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The More important Portions Of
the Report of the Committee
on RESOLUTIONS ms Passed
ny the congress.

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was the report or the resolutions com
,ni,,,o 80, pI.cB 90 p,IInub,m
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Wash, chairman OF the committee Inc
~cnuuittoc dividnd ite ,.n,rt unlor thn
''" W. "''' ""r
hcauS OF irrigation, rivers anu
Harbors." Interstate Commerce."
80,
iNDiIr IafES, statehood, Alaska,
"Goud Roads7 and "Iab,r and Com
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H''l''' AIMING INC !H'Ic important
resolutions ad1utrd were the follow
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iht'
for the improvement Of rivers and har-
bors hy th. federal government. as one
Of the b,et and WIs"st methods Of APP
prppIiat.ug public uud and this con-
prc-s hereby expresses its firm conviction
that the ;'oplc Of the United Stltcs viii
sustain Ia" national congress IN appropri-
atIug larger sums for such pITpu4cs, and
urge conEr'aa 10 kc Nor" liberal APP
propriatipus than II has heretofore done,
thereby DECREASING the cost OF transporta-
l"f on IA" products OF farm, ranch and
me hdt!'H.
rho cost or necessary irnprpvomcnts
to prevent ia" CONTINUED interruption of
int"rstate commerce ana an appalling loss
OF III" ana property should be met by
,h' ha'l"i'"l t"|'fhW'Ht ana tht !pcA!I-
NJ iI,,l.d upon an oTuI'ahI" basis.
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permanent Improvement of the Missis-
.,,Ipi river h"l"r'h me mouths OF Ia"
VI .""iI ana ~, 'ntn TITS WIN IN:
nhJ''i 81 "''p hluH IN" channel, thht II
may nay" = ""p,,h 4' AZ '""sl mn" rect,
- core 3'Hd VAN II" channel b'ip" the
NOUN 81 'h' : mo fIF'r.
1--WE urge congress to max" liberal APP
organizations Tor the Improvement of the
MisSleEippi river between cairo aud the
head Of tn" pa.s't, in a'oprdanr" with
ne plans ana recommendations Of the
Mi.si.sippi river commission.
deeper WAtcr thru4ghoUt the uppor Mis-
ris-ippi between s.. Louis and Miuucap-
oils. and for the h,ttrrinont Of the river
at no los Moin.s rap.Is hv sub'titIting
a dam ana lock tor the present canal,
and heartily approve house file DilI l5,23i,
~ ir.,ur-c th. r,nt.r. nr ,,o,ruvi,,
m. NJ. g.a.t.rI river C,nrn Mimi, i,Iis H.,
81 Ioui. - TO- 1bi"n'i, I, ,ni nimup
1,riI Of liz t,,t at rl e.a sn,s Of ~.
yrir ana e.. r.C,nuntI No. ,bn nav.
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,"''"F . u iE'F '',l ltt'.l'b"tin 81
w. q tnt'f o, ,IiE, iu.''hE a W.T.
Nv NV ~ ~, "'i'H ,I"'h ,"t W'ih,i,',i
", 'i' """GI 9"i'..'' "lp UP 'HtdI
a. l"'hppri, III, T." -. Louis, No.
W." recommend ihHi congress make
If"p'I "plT"pTlat"h" Tor IN" improve
mont Of the Mi-spur. river ana other
it'It1rl" tflbutaTi". Of the Mleslssippi
I|'i
wye hrrr conEr"-f 10 make adequate
appropriations under continuing contract
Tor IL" sp''ly ltnpru.' m'ut of Galveston
hhrhpr, and owing 10 "a" great ]lucr"ha"
ana tine deep drlit %, yossr.s in winch
IA" commerce OF tn "pgld IS now most
economically carried, ~c recommend that
lr"His!ors b" mad for securing IN the
haiuur 4 channel 2,"nt feet Ia width from
thu western limits To- III" city Of Calves
ton t" deep water Ia the guIf, with Il