Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-17
MEMORIAL TO BE
SENTTOCONGRESS
Adopted at conve ntion Of River
Association Held at
Dubuque.
ACTION At COMING SESSION
LOOKING Toward Setting Aside Of Am
pie Appropriations Is to Be
Argued.


provement association ended its third
annual convention last evening with a
banquet at Dubuque The following
resolution, which is to be presented to
the coming session of congress, was
adopted:
Whereas. The construction of the
Panama canal is now an assured fact.
and the same will take about ten years
for its completion; and.
Whereas, The Mississippi river is
of the greatest Importance TO all the
people living between the Allegheny
and the Rocky mountains, as a free
route for interstate communication
from our extreme north to our south
ern boundary. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we urge congress to
provide by liberal annual appropria-
tons. the same to be expended under
the direction of the United States gov
eminent engineers, for securing six
foot channel at low water from St.
Paul to the mouth of the Missouri river.
the said channel to be completed by
the time of the opening of the isthmian
canal.
Help From Representative.
BE it Resolved, That it shall be the
duty of each delegate to this conven-
ton to secure from as many as posi-
BILE of the most influential citizens in
the community in which he resides let
tiers to the various congressman and
senators from his state asking that he
personally visit the members of the
rivers and harbors committee. and urge
upon them the Importance of the APP
preparations recommended for the up
per Mississippi river.
BE It further Resolved, That the
president of this association appoint
one member from each state, who, to-
gether with the president. are hereby
!, constituted an advisory board, whose
duty it shall be to take charge of all
matters affecting the interests of this
assoc: alton.
Resolved, That we deem it of the
utmost Importance thai some immedi-
ate action be taken looking to a careful
consideration of the interests of the
upper Mississippi river at the coming
session of congress. and we hereby
delegate TO the advisory board of this
association the duty of selecting one
or more delegates. as they may deem
best, to go to Washington at the eX-
pense of this association, and labor in
the interests of the upper Mississippi
river Be it further
Resolved, That the advisory board
| take immediate steps towards the for
nation of a press bureau, the duty of
| which shall be to promptly present the
interests of the upper Mississippi river
to the public. and they are hereby au.
thoriZed to so act"
New Executive Committee.
The executive committee for the en-.
Suing year is composed as follows:
Illinois-Albany, ]. w. Dineen; Ga.
lena, David Sheean; Hamilton, c. p.
Dadant; Hampton, George Markham
Keithsburg, II. W. Olcott; Moline. vii
liam A. Meese; Nauvoo, NJ. Baumert
Jr.; Oquawka. A. NJ. Thornton; Quincy
John A. Steinback: Rock Island, F. c.
Denkmann; Savanna. E. Dupuis.
Missouri - Hannibal, w. B. Petit
bone; st. Louis. Erick Picker; La
Grange, Kronskyer.
ton, George S, Sardam; Davenport, NJ
J. Eagal; Dubuque, Frank B. Pieken.
brock: Fort Madison, Dr. John Downs
Gutenberg, NJ. Gilbertz; Green Bay
George S. Tucker; McGregor. George
F. Freeman; Sabula, Charles Cotton ;
North McGregor. J. Barry; Lansing
Capt. Serene; Bellevue, George Slaugh
| ter.
| Minnesota-Lake City, w. ]. Rich
ardson; Minneapolis, A. l.. Croker; ST
Paul, John Caulfield; Saltwater, George
II. Atwood; Winona. Theodore Volt ;
| Wabasha, Joe Buisson.
| Wisconsin = Fountain City, Albert
Kirchner; Prairie du Chen, W. B
Mariner; Alma, DR.. ]. Tenny; Cass
vile. A. B. Teesdale; La Crosse. T. H
Spence: Templeau. E ]. Henkey; Ian
| caster, E. l.. Pollock
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