Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-15
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Residents of Glen Haven and
Gutenberg are awaiting with
suspense the coming of the Com
mittee on Mississippi River and it's
Tributaries which will rendezvous
at Dubuque on Monday, June 9th,
and proceed by boat up the river
to investigate the proposed change
in the channel which Iowa people
desire and residents of Glen Haven
IN particular will prevent if pos
sible.
The matter has been previously
aired in the Herald. The first in
timation Glen Haven people had Of
the probability of losing their har-
Dor altogether came to them unex-
pectedly last fall when contractors
and crew of men commenced con-
struction of wing dams above the
village that would make complete
alteration in the current and
revert the main channel of the
stream from the course it has
always naturally pursued across
to the Iowa shore. The project
necessarily cut the village off from
any river traffic whatever, a priv
lege it has always enjoyed and
through which several local in
dustries are permitted to thrive, as
well as being a boon to inhab-
itants of that locality in general in
matter of saving obnoxious freight
rates.
The public-spirited men of the
village commenced an investiga-
ton and mutually agreed to in
augurate movement to check
operations before they had prog
ressed further. The services of
Senators Spooner and Quarles and
Congressman Babcock were sought
and freely given. The latter es-
peclally gave the matter his per-
sonal attention with the result that
congress ordered discontinuance of
the work until a thorough investi-
cation could be made by the COM
mittee above cited to whom all
Mississippi river matters are left for
settlement.
This committee is composed of
some very important statesmen and
is headed by Senator Knute Mel
son of Minnesota Other members
of the committee are Senators Dol
liver of Iowa; Millard of Nebraska;
Hopkins of Illinois; Bate Of Ten
nessee; McEnery of Louisiana; Nc
Laurin of Mississippi.
The party of senators will leave
Dubuque for up the river on the
morning of the 2Sth and will spend
that and the following day in the
investigation. Supporters and OPP
ponents to the work will be on
hand to make their respective
arguments and an interesting ses
sion is looked for.
M. w. Metcalf, chairman. of the
town of Glen Haven, was in this city
Monday soliciting the assistance of
influential citizens here, many of
whom are interested in one way or
another in Glen Haven, and re-
ceived much encouragement. A
number of Lancaster's business men
will be on hand at the proposed
time to accomplish all they can for
their neighbors.
I'VE will endeavor to secure an
adjournment of the investigation
if such thing can be brought
about" said Mr.. Metcalf, and for
the reason that the stage of water
in the river is so high at the pre-
sent time that there is plenty of
water for navigation everywhere
down there. The wing dams are
all submerged and the situation
to a disinterested person would be
against us. Along in August or
September would be the proper
time for this investigation as the
river is at a low stage at that time
and all the sand bars and dams
are in plain view. You have no
idea of the injuries that will re-
suit to us down there if they cut
off our harbor, and we do not
propose to submit to it without a
murmur. We appreciate the SER
vices performed by Congressman
Babcock in our behalf every much"