The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-15

--~--~------ ------------ pastnent have very strongly s Tsc,c'ms '1,, @sfh @Sarse view ses oP lei esrrying out tkis pro- seet and we understand . Committee has recently visited, this section with
 view es Invssiisa'i9wE w. the nnasr:sss scine of them are present at this con- vention. We have not been advisec Of the result of this Committees ln- have found the conditions such as to justify their recommending the appro- hsSe senatops ns snd who have by their untiring efforts. successfully aided other projects of this nature. and their names will ever State and people because Of what they have Accomplished In other directions. We think the Alabama river, projeet now under contemplation as important
 We also have present here prominent men Of other caliiugs. and representa- tives of several business and municipal one end in view. to aid in the develop ment of the klabamn liver. What greater deuionstratipn of the neces- sity for the appropriations could there felt suficient interest in the welfare of our State to leave their business and come here to lend their. aid In the movement operate with each other to devise ways and means to impress upon Congress the absolute necessity for making the appropriation
 Neglect of Rsver.
 It Is a fact that the Alabama river has been sadly neglected. taking the value of the tonnage of the Alabama. river. under its present condition, and comparing 1t with the value of tonnage on other streams which have seen more. fortuIiate jn receiving appropriations from the government, and taking the amounts which have been expended from time to time. but which have v9iusiess. we will see that the 1iabaris river has received very little financial aid. What has been the cause of this | have s never risen M up in sheir might ss ana impressed Congress with the fact that we have an available river, and one which is deserving of more consider
 conclude, from the fact sand fg- ures submitted. that with six-foot channel for the Alabama river. thus ana on th Sasis of the sss yc, of business at the points of distribu- ton named. would mean an economy of acss n,,s les. than use ssso;ooe per annnra so true. who can, doubt, with the, facts properly presented. that Congress will make the apprepriaticn of s5eo,ooOI to years. ana sSo.Soo Der" per year ear thepsaftsr @ Hsr for malntenance. and this appropria- fion VIII appear small indeed, com pared with the results to be derived
 It is all right to come here and make statements and adopt resolutions as to what is necessary and all that. but 1t
 Sn os Let us .st p % SshYd Sy Ygoro; ot % sC gfeesmen and pot expect them to do le all, put we must lend our moral sup port ana assistance. We must hold up Congress with the fact that if is Rhsir duty to do what we are asking This is the history of other successful ef. x9rts t0 secure appropriations { Where generally grant that which the people impress upon them is necessary, and | believe that with the united efforte. pgrsqlng the lines that we have formu- late here.at this convention, we will De rewarded by seeing Congress make. not only tue small appropriation asked. but even more. 7'
 ConwressEnan Bowie's Remarks.
 Hon. s. T. Bowie. Congressman from the Fourth District. was introduced to speak on Neglect of the Alabama River in Past Congregational Appropria- tfons.
 The feature of the remarks of Mir. Bowie was the remarkable statement that the neglect of the Alabama River by the various Congresses was mainly. due to the neglect of the, people, through whose lands the river flower Conventions had been held time and again, he said. to memorialize Congress so Improve Mobile Bay. to improve the Warrior, and the .Coosa Rivers. but for the first time in the history of the greatest of all Alabama Rivers. q con : yention was being held for it's im- provement t%