The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-17
CA|RODELECAT|ON
MAKING FRIENDS
Its Enthusiasm and Work At.
tracts Attention al Huntington
NEXT YEARS MEETING
WILL COME HERE, SAY HUNTING
TON PAPERS - CAiROS REP
RESERVATION ON CON-
vENTION COMMITTEES.

Special to the ulletin.
Huntington, w. Va, Nov. To- Cairo
and her delegation are playing an I'M
portant part In the Ohio River In.
provement convention
II the first place, the city at the
mouth of the Ohio has one Of the
largest and stronge-. bodies of men
here, and they certainly know how to
work for their town Each and every
one OF them from Mayor Winter down
are striving with a | thei. might to
take next years convention 10 their
city and If enthusiasm and indefatig
able labor has its reward they win
succeed. They have attracted much
attention and favorable talk by the
earnestness they have exhibited and
the delegates are very favorable to
Cairo,
The delegation was written up in
all the papers here today in most com.
pllmentary terms in which the pnejic.
tion was made that the convention of
1905 would 80 to Cairo Pictures Of
the delegation also appeared with the
articles. Cairo is certainly getting
some good advertising out OF the
meeting.
The matter Of choosing the place
of holding the next convention viii
be acted upon Friday morning.
The Cairo delegation gets good as.
signments on committees. John S. |
Aisthorpe AMI George Parsons are on |
the committee on resolutions, G. D. |
Neff on the committee on constitu-
ton and John A. Miller is ON the com. /
mittee on miscellaneous business.
President Vanee's Address.
At todays session of the aseocia. |
ton President Vance presented his |
annual address. The annual report
Of Secretary Ellison showed that six
states bordering ON the Ohio river
had paid into the association during
The past nine years $47,S75, of which
s45G99 had been expended. The a..
ISOLATION this year would ask congress
for s10,320000 fer improving the riv-
er, and for tributaries to the Ohio, $12,
1890
Cairo Delegation Eustling.
The Cairo delegation, distinguished
by che fact that it is the first repre-
sentative enc ever sent ont by that
city being composed Of the mayor,
councilman and heads of the largest
manufacturing concerns In that city.
has arrived They are prepared to
make a strenuous fight for me eey-
enth annual session and are conf /
dent Of capturing H. They held q re-
aaptlon here last night aud are lobby ,
ng like professionals. President
Vance has complied the report for the I
past year and il is one of the most
exhauetive reviews of the work eve !
prepared for the association. The re
port is in part rs follows:
when the ffty-eighth congre a
3embled December last it was the gen .
'ral opinion that a river and horbor ,
ill would be passed, but when it was
that such ,gou / not b. he
ase great appointment was fe.t. .
To Answer the Questions. ,
ION March I, 1904, communication q
vas received from the committee on I
iyers ana harbors inclo ing rcsom- 4
ions adopted by the commit ee on 4
he 9Th of March as follows: 4
Resolved. That the committee on
ivers and harbcrs request the cham .
er of commerce of Cincinnati. Pitt
urg and the Ohio Valley Improvement
ssociation TO answer on or before
Iarch ~, 1904, the interroga ions
erctofore transmitted by the chair
nan to the respective bod,cl named.
Resolved That In case the said or. 4
anizations shall decide not u trang.
ii. answers by the date mentioned. -
iey be requested 10 make written OK
lanation to this committee.
Resolved, That the clerk be di- I
scted to transmit a copy Of these res. :
lu.lons to each of the associations 4
AIMED.
"On the 18th of March the follow. |
lg reply was made to the request ana n
JAILED to Theodore f. Burtoa. chair. Y
ian Of the committee: q
Columbus. O.. March Is. 1904 =
Hon. T. f. Burton, Chairman Com I
ittee on Rivers and Harbors, Wash =
lgtcn-Dear Sir: In compliance with =
solutions adopted by your committee
h the 5th Of March. 1904. beg to
limit on behalf OF the Onio Nallay
Improvement association tne follow
g statement or answers. 20 Ohio
liver questions forwarded TO me:
What are the appropriations re-
rested for the Ohio river 10 be made G
ring the next ten wears?
"A The project of canalizing the
bio for a sixfOot or nine-foot stage