Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-29
Rivers and Harbors Committee Puts
I'm Five Hours in Seeing Three
Cities, Arsenal and Canal.
THEY GO ASHORE AT MOLINE
c. II. Deere Meeting Them With His
Household at lie Claire-lunch-
con at Davenport Outing Club.

tween 81. dul anu OA- hOuAS 10 SPNAAN
ing today in the tri-cities. arriving |
from the north this morning at IL |
o'clock on the government steamer,
Col Alexander Mackenzie, and the |
steamer Louisiana and hotel boat |
Katherine, the two latter having been |
chartered by the Upper Mississippi |
River Improvement association for the |
accommodation of the distinguished |
party. The members of the committee
who are making the trip are:
T. E. Burton, chairman, Cleveland, |
Ohio.
Ernest F. Acheson, and wife, Penn
sylvan:a.
Alva Alexander and wife, New York.
James H. Davidson and wife, Wis
consin.
]. Adam Bede and wife. Minnesota.
George F. Burgess and wife, Texas.
Wesley L. Jones, Washington state.
Walter R. Reeves, Streator, Ill.
F. NJ. Sparkman, Florida.
Engineers In Party.
Accompanying the committee is the
secretary, J. H. Cassidy, of Ohio, and
wife, and his assistant, J. II. McGann.
Representing the war department on
board are Brig.-Gen. Alexander Mac
kenzie, chief of engineers; Maj. c. H.
Richie. in charge of the Mississippi i'm
provements between st. Paul and St
Louis with headquarters in Rock Is
land, and four assistant engineers,
Maj. c. w. Durham, Rock Island; Mai.
Montgomery Meigs, KeOkuk; Capt. w.
A Thompson and wife, La Crosse. and
Capt. j. c. McElheTne, Rock Island.
Representing the Upper Mississippi
association are l.. B. Boswell, OF
Quincy; Gov. S. r.. Van SAINT
and wife. ST. Paul; Ellis b. Usher. La
Crosse; and J. ii. Espy, st. Paul. AS
guests OF the committee there are Mrs.
Munsone Burton, La Crosse; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Traer, Chicago, and Miss
Mary Dexter, Milwaukee. r. P. Bish-
the party at Savanna.
See Arsenal and Cities.
The committee was met at lie Claire
by the Markatana, the housebOat of
G. II. Deere, of Moline, which was tow
ed by the steamer Ruth. The visitors
were taken on the houseboat to Mo-
line, where the site of the proposed
harbor, for which an appropriation OF
$4,000 for a survey has been asked
by the city, and where they were met
by 10 carriages and a number of prom
inent gentlemen from the tri-cities. and
driven through the Moline factory dis
trict. Afterward they were driven
through Rock Island arsenal to DaVen-
port, where luncheon was partaken or
at the Outing club. After luncheon
they were driven to this city. where
they boarded the Markatana and were
taken for a trip up the Hennepin
canal a short distance.
The Mackenzie, Louisiana and Cath
crime, on landing the committee at lie
Claire, came on to Rock Island, where
a supply of coal that will last until
Burlington is reached, was taken on.
Met by Boats at Canal Mouth.
The congressman did not return to
the city after inspecting the canal,
having been met at the mouth of the
Hennepin by the steamers, to which
they were transferred, and resumed
their journey down the river at
o'clock this afternoon.
City is Disappointed.
Rock Island is disappointed in not
seeing more of the committee, not only
because it desired further appropria-
lions for its harbOr improvement, and
is particularly interested in the Hen
nepin canal, but in view of the fact
that banquet had been arranged for
on this side of the river it would have
liked at least to have entertained the
visitors at the Rock Island Club
The Rock Island gentlemen accom-
panying the visitors on their tour of
the tri-cities and the canal were
Messrs. William Payne. William Nc
Entry, T. J. Medill. Charles McHugh.
T. III. Thomas, |. S. White Messrs.
Phil Mitchell and Frank Mixter assist
ed in receiving the committee at Mo
line. Congressman B. F. Marsh came
up from Warsaw and met the men,
bers of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee here. While the committee was
here Gen. A. Mackenzie improved his
time and paid a visit at his old office
in the government building of Rock
Island.