The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-17
Mississippi and Ohio Assocla-
lions Both Have Same Object
INCREASED STRENGTH
AND INFLUENCE FOR THE I'M
pRovEMEhT or THE DEEP
WATERWAYs--AN AID.
DRESS BY WILKINSON


WhanI Ieaeiyci from yolr Wqf'hY
secretary. who aveyel tag same 70
he IN most courteous manner, the very
cordial Invitation e1tondcd IN behall
Of your distinguished president an
every officer and member of the emo
VALLEY Improvement Assceia ion 10 AT
tend this ccpvens en-, ! ielt hhorel
in being O aiglally remembered, ana
assure yel feel L Is an honor aad
Il pleasure to meet " th you on tl's
occasion. Coaiug here to-day
stranger, Inc an meeting Wl'h
friends.
IooAing cYce he faces Of this snlen'
did assembly, / am reminded THAI sou
are here foI ona common purpose, e
yprl. foe csc object What lay 10
you. shall b IL a friend Of river int
pr0yesaent wheha The Ohio or
tl Mlssie5 Eli.
Az the cc.el representative q the
Unpe MISSISSIPPI a~sc, improve
megt Association from ever Offices
and nenbc 4, that Association Mr..
President | Ems sou gree ting 81
good VIII " 4 asauraa2a D, acarJT co
operation vita you and be { wishes
far the early Success q your laadablo
undertaking
Tho Upp Mississippi River Ina
proyement Association, is TIL voting
er organization, aud think This is
the first time that any OF IFS re9re-
scatatiVes have been privileged 20
meet with you In your annual conyen-
ton, and given the opportunity 70
learn wisdom fgoa your years Of ex-
perienc'
1t is appropriate that this first meet
ing together in this way, Of represen-
tatives from the Ohio and Mississippi
Rivers, should occur In this beauii
full and hospitablc city, situated where
the waters Of the Ohio join with the
waters Of the Mississippi and flow on
ward together 10 the endless ocean.
May this meeting, under these condi
tioiis, typify a union OF purpose, with
increased strength and influence Of
beth Associations for the accomplish
ment OF tho improvement of these two
greatest inland waterways Of the
Nnrld
The Uppar Mississippi River I'm.
proyement Association was organized
through the efforts OF that unselfish.
disinterestej, but untiring friend Of the
river, Mr.. l.. B. Boswell, Of Quincy,
Illinois. Like your owa Association,
1t IS representative Of all the states
bordering on the river within its juris
dietion 1t has grown rapidly and has
just held its fourth and best annual
convention at La Crosse, Wisconsin,
which was honored By the attendance,
through all of its sessions Of Col
John L. Vance, your esteemed presi-
dent his presence at the convention
was an inspirar on and his timely and
thoughtful suggestions and remarks
Immediately won tho hearty appracia-
tion Ct every member We hope to
see him at all Of our future conyen-
tons.
The cffer;s Of the Association have
been largely directed towards inter
csting the Committee on Rivers AMI
1Iarbors OF Congress- in the improve
ment Of the Upper Miss ssippi River.
SO as TO secure permanent siXf1ot
navigabe channel al low water. from
Minneapolis to St. Louis To that end.
the committee as the guest Of the As.
s-ciation made trip Of inspection
down the river from ST. Poul to ST.
Louis, the latter pari Of August, 1894
Since that time the Committee made
similar trip down the Ohio, so thai
now it is thoroughly informed as to
the object OF both Associations.
There is ID question as 10 the feas-
Utility Of the proposed Improvement
oi both the Ohio and Mississippi Riv-
ers, nor as TO the advantage VIII ch
such improvement would be to the
commerce of the Mississippi Valley
] believe every member Of the Com.
mitsee on Rivers and Harbors is in "a
vor OF both Improvements and they
have Hst arrived al their conclusions
altily. There is not a more conscien.
tioas. hard working comm ttce in eth
e. house Of congress. every worthy
proposition brought before it. receive
careful and III rough consideration
The Committee would like 20 be mof
liberal towards large improvements
Ike these thar concern 50 large az
area Of country, but ils hands ar.
tied through the parsimony Of Con
gross. Il cannot oxpen1 more than
the small amount allotted to It. which
Is only ab1ut Is TO is million dollars
a year. to be divided among all III,
rivera and harbors Improvements a.
the entire country. small sam in
deed. when contrasted with The liberia
appropriations OF less favored nation
Of Europe for the improvement O
theE waterways
How to improve the situation. is tn
question Of the hour
Our country and its commerce ar
growing al 4 tremendous rate on
populati has increased nearly 10
per cent every thirty yssrs a. thi
1sts. II tFenty-aTe years more p
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