The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-15
Members Of the Committee Have
SO Expressed Themselves.
A National Convention 81 Waterway
to BE Called Soon-Quecn city
Has Small Accident.
PARTY DUE HERE WEDNESDAY

the congressional committee on riv-
ers and hal'bors, who arrived at Gin
cinnati Saturday said that they had
already been convinced that the long
desired nine foot stage of water from
Pittsburg to Cairo is needed and
should be made
At the same time, however, they
gave voice to the belief that a big
enough appropriation can only be
procured by concerted effort on
the part of the voters of the entire
valley to induce congress to vote ia
yorably on an appropriation. They
made plain their belief that 1t would
be difficult to get the money by any
other means.
At tho dinner given the committee
at the Zoo club the Ohio Valley I'm
provement Association bound itself
TO call National Convention OF
Waterways" to be held before the
aext congress meets. The object will
be to make a great demonstration in
behalf of river improvements and
ask congress to include large
amount of money for this purpose In
The general appropriations bill. The
action was in connection with sug-
gestion made by Congressman Joseph
e. Randell. of New Orleans. "The
convention will be called" said Col.
John l.. Vance, president of the as
ISOLATION, "by the executive commit
tee. The time and place will be an
nounced as soon as possible"
Congressman S. b. Sparkman, of
Florida a member of the committee,
was called home on account of the
Illness of his son.
Theodore Il. Burton, of Cleveland
O.. chairman of the committee, also
announced that he would have to
leave the committee at Cincinnati
and he will not be in Louisville and
Paducah. Urgent personal business
Is the cause of his determination.
The committees steamer Queen
City had slight accident near
Maysvlle. The ferryboat Lawrence
with acommittee of citizens, was try
ing to draw up alongside her when
she hit too hard and tore off about
six feet of the side railing near the
engine room, and shook up the pas
sengers on both boats considerably
Capt. S. A. Fowler leaves Padu-
cab today for Evansville to join the
party tomorrow afternoon.
The party is due in Paducah Wed
nesday. The following is its itinerary
during the remainder of the trip:
MONDAY. MAY Is.
Arrive Madison, Ind, a. m.
Leave Madison, Ind, 1880 a. m.
Arrive Louisville. KY, II a. m.
Leave Louisville, KY, 10 p. m.
TUESDAY, MAY 16.
Arrive Tell City, Ind, a. m.
Leave Tell City. Ind, 1880 a. m
Arrive owensboro, KY 1880 a.
Leave Greensboro, Ky. 10;i5 a. m
Mouth Green river p. m.
Arrive Evansville, Ind, 3 p. m.
Leave Evansville, Ind. 1880 p.
IN.
WEDNESDAY. MAY II.
Pass Shawneetown, ILL.,. 4 a. m.
Daog nauaxVfIlo d.
Pass Golconda. Ill.,. . a. m.
Pass mouth Cumberland river at
IL a. m.
Pass mouth Tennessee river 1890
p. m.
Arrive Paducah, Ky, ! p. m.
Leave Paducah, KY, 2 p. m.
Pass Cairo to mouth Mississippi
river 5.p. m
Arrive Cairo, H.. G p. m,
Leave Cairo for Cincinnati direct
II p. m.
capt. $. A. Fowler today appoint
ed Messrs. George C. Wallace, Ed. 4.
Noble, II. A, Peter and J. G. Flour
hoy 10 JON the party When the boat
reaches Paducah, and attend the big
banquet at Cairo Wednesday night
as representatives of Paducah. Mr.
Flournoy will respond to a toast.
Two others are 10 be appointed
when Mr. Fowler confers with Mayor
Yeiser.
The Cairo Telegram says;
Arrangements were completed last
evening at Joint meeting of the en-
tertainment and reception committee
OF the hoard Of trade and CONNER
cial clubs held at the latter's rooms,
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