The Cairo bulletin., 1905-10-16
ALL INTERESTED
!. IN IMPROVEMENT
Ui The Ohio River IRON Pitts
burg to Cairo
STAGE OF NINE FEET
OF WATER THE YEAR ROUND
CAIRO WILL HAVE ELEVENTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION IN
NOVEMBER.

/ Apropos The meeting Of the Ohio
! Valley Improvement Association at
Cairo en- Move mber 1911 the following
Invitation has been extended to those
! interested in the movement for a nine
foot stage Of water an The year from
iFiusburg 10 Cairo
Cincinnati, @ October 2 1905
THE eleventh Animal Convention Of
me OHIO Valley Improvement Associa-
llion is hereby called o meet al Cairo.
Illinois, Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day, November 3, 1G and H. 1908.
This Is in accordance with the invita-
lion presented to the Association in
I convention at Huntington. w. Va.
November lG.1S, 1904 BY delegates
from Cairo. representing every inter
est civic mercantile and manufac-
turing-of that city and unanimously
adopted
THE Ohio Valley Improvement As
ISOLATION aided and sustained by the
public spirited citizens of the Valley
al all points from Pi,tsburg 10 Cairo,
is working for tn improvement Of the
Ohio River. 10 The emf that in an i'm
proved stare. with navigation assured
throughout the year. ii win serve as
the great common highway for all in.
.erests al the Valley 10 carry cheaplg
amt reliably heir wares 10 The mar.
kets. both home ana abroad
IF You are q merchant you are inter
torekied in the improvement of the
OhiQ River. for improved it means to
you a cheap carrier of goods and q
rate regulator.
tF you are a manufacturer you are
Interested. for cheap transportation
mo form known is rs cheap as water).
both for the raw ma erlals You use and
.he wares YOU turn out, is necessary
to your profit.
IF You are mine owner you must
have beth cheap and reliable transpor
tation to make property rpmunerative.
An improved river win put Won in
no7ition to compete with the world
iF you are a boat Gwner or operator
Won know without argument what tine
improvement OF the Ohio River means
10 You and 10 your interests.
If Won dwell in The Valley. own
mills. mines. real estate. or work for
vcur daily bread with your hands.
yon are Interested in the problem Of
cheap TRANSFORMATION. and will be bene-
cred by The improvement Of the Ohio
River.
EACH succeeding year finds the
General Government more firmly com
niued TO The work Of improving the
FOhio River. bu5 congress must DO
shown the interest The citizens of the
Valley have in their work. and by no
better means can You demonstrates
your interest in and approval Of their
Efforts 10 leglslate. favorahly for the
Improvement Of The Rivers than
through the annual conventions of the
Ohio Valley Improvement Associa-
ton.
THEREFORE,. We hone thai You
viii resolve 10 De present at this con
vantlon and by your presence anI
counsel helm TO make IN in numbers
and influence The greatest vet held.
Very truly Yours
JOEN L. VANCE.
President
IF ELLISON.
Secretary.
tmnrovement Association.
Tho work of the ohio Valley In.
movement Associarion during the per.
iod tbaf has laDsed since the Hunting
ton Convention has bcan greater IN
ra.rirs than during any other neriod
of its history and has been accom-.
plisbad bv The liberal financial and
great moral sunno-t givon NV its mem
hers throughout tho Valley ana for
which supporr tn earnest thanks Of
fho OFFICERS az tho Association AFRO due