The Paducah sun., 1905-05-04
To Make a Trip up the Cumbcr
land to Nashville.
The Cumberland River Improvement
Association win Probably Come
to paducnh to Meet Dele
CATION.
tnnt>GEMENrs NOR coMi'LErr

lnc Cumberland River improve
ment Commission. of when Hon. NJ.
I. Bryan Is president anticipating
he visit of the Rivers and Harbors
committee TO the Ohio. has been in
correspondence with Chairman r. ".
Burton in regard to the possibility OF
a visit from the committee to the
Cumberland river. SAYS yesterdays
Nashville Banner
This COMMITTEES visited the rennes-
zee river some three years ago. but
since that time has not visited this
section of the country. and from the
tenor Of the replies sent to President
3ryan II would seem tnat the whole
ommittee may not visit Nashville.
lhough an effort Is being made To get
hem to come to Nashville for a day.
Mr.. Bryan said that the matter was
reing urged by the commission and
that II was very probable that a few
members of the committee would be
induced to come to Nashville. though
Chairman Burton of the committee.
had stated that he could not definite
~ know until the committee reach
ed Pittsburg, and this will be on the
Sth day of May. President Bryan
stated that the commission would
hen doubtless receive communica-
lion from Mr. Burton and the plans
of the committee would be stated.
In letter received by President
Bryan from Secretary j. +. Ellison
Of Cincinnati. of the Ohio Valley Inn
Drovement Association. which Is con-
iucting the crusade for a 9-foot
channel I'm the Ohio from pittsburg
TO Cairo. IL is stated that the timer
airy of the Rivers and Harbors com
mittee on its tour of inspection of the
Ohio river is as follows:
"The committee will assemble at
Pittsburg on May SO and will be the
guests of that city for two days. On
the morning of May 10th the commit
tee Will leave Pittsburg on the speci-
ally chartered steamer Queen City.
and the trip down the full length of
the Ohio river will De made as nearly
as practical in dayliehtin the limited
time given, which Is eight days. to
Cairo. reaching that point Wednes-
day afternoon, the nth, where the
tour of inspection formally ends, but
we expect the major portion of the
Rivers and Harbors committee to re-
turn to Cincinnati on the steamer.
Mr.. Burton in a personal conference
with me stated that ne hoped TO have
nearly the entire committee with |
him.
1.-The steamer upon which the com |
mittee travels will be given up en-
tirely to the Rivers and Harbors com /
mittee and their invited guests. You
can appreciate that there will be a
great many courtesies shown this dis
tinguished party at the principal cit
les along the river. but which social
features are simply an incident to
the trip, as II will be a business trip
in every sense of the word for the
Rivers and Harbors committee, and
every possible effort and facility will
be made TO show and 10 give them all |,
information concerning the tonnage
of the Ohio river. both present and
The steamer Queen
City is expected TO reach Paducah,
Ky, at noon Wedn esday. the 18th,
but before reaching that point the
mouth OF the Cumberland river will
be entered so that the committee can
be given a view not only of that trib-
utary, but the same course will be
pursued with every navigable tribu-
iary of the Ohio along the entire
route"
President Bryan stated that when
definite Information was received D
from Chairman Burton relative 10
he stopping al Nashville or rather
he visit TO this city, that an effort
you'd be made 10 have members of
he Cumberland River improvement
meet the committee az
Paducah or ON the trip into the :
mouth OF the Cumberland, =,