The Cairo bulletin., 1905-11-01
Coming Down The Mississippi in
Interests of Deep Waterway
LoRIMER At THE HEAD
\ PARTY OF SIX ILLINOIS LAW
MAKERS WHO ARE URGING
PEOPLE TO SUPPORT
RIVER IMPROVEMENT


sionaIy work among the people OF tn
Mississippi Valley in favor of com
merclal deep waterway from the grea
lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
q IN the party are Congressman WI
liam Lorimer, Philip Knopf and Man
tin B. Madden, Chicago; Howard NJ
Snapp, Jol ct. J. V. Graft, Peoria; an,
| II, I. Rainey Carrolton, and Mr.. Lori
nlel's two sons, William and Leonard
The boys will act as eng 'neers ant
will run the boat which will carry tbf
embassy.
The vessel in which this long trir
VIII be made is the Remirol. a gaso
line launch owned by Congressman
Lorimar. AS there are no sleeping ac.
| Communications in the boat. the party
VIII spend the nights during the voy-
age at some town along the rivers
through which the journey will be
made
Route to be Taken by Party.
The party sailed from the Columbia
Yacht club. The route will be through
the Chicago river 10 the drainage
canal; through the canal to I.oekport
and thence into the Desplaines river:
through the Despaines or the Illinois
and Mich gan canl to Ottawa: along
he Illinois river to its junction with
the Mississippi. and thence on the
Mississippi to New Orleans. Ii is ex,
pected that the trip will consume
about a month, the party either re-
turning to Oh 'cago or going 70 Wash
ington by rail from New Orleans.
The purpose of the trip by this I'LL
nois congressional delegation is to
arouse interest among the people of
the Mississippi valley and their rep.
resentaiVes in congress in favor of
deep waterway from Lake
Michigan to the gulf, and in this way
10 induce congress to make necessary
approximations for the great work. or
AT least for its commencement
In furtherance of this purpose the |
party will stop al every |
C ty and town on the banks of the !
two canals, the Desplaines, Illinois |
and Mississippi rivers between Chi.
ago and New Orleans
viii Hold Meetings Aonq Route,
Wherever possible meet ngs of the
people will be arranged, and the mem.
'ers of congress from Illinois will ad. L
Iress the citizens on the importance
0 the Mississippi valley of such a
eep waterway. Where popular meet
ngs are not held the congressman
I'LL call on the town or city officials.
nd present 70 them the great advant-
ges that would accrue TO the people h
nd TO the industries of the valley
rom a ship canal that would enable
'aded vessels to pass without change
cargo from the lakes to the gulf. /
nd vice versa.
Several years ago congress appro.
rated 100000 for a survey of a shin
anal between Chicago and the Mis-
ssippi river, including the deepening
th9 Illinois and Mississippi rivers
ON Rockport to St Louis. so as 10
sure fourteen foot deep channel a
tween the two cities This work 4
as in charge of Gen Ernst. one of
SVNfiu htnl engineers. "
The survey has been completed ami u
c report of the engineers will be pre-
nted TO congress some time IN the T'
inter- II is known that the survey AZ
ging engineers will report in favor II
the feasibility of such commercial M
annel with a uniform minimum "a
pin of fourteen feet and that the b
al cost would be about $4,000 900 IA
less. 8
Hope for Concerted Action. "a
The purpose and hope of the mi. Is
IS congressman is thar by their mis- III
nary work among the poole along ~
Mississippi valley they may in. H3
e such concert Of action among rs
representatives and senator's in M
gress from the valley states as TO .e
IRE the consent Of congress 10 the ~
ming of the work and the appro ~
alton Of sufficient money to ac. W.
ipl sh IT, F
This missionary trip the Illinois ~
gressmen will visit towns and "a
rs 10 the states Of Illinois. MIS- M
ri. Arkansas. Tennessee. Mississip- ~
and Louisiana. Cong essman
pp has arranged for meetings to "a
4 bin and his colleagues IN the -
n along the drainage and Illinois
Mich gan canals and the Illinois
y ~ has district Congressman -
4 has done the same iDsthe towns -
z The Illinois river in his district E
Congressman Rainey has done the -
in the towns on the Illinois in his 81
Ion Of the stale. FL
BE- cousiTuc ION Of a snip channel ~
Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico
long been a favorite project with
FRESHMAN Lo.iner. Ever since he FL
entered frHEr-s- in 1895 be- has
rhed the importance and neces
Of such a waterway Congress
Madden made his campaign for
ION on thar issue. and Congress III
Snapp and Rainey. as well az
Tessmen Knopf and Graf. and
is river and these districts would
realty benefited by a commercial
lel
Ioriner's Work for Project.
N after Congressman I.urfmer
ed congress he took m the ides