The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-13
CALL IS ISSUED.
FOR CONVENTION
OHIO VALLEY IMPROVEMENT AS
ISOLATION WILL MEET AT
PORTSMOUTH OCT 1918.
TWELFTH ANNUAL MEET
Outlook For River Improvement is
Bright--Special Rates Made BY
Railroads For This Meet

; The twelfth annual can issued iron
the office Of j. If. Ellison Of Cincinnati
Ohio, and signed by President Fanc'
of the o. V. l. A.. invites the member
h Of the Ohio Valley Improvement as
ISOLATION and all persons interested il
! river improvements to the convention
e to be held this year at Portsmouth
IOhio. Oct II and IS.
For twelve years the Ohio Valley I'm
. provement association, aided by The
moral and financial support of publ.
spirited citizens of all the states ant
sections of states that border the en-
tire length Of the Ohio river. has la
bored increasingly for just recogni
ton By congress of the importance OF
the river TO the welfare OF the people
Eof the valley. which is rightfully known
/ al the workshop 0t the United States.
That recognition was practically ac'
corded by the Fifty-eighth congress,
which, In the rivers al harbors bill
passed by e.. gave great prominence to
the Ohio river
tader the provisions of this bill
there was appointed a board of United
States engineers tocomplete the sur
vey OF the river and TO report at the
earliest possible moment its findings
as to the feasibility or Improving the
river. on the basis Of a six and of a
aine-foot stage This board has prac-
ticalIy completed its work. and it is
Expected that its report will be sub
milted at the next session of the Fiji
ty-ninth congress.
II is important that all interests
mercantile, manufacturing. mining. ar
rieultural and municipal should show
their desire for. and concern in, the
Improvement of the river. and in no
more convincing way can this be done
than through the twelfth annual con.
.veution of the association.
The efforts of the association for the
fiscal year beginning with the close
of the Cairo convention, Nov H. 1905 |
has been chiefly directed in gathering
statistics of the present freight move
ment on the Ohio river and opinions
from commercial interests of all Nass
es as to the value Of and use that
would be made of the river when its
navigation. ny the improvement con
tempated and in process Of consTuc-
ton, would be dependable when these
improvements were completed. This
to the end that there might he some
base to calculate the prospective !
tonnage that would be carried On the |
improved Ohio river
The work was assumed at the re-
qcest of the Ohio river board of Uni |
ted States engineers. and has been |
prosecuted steadily and systematical- |
ly and due report made of same to the /
board
The association very property has |
no knowledge of tae ultimate End !
ings and the report that the board OF |
engineers will submit To congress. !
through the secretary of war, but with |
full knowledge of the great Importance |
of the river in its unimproved state
To the valley. and its infinitely great |
or Importance not only TO this valley
but 70 the entire middle west and
south. when improved has no manner
OF doubt bat that the final report of
tho Ohio river board will be entirely
favorable. aud the recommendation
made, that the river Is worthy of per.
manent Improvement carried out o.
systematic lines 10 as rapid compile
ton as is possible
The report OF the Ohio river board
II made, as We believe Il will be. will
mark the commencement OF the end
that the people of the valley have
through the Ohio Valley Improvement
association. been striving 10 attain
for the past twelve years. and a nine.
fort STAGE of water from Pittsburg 20
Cairo. 50 long a theory. will become
al established fact This ACCOMPLISH
ed. then the association and every
single member thereof will have JUS
cause to be proud Of having been con
nected with work that will bring 20
the people Of this section Of the union
more good than has been brought to
any community over which the aac
flies.
\ special rate ~ one and ono half
fare from points IN Illinois. Indiana
kentucky, West Virginia and western
Peuueylvsnis has been accorded nv
tho line # the Central Passenger r..
sociaticu
In the state Of Ohio due to The fart
Of the legal twoceni rate per mile no
special privileges are accorded
When purchasing tickets 10 Ports
mouth. paying therefor fun fare rate
as the ticket agent for certificate
This certificate. when visei by the sec
rotary Of the Ohio Valley Improvement
association and signed bv special
agent, becomes an order Dor a return
ticket for one-third the regular rate.
Stamping. embroidering and All
kinds Of art material. Mrs r. n
StarZinger. 3fQ Sixth sf-aa-