Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-11-29

FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENT
An Annual Appropriation Of 10000, 900
Recommendations By Monroe
Doctrine =. To Meet in Mus
kogee Next Year.

land OF CallIOrnla president ana
F. Francis OF COLORADO secretary 70
the next year and after spirited con
test In which San FRANCISCO, Denver
Lincoln, Dallas and Sioux City wer'
candidates Muskogee, !. 7. was Sc
lected as the place for holding thu
next congress.
The committee on resolutions sub
bitted the following report to the con
gress at the session Friday afternoon:
To The Trans-Mississippl CONNER
cial congress: -Your committee on
resolutions having carefully consid
cred all resolutions referred to 1t,
begs leave to submit the following
report:
Be 1t resolved, by the Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress, com.
posed Of representatives Of the sew
eral states and territories between
the Mississippi and the Pacific coast
at its nth annual session, assembled
In the City Of Kansas City, November
1906, as follows:
| Canals. Rivers and HarbOrs.
Recognizing the jnestimable value
to all the territory and people repre-
scented in this congress Of an intelli,
gent and systematic development Of
the canals, waterways and harbors Of
our great country, we emphatically
approve and endorse the earnest ef-
fort now being made to obtain neces-
sary aid and support from the nation
al government for the various
branches Of this project which holds
In store so much of value and bene-
fit to the whole Trans-Mississipp
empire. We commend to our mem.
bers the movement represented by
the National Rivers and fIarbors con-
gress, and adopt as ours its slogan
an annual appropriation Of at least
100000 to be expended in the
furtherance Of this highly important
work. We heartily endorse the re-
port and recommendations unanl-
mously adopted by the Mississippi
Valley Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Water.
way convention held in st. Louis No,
vember 10th, 1906. We also favor
the improvement and development of
the principal rivers Of the Trans.
Mississippi region, SO that such ma.
tural channels Of trade as the Mis-
souri,, Arkansas, Red, Columbia,
Snake, Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Trinity, Brazon and other great rivers
may be made adequate and econom-
lcal channels of transportation for
the products Of the people. These
objects are Of such vast and far-reach-
ing import to all the people we repre-
sent, that we earnestly urge upon the
congress Of the United States early |
and favorable consideration Of these
vital questions, to the end that the
ns-Misslssippi country may be
prepared to reap the full benefits that
may come to US In the new CONNER.
cial era to be ushered in by the open,
Ing Of the Panama canal.
We favor liberal appropriations I'M
Ter continuing contracts by the fed
sral government for the improvement
1f the harbors Of the Gulf Of Mex,
co and the Pacific coast so that they
nay speedily have an uniform depth
If not less than IS feet of water at
mean low tide with a width and OK.
ension commensurate with their rap
dly growing Importance
We heartily endorse the proposed
nter-Coastal canal, nine feet in depth
ind about 500 miles in length, from
he Mississippi river to the Rio
srande. as one Of the most beneficial
waterway improvements In the Union
md we request the members Of this
congress to urge the senators and
representatives Of the Trans-Missis.
lppl section to induce the congress
i the United States to adopt The
'roject for this canal and make pro
'ision In the next rivers and harbors
ill for its speedy completion.
We further recommend that the
ext congress make available at once
he appropriation heretofore made by
he national congress for the con-
truction Of the government canal be-
ween the Sabine and Naches rivers !
o form a connection with the Port
Irthur ship canal recently donated
o the United States.
This congress at It's 10th annual
ession recommended the location Of !
naval station on the southern coast
I California near the Mexican Dor
er. but as yet the national congress
as not taken any action regarding !
his important matter. Since
be passage Of the resolution
I'd Recommendation, Admiral Good.
ch and other prominent naval olfi-
srs have publicly advocated the To-
alton Of such a naval station In the
arbor Of San Diego. California. We. c
lerefore. again respectfully request
lat a naval station and also a coal
g sattioa Be located AZ San Diego. q
aIlfornla. and that TIE necessary Q
lnds Be appropriated for this pur. =
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