The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-09


Rates will receive their proper and final
minister to the same needs, and when
the-,maximum river charges,shall deter,
mine the railway rates to bescharged:
The mayor spoke Of the 5wond erful
advantages that will be, offered the en-
tire country when the waterways Of the
Mississippi, the Missouri. and Ohio
junction with the Panama canal, will
afford means Of transportation to the
markets Of the world. He extended a
/ hearty welcome to- the sslelegates and"
assured them that they might make
themselves at home IN, his offices or
anywhere In Minneapehsy
A Committee On credentials was an
st. Louis; j. B. Oakleaf, Moline; w.
M. Regan. Minneapolis; VS.. Woods,
LA Crosse; H. D. Sawyer, Keokuk. Let
tiers of regret from President Roosevelt,
the members of his cabinet, and many
prominent men of note were read.
River No Monopoly, 81
Governor Van SAINT spoke briefly of
the object of the convention. He said:
The wonderful thing about the Won
derful river is the fact that after 1t
power that grinds the flour of Mime
apolis, the finest flour in the world,
the, same water may still be- used to
carry that flour to the markets of the
world. The river is no monopoly and
cannot be controlled. Developed as we
hope tobsee it, it is equal to< ter: great
trunk lines to the south. hope to see
The era of development of the Missis-
sippi and it's return to prominence as an
avenue Of commerce coineident with
the opening of that other great artlt-
cial waterway, the Panama canal.
President Wilkinson and Secretary
L. B. Boswell Of Quincy made their an
nual reports.
Presidents Report.
The report Of Thomas Wilkinson,
president of the association, was re-
capitulation of the work of the associa-
tion since the organization at Quincy,
Ill. in 1902, with suggestions for flu
ture effort. Among other achieve
the following: ~----. -
s The association has been heard, for the cause
1t represents, by the committee on rivers and
harbors of congress, and has been given audi
encs by the president Of the United States
2 It provided q steamboat trip down the river
from st. Paul to st. Louis In 1904 for the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, which was then
given its first opportunity to view the river and
lle necessity 1Or us luprOFemeHt.
= It secured the hearty Endorsement Of Its
movement by the legislature OF each OF the five
great states 1t represents, Minnesota, Wiscon'
sin, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. ~ = ~
1t obtained the passage Of act by con
gress providing for survey Of the river and
an estimate Of the cost Of making stX-foot
channel from st. Anthony falls to the mouth OF
the Missouri river, necessary preliminary, be-
fore the work of improving the river, to, secure
ax-foot channel could be ordered.
He gave the results gained by the
Ohio Valley Improvement association
and also much Of the business of the
National Rivers and Harbors congress
held in January, in Washington. As
the work Of the congress is educationa:
In nature, Mr.. Wilkinson urged the ne
cessity Of a liberal contribution to the
funds Of the congress in order that the
information collected by the organiza
tion might be made available to al
many people as possible. '.'..
The Keokuk Locks.
He dwelt on the Importance of thu
hearing, held by United States engi
neers at. Keokuk, Iowa, Aug. 49,. 1905
posed Keokuk locks. The hearing re
suited in securing locks 10 feet Wild
instead Of eighty feet, as was proposet
by the Keokuk & Hamilton Water Pow
or company. The length remains tn
same, $50 feet, with the understandin,
that whenever the commerce Of tn
river demands it, the locks will b
made 600 feet long to conform to tn
Ohio river standard.
Mr.. Wilkinson mentioned the rive
and harhor bill, which it is hoped cor
gress will adopt at the next session. H
also spoke Of the Hennepin canal fror
+ Chicago to the Mississippi; the nation
al Board Of Trade, and other interests
the influence of which may be made t
count in the work " of securing COZ
gressional aid for securing an adequat
appropriation for river Improvement.
He urged that the association PR
eide ample funds to take care Of tn
growing work, and thanked the pres
and the efficient corps Of army eng
neers employed on the surveys an
other work. -, r ~,:
The Secretary's Report.
!; l.. B. Boswell, secretary. of the ass
s2s 6iatioO repor*ed thats tho raooirtet q.