The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-05
LINK MINNEAPOLIS
TO SOUTH AMERICA
BOAT DESIGNERS HAVE SCHEME
FOR AILrWATER ROUTE.
Upper Mississippi River Improvement
Association Will Have It's Annual
Convention in City Tuesday and
Wednesday, with Prominent Men as
Delegates. .s

= Promoting a scheme to link Mime
apolis and South American ports by an
all-water route, st. Louis capitalists
will exhibit next week at the annual
convention Of the Upper Mississippi
River Improvement association a model
Of Of an noeean-river ship -! designed : for
points and South America. The boat is
said to combine the features of the
light-draught river steamer with those
OF the ocean vessel. ....s.s
Between 200 and 300 delegates, rep
resenting the river states and cities
along the upper Mississippi, and dele
gates from commercial bodies will be
present for the annual meeting Tues
day and Wednesday. Prominent con-
gressmen and representatives Of other
river Improvement associations will also
be present, and the delegates will dis
cuss ways and means for the improve
ment of the upper river, leading to the
establishment Of river traffic. A
thru water route from the northwest is
desired, to compete with the present
alexandria, or all-rail service to the
seaboard.
Most Important Meeting.
Local preparations are we'll in hand
and replies to invitations indicate that
the meeting will be the largest, in point
the history Of the association. Dele
gates representing the Commercial club,
the Retail Merchants association, the
Chamber Of Commerce and the Real
Estate board will participate in the con-
vention. The Commercial club IS public
entertainment committee will be in
charge Of the entertainment, and a re-
ception committee of prominent men in.
terested in city and river development
has been appointed.
All business sessions will be held in
the, mayor s reception room in the city
hall. At the opening session Tuesday
morning Mayor David P. Jones will
welcome the convention and Thomas
the association, will respond for the
association. Wednesday evening ban
quet will be given the visiting dele
gates, at which former United States
Senator w. D. Washburn will preside.
I Prominent Men Coming.
Among the prominent delegates an6
visitors expected are Congressman Joh1
r. Ransdell of Louisiana, president Of
the National River and Harbor con
Organization; Congressman Lorimer Of
Illinois; H. T.. Clark of Omaha, presi
dent of the Missouri River Improve
ment association; William Arste, pub
Usher of the Waterway Journal of st
Louis; the officers Of tho Upper Mis-
sissippi association; Congressman F. G
Stevens, and J. Adam Bede of Mime
sofa, and others.
+ The following committees on enter
tainment and reception and delegate
from the local organizations will repre-
sent Minneapolis in the convention af
fairs: - s--&
Entertainment Committee-Herbert R. Yerx,
Ralph D. Webb, Perry Starkweather, q.
Allen, George W.: Dulany, Jr,, W.; a. Rendel
Henry Deutsch. Frank j., Meyst, s. B. Pate
son, W. W. Heffe1fnger, 7. v. Moreau, Robel
4 Pratt. A. B. Chamberlin J. T. Comfy Wallas
/ Reception Committee-David F. Jones, Lore
4 Fletcher, B. F.. Nelson, Wallace G. Nye, B. I
4 Butler. J: s: McI.ain, L. T. famine, John Lesli
Samuel R. Van SAINT, A. L. Crocker, Henry !
Little, James, G. Haynes. W. G. Edgar, P.
a Smith, Charles H. Hamblin.
I %'T5ES '.% .Delegates.