Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-23
RIVER MEETING ELECTS
OFFICERS AND ADJOURNS
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commandment of Rock Island arsenal;
Major c. S. Richie, in charge of the
Rock Island Office of the United States
engineers; Colonel C. w. Durham, as
sistant United States engineer; and
Val Peters, Rock Island, president of
the Tri-City Press Club.
President is Heard, I EE1
President Wilkinson OF the associa-
ton was, the first speaker, and spoke
briefly OF the work of the association,
referring as well to the work ahead
as to what has already been accom-
plished. Hon. A. F. Dawson, congress
man from Iowa, spoke on the subject.
1.-THE Outlook" referring to the need
of waterway improvement, and the pos
sibilities of the future for the dvelop-
ment of the Mississippi and other great
internal waterways.
Need Strong Influence.
Congressman Lorimer of Chicago, in
his address on the subject, THE Deep
Waterway" urged that stree congress
is not different from any other body.
and is subject to the wishes and will
of the people, the association should
not end its work with resolutions alone,
but should bring strong influence and
pressure to bear on congress to secure
| the necessary appropriations. He urg-
! ed, too, that the association bring
strong influence to bear on the speaker
lof the house, to impress on him the
! importance of the waterways, and to
secure the appointment of able and en-
thusiastic men on the congressional
rivers and harbors committee. He urg-
ed that the association appoint a COM
mittee of strong men to wait on the
speaker of the house on this subject.
Congressman Lorimer heartily endors-
ed the waterway movement.
| History of Senate.
Senator Hopkins, speaking on THE
: United States Senate" told of the his
, tory of that body. and of the intention
of its designers to give all states equal
representation through it. He showed
it to be body used to check hasty Leg
islation in the house and to check any
i incompetent act on the part of the
president. The senate, he maintained,
is the great regulator of federal adj
ministration
I Congressman Lowden responded TO
the toast, The Improvement of Our
I Waterways a National Problem AMI
kgave an able address. ''The Value of
Waterways was the subject of an ad.
dress by Congressman J. w. Murphy of
Wisconsin. He discussed the matter in
la very able and interesting manner
1.-The Future of Our Waterways Sys
! tenn" was given by Hon. Lyman e
Cooley of Chicago.
DIR. MCGEE Is Heard.
Dr. w. J. MCGEE, secretary of the
, Inland Waterways commission, gave
one of the most important addresses al
the banquet, as well as addressing the
} meeting in the afternoon. He urged
the necessity of placing in Office men
t who will advance the river improve
| ment movement He stated that this
i! is the first trip in the history of the
!, United States that the president and
cabinet have really shown a live inter
est in the improvement of waterways
: and that this interest is taken is shown
, by the appointment of the commission
: of which DR.. MCGEE is secretary. DR.
: MCGEE argued that the Mississippi
while an important waterway, is no
the only one requiring attention, ant
he showed that the congressional rep
: resentatives of the Mississippi valley
). are not strong enough to secure tn,
, necessary steps by the government fo
, the Improvement of the river unles!
, they have the aid of representatives o