Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-22

and control of the river
systems of the United States. This
made a trip Of inspection
down the river, beginning at St. Paul
Sept. q and ending at Memphis Oct. /.
1t was met at different points on the
way by representatives of your asso-
citation and was entertained at din
ner given in its honor Sunday evening,
Sept 20. by the Tri-City Press club at
the Rock Island Club in Rock Island.
Memphis Meeting.
THE second annual convention of the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway asso-
citation was held at Memphis, Tenn.
Oct. As, 1907. To represent this asso-
citation at that convention Hon. A. l..
Croker of Minneapolis, Hon. William
A. ,Meese of Moline, Hon. John l. Mar
tin of St Louis, and Hon. Weeles n.
Irwin of Keokuk were appointed dele
gates Hon. John |. Martin, Hon. Will
liam A. Meese and Your president at
TENDED and represented the association
at this, the most notable waterways
convention ever held in this country.
1t was made notable by the attendance
OF the president of the United States
and his address to the convention on
the afternoon of the first days session
on his arrival at Memphis after his
memorable journey down the river, be-
ginning at Keokuk, and by the attend
ance of Is governors of states in the
Mississippi valley, the governor of Ore
gon and the governor of Florida, a
number of United States senators and
members of congress, the Inland Water
ways commission. many distinguished
citizens. and more than 5000 delegates.
I'm each of the presidents speeches
he spoke strongly in favor of the i'm
lprovement of inland waterways. and
Especially of the Mississippi river ami
its tributaries. 1t was an event of deep
importance to all meritorious water
ways projects, and particularly to the
Mississippi river and the lakes-to-the
gulf deep waterway project, in which
great interest was manifested by the
convention.
As to Constitution.
| "At the convention held in Minneapo
lis, on motion of S. w. Brown of Wi
mona, your president was ordered tC
prepare a constitution for the govern
ment and conduct OF the business Of
the association, to be submitted at this
meeting. In pursuance of that motor
a proposed constitution has been pre-
pared, including an article providing
for an auditing committee, as recon
mended by the report of the commit
tee on permanent organization, Captain
Isaac NJ. Mason. chairman, adopted a
that meeting.
I shore Lines and Landings.
I'm transmitting the copy of the pro
posed constitution. attention was call
ed to the urgent necessity of havin,
the shore line established at each cit,
on the river. This is provided for b.
national law and can be accomplished
by application of the city council t,
the war department. 1t is matter o
grave Importance to preserve the waite
, fronts for navigation and to proven
their being crowded out or absorbe
altogether by opposing interests.
Attention was also directed to tn
matter of public steamboat landing
and public wharf boats, or wharf war,
houses. City and town councils shout
, provide by ordinance that the landing
! and all wharf boats or wharf war,
houses erected thereon, should be fire
to all steamboats, navigating the rive
Representatives of the association i
each town and city are urged to hay
! these important matters secured, wher
: not already done, and to see that til
I town authorities pay more attention I
I keeping in order and beautifying tn
, river fronts.
n Hannibal Bridge.
S Nothing has yet been done toward
\ complying with the order of the We
: department relative TO making the Ha
e nibal bridge safe for navigation. TT
l. attention of the president on his tri
down the river was called to its dal
: gerous condition. through a letter fro
J. lyour president, also by the officers an
r Ipilots on his boat, the mississippi, as
It passed through the bridge. The chat
i man of the rivers and harbors commi
e tee will also give the matter his atte
l. tion.
Of The Hennepin Canal.
II "The Hennepin canal is at last abol
II completed and is to be formally opent
f. in day or two. BY next spring it WI
n be ready for public use. The constru
ton of this canal furnishes water tran
S. porta ;, from Chicago TO the Miss
If sippi n lust below Rock Island.
t. will undo> 'ly, when used to it's f,
N capacity. be very great advanta
j. Ito the commerce of the country.
o. Vacancy on Committee.
y There are several vacancies now {
ID listing in the committee on rivers a
le harbors, and this association should U