Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-05
BOOST FOR RIVERS
hFourteen Feet Through the Valley"
the slogan Of the WesternerS.
MISSOURI RIVER REPRESENTED
Pushing Delegations Present from
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, d
OMAHA MEN ARE RECoGEA :
Henry 7. Clarke and Victor ROl !.
water on Resolutions Committee.
OMAHA MEN ARE RECOGE {
KANsAs by AFTER CoNvENTIOE
Chic.Eo Apparently Drops Out OF Con-
test for RePuhaicaa GatherinE ana
Contest Lies Between Kan
sas City and Denver.
lrT,rn-n . So corre.ponasnt.l


WASHINGTON. Dec. A-(specisl Teie-
gram.)-"Fourteen feet through the val
ley" which has been the slogan for many
years among citizens in the states border
ING the hnssiusippi. was amplihed today by
the presence OF Nebraska. Iowa, Missouri
and South Dakota delegations who came
into the national rivers and harbors con-
vention for q ship channel for the Missouri.
within q short time there will be an or
ganiEation inside the national rivers and
harbors project favorable to the deepening
OF the Missouri and its control within its
banks At noon Rev. Frank L. Loveland,
state Senator G. L Saunders, Captain Pal
NOR. f. ID. wead. John A. Scott, Henry T.
Clarke ana Victor ROsewatsr, Omaha; P.
IT, Hopkins, Tecumseh; J. F. Peyton, Tren-
ton, representing the Nebraska delegation,
met at the Willard and perfected state
organization by electing Charles l. 6aun-
derp chairman and J. +. Peyton secretary.
It was agreed that Henry T. Clarke of
Omaha should Re presented 70 the national
association on rivers and harbors improve
mcnts as woe PRECEDENT from Nebraska and
that c. L. Saunders should be selected for
the committee on nominations and II. T.
Clarke or resolutions. Mr.. Victor Rose
water Was seleoted by the national chair
man Of the convention, Representative
RanEden OF Texas. as cne OF ten members
at large which the chair has power to ap-
point on the committee OF resolutions.
Immediately after the meeting Of this aft
arnoon the COMMITTEES ON resolutions was
appointed and Mir. Rosewater and Mr..
Clarke retired TO help formulate the prin-
clples upon which the convention viii stand
In its fight for larger Appropriations to i'm
prOve IN, interiot waterways of the coun-
try making fourteen feet through the
valley, !" meaning the deepening OF the Mis-
sissippi and a snip channel for the Missouri
an ectuaiity.
victor Rosewater ON Resolutions.
Tbs cclnHtttee on resolutions met in ex-
ecntiye session and elected Representative
J. Hampton Moore OF Philadelphia chair-
man. Mr. Moore appointed a subcommit-
tee ef eseen 20 formulate the resolutions.
and uIcsi ttls subcommittee Mr. Roaewater
was appclEted 9 member. The subcommit-
tee is having a meeting tonight.
In ADDITION 20 the names msntioned above
the following are present as delegates;
W. s. whutell. lincoln. Neb.: George c.
Call. A. L Beall. Il. H. Hubbard Sioux
city: c, 7. Hancock. II. e Fredvay. Du-
buque, Ia: Captain Low Bryson. Daven-
port, Ia: Thomas N. Wilkinson. BurlinB-
ton, Ia; w. f. Strimback. Keolfuk. Ia :
Representative J. p Conner. Denison; d.
W. Hamilton, sigourhey; c. A Kennedy,
Montrose Ia.
National Committee Meeting.
Nebraska win be represented at the re-
publican national committee meeting Fri
day by Victor RosswAter as proxy OF
National Committeeman Charles II. Nor
rilI Mr.. Morrin executed a proxy about
aweek ago, conditional upon his inability
70 attend In person. and since his arrival
gram from Mr.. Morrill, saying that Re
cannot make the trip to Washington at
this time.
Opinions of Bankeru.
Senator Burkett. that he might have the
beneht OF expert opinion relative 70 cur
poney legislation IN the last month, has
received isT letters from as many national
bsnks 81 Nebraska outlining the views of
either The president. vice president or
cashier OF these banks. replying to the
senator's interrogatories. which. ON being
tahulatea. present the following opinions:
For asset currency, positive, II; condi-
tionaiiy, 3; against asset currency, 81
For guarantee fund positive, e9; eondi-
tionsliy. i5; against guarantee fund q
For postal savings banks, positive l2:
uonditionally, 3; against postal savings
banks, 81; for central banks. II.
other senators who have taken the
trouble 70 ascertain the wants ana opinions
OF bankers IN their states report similar
diverslties Of opinion indicative Of the per
plexities which win be presented to the
banking and currency committees Of the
Two houses when they seriously get down
10 the work OF formulating currency
measure which win command the largest
measure q strenEth.
After Repuhliean Convention.
Two special cars Of Kansas city boom
ers for the national republican convention
rolled into washington this afternoon
taking quarters AZ the shorehan. which Il
the national oonmittee headquarters They
arr a husuing set Of WosteFners and have
adopted for their motto something like IN,
lettering of the old prairie wagons that
crossed AZ the Kaw TO strike the Santa Fl
tran. Kansas City or Bust"
Chicago seems 70 have dropped ont Of th'
running altogether and Il looks now as Il
the Asht would be between Kansas City
and Denver for convention hOnors Bu
Chicago has a way OF getting things q
EEnts even without the presence Of bras
bands and should the Cannon boomer
make dad st for Chicago II might LAM
he republican convention anyhow.
south Dakota Matters.
Representative Parker OF South Dakotl
has nominated as cadet az West Point
Clarence H. Danielson OF lead. and fo
aIteTnates Join Fern Of Lead and Henr.
o. Auison of BrookinEs Colonel Parierl
nominee for principal Is the son Of a fore
man q the Homef1aEs Mining company a
Lad and is ar hnnrr graduate OF IN,
Lad City Fnsh solttl he Is the nrst boz
10 Be recommended as cadet az West Poin
who 4 the son o. a iaborer from soutl
Dakota.
me south DAKOTA delegation has recon
neRded the estabi,shmsnt q a new land OF
, noo disrr.ct in Butte county. near I.amon
a seclifn az south Dakota now beinl
rapidly ssifi-d up
aIiaor AIattrru- at Capital.
ssenator Burkest today introduced IN
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