Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-05
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oUR WESTERN WATERWAYS
rhe waterway convention al Mem.
p,ts before which Mr. Roosevelt de-
lirered che speech which Is printed ~
fun in the columns Of the Morning
Journal today. was the objective poin.
Of the presidential tour. and though
afi the speeches delivered along the
route we're fun Of interest 20 the pub
ilc by reason Of the source from
which thoy came. this one viii be ae-
ccpted . peculiarly interesting be-
cause of the fact that il Is the one O.
which al the others ave been lead
ing up The tour g. one that has been
fuil 81 interest 10 the president, ana
his hosts az the different points along
the way have not been without hope
that IL win be of profit to them. II
Is sought to enlist his aid toward im-
proving the navigation Qf the Missis-
slppl river 70 that Heavily laden
steamboats, may run It's full length
the whole year round II j. the be-
lief. too. that if his can be secured
from the national government the
ohio river may be similarly dealt
with. and so those two great water
ways be filled again with the Kin OF
craft they once floated.
Men who were brought up years
ago on the banks Of either the Mis-
siyslppi or the ohio returning now
after a long absence are struck with
the change that has taken place in
the life OF the river. IN that day the
boats were large and finely appointed
aud numerous. and carried quantities
Of freight and crowds of passengers
Many or thom We're not e~xtravagantlY
described in the term floating palaces
To-day the boats are small and few
and chcaply built. ana transact but a
very limited amount Of business. The
sur "a hustle ana picturesque foa
lures Of water carriage have nearly an
departed.
That The railroads are responsible
FOR much Of his change cannot of
curse be disputed They nave
grown Ia length and qualifications un-
an they dominate whole sections
which STEAMBOATS, once exclusively
served. Both ffeighis aitd passengers
are hurrying nov. hut the steamboat
men and business men alike attribute
some Of the change 10 the condition
~ The rivers. which halts water ear
riage Ia me low water seasons ~ the
sludhars were secured away and the
channels generally dcopencd. % Is
asserted that money again lu large
sums would bc invested in steamboat
property ana both freight aud pass
senEer rates throughout the whole oi
the two river valleys lowered ship
peers and passengers would then have
q choice of routes. aud river traffic
would again pick up.
This Is the problem tho president Is
Co cons der. n will be- presented hy
the representative men Of ai the ter
ritory Involved. and under circum
stances that Viii probably impress
him. The project calls for o. large
outlay of money and &c viii Doe Tor
cpnRrea OF course to vote This but
the desire o ta have the president in
dursr Tho movement and thus
"strensthcn % before that body and the
country iis address at Memphis on
this subject yesterday. and which We
ias before our readers mis- morning.
peculiarly Interesting because DO deals
directly With fhe paramount object
of the l,ur end vas delivered boz the
immediate presence of the men uno
arc tHc motius spirits in enc great
vora to uhloa tbe president De- nur
icudIne hs For these rpa
sIl. $500 Hu tet aIlely read.