The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-10
MONEY FOR WORK
ON OHIO RIVER
ALL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED
ARE ON BASIS OF NINE
FOOT CHANNEL FROM
p|TTSDURC TO CAIRO
tons and Praises President For
Active interest in River
improvement.

10 the Members OF the Ohio Vale.
Improvement Association.
The River and Harbor Act. mp
proved March .. 1907, carries appro
pliations and authorizations amount
ling to SS7.0ls,432 The total amount
in the bill as passed by The house
was S4,I9S,l3S. The amount addet
10y the senate amendments was IS,
6S5,S34. As agreed upon in confer
tence. these additions were reduced
! TO $2.Si5. 294 making the total amount
lcarried by the hill, as above stated,
n appropriations and authorizations
l$S7, 3i3.422
/ The Ohio river receives $4,3SS,966;
the tributaries of the Ohio receive
s3,Jl9,GS7-a total of s7.70S.G03. All
appropriation 10 complete locks and
dams in the Ohio liver contain a pro-
vision that said locks and dams
~shall he constructed with view 10
III navigable depth OF nine(9l feet"
Among the appropriations for the
Ohio may be named the following
For lowering the sill OF lock number
six. so as TO give a navigahle passage
way of nine feet, 10000; for lock
and dam number eight, cash and con
tract. S751.S45: for lock and dam
number eleven, cash and contract,
$69SS43; for locks and dams num-
bcrs thirteen and eighteen, cash and
contract s574.77S; for lock and dam
number twenty-six, cash and contract,
81 200, 900: for lock and dam number
nineteen. $500. 900; for lock and dam
number thirty-seven. contract au-
thorized 70 amount of 100000 lin
addition To amounts herein and here
tofore appropriated or heretofore all
thorized). to complete said lock and
dam. for raising Louisville dams, SO
as to give a minimum depth of nine
feet upstream to Madison, Indiana,
and a minimum depth of six feet on
the lower miter sill at LOCK number
one, Kentucky river, s271 900; for the
removal of rocks in the channel OF
the Ohio near TO the falls. $4,000.
All of the appropriations for the
are directly for the benefit
Of the Ohio. and will Immediately en-
nance its commerce.
The report Of the conferees was
adopted by the senate and house with
Ont contest, and by practically mani {
mouse vote
The amount of money appropriated. +
cash and contract. for rivers and har
hors, by he Act of March 2. 1907, is
larger than in any preceding river
and harbor bill in the history of the /,
country. IT also is admitted to be the
most valuable and comprehensive in
all its parts. Provision is made for +
The completion of much larger pro, I
portion of projects than in any Pre- I
,eding measure This course OF ac-
ion was decided on by the committee
Ir rivers ard harbors before begin
ming the consideration of the various
tens composing the bill introduced. +
The result Is the clearing away and
in full for important works
hat have been pending for years.
The Sundry Civil Act contains all
appropriations requested for the
OF work on the Ohio river
md tributaries heretofore ordered by
congress.
Report OF Board OF Engineers.
The report of the Ohio River
Board of United States Engineers APP
,oinied by act of congress 1905. and
lpon which report so much depended
or the proper consideration of the
.laims OF the Ohio river, was not
inished in time TO be passed upon
~ he Board OF Engineers for Rivers
md Harbors. which board is COM
monty known as the Board of Re.
lew. and hence was not presented to
congress and Is yet in the hands Of
he Board OF Review.
When we Of the Ohio valley take
MIC consideration this fact. we have
ust cause for congratulations az the
appropriations for the completion OF
work heretofore authorized and the
new work for which appropriations
we're secured.
Important Action Of the President.
President Roosevelt. on the l4th of
March appointed n Commission 10 be
Known as the Inland Waterway Com
the chairman of which IL
Honorable r. T.. Burton. Of Ohio. and
The duties as get forth In the presi-
dents letter 10 the members thereof.
sre Ia prepare and report compre-
ncnsive plan for the Improvement and
control 0f the river systems Of the
United States. We believe the presi-
dents ALTON to be the most important I
" its bearings. Of any he has taken
during his entire administration. for
he benefit Of The commercial inter
ests Of the country
We fur her believe that his action
was largely influenced hy she results
Il the Convention Of the National
Rivers and HarbOrs congress held a.
D. G., December CT.
1906. which CONVENTION was in mum /
beg and personnel the greatest ever
held in the United States. having for
&C. purpose the advocacy ~ the i'm
provemeut Of he nations waterways.
To honorable Albert Betfiuger. /
vice president 81 the association. who
vas spokesman Of the convention. .