Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-05-26
1 0F RIVER r COMMISSION ] stntiment Can Alone
 I,re 8 Fourteen Foot |nnel Through Missis bi, Says Burton.
[rsTT.Y CRITICISED
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 \ rhenl-l'iits Million DoiI'vs [,.,1, for Mississippi River.

,.,,, for Mississippi River
 lin ngtop. May 25.-(special)
 victorious general and his
 on oressman Theodore E, Bur
 -;a,om6ers of the Inland Wa
 rs Commission are drawing an
 ,, +onr of the Mississippi
 .o triumphal close. The
 ;ssion. of which MT. Burton IS
 non. has spent nearly a week
 ,ooeding down the Missouri
 hdx. Kansas City to St. Louis
 lasSe down the Father or
 ..4o New Orleans. At every
 nd town along the big stream
 have been guests of citlzens'
 have sought to convince the
 nission of the pressing com
 al necessity for the prompt
 thorough development of the
 ,.A ~-s~>-0~T svH -
 rousing meeting in Mem
 engineered by the business of that city, MT. Burton public bnounced his hearty sympathy the ambitions of the people of Mississippi valley. He said: am in favor of the fourteen channel through the Mississip- let public sentiment must be |sed if you would ever attain his expression by Mir. Burton |sed the greatest enthusiasm. Fe long has been a mistaken no- that the chairman of the Riv- and Harbors Committee of the se has been bitterly opposed to plan of a ship canal connecting GRat Lakes with the Gulf. Un- tk& misapprehension, the State blaWres of Illinois, Missouri and Eh Dakota adopted resolutions his supposed attitude. matter of fact, MT. Burton has
 friendly to the scheme, but as rman of a powerful committee, declined to commit himself to plan of improvement before the complete and minute prepa- ms had been made. This deter ltion on his part brought down
 him a storm of undeserved ;ism in the last session, al- gh his committee included in rivers and harbors bill a sum 'ient for a complete survey and lination of the proposed canal }, preliminary to actual appro- ions later. for the prosecution ne work should it be found ble.
 le Inland Waterways Commis- has as it's cicerone on it's voy- down the Mississippi, Congress Joseph E. Ransdell of Louis
 who besides being a member hartman Burton's committee in House, is also president of the 'nal Rivers & Harbors Con- ], an organization that is seek to convince Congress that an 'prlation of $50,0O0,000 annu- IS not too great to expend' on oVements to streams and ports. ne way down the river, at ey- larbor into which the steamer, sslppi poked it nose, a score lesrams were picked up, urging to stop off and be guests of towns farther down stream, Greenville, Vicksburs, nsas City, Natchez and a score uer towns and cities entertain ie visitors and sought to con-
 them that the people of the sslppi valley are a unit in be. E that adequate sums sHould Npended by the federal govern
 i'll Improving the big stream
 'ne party chaperoned by Con- 4ian Ransdell are Chairman 'n' Senator Newlands, ". T. ,7' Congressman Bankhead, 'al II Mackenzie, F. H. Newell. = fofester Pinchot, and Com 0nef Of Corporations Herbert o ''''ith. In addition, Lieuten- ionei Sears and Lieutenant n townsend of the Army are As he the trip. These latter are i. :, oi the board of engineers . ' the past have made consider. <. .es'lgation of the possibili- = :. 'ne stream and of the best