The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-02
CANNON OPPOSES
WORK ON RIVERS
SPEAKER Will. NOT PERMIT BIG
APPROPRIATION FOR DEEr
WATERWAYS.
lAKES-To-CuLF ROUTE
Likely to Meet Defeat In Next Con-
rrcss--James J. Hill Fayors
Improvement Of Rivers.
Washington. Dec.

Washington. Dec, THAT the
lstrensth and influence of the national
rivers and harbors congress ID grow
ling With great rapidity Ii shown BIZ
the fact that Secretary Root has ne
!csptel the Invitation extended 70 him
lbs. Representative Ransdell AZ presi
i.Ient OF that organization. to make the
Iopening address at the annual asscan,
lbling of the congress. which will tak..,
place IN the New Willard Hotel here
next Tuesday morning. In addition tn
1.-THE secretary Of state. there are u
humber of other men or national repti,
Itation on the list or speakers
Only tonight Mr. RansdeIl received
\ telegram from James ) Hill. the
railroad magnate, saying thas III
would be on hand and would be pIsas.
ed to address the congress. Mi. Hin
was one OF the first big railroad men
of the country to recognize the neces-
sity for the development OF the inIand
waterways, and what he has to sat on
the subject will be received with close
attention by all who are interested ii
the movement
Another interesting speech win be
that OF the French ambassador, M.
tusserand who will describe ID the
members cf the congress the manner
IN which the waterways of France
were developed TO their present higsl
state OF usefulness The German ant
bassador, Baron Speck won Stsrnbere.
had accepted an invitation to speak.
but tonight Mr.. RaBsdeIf received
word from The amhassador that he
would be unable. 30 account az illness,
to keep his engagement
! Our campaign for an ANNUAL rlser
and harssor appropriatinn bill Mn hn
pressed with greater yigor than eves.
and u we do not succeed in gettlng i
uill this session we are more tlian
ilkely TO have one at the first session
~ the sixty first congress. or course.
the regular biennial bill will como At
the second session OF the sixtieth COR
srcss, W.
this morning Mr., Ransdell called
IN President Roosevelt to tail. With
him about rivers aud harbors. The
repeated to. the Louisiana
the assurances nc gave
him some time ago. that the forth
coming message TO congress would
contain somo strong recommendation
an the general nhjcct, o<s~HatVnway.
Sy
rsIt may bar taAsal sim .seeaea IT, tIia & !.
agttfforl al annifaf efvEt ahsi In I. !,
appropriation bill that there Is Iittse
hope for the passage or consideration.
even, eff such a measure al the ses.
sion of congress which begins on
Monday.E N'H
suhcIe Joe" an obstscies
The stumbling block IS $ upcIs Ioea
Cannon. The speaker has slresJy In
timated to certain e6rRseissdtiyea
Who APPROACHED him cn>this subject
hat he Does not approve of the plan.
The reason he gives Is that hard
times are at hand and that congress
must be economical.
The real reason. however. is n DO
Iiucal ote. II the river aud hsrbo.
bill is thought up. Cannon. who has
presidential aspirations. win havs+ta
himself one way or the othss
on the question OF having fourteei
foct channel from Chicago 70 81.
louis. The Chicago people ara strong
'or that project. whereas the Lake Ia.
erests are lighting H. Cannon needs
votes from both sections ia the na
ional convention.
II II we're an ordinary fight he
would. Of course. lose little by going
'n one side or the other. But il so
happens that the lake people have
sworn to hght tho proposition tc tn
asst ditch. They claim TO have esi
iencc. based on the highest engiaecr
Ing authority. that II this channel 4
opened according 10 the plan OF the
'roject 5000. O00 gallons o. water per
'econd win aow out OF Lake Eric.
This. declare the lake interests. would
mean that the water in the lake would
sncome 80 low that the class OF boa
100 Hsed 10 the shipment OF iron ore
WOULD eecomo useless unless thev
arricd -half cargocs only.
u Is undfretood further that = nun
or OF Southern representatives whs
rerc supposed to BE favorable 10 the
'hicago canal project arc now. to
~ the least iukcwsrm This pro
~ has nothing whatever % do villa
he Improvement OF the MissIssippi
-om Cairo 20 the gulf although Il n
Art OF the general lakes to tn ruit
rufscsitiCrL
Prom this u may b. seen that the
hsaces for q river and harbor hsu
thiz session of congress are NOT
artlcuiarly bright The men behind
e scheme say. however. that II thev