The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-04
FOURTEEN FEET
[ AXES TO GULF.
SECOND ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
DEEP WATERWAY hSSOclA-
TON AT MEMPHIS.
ROOSEVELT WILL SP,AK


Memphis, Tenn Oct 3,--In poin
OF attendance and enthusiasm thu
second annual convention OF TIL
Lakes to-the Gulf Deep Waterway AS
sociation, which assemblies here 10
morrow. will he the great ST demon
stration Of the supporters CT the in
land waterways movement that has
ever boon held in American The cen
trail figure at the convention will b.
Pre- sident Roosevelt, who will arrive
from Cairo On the Mississippi tomor'
irow In time to deliver an address al
the opening session Delegates ap
pointed By the boards OF trade, cham
bers Of commerce and similar orgaai
! zationsthrcuphout the Middle West
ana South, t. gethcr with members CT
1 congress and celebrated engineers.
are arriving on every train, and in
some cases on special trains cha.
tered fer their accommodation. Other
delegates. including the governors cf
score OF states aud the members of
the Inland Waterways Commission.
will arrive by boat tomorrow.
What the W ork is.
The great project in which all of
these prominent men are interested
and which has been undegtlkea by
the Lakes -to-the Gulf Deep Waterways
Association, is the securing Of four
teen-foot stage OF water. the year
round, from New Orleans up the Mis-
sissippi river, ana through the draia
age canal to Chicago. This would
be a nayigable waterway about l,5D
miles long. of which the first forty
mile section, from Chicago to Joliet,
has been practically completed at 4
cost approximately Of S53 100000
Plans have been completed for a
second division from Joliet to ST.
Louis, a distance Of go miles, the
cost being fixed by engineers at $751;.
5taCet.
The section Of 1SG miles from st.
Louis to Cairo is at present under
survey and will probably cost $4,000,
600. according to the estimates cf
government engineers. From Cairo
to the Red River, the last section of
rs miles, the only difficulty is the
dredging out Of fourteen foot chan
mel.
The state of Illinois has paid fer
the greater part of the building OF
the drainage canal to Joliet. and the
association at It's present convention
will consider the advisabilits OF ask
ing the government to appropriate
$10.000,O00 a year for the five years,
to carry on the work, OF to Issue
bonds for the purpose
Would Benefit Large Section.
The movement for the establish
nent Of deep waterway from the
great lakes to the Gulf. though of com
paratiyely recent origin, has attracted
wide attention and has enlisted prae
lcally the solid support of the Mis-
slssippi Valley states, Government
engineers directed by congress to SUI
Yey the proposed waterway have al
ready reported that the project vs.
and congress at its last SEES
sion authorized the appropriation Of
$3.50 900 to dcfray the expenses of the |
survey.
The benefits TO be derived by a |
large section of the middle West and |
South by the completion Of this great
scheme have been read
ily recognized and appreciated All
he states Of tho Mississippi Valley |
ave been prompt in their endorse |
ncnt Of the project. while the resi-
lents Of sections more remote. but
,lso standing TO benefit immenssl-
rom such an enterprise. have net
lcstitated TO voice their approval
Prominent Men to Attend.
IN addition 10 President Roosevelt
he speakers to be heard tomorrow in
Jude Lyman +. Cooley. an eminant
siyil engineer Ct Chicago: John l..
Vance president Of the Ohio VALLEY |
Improvement Associations RepresC
fative Theordore f. Burton. chairman
n the Inland ~ aterways Commission.
Joseph w Folk. governor OF Mis-
iorri: Charles s. Deneen. governor OF /
Illinois. and Albert b. Cummuns. gov
arnor Of Iowa. W X. Kavanaugh. /
lrC sident of the association. will pre-
side and Governor Patterson Of Ten /
lcssee viii welcome the distinguish
ed visitors.
Speakers at the second days ses
sion viii Include Governors Brooks q
wyoming. Chamberlain OF Oregon.
3roward of Florida. Burke OF North
Dakota. and PindaIl Of Arkansas.
At the banquet. which will conclude
he convention. the speakers and thelr
1plcs will be a. follows. The Pleas.
intness Of American Life" Governor
henry A. Buchtel Of Colorado: -Four
een Feet Through the Valley John
harp Williams. Of Mississippi. Kan
ias and Transportation" Goyernrr
ward " Hoch of Kansas. and The
Value to Louisiana OF the Deep
Naterway." Governor Newton c
blanchard of Louisiana.
~ addition to these named above
{ is expected that ? number Of Other