Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-15
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on the Yellowstone river.
Believing the faith in the river can
best be shown by use Qf the river, We
urge upon all communities the high
value and supreme Importance to our
cause OF making immediate use of the
stream to the utmost of practicable
ity under present conditions. Great is
the need of Improvement to meet pres
ent requirements of boat building ana
navigating. To face the established
order and use the river will require
organized and determined effort, but
the way to navigate is to navigate.
While waterways improvement is
not a partisan question and should
never be allowed to become so, it is
necessarily a political one, and we
must insist that the standard of SER
vice and of political support of pub
lie servants in this state should be
measured by their attitude toward this
movement toward the permanent i'm
proyement of the Missouri river.
To Governor Burke and Commits
sioner Glbreath. who have labored so
industriously to make this congress
successful, we propose a vote of es-
pecial recognition and acknowledge
ment. We extend a vote of thanks
and desire to express our appreciation
to Congressman Ellis of Missouri,
and Secretary Call of the Missouri Riv.
er Navigation Congress for their pres
ence here for. the valuable informa-
ton they impaired, and for their able
assistance. We express to Bismarck
and its Commercial club our grateful
appreciation of the generous hospital
ity and splendid provision made for
the entertainment of the congress.
The next business was the forming
of a permanent organization. A con-
stitution was adopted and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Isaac P. Baker of Bis
marck.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. G..
Gilbreath, commissioner of agricul-
ture and labor.
Vice Presidents-A. Macdonald of
Emmons county; j. w. Bull of Bur-
leigh county; Theo. Landmann of
Mclean county; John Brueggr of
Williams county; r. III. Proudfoot of
Morton county;W. J. Etherington,
Of Oliver county; Adam Sailer Of
Mercer county; A. p. Peak of Barnes
county II. g. Plumley of Cass coun-
ty; G. G. Gowran of Grand Forks
county, Andrew Noble and j. D..
Black of Mckenzie county.
Capt. I. P. Baker was called to
the chair and he made short ad-
dress full of good points which was
enthusiastically applauded.
He then introduced Congressman
Ellis who reiterated his former
statements and answered questions
in regard to cities and towns provid-
ing docks and terminal facilities. He
said that the government would in
cial club, followedoJWg famtb NAH
sist on this.
Mr.. Bachelor, secretary of the
Grand Forks Commercial club, fol-
lowed, stating that his part of the
state was interested in the great
movement of river improvement.
John Bruegger Of Williston, pledg
ed the support of his territory to the
movement. The congress then adj
journed sine die.
Conclusion of Congressman Ellis
Ellis Speech Thursday
In concluding his speech before the
waterways congress and dwelling up
on the question of whether it will pay
to improve the Missouri river, Con-
gresham Ellis said:
4 What in the first place would be
the capacity? Why. the engineers
tell me, and it sounds so big that 1
do not dare to repeat IT on my own
authority. hedge on this prposi-
tien
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:. But the engineers tell me that :.
: the Missouri river, improved as =
= they propose to improve it will :.
have 500 times the capacity of a :.
:. single track railway; that sounds ..
:; SC big never tell it unless lay :.
:: it on somebody else :.
49, g . **=$
But this am prepared to say, af.
ter investigation. Take for instance
the stretch OF the river am Most
familiar with-the 400 miles across
the state Of Missouri. That stretch OF
the river parallels per day greater
tonnage than any other equal stretch
OF navigable river in the world. and
yet the Missouri river, improved as
the engineers propose to improve il
and as it could be improved at a
cost of building single track rail-
road from St Louis to Kansas CITY