The Green Forest tribune., 1908-11-27
Call for a River Meet.

The following official call has hcen issued for the river convention to bs held in Little Rock December j.
 To All Frineds and Supporters of ths
 Improvement and Navigation of Sbe Arkansas River:
 The National River and Harboys Congress will meet in Washington GN December g, 10, II. next. Ii is of the utmost importance that strong delegR- tions attend the congress. from points on and contiguous to the ArkaHSas River Every important tributary Of | the Mississippi River has taken steps effecting strong organizations with full delegations, excepting the Arkan- sas River
 The Arkansas River Is navlgable | NOW from the mouths of the Grand | and Verdigris Rivers at Muskogee tc the Mississippi River. We want it snagged and proper shore signals for both day and night service maintain ed, and then we want steps taken t0 secure as great a depth as pOssibIe by means of such improvements as 1 government engineers have heretofore OF may hereafter suggest. Very favor able reports on the improvement of the Arkansas River from Muskogee Cat the confluence of the Arkansas, Grand and Verdigris Rivers) to its mouth. for it's practical navigation have been made by many government army en- gineers and in this connection the fol- lowing portion of the official call for the Rivers and Harb3rs Congress iR Washington is perine.
 This national organization with delegates from every part of the Un- ion in national convention assembled will advocate and stand for broad. liberal, comprehensive policy for ths improvement by the Federal goferE- ment of all waterways that have been examined and fayorably reported npeR by the United States army engineers as worthy of improvement for tbe ben eft of the commerce of the country"
 No rivers and harbors bill was pass ed by the last Congress and it is well understood that rivers and harbors bill will be passed by the next Con gress. The importance, therefore, q the Arkansas River states getting tn- gether on Arkansas River improve ment and presenting a solid front at the national River and Harbors Con gress at Washington through the dele gation of their respective cities can not be underestimated and believing that a free exchange of views and harmonizing of ideas will promote the welfare of this proposition before the congress, and give strength 10 our claims; and believeing that the only method by which this can be brought about is through personal conference. l hereby cail a meeting to be held in Little Rock, Ark, on Saturday, De. cember ,, 1908, of all delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, and all friends and supporters of Ar kansas River improvement. and re- spectfully urge all you who reeefYs this call to give same your ser70ux consideration and either come yourself or send some one to this meeting.
 To this convention we also invits all the people of Arkansas and 0klas homa who are interested in the wa terways of these states, and assure the representatives of every locality thai they will be accorded every consider ation and given opportunity to present their claims of the various localities The senators and ongressmen, pre- sent and elect, will be specially iR- vited to attend :
 Very respectfully
 w. M. kAVANAUGH. President Arkansas River Commission
 Chairman Bord of Trade River
 Commission
 Geo R. Brown, Secretary