The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-06
President Of Valley Improve
ment Association Visits
Paducah for Day.
Tells of Work and the Coming
Convention.
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB TONIGHT

Colonel John l.. Vance, of Column
bus, o., the distinguished president
of the Ohio Valley Improvement as
ISOLATION, arrived in the city this
morning and will address the citizens
tonight at the Commercial club, Sixth
street and Broadway. on the improve
ments of the Ohio river and what
may be expected. While in the city
Colonel Vance is the guest of Mr.. s.
A. Fowler, one of the vice-presidents
of the association. This is Colonel
Vance's annual trip down the Ohio
river from Pittsburg to Cairo. and
after his talk to Paducah tonight viii
leave tomorrow morning for Cairo on
the steamer Dick Fowler.
In speaking of the improvements
of the Ohio river. Colonel Vance was
enthusiastic this morning and said
there is interest such as he had never
seen before. At all of the cities down
the Ohio river he has met with re-
ceptions, and he said that the manu-
facturers and jobbers were more en-
thusiastic over the success than the
river men. His talk tonight will be
along the lines how the money has
been spent. and in black and white
Colonel Vance will show the business
men what has been accomplished,
and how the future will be easy.
Work on 10 locks from Pittsburg
down the river is in progress now.
with six locks in service, and money
enough on hand from the appropria-
tons of congress to carry on the
work until the next session, when it
is assured that more money will be
given. The locks below Pttsburg are
placed at the most advantageous
points. This is over one-fourth of
the number of locks wanted, as the
engineers find but "a necessary.
Backing the work of the associa-
| ton, Colonel Vance speaks with fig
ures. as Colonies Lockwood, Ruffner.
Sears and Majors Zinn and Silert and
Captain Harry Burgess, the recorder.
who surveyed the river made a most
favorable report. AS well did Col
onels Adams, Davis. Hoxie, Town
send and Major Winslow who COM
posed the board of review. Their
combined report says that, as large
as the s64,O00,O 900 appropriated may
be, tire Ohio river is the only river in
the world that is worth the expendi-
ture.
With the excellent report of the
engineers, some Of whom are the best
engineers in the world, at the meet
I ing of the Ohio Valley Improvement
association in Louisville October 22
and 23, Congressman Shirley has
given the association notification that
Inc believes he will have so members
Iof congress present. With these
members present all doubt is dis
PEELED by Colonel Vance that the i'm
provement will not go through.
| Speaking of the tonnage Colonel
Vance gives the figures of the Great
Lakes on which the tonnage was In
creased forty fold, and with an aver
age success on the Ohio river the
tonnage would far exceed that of the
lakes.
As the money has been appro-
priated by congress for the work and
as the next appropriation will ~ Tor
work on the lower river, from Evans
vile to Cairo. Colonel Vance's talk
will interest especially Paducah. Col
onel Vance is a prominent citizen or
Columbus. o., and one OF the most
accomplished speakers in the United
States. The Commercial club wants
every business man and manufac-
turer TO hear Colonel Vance tonight.