The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-15
EDWARDS PROJECT

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downward, the Improvement of the
South Fork and the Middle Fork of
the Kentucky river upward, the Sc
curing of an appropriation for a
Government building at Middlesboro,
and the continued work of getting
pensions for his constituents are the
main objects of Congressman ID. c Ed
wards, of the Eleventh district, in
this and the next Congress. That he
is man of great possibilities and a
tireless worker is demonstrated when
Il is stated authoritatively that he
secured the signature of the President
to more bills than any other Congress-
man during the Fifty-ninth Congress.
Many of these bills, of course were
private bills, for pensions, etc, but
they all meant that more money
would go into the Eleventh district.
Congressman Edwards has secured in
appropriations for the Eleventh dis
trict since he has been in Congress
the neat sum of $99O,O00. and this
skins his predecessors nearly $1,000
600. for none OF them had ever got
appropriations for locks and dams and
public buildings.
Congressman Edwards now has on
foot, however, a movement that is OF
the widest interest and grestest i'm
portance to Cincinnati and the mer-
chants of that city. He proposes to
get Congress to give money enough
TO improve the Cumberland river
downward that is, from Burnside
down to within 200 miles of Nashville,
which is the Tennessee line.
A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
lie has secured one appropriation
for this work, and Lock No. Fl was
built IL was an experiment, but II
has worked 10 perfection. II will re-
auire but four more locks downward
until the Cumberland River will be
nayIgable to the Tennessee line, and
the counties OF Wayne, Russell, Clin-
ton. Adair. Cumberland and Monroe.
none OF which are touched by rail-
road, will have a stream that VIII al
ford navigation, and the purpose OF
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad VIII
be fulfilled. This splendid system OF
railroad was built at great expense
from Cincinnati through the heart
OF the blue grass and mountains or
Kentucky for the purpose of develop
ing the territory. II was built Tor
the purpose OF helping the merchants
OF Cincinnati, and when these works,
proposed by Congressman Edwards
are completed then the people of the
counties In Southeastern Kentucky,
that can only be reached now with
the horse and wagon, will receive all
of the benefits OF the cheap living
OF a city.
Burnside will become the great dis
tributing point for the Cincinnati and
Louisville merchants. This section Is
not densely populated now, but with
the navigable stream which Congress
man Edwards is contemplating, and
i the making OF which he has the
promise OF assistance from his fellow
Congressman, the counties will dou-
BILE their population. for the soil Is
fertile in the valleys, and the hills
are rich in minerals and timber. No
city will be as much affected by the
prosperity of this section of the state
as Cincinnati, which is directly north
of the counties and will be In direct
connection with them in a business
way.
SEVERAL MILLIONS NEEDED.
Il will require an additional ST.
900 900 to carry out the work on the
Cumberland river that is proposed
by Congressman Edwards, and ST.
600 900 each for the North and Mid
die Forks Of the Kentucky river. That
Congressman Edwards will get a good
slice of this money to continue the
work out OF the next Congress his
friends are certain, and he says that
he will do all he can to continue the
work and get the appropriation for
the Cumberland river sure. There are
two locks under construction In the
Kentucky river now that will soon
make navigation possible up to Beat
tyville. The sites for the locks on