The Montgomery tribune., 1909-10-29
HADLEY IS ENTHUSED

woods so as not to witness the slay-
Ing OF the goat. The animal was bar
becued blythe natives and served on
the river bank. r
On the way to Winona a stop was
aade at West Eminence, where Gov.
Hadley and immigration Commission
er Curran addressed. crowd OF 200
from the rear platform of Mr.. Gray's
| car.
Holman Submits Plan.
M. l.. Holman, consulting engineer
of the Missouri waterways commits
sion, will recommend immediate con-
sideration by the commission of the
control of the water power Of Current
river for commercial purposes.
| Superficial observations have con-
vinced Mr.. Holman that Current river
Is capable of supplying drinking water
and natural motive power for pop
ulation of 100000.
"In no place with which l am famil-
lar is there greater water supply
/ than in the Ozarks," he said. II make
this statement advisedly, knowing as
do the water conditions in the United
States, Mexico, Canada and parts Of
Europe.
New York is now spending s40,-
100000 in improving its waterways so
as to provide an adequate supply for
the metropolis. The waterways Of
New York in no way compare with
those of Missouri.
"The entire problem Of controlling
The Ozarks have all Of the water pow
er necessary, but no reservoirs, which
are essential to equalize the flow.'
Mr.. Holman, formerly water COM
missioner of st. Louis. and a recog'
nized waterways expert, believes Cur
rent river is worthy of experiments.
Students Must Do the Work.
The law passed by the last legisla.
ture, creating the state waterways
commission, appropriated only $4,000
to carry on investigation. Mr.. Hol'
man says this sum Is ridiculously
small, and that vt will be impossible
to make any great progress unless the
engineering students of the State Uni
versity are used to assist in the work
Mr. Holman's plan to assign engi
neering students to practical work in
the Ozarks under the tutelage Of com
petent instructors meets with the ap
prevail of Gov. Hadley and classes
probably will, be started to. the hills
after Mr.. Holman has made another
and more careful observation.
Current river starts at Montauh
Springs.' eight miles south Of Cedar
Grove, passes through Shannon, Car
ter and Ripley counties, and empties
into Black river, in Arkansas, sixteer
miles from the Missouri line.
Gov. Hadley, Mr., Holman and 9th
ers floated down the stream last weel
from a point near Cedar Grove tC
Round Springs, distance of thirty
five miles, and also chugged in gaso
une launches from Van Buren to Don
iphan, about fifty-five miles.
The lower part of the river wa.
found more serviceable than the up
per part Only fatboats ply thu
stream through Shannon county, while
through Carter and Ripley counties
launches are operated with perfec
, safety.
Ruddy compilations and multitude
, of ideas were brought back. by the ex
plorers who reached Doniphan in TIM
, for breakfast Thursday morning. Gov
Hadley continued on to Jefferson City
He plans another exploration tril
; down the st. Francis river in Decem
Der.
, Although several of the party car
, ried rifles and fishing apparatus al
admitted their game pouches wer
empty. Not even nibble was record
: ed on the cruise. The discovery of 4
, fish famine in the Ozarks will result Il
: orders being issued to. the fish com
. mission to stock Current river wit
: rainbow trout, bass and jack salmon
e Ozark Country Has Future.
J. Chief immigration COMMISSIONS
: John H. Curran, Doctor w. P. Cutler
!. pure food commissioner, and Samue
J. Hughes, immigrant agent Of the Fris
= CO System, all were enthusiastic owe
the future Of the Ozark country, a
were Gov. Hadley and ce-Presiden
Q c. r.. Gray, of the Frisco, who accom-
8 panied the party through the wildes
], sections.
: 1.-The trip was revelation" said tn
e Governor. 1--WE found that the Ozark
s are not only wonderful playground
g equal in scenic beauty to anything !
= Colorado or Yellowstone Park, but
place where homeseekers may go, a.
/, sured of health and prosperity.
It "I don't see how man can fail
it make living for himself and famil
g in the Ozarks. The soil requires onl
e careful attention to insure divers
4 fed crop, and, as for grazing, one acr
If of Ozark grass is equal to three
y, four of the grass we hear so muc
IT about in Kansas and New Mexico.
"No section in the Mississippi Va