The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-01
GATHER FOR RIVER
And HARBOR MEET
DIRECTORS GATHER FOR CON-
GREss TO BE HELD m WASH
INGToN DEC. s-s.

tNGTON DEC. s-9.
Washington, Dec I.-Directors OF the
National rivers and harbors congress
VINO are gathering In Washington for
the annual session OF that body In De-
cember. declare that Minneapolis and
st. Paul and the other cities along the
upper Mississippi have a deeper inter
est in the proposed bond issues for
waterways improvements than almost
any other section OF the country.
| The project for the improvement Of
that part OF Lhe Mississippi river. like
the Ohio river improvement, is further
along and more ready for funds than
anything else in the United states"
says John A Fox, special director Of
the congress, and who addressed the
commercial bodies Of the two cities on
waterway matters not long ago.
The project for the upper Miasiss-
ippi is adopted and approved by the
engineers and its plans are all made.
but money Is being allotted toward the
project In very small amounta wuch as
VIII require forty years for its com
pletion.
TT the $50. 200. 900 needed for that
great work can be included In a bond
Issue which could be passed by oon-
gress at this session, the whole thing
could be completed within Ave or aix
years, just as the Panama canal In
being completed
Would Mean Six Feet Of Water.
There would then be six feet Of
water from Minneapolis TO the month
Of the Missouri. upon which ar least
100000 tons of commerce could be-
carried annually. Under existing com
ditions, with hardly more than three
feet OF water in some parts of the chan
mel, there is not more than 1000 600
tons carried.
Il believe this would mean q saving
OF at least 30 cents per ton per annum
on every ton of freight moved in that
region, or about s10,OO0,OOO annually,
which would virtually be put back
into the pockets OF the people Of the
upper Mississippi section"
The river and harbor congress win
undoubtedly make another strong ef-
fore to crystalize public sentiment for
the big bond issue for waterway i'm
provements, an issue which they would
like to see go as high as $500, OOO, 600.
The delegates from the upper Mis-
sissippi and the Ohio river sections,
where the work is all mapped out, win
be expected to give their entire support
to the bond issue programme, bur 1t
LIS q question whether all OF the dele
gates from the northwestern states will
fall In line behind the movement.
Efforts were made in the last session
of congress to solve the problem of the
speedy development OF the upper Mis-
sissippi by increasing the annual
amount available for use there.
The upper Mississippi project calls
for $40, 200, 900 to be spent in annual
appropriations OF 100000.
Congressman Tawney started a
movement last session to Increase this
annual expenditure Co 100000. conn
pleting the work in ten years, and this
scheme will probably be again put be-
fore congress.
The National Rivers and Habora
congress, which holds session here
Dec. 8. . and 10. will be q large and
enthusiastic gathering Of waterways
advocates.
Governor Eberhart OF Minnesota In
counted on for an important address
The states along the upper MISSISSIPPI t;
pi will have big delegations present, !,
although their interests WIN not ba /
pushed as hard as those OF some other /
sections.
The Ohio Valley Improvement ASSOC |
citation will have 1000 delegates pres |
emit to urge the bond issue matter In l
the interest of the Ohio valley. This
Lakes-to- the-Gulf project viii prob |
ably have 500 enthusiastic supporters
as delegates from the Lakes -to-the- /
Gulf association.
Oakland. CAL. expects TO send 100
delegates across the continent for the
meeting; and the state Of Louisiana
has already appointed $50.
THE Missouri-to- Minnesota section
OF the country should be represented
by az least 500 delegates from Keokuk,
Quincy, Davenport, Moline, Rock Is
land, Burlington, Clinton, Dubuque, WI
mona, Red Wing, La Crosse. ST. Paul
and Minneapolis" says Mr.. Fox ''and
they should come determined to carry
some measure through at this session
OF congress that would enable the $780,
600, 600 to be provided for speedily
president Taft expressed himself kD
favor Of the issuance OF bonds for ttrme
ippi and the Ohio river, where definite
work has been undertaken, and the
project as a whole has been Endorsed.
These two projects are parts Of q
great system that viii eventually fol-
low and there is no reason why work
upon them should be delayed until the
whole system Is ready. Moreover, IL
bonds are issued TO cover two such
projects, and others like them, 1t win
demonstrate more forcefully than any
thing else the wisdom and economy OF
the policy advocated by the National
Rivers and Harbors congress.
II sincerely trust that Minneapolis
and St Paul will put sforth every eff
fort to have the largest delegation
present that they have ever had as I
feel confident that congress will be inn
pressed by the large number of bust
ness men that come here"
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