Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
CANNON UPHOLDS
WATERWAY PLAN
SPEAKER AND PRESIDENT IN
D0RSE PROJECT
BOND ISSUE FOR IMPROVEMENT
is REcoMM ENDED
Executive Party on Voyage Down the
Mississippi River Aboard FIotiIIa
of PaddIe-Wheel Steamers
to New Orleans
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of this city's centennial early in Oc-
tober.
The naval vessels will await the fio-
tilla at Memphis and aim to keep
well ahead Of the presidential fleet so
that the smoke from their funnelS Will
not obstruct the view Of the deep wa
terway delegates and the government
officials whom they seek to convert to
the project Of deepening the river.
For similar reasons, a considerable
distance was kept between the boats
of the presidential fotilla. Strenuous
rules were announced to the pilots and
commanders Of the craft before their
departure, and every effort has been
made to prevent either the grounding
of any of the boats or the more
dreaded possibility of a collision.
The details of the journey have been
worked out under the supervision of
Commander E. H. Tillman of the Unit
ed States navy, admiral of the Olean-
der. In the upper reaches of the river
speed of less than twelve miles an
hour is to be made. After the mouth
of the Ohio has been passed, however,
the vessels will beasked to show a
better pace and, in places, travel fif-
teen miles an hour.
The hotilla was organized to "boost"
the cause of deep waterways. This is
the frank declaration of the officers of
the association, its president, w. K.
Kavanaugh, saying:
This personally conducted journey
of President Taft down the Mississippi
river is being made to call the per-
sonal attention of the president of the
United States, members of congress,
army engineers and leVee engineers or
the various interested states to the
commercial necessity and possibilities
of deepening the river. Federal CO.
operation is wanted by the states, and
we hope to see a river and harbor bill
passed at the next session of congress
carrying an appropriation sufficient to
put the deep waterway on continu-
| ing basis, like the Panama canal"
Roster of FIotllIa
The fiotilla and its roster follows:
Steamer Oleander, carrying the presi-
dent and his personal party.
Steamer Erastus Wells, carrying
Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster gen.
! eral; Charles Nagel, secretary of COM
merce and labor, and Mayor F. H.
Kreisman, ST. Louis. j. M. Dickinson,
secretary of war, will join the party at
Memphis.
steamer Mississippi, carrying the
members of the Mississippi river COM
mission and United States army and
state engineers.
| Steamer st. Paul, carrying governors
| of states. newspaper men and special
guests of the association.
Steamer Lily, carrying foreign diplo-
mats.
Steamer Quincy, carrying Speaker
| Joseph Cannon, John Barrett, director
| international bureau of American re-
publics, and members of congress.
Steamer Saltillo, carrying officials OF
the Lakes -to-the Gulf Deep Waterway
association.
Steamer Alton, carrying members of
the st. Louis Business Mems league.
Steamer Cape Girardeau, carrying
Missouri, East st. Louis Belleville and
Alton deep waterway delegations and
| ladies.
Steamer G. w. Hill, carrying MEM
| bers of the Illinois Manufacturers as
sociation and the Chicago deep water
way convention.
Steamer Gray Eagle, carrying Kansas
City deep waterway delegation.
other Ships to Join
other steamers in the fiotilla Joining
1t at various points are:
Steamer Illinois, property of the state
of Illinois, and carrying state officials.
Steamer Grand, carrying Little ROCK
deep waterway delegates
Steamer Rapids, carrying Little ROCK
and Arkansas delegates.
Steamer Florence II, carrying edito'
rial staff Chicago Tribune.
Steamer Belle of Muskogee, carrying