The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-11-04
ALL FOR WATERWAY
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MARKS
OPENING OF RIVER
CONVENTION.
PRESIDENT FAvoRs PROJECT
His Speech IL Wildly AppIauded by
the Immense ostherfng--chief For;
ester Pinchot Delivers Address or
Conservation Of Resources.

| that fairly carried the delegates off
their feet with enthusiasm. the fourth
annual convention of the Lakes to-the.
Gulf Deep Waterway association
opened this morning The speeches,
the informal talks and the cheers left
no doubt as to what the people Of
the Mississippi valley want, aud they
were promised the assistance 0f the
leaders of the nation In obtaining ii.
When William X. Kavanaugh OF Mis-
souri,, president of the association,
called the convention to order in the
Athenaeum, he faced an assemblage
that included hundreds of the most
Srominent citizens OF the middle west
Status o. the Project.
In opening the convention President
Rsvanaugh set farth briefly the pres
enc condition of the deep waterway
work as follows:
l. The sanitary district Of Chicago
has built the deep waterway, practi'
ca'ly to Joliet, nearly 90 miles, and
$50 100000 lave been spent thus far
on the work
g. The entire route of the Gakes-to-
the-gulf deep waterway from Joliet to
New Orleans, througlr the Des PLANES
river, Ciie Illinois river and the Mis-
sissippf river, has been surveyed un.
der direction ~ congress ny United
Jtates engineers. who have officially
reported to congress thar the building
or the deep waterway its feasible.
3. The people Of the state Of Illi-
nots have adopted a. constitutional
amendment proviiing for bond is
sue of $40 100000, the money to be
speDt in constructing the deep water
way southwark from Joliet.
4. A bill introduced by United States
Representative Richard Barthuidt Of
Missouri is now pending in congress,
providing for the Issuance by the
United States government of bonds to
the amount Of $500, 100000, the money
to be spent in constructing this deep
waterway from the lakes to the gulf
and other meritoriotB' projected river
improvements.
S. II Is intended tn ask tile SIXTY
first congress to pass a bill providing
definitely that the United States gov
ernment undertake the construction
of the deep waterway from the point
where the Illinois wTk Wilt end TO
the Gulf OF Mexico
President Pledges Supporr.
OF course, the feature of the day
was the address Of President Taft
this afternoon. His voice was worn
nut i,,, H.. .-vtr,agoinY,. ~ opaaphao ha
has been called on to make, but the del
egates heard enough TO cause them
to cheer wildly the promises of sur
port given by the chief executive. He
declared that II the 14fuot plan proved
feasible anu advisable, the present ad-
ministratiOu would favor the issuance
OF government bonds to dsfray the
cost.
! At the same time Mr.. Tart maGe 1t
plain that ire would not stand for any
plan to make a pork barrel" OF the
project. He said he opposed any
such general bond issue OF $50G000,-
900 or $1,0O0OO0,00O for waterways
improvement, the money 10 be cut
| up and parceled out' to different sec
i IlOllSs lnul NuE wv
ment of waterways had been carried
forward in a haphazari fashion in
the past, and that new method
should be adopted!
Address by clifford PincFot.
When the long and ioud applause
that followed tile presidents address
had subsidized, Clifford Pinch0t, chief
of the United States forest service
was introduced and made lively
speecl4 ON the conservation Of natural
resources.
| .Vicksburg, Miss. Oct 2S.-Seldom
has President Taft received so en-
thusastic welcome as that accord
ed him when he arrived at Vicksbure
this afternoon. All the inhabitants oi
the city, seemingly, and thousands
from the surrounding country were al
the river side when the Deep Water
way convention neet came steaminl
down the river. The president ant
party and nearly everyone else came
ashore and after the formal welcoming
addresses were escorted to the his
torical background. where, In the
prS~ence of many veterans of both thu
northern and southern armies. MI
Taft delivered one of his happies
speeches.
Stops Seven Hours.
Returning to the city, Presiden
Taft was entertained at dinner Hi
schedule provided for a stop here o
seven hours, so he has an opportunit.
to get some rest before starting a
. ten O'Clock tonight on his way Il
J Natchez, where he will arrive a
seven tomorrow morning.
Girl Identifies Prisoner.
Washington Ind, Oct. 29.--JohI