The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-14
FOR OHIO RIVER
IMPROVEMENT
JOINT MEETING OF COMMERCIAL
BODIES ADDRESSED BY
COL. VANCE.
.FAVORS FINANCIAL AID
Work Done BY Association Set Forth
$3.50 voted-coneressman This
tIeWood Talks For Mis-
sisspi River.

In response to the call of the
presidents of the two organizations |
there was goodly representation OF
the Cairo Commercial Club and caro-
Board of Trade present last nlght al
the rooms of the former, to meet Coi.
John l., Vance president of the ONO
River Improvement ASSOCIATION
President Smith of the Commercial
Club called the meeting to order ana
suggested President Aisthorpe OF the
Board of Trade as permanent cha'l'
man which suggestion was adopted
lip, L. I.angan was chosen secretary
| Mr.. Aisthorpe spoke OF the purposes
Of the meeting, dwelling upon the
difficulties that had peen met win
in aronsing active interest in ONO
river impro ement He compllmented
Col Vance upon the good work ne
had done as president of the ONO
River Improvement Association
pointing out Caro's interest IN the
work and in the commerce on that
great stream. Cairo. he said, wanted
both rivers improved and it would
exnect in the near future that WORN
on the Ohio woult ne begun at TINS
end of the stream. He introduced
Col Vance who, he said was thor
oughly posted about what had beer
; done and was expected to be done
on the Ohio.
Col. Vance paid tribute to the
> people of Cairo and of other towns
. along the lower river who, ne SAID
had contributed cheerfully to promote
. the work of the association he repre-
: sented. although for the present tn
= work was all being done on TN
upper river. The people on the lowe
y river. however, had the satisfactio
: of knowing that the work on IN
upper river could not be made effe'
. tive without work all the way doWI
: and the government would have t
. come down eventually. 1t had take
Y great deal of work to get the Wor
= started and to the Ohio River In
- provement Association belonged tn
~ credit OF having aroused interest
: the work and created a demand ff
~ it to which congress had to give +
spectful attention. This associate
~ was the father of all other river II
- provement associations and had bee
instrumental in bringing about II
reorganization of the National Rive
:" and Harbors Association, which h;
A0 welded such a strong influence upC
congress. 1t had brought about
:" survey of the river by order of co
~ gress, with the resultant stror
~ recommendation for its impFoN
10Y ment with a 9-foot channel by boar
- of engineers. The Col. said the wo
- of the association had been done wi
~ voluntary subscriptions by the COZ
munities along the river Cairo HI
>" contributed $500 a year toward /
VI but he would ask this year only $50
eh The Col. read reports made by t
si two engineering boards regarding {
US proposed improvement of the rive
ai' which strongly urged the work. !
'"' said the Ohio river and its tributari
represented 4,40o miles of navigal
- streams, and cited number OF trit
'NS taries which the government had
'en ready improved, but which depend
e"' upon their availability upon the /
- provement of the main stream,
lo'' stated in the report Of one of
boards. The four locks and da'
1911 which have been completed at
q. upper end of the river, had produc
''"i a ninefoot channel for only 80 mil
80 but had added CT days In the year
the time when boats could res
Pittsburg with their fleets of empti
~ Mayor Parsons spoke briefly
Y the subject in hand and conclut
| by moving that the two commert
bodies represented at the meet
and the city of Cairo raise the 5
asked for The motion was secon,
airy by f. A. Smith.
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