The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-01
Little Kanawha Slack Water.
Dispatch News.)


things which exceed the BUILDING
of the Little Kanawha Railroad aud
the stacking Of the Little KaLawha
river to the coal fields Of its head
waters. Whoever docs aught to
prevent the completion of these en-
terprises strikes the worst possible
blow at the prosperity of this city.
There can be no reasonable doubt
that it is practicable to lock and
dam the Little Kanawha river 50
that the product from these coal
fields nay beshoated, the most in
expensive transportation method
possible to be employed, right into
the Jap of this city. Such means Of
transportation would always cheap
en- the price for railroad hauling,
which will ultimately he vouchsoted
to us. When The people Of Park
esburg and the Little Kanawba val
ley SO long and earnestly demand
ed that. the government acquire the
locks and dams of the Little Kama
wha Navigation company, and
make the river free, everyone real
lied that this step in itself was not
of special consequence, but that it
was only the beginning Of the fur
thor locking and damlng Of the nv
eli to the coal fields. which would
be Of transcendent Importance.
Now, since the government has
acquired these locks and dams. II
good long period has elapsed SO
far as the public knows, we arc as
far from the continued locking and
damming of the river as we were
just after the locks and dams were
acquired.
Something is wrong There is
not resident of PNrkesburg or the
Little Kanawha valley who is not
asking of himself and his neigh
bors what is the cause Of this delay
The Dispatch News does not believe
that the Congressman from the 4th
Congressional District is to be blam-
ed, except indirectly.
No doubt he is doing all he
reasonably can to secure the one
thing which is of such vast import
ance 0 this section of the state.
But he knows what the cause of the
delay is, and if he would make
known to the public the one who is
responsible for it there would be
sucn an outburst Of public saLti-
ment as would make the cause
which now delays it incapable of d.
laying it longer. What power ID
holding it back the people of this
section of tie state are interested to
know. The congressman elected by
the people must know what the re-
tarding power is. Knowing, it is
his public duty to communicate
his knowledge to his constituents.
There should be no stronger ln-
fluence exer,ed over any congress-
man than his obligatiors to his con-
stituents. The Dispatch-News has
information that TIE same power
that is holding back this improve
ment is the power whose official
duty it is to represent all Of the
people of West Virginia and it
there are lot some prompt steps
taken in this most important Of
matters to the Fourth congress-
al district We will give to the pub
lie what Information we have. Tel
egraphic dispatches and letters sent
out from Washington that certaiI
Distinguished and influential gentle
men are looking after an appropria-
ton for the Little Kanawha river
do not have n satisfying effect upon
the people. They demands that
something shall be- done. Bribery
and graft are dcspicable terms now
too much in the mouth Of the
American people But the eraycst
cases Of It are not where money is
directly passed from one rarty to-
another The worst possible case
Of it would be found in au official
holding mp public improvement be-
cause that improvement might re-
suit IN the carrying Of frcigl iu
direction different from tlnf which
it would 60 If it were NOT for the
improvement.