Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-24
INDICATIONS POINT
TO GOOD CROW q.
SECRETARY w. r. ARCHER Is
BEING FLOODED WITH FAVOR.
ABLE REPLIES FROM BOOSTERS
ALONG THE STREAM.

| AHSlStduC United States EIlSlHSoI
| Albert 0. Powse, who with corps oi
men has already started on the task
OF surveying the Des Moines river,
| may be present at the meeting of the
Des Moines River Improvement as.
sociation next Tuesday in Farming
ton. In communication from A. G.
Miller of Des Moines, this infcrma-
tion is given to Secretary w. T. Arch
err. Mr.. Miller also states that he has
invited Engineer G. s. Richie Rock
Island to be present, but that the re-
moyal Of the Rock Island official to
Detroit may prevent his being pres
ent.
The mail pouring into the office OF
Secretary Archer Is chuck full with
favorable replies from river enthusi-
asts along the hanks Of the stream,
and the attendance at the Farming
ton meeting will no doubt be greater
than that at the convention held here
February Is. A delegation OF fifteen
enthusiasts is promised by Vice Presi
dent w. s. Batten Of Croton. Similar
delegations are expected from Keo
sauqua, Eldon and Eddyyille. Cap
ltaih IL G. Lining will convey the Keo
lsauqua river boosters to Pennington
| in his launch, "Keosauqua," and Jesse
B. Hammond Is expected to start at 8
O'clock on the morning of March 29
with a large party Of Ottumwans fol
the convention city.
From Pennington come numerous
letters from boosters who are com
pleting the plans to royalty entertain
the delegates. J. M. Eddy writes that
Harrington will be well prepared to
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| the people there will help for the adj
vancement OF the Des Moines river
improvement. G. H. Kelly also sends
an enthusiastic letter.
] Miller to BE With Engineer.
Secretary A. G. Miller Of the Great.
er Des Moines Commercial associa.
tion, and chairman Of the state con.
servatiOn committee, expects to b I, on
the river with Engineer Rowse and
his surveyors good deal this sum.
mer, and he advises Secretary Archer
that whenever he can be Of any as
sistance, he will gladly lend hand
He compliments the secretary on his
letter to the vice presidents and to
1.-THE men who attended the Ottumwa
meeting, and urges the officers Of the
Des Moines River Improvement assor
citation to keep things moving.
Rowse Starts Survey. s
In two motor boats, Engineer A. Y.
Rowse and his party OF surveyors
have already started work on the
stream at Keokuk. He will not only
survey the river, but will prepare
Iplans for its Improvement.
Without this survey 1t Is impoesiDia
/ to tell which method OF Improvement
would be the most advisable.
Whether to regulate the stream, rip.
rapping its banks and removing all
| distractions from the chanlel. or
whether by means Of movable dams
| to be let down at high water is TO Ae
determined. Still another proceri
would be the establishing OF fixed
dams and locks.
stop at st. FrarelsviIie.
Mr.. Rowse and his rarity will make
st Francisville their headquarters for
a few days. After this they will con
tinue their survey, stopping 1t Ben
Itonsport, Bonaparte, Pennington, Keo'
g. aqua, Eldon and Ottumwa. a few
days Will be spent at each place.
| Their first work will be rapid sur.
yey of the river clear through to Dea
.Ioines, after which they Will return
and study the individual localities IN
detail.
Ths work will PROBABLY last all sum.
mer and Engineer Rowse's corps OF
: veyors will be increased as t.
work develops.
At present he has ten men and they
a ) taking neither tents nor house
,oats, expecting to find shelter along
the way.
/ Boats Return Homo.
Captain Keller and his steamboat.
"The City Of Eddyviile," did not
leave Ottumwa last night until after
!6 o'clock, and the return trip to Ed
dyville was not completed until early
this morning. The boat was without
lights, and only slow speed was used.
Captain Keller contemplates another
"trip to this city in the near future.
Captain Lining and his launch
I..Keosauqua," also returned to Keo-
sauqua last night. The party arrived
i here between and o'clock.