Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-21
Rooney Tells Work OF
WaterWayS Committee
Reviews Results of Years Endeayers from Local Stand
pomt-Now Desires Survey of Arkansas River
Tributaries and the Surrounding Lands.

swer or argument for the development
OF Oklahoma's waterways and, at the
same time, directed that T., T. Tuck
cr's tonnage report, along the same
lines, should be published In booklet
form The first of these booklets Is
now IN the hands OF the public, and /
the printers assure US that Mr., Tuck |
cr's data win be ready for distribution /
In few days, as It Is now In the bind /
cry
During the fall your committee
tried by means OF communications TO
the governor OF the state TO arouse
our state officials to the necessity Of
Joining the state of Kansas IN her cf- /
forts TO stop the enCroaChments OF the /
state Of Colorado Of the waters OF the .
Arkansas River IN Colorado Up to /
this time your committee has received /.
No assistance whatever from the state /
officials, Recently your committee has .
started new agitation along the same |
lines this time through the new gov |
ernor OF the state and Representative |
j, J. Gillespie Of Tulsa county, and |
the near future, This recent action
of your committee was begun largely !
because of the fact that Kansas has
instituted legal proceedings against
Colorado to prevent the latter from
draining the Arkansas River for irri- !
cation purposes and, Notwithstanding
the fact that the supreme court Of
the United States had already taken
| the position that Colorado was ent-
tied to the water In question, As your
committee understands, the new pro-
cocdinEs instituted by the attorney
general Of Kansas is one for civil
damages against all the irrigation in
| terests Of Colorado, and from this view
point the state of Kansas may event
ually obtain some results II be-
| hoovcs, therefore, the commercial in
| terests OF the state OF Oklahoma to
take sides with Kansas in these pro-
ceedings, as Kansas Is necessarily
| lighting our battles as well as her
own.
At a meeting Of the Lakes-to-the-
Gulf Deep Waterway Association in
St. Louis on November rs and 20,
Tulsa was represented by one OF the
members OF our club, r. T. Daniel,
and his work was so satisfactory to
the convention that he secured dl-
rectorship for f, T. Tucker, mem
Der of this club. Mr. Daniel also ably
represented Tulsa and the state OF Ok
lahoma at the National Rivers and
llRrbors Congress, December and9
last in Washington, II. C., and was
elected to directorship Of this great
body and designated for the valley Of
the Arkansas. This committee and
the public at large greatly appreciate
his efforts for the public good and
hereby extend 70 him grateful achnow-
ledgement II may be added that
during both of these conventions Mr..
Daniel kept In touch not only with
your committee but with the news
papers, SO that Tulsa was splendldly
advertised throughout the country.
At present your committee is on
gagged IN drafting a bin to present to
the legislature with the object I'm view
Of having a survey made of the Ar
; kansas River, its tributaries, banks
and adjacent bottom lands under the
direction Of, the state OF oklahoma,
II is felt that such survey will be
the beginning Of such action for the
Development OF the river as VIII
eventually lead TO the results we have
In view.
In conclusion, It may be added that
we early recognized the necessity Of a
campaign Of education through the
newspapers and other Instrumental
ties and have endeavored TO persist
entity keep our object before the pub
lie, with what effect It Is in order for
the club TO Judge.
Respectfully submitted,
DEEP WATERWAYS COM.
by l.. j +, Rooney, Chm