The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-23

no. 14-contract awarded IN May,
s5ut 10 CLOSE OF fiscal year, June 80. no
work had been done.
No. 15-Contract awarded IN June,
but to el0se Of fiscal year no work
had been done
40. Is-coRplete except Tor few
minor details.
No. I9-Abcat 1B per cent complet-
ed. { per cent having been done dur
ing fiscal year.
no. 20 - Contract awarded and
some excavation and coqer dam
building done.
No. 26A4bont so per cent compiet-
ed, so per cent having been done
during the fiscal year. This lock and
dam are being constructed. by hired
labor and not by contract.
40. 2S-some preliminary work
done. Worlvlwi5l be done by hired la
Dor and not by contract
NO. %, at Catletts5urg, KY Com
tract awarded and work begun.
No appropriation for the Little FSa-
nawha river Is made In the rep9rt. A
survey of the river has been made
wit ha view to- modifying the exist
ing system OF locks and dams and ex-
tending the Improvements. The report
Will be made to Congress, gays Gen.
Rixby, in time for|tts consideration at
the coming session. The only work
reported for the year IS the removal
or obstructions from the channel. be-
tween erosion and Chenille. the re-
novel or a mill dam at stout's Mills
and the erection OF some locI houses.
While surveys and borinSs have
been made for locks on both forks of
the Big sandy river, the amount OF
money available is reported as insult
ficient To start the work with any de-
gree OF economy and II IS recon-
rnended that the entire project he re-
examined with view to revision.
Some $4,000 was spent during the
year on the Guyandotte river. for gen
eral Improvement and bank reYet-
ment. but no appropriation Tor the
coming session OF Congress is recon-
n1ended for this river.
Two reports are made on the COM
merce of the Ohio river. one for the
Cincinnati district, and one of traffic
at Davis Island Dam, which Is the
entrance to the Pittsburg harboT. The
Cincinnati report says: sr
THE commerce CT the river during
the last year, so far as indicated by
statistics that the engineer officer. n
charge OF the river has been able TO
obtain. was as follows: General r1er-
chandise. coat. etc. 11,112,216 short
tons at an estimated value CT $685.,
Sa9, $3.50; passengers 4.313.52S."
The report from Davis Island dam
says: Traffic for the calendar year
1910, as measured by thatcemmeree
through lock and dam No. L, amount
ed to 3.l4O535 tons of 1000 pounds
and GO.665 passengers"
OF the Little Kanawha river, the
report says: The commerce for the
calendar year 1910 amounted TO 1921
short tons, and was valued at S3,o4S.-
46o OF the Foregoing there were
sc, 81 tons OF timber products Csaw
logs, ties, etc., and 2O2 tons, OF coal
or the Kanawha river the report
says: The commerce for the calen-
dar year 1910 amounted to 1883
short tons with n valuation of So
O96. 1853. OF the foregoing there were
/ 10000 tons Of coal and 1913
tons OF timber products valued at ST.
24s, O4O and $126.497 respectively"
The total commerce of the Big san
dy river for 1910 consisted principally
of ties, timber, manufactured IT.
and rrIscellan eous merchandise. II
1855 1874 tons valued at
$3,2S5.637.
NO reliable record OF the commerce
of the Guyandotte river has been re-
tanned. according to the report. II
consists almost entirely Of timber
Heated to market as loose legs or II
RATS and would probably approximate
loo 900 short tons q year.