The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
Monday, December z. 1914.
OF NATIONWIDE BENEFIT.


The recommendation OF the United
States army engineers in charge OF
the river and harbor work will to-day
be made TO Congress to appropriate a
total of s~53.337.sls for the various
projects which will be included in the
new river and harbor bill. to be pro-
vided for at the coming session.
These figures reach the same total as
was contained in the last bill. which
was cut, through the opposition Of
Senate Burton and others to the
pork" character OF some OF the OBJ
jects. TO $780, 900 900. How much Of
this new bill In revived pork" we do
not know. but that will be found out
when the bill ZONES from the commit
tee. and will have little show of recog-
milton by Congress. OF the total esti-
mated by the engineers. 5000. 900 is
wanted for improvement OF the Ohio
river from Pittsburgh TO Cairo. This
sum. the engineers will say. will pro-
vide for the addition OF six locks and
dams and do much toward completing
the nine-foot project to which Con-
gress is committed. The engineers
ask $~3.2O0.0OO in cash and 100000
In authorizations The total cost Of
the improvement from Pittsburgh to
Cairo is estimated at SCI. 00O. 900.
While the canalization OF the Ohio
river is as far removed from pork"
as the heavens from the earth, and Is
known to the informed as the most
worthy Of all projects contained in the
rivers and harbors bill. there are many
uniformed and prejudiced minds that
will assail any appropriation for the
improvement Of this great highway OF
commerce as a species OF graft on the
part OF the Congressman from the
States supporting it-as has been
lone. before To remove all such mis-
taken ideas and false Impressions has
been the work of the Ohio Valley I'm
provement Association. and his year
Its Representatives. who will meet with
h National Rivers and Harbors Con.
gress this week in Washington. viii
have to be in convincing form 10 they
expect to prevail against the powers
OF the opposition. The present year
has given most eloquent proof in be-
half OF the work now going on for
maintaining a navigable stage OF water
the year round. owing to the drought
which has tied millions Of bushels OF
coal In the pools OF the Monongahela
river since May. and prevented their
Notation to Southern and Western
markets. With a nine-foot channel
stage Of water. which the completion
OF the work now in course OF con-
struction will give. there will be no ne
cessfty TO wait for ~seasonable rains to
mov the products OF the Ohio Valley.
nor will navigation ever be subject to
interruption by the vagaries Of the
weather. The enforced %stagnation OF
the coa trade can be used to great
effect by the defenders and promo
tiers Of the improvement Of the Ohio
river, n az they are overlooking no
bets. We presume they will present
The situation in an impressive man
ner.
Naturally the opening Of the Pana-
ma Canal for business argues h hast
ening OF the completion Of The canali-
zation Of the Ohio. whereby the prod
ucts OF the teeming Industrial centers
Of the valley will find their way quick
or and cheaper 10 the Pacific coast
States and open up new markets With
the South American countries. u IL
just a. the Cincinnati Enquirer re-
Gently pointed out.
Pittsburgh. whsstinr Cincinnati
lso~uisville. Cairo. Memphis. Vickshura.
View Orleans and every city ana town.
large OF small. along this course
fishing of this route 81 domestic com
tnefce Tor n vii bring 20 the iuhahi-
tants benefits and adrantares untold
thrglHh The activities o. VIII produce
Iherc sre hundreds and fhousandr
~ manu- afinfinE establishments which
The owners through rrrh \ line go 49,.
Million ~ the Inhabitants N tho valley
ll Dc rnHae more prosperous by the
'fcnlnH up. into acfual operation 81 This
shorter and cheaper avenue of mmun
r.ipu between themselves and the re1-
pie n TIE Pacific coast
LII o. r. case ~ going around Robin
Hnpda barn CO. chip msrrhandise fr0rs
Nhln ano feunFFlfarla 20 New york
hmh thence o. sen Francisco. b. p4pa
ne. ~ 90 receive che fra1urtfore ~ 81.
Faelhc Coast here b. thaf came r0ufe
No city b. more vitality Interested
10 this matter han Wbesuns and there
r. no state In the ohio Valley mat
win more readily fssbond 10 the ad
Vshtsges this through water route to
the Paeinc VIII open ~. or reap great
~ DEMENT'S IN development. pfosrsss
snd expansion Than West virginia
Hsvine these thinEs In mind there
ean BE- no srazrsrsuon IN me state
ment made ~ Couuessman. elect
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