The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-01

that as soon as the port engineers
completed the revision of the charges
against ocean going vessels using the
port facilities at New Orleans, tina:
the matter of steamboat charges
would be taken up for adjustment.
So it is apparent that action on TINS
particular proposition will be had in
tho near future.
Although have heard many river
men speak quite pessimistfcally con-
icerning the possibility or a satisfac-
tory solution of the problem witt
respect to the charges against steam
beats for the use of port facilities, l.
is impossible for me to conceive that
the progressive men IN charge of the
development Of New Orleans, would
permit simple and comparatively
unimportaut obstacle Of this kind 70
interfere with the cooperation OF Ne"
Orleans as promised to her sister
cities up the river. Since my return
from New Orleans am less inclined
than ever to believe that the New
Orleans people could be pennywise
ana round foolish. Within the laSt
few days I have received enthu5-
iastic letters from Governor Hall 81
Louisiana. Mayor Behrman of New
Orleans, President Loeb Of the New
! Orleans dock board and Acting Prt5i-
dent Jahncks of the New Orleans as
ISOLATION Of commerce. reiterating oV
er their signatures the statements
made TO me recently In New Orleans
with respect to the measure of CO.
/ oreration that the valley gateway IS
viking and anxious to accord to the
valley. For instance, Governor Hall
says:
State Of I orfsiana. ....-.
Executive Department
Baton Rouge, Sept. IS, 1915.
.. Letter to Norwood.
Irving c. Norwood, Secretary.
/ Greater Davenport Committee,
| Davenport, Iowa.
! Dear Sir:
Il am greatly disappointed that |
was unable to be in New orleans
during your visit. desired very mnch
! to meet you and discuss with you inc
common problem of the Mississippi
valley which beth the upper ana low
err sections are now working on.
am very much Interested in the move
/ ment to develop river front terminal
! facilities at the cities and towns or
the Mississippi river and its major
I tributaries as means of developing
commercial use Of the river on sclea-
titic basis, and | wanted to gain
closer knowledge Of your point OF
view than I can get without coming IN
direct contact with you.
I'VE of Louisiana as keepers OF the
gateway to the sea, realize our re-
sponsibility to the valley now as neVe:
before. We are putting our mouse lu
order so that we may serve the Mlssis-
sippi valley in an economic way Inc
full force of the Louisiana state gov
eminent and OF the city government
! Of New Orleans is now being turned 10
account in making New Orleans an
efficient port, in making our laws tne
most practical and helpful possin,e'
We are convinced that by aiding tns
entire Mississippi valley in the hand
Inc os its commerce in the most
aconomic way we are doing the thing
that will helm us most, because ma
ture has linked every section OF tina
valley together and has made New
Orleans the natural port for the reg
| ion as whole.
II hone to have the pleasure OF
meeting you some way In the not uls-
t,nt future. Meanwhile, | hope you
will make the people of your great
te realize that we are extending
tho hand of friendship and co-opera'
t,on. that we will always meet then,
more than half way and that the bet
fer we know each other the better OIL
both will be.
| Yours very truly.
~. e. HALL,
governor OF Louisiana.
The Mayors Letter.