Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-13
OTTAWA WILL NAME
DELEGATES TO NATL
RIVER CONGRESS
REPRESENTATIVES, TO WASHING
TON MEETING WILL BE PICKED
BY FOUR LOCAL BODlES-SEE /
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR ILLINOIS /
VALLEY.


and Harhors Congress at Washington
December 6.7, will be selected by the
city council and Rotary club tonight
and tomorrow. following which meet
ings will be held by the Chamber of
Commerce and Business Mems Asso.
citation to name their representatives
at the great national gathering
Realizing that waterways are going
10 play an important part in a proper
prosecution Of the war and that when
the country becomes awakened to the
imperative need of means of shipping
freight over water route Ottawa is
not going to let the opportunity pass
by to do all ii can to influence action
that will result in the rehabilitation
of the old Illinois and Michigan canal
or the Illinois river
The Rotary club probably will Sc
lect its delegate tonight, while tomor.
row morning the city council viii con.
yene in ad diourned session and select
/ its representative. Mayor l.. T.. Brad.
! ford is being spoken of as the city's
Official delegate.
Supt. Sackett in Statement.
w l.. Sackett superintendent of
the division of waterways OF the de
! N y m Mt # In cLp hat
inss, in statement issued at Morris
announced that II was the understand
ing of his department that Governor
LoWden had not yet been able to de-
termine as to what his policy would
be in the Improvement of the old Hi
nois and Michigan canal between
istration was still gathering data and
was checking up on the information
which had come to il from the former
administration. 1T has been found.
says Supt Sackett, that there is no
detailed plan of structures, no cross
sections for the purpose of letting con
tracts. and that ii will require con
siderable time for their preparation
Question is Up to Congress.
Mr. Sackett calls attention to the
fact that the last session Of the Hi
, nois state legislature made no appro
E pr'ation for the issuance Of bonds an(
, that The federal government refused
D to issue permit for the work in re
sponse to an appeal from Governo
, Dunno, while in recent communi
, cation OF the war department it wa
| indicated that the matter is one solel
I for congress to pass upon and deter
n mine whether or not permit shal
be issued
The Mississippi Valley Waterway
# Association in letter to Mayor BraC
q ford, Gales attention that the war de
n partment has announced that it wi
n not favor the development of the II
land waterways until such time a
the cities and towns along these a
terios are In a position to connect II
the railroad and water transportatio
( lines.
The war department declares thf
o an investigation into the reasons fc
q he decline of waterway traffic ha
= hown that it has been because of
a lack of wharves and landing place
K 1t the towns and proper connection
/, with the railroad lines
Ship Coal via Water.
Washington, ID, c., Nov l4.--To II
part of the burden of coal transpo
:, tation from the, railroads and transit
" II to inland and coastwise waterway
20 has been determined upon by Il
- United States fuel administration
That utilization Of many inland
J well as coastwise waterways for d
tributing coal is feasible has be,
IA demonstrated to the satisfaction
J" the fuel administration, and Il now
cooperating with Mai Gen. Villa
he S. Black, chief Of engineers of {
es army in charge Of river and harh
ho improvement work, on details of wat
ne transportation plans.
y. "There Is no reason in the wo
IN why the great coal burden on the r.
ed roads should not be lessened by ,
on Of available waterways" Administ
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