The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-12
POINTS TO THE LACK OF RIVER
rRAFFrC ON OHIO AND MIS-
srssPPI RIVERS AND THE
CAUSE THEREOF.
uA1n SYSTEMS OF NAVIGATION
MUST BE CONNECTED WITH
PROPER TERMIEALS'
BE SAID.
cHEAPNESS OF WATER oVEA AA4A
SHIPMENTS ExEMPhIFIED
IN ORE SHIPMENTS
or TODAY.

vary Interesting and able talk was
delivered last night before the -Ntn
f,ui1d of ST. Matthews church ny inc
Irnn wnfred H. Schoff. secretary OF
The National Deep waterways ASsoc'a-
| ton. ,,,,-nr
Ind rracedcd him to Wheeling and ne
1ras erected with a large audience VINO
listened 10 him attcntively as ne 'olu
AZ the accomplishments and aims OF inc
orc,nization Of which he Is secretary.
| The talk was on the intra-coastal anu
! inland waterways improvements anu we
rnlations TO other lines OF transpoF'a-
, ton. .;,,ors ao
Mr.. Schoff said that some rivers uo
| not need improvement as thcS ar " :.
ready waiting for the tralllc Whlc"
| n came 10 them and on others II Wouiu
be a waste of money 10 oven IrS " VI lie
! tbcm M to the standard OF connmerciai
''.nr,.tIon such as the Missouri
| river. -, >,i.eis
| sinni rivers has dwindled TO 4 very 10"
st.ra and only an occasional boat Pi'es'
+ho waters now days where there uSeu
;. r. scores. this has been brought anou'
hy thr inability OF the STEAMBOATS, 10 IN
| t.rch,pec freight except along 'he
! l.p
rivers themselves and MIR. Schoii SpoN.
! ~ tho coordination which Woalu !'a'
| 10 comc between the STEAMBOATS, anu NV
railroads TO bring back. the rivers " .I.,
nIacc where they belong IN the tra,t' y
| world which con only hc acco1np''
nv AN intermediary party Such as '"'
| L. s. government. ;,,-
/ THO nroblrm OF inland waterways I'M
| Movement in the middle west IL INC cu''-
| rect,nr OF all systems OF naF'ga.'oi'
| with proper terminals. he rcic' ttu -
1,irkcns in Martin Cluzzlcwitt ana Af'e'
loan notes Of Tho system or III
non on tho Ohio and MISSISSIPPI !'
,,ro and thought the Two oooNH 80. ;,
worth reading 10 get q cor'Pa' '@o''
| to-day. ,o-,,,,pls to
The making over. OF terminals y, y.
suit both systems WIN 'mr aha,n
close TO each other whlcn 'ilo ,or,ar
| transportation ana
nrorits on production ,,.-,,,r.
N- Schofr said tho deep "a'eE"aS
ossoci.,ion arc trying. TO interest 'he
! .onrIo NV The use Of their votes ana coI'-
80 for deep water channc!s l" INC
| saaa, from industrial ccntcrs miami aI'"
>,,'..,,sd connections OF pululh hh''
chicago with the Mississippi r'N'r a"
| o,,,In, for the products OF IN"
1
| siupf valley to tide ~a''F. REPRESENTATION
rho ,,brnnunss OF water transportation
n.os shown in thr shipment OF IRON oIe
| r-,,, the Alabama mines up 'hc -
~ riycr TO the Tennessee, ONO
,t.';,.si,ni and Illinois rivers 10 Ieo-
ria .,rel mills during the conGcstIoN -.
lnurnnds during the war. Inns ore
.:,h o1l it's rnhandlng ny river MAS
,bc,prr than shipping ny rail- ,o.
, In many cases new types Oh oaiheS
dn.Irned which was a vast Improve
won't over the old with better ca.iy
inc canarity. and more econon.ea'
,n,.cd which the shippers derl'eu 'No
hnncii, Of lower freight rates .,
water transportation was the 'osic"'
result Of tho larger rainfall In the eo ~ n,
try and ,ha, area is practlcal'S w al, - e1 a..
Of the mississippi valley and all OF .ne
novocable streams arc naturally in t"e
t.rI half Of the United States which
! is also the industrial section. ,
Mr., schoit said the New YORK sarge
rono, which was already built and the
nrnnosed Lake Eric and Ohio river canal