Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-23
Boats Able to Move
Freight at Low Rate

ST. lOI'ls. Mo. dee. GA dcicea.
ton representing the Legislative. com.
mcrlcal and agricultural inter sis of the
~ states cOmpriAng the mississippi
Valley territory VIII assemble IN Wash
lngton January 1920. under the aus.
pieces OF the Mississippi Valley AyH1.
citation, Ia urge from congressional Gem
mittccs and government officials the
passage Of legislation tending Ia the
securing of the economic ana CONNER
clnl development OF this territory.
Tho organization II the delegation
will begin Immediately and the officials
oil thc MissFHippi Valley Association
predict that the delegation. which VIII
go Ia Washington IN January, viii -
coed IN numbers aud Influence of It's
personnel. the delegation ~ 900 which
IN 1918 obtained AN appropriation -
g. 1000 600. which provided for the cs'
tablinhnont by the I,ailroad Admins
tsstlon. ~ the barge line upon the Mia.
issirpi River from ~. Lduis. the Gov.
ernmentE experiment Ia prove that
that freight can move by river ut t.
profit an "a lower than the rail r'tc.
and thus win capital 20 investment In
river carriers.
according to officials Of the orginllI.
The Missile ppl Valley Association.
lion. viii ,ndayW 10 obtain a repre-
sentative from each Cf the more than
ESQ congressional districts OF the Val.
les reinforced hy Influential business
| men and representatives, ~ farm organ.
/ HsfatN
Chief among the demands to be- made
by this delegation IN the passage ~ the
bill 81 Congressman Newton. Of 81
Louis, for the completion. within three
years. OF projects, 10 make nayigablc IN"
trunk lines ~ the Mississippi River and
the urging OF additional appropriations
that viii provide for the complete d..
vclopincnt and future maintenance al
all Inland waterways In the United
States. according 10 James T.. Smith,
vicepresidont. In charge 81 the watei
ways division OF the Mississippi Valley
Association. who Will head the deloRa.
ton 10 Washington. The additional an.
preparations TO he urged for river d..
vclopmcnt according u Smith. will In.
clude a sum Of slOOOOO. 900 to be- spent
each year for the next ten years. This
amount was urged by Smith. In an nd.
dress before tho representatives of tho
rivers and tinrhors Congress. In ser.
sion NJ Washington, December 50. The
program as outlined by Smith was
adopted unanimously 10y this organiz.i
ton. aud representative Campbell ~
Pennsylvania. who aIt In the congress
l te.N.
ing. that he would rcsubmit Ia the
notx Congress his bill Of the laE Cop
grcss providing for the expenditure OF
l00.OOO.O0O "A year. for fave years. t.
provide for 10000. 900 Tor 10 vars
for expenditure on inland waterways
The calls for delegates which n w..
ing sent broadcast throughout the va,.
ley 10 governors. mayors. senators. rep.
representatives. and leading business men
and agricultural interests represented
In Chamber Of Commerce. farm bu.
rcaus and other organizations. by the
Mississippi Valley Association. ~ Ia
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES m MN ~
part ns follows:
''Thc mississippi Valley Association
vii hold IN Washington. Jan. 1870
the most important conference In the
interest ~ the people of the mississippi
Valley territory that has ever been held
In the United StateE.
The purpose OF the conference will
he 10 impress upon our senator's and
congressman from the "a states In
cludcd In our territory. the fact. thni the
inhabitants q this great region "a ono
strong. concrete. forceful organization.
whose sole purpose ~ 10 promote aud
protect the commercial agricultural
and general interests - its entire arcr
This territory has a majority ~ the
votes In both the House and Senate.
and this force In uniting 10 the end
that We may sccurc toe necessary lee.
islniion needed a. asfurc the future
growth of the most productive area %
the country.
ut IN our purpose To go % WASHING.
ton with the strongest and mast repre-.
sentative body ~ mon that win ever
have appeared In Washington ON a
similar crrand. and o. make demon.
stration there that Will bring results
not possible Ia accomplish IN any ether
way. To that end. every commercial
and farmers organization ~ the rntlf'
territory has been invited IT, send d,lo.
gates. and We hope u nave az least
one delegate from every Congressional