Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-12
WATERWAY BRANCH
Of ILLINOIS c. OF c.
MEETS IN OTTAWA
IMPORTANT SESSION CALLED AT
CLIFTON HOTEL TONIGHT -
DELEGATES TO ATTEND FROM
ALL ILLINOIS VALLEY CITIES.

At 7:30 this evening there will be
a meeting of the Illinois Chamber Of
Commerce Waterway Committee IN
the local organizations rooms at
which time there will be representa-
tives from most of the cities from
Chicago to Peoria.
During the middle of the summer a
trip was made by water from Chicago
! to Peoria for the sole purpose Of ere
ating interest and devising means
and ways to hurry the completion OF
! the waterway from the Great Lakes
! to the Gulf of Mexico A state wide
committee was appointed at that time
] but through the suggestion of the
! local waterway committee, AL. F.
I Schoch, it was considered very good
! plan to have a subcommittee whose
! duties it would be to look after the
! development OF waterways through
| the Illinois river valley. An effort
| has been made to secure a represent
atiye from all the towns along the
! river and in most cases with success.
| There has been number OF
umors circulated of late to the effect
| that the present state administration
was not in favor Of pushing this work
and the question of finance is another
item that needs careful attention.
1t would seem rather disastrous to
| leave the immense lock at Marseilles,
| carved out of stone, monument III
| the state as an example of political
1 ineffciency. but at that, the state
would. perhaps no worse than the
National government, when we think
| of the Muscle Shoals Project, and the
amount of money they have spent and
which looks like it will be all wasted
! for lack Of appropriations sufficient 10
/ complete the Job.
| Harvey T. Hill. general secretary
/ of the state Chamber and represent
ative form Chicago will be on hand
| together with many others from the
surrounding cities. This will be the
| first move to secure the states sup
oOrt Of the river Improvement pro
gram by this committee. 1t must be
| remembered the success of the water
way committee that worked so hard.
! in years past to promote legislation
and secure the passage of law
! authori2ire a bond issue of $4,000 10
open up the avenues of water trans
portation and put the central states
en- a par with the east coast and for
eign nations.
To Hear Schwab.
! Announcement has Just been re-
ceived that at noon luncheon of the
Illinois Chamber of Commerce, at
their annual meeting in Chicago
Saturday, October 22nd Chas. M
Schwab will address the business men
in Illinois on "The Business Outlook," :"
He is a we'll known character as he
was appointed Director General Of
Shipbuilding OF the United States
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation, and made such notable
success that he has become one of the
most prominent men in America.
The meeting will open at o'clock
and will be held in the La Sale Hotel.
Local Chamber of Commerce cues
tions of state wide Importance will be
the first matter taken up; second, Will
be the matter Of public works, both
as relating to the state and effecting
local cities: third, problems in con
nection with the constitutional con.
vention, and fourth, the tariff.
The meeting coming on Saturday
will make it rather inconvenient for
business men to attend this confer
ence but it is expected that the Otta
wa Chamber of Commerce will have
few representatives at this meeting
for they are affiliated with the State
) Chamber and realize the importance
of the many questions that come be
) fore that body.
Secretary Carroll is making a can
vas to find out how many men can at
tend. It is necessary to make reser
vations in advance, on account of thu
large number of people who will b
in Chicago to attend the meeting.