| Show TO DE EDGE JORDAN RI V E R howell introduces bill to 0 o make waterway would make jordan river a stream of commercial advantage to shippers U D C tan tall ol 01 con giessman joseph of if utah to adly diy i bill in ill the lower house of congress calling for i i jre of the lorden jordon river from ut ill lak to great salt lake with a view to later alter dredging tho river ind mil lible L ible the bill aich wis was referred rei erred to the committee on anil and har bar bois bats reide is I 1 follows whether jordan rier is navigable 0 no whether it would ill bp orth N hile is a channel harn cl of hive hav 0 bp i ts n luh mow moot s I 1 I 1 rii stori ol of the eilly as illos hotts thit brigham Bri chain young belie believer erl in ili this system before the jhent of the rail railroad roid ini lind hid i 11 fairl well determined pl plin in to use tile the stream fr fir commerce bli between rutih and silt salt like L itc ditc counties count ici with I 1 sleen of navi nav aible finals running is literio of C but llie elie earn corn ing 1119 of tile the c chlodel co lodel the prop ro at thit that time though in the vera calla eail briges tie 3 it is sit slid chati few boits 10 its did ply lily the vaters miters tit it the jordan ind ili did a good bu business sines regardless of the step aacen bv the he utah congre sonin there is now a petition in the hands of the department of engineers from several utah it parties asking foi a survey ot at tile the L river their conte contention nElOn is tint tile the stream is navigable ani viat fiat it should be ae burve surveyed ed and made fit for commerce this ho however ever ig 19 acing held up ot at the ile failure c f congress lonal authority tl thorit for i 1 I survey of the stream it is the belief of congressman howell that the scheme is 13 fp fO isible and merean rests upon the keople along the river whether it is carried to that stage were ere the river will be mide made u beof for or commerce streams of much leb importance to other communities muni ties have been plotted ed in like manner bi congressmen from other sections ant and much good lias has resulted hoth both in forcing 1 t reduction in some of the existing railroad iud and in stimulating commerce of i nature which not re receive cLie attention with the railroad ds as an all agency of or tation |
