Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-25
PATHWAY
To Atlantic Ocean Under
Discussion.
DsEr WATER WAYS ASSOCIATION
IN SESSION.
BETTER LAKE SERVICE.
rBE CAUSE on AN EARNEST OF.
eAsizArIoN OF MANY nus,-
MESS MEN.
ohic"Ro Drainage Cana, ana he,c,
of water In Lakes principal
Top,cs OF Discussion.
BETTER LAKE SERVICE.

Cleveland, Sent gi.-Thc frat nnnunl
convention OF the American Association
OF Derp water ways was called to or
der tn Army han this Afternoon,
Mayor McKlason delivered an address
OF welcome. Responses weru made BY
IT, V. Amallcy. prosident OF the H..
Paul. Mlnna chamber OF commerce,
aud by Jamca Fisher OF Canada,
The temporary chairman was Con,
n, G, o'Brien, president Of tho New
York dock commission. and ox-eomnis.
aloncr Of navigation OF the United
States.
seorotory Flower Of the association
estimates that fully 800 persons are in
Attendance upon the convention. The
leaders OF almost every kind OF buHi.
ness In the United states ana Canada
are rcpreHonted among those who have
arrived. all vitality interested In the
subject " deep water ways.
Thefv In strong possibility that
John y, Rockefeller VIII be chosen
president OF the association,
Ia speaking OF the convention, prosl-
dent Rowland SAID
"Of course the main object OF the
convention has been already attained,
that ", u formation OF u series OF acinn-
the matters that win put the question
OF deep water ways that viii form u
text book FOR more popular prescnta.
uon of the subject FOR ali futufe tlmg.
Tho burning queAtion before tho COM
vontion " that Of malt aiming .hA lake
lovola No far AZ the Chicago 1hnal IN
concerned, ! look upon " rnthar an q
godhend thhn otherwise. when NO
ma variation OF neyornl fort Va thu
levels OF The lako. Il la hardly worth
while TO talk about the variation OF a
TOW inches"
President Frank Water II the cliica
10 sanitary ana ship canal, upnnking
Of the meeting and lta probable l,svlla,
said
while the chicago canal In Intended
primarily Tor drainage purposes, II VIII
undoubtedly prove To- be an important
factor Ia commerce aud transportation
In fact, we believe II 10 be IN harmony
with tho very objects sought 10 be at
tanned by the deep water association
Whom the matter ~ thoroughly OK
planned aud understood by the dele.
gntes we feel confident that there VIII
be no step taken which VIII prove dctri-
mental 70 the canal"
Tho evening session was opened with
the annual address Of the international
president. q, A. Rowland, NJ r., "
Toronto his subject being "Interra-
tional Comfy and Corporation" After
giving an exhaustive history Of the
deep water movement and onumef-
ating the various obstacles to DO over.
come. Mr., Rowland reached the follow
lowing conclusion,
There ARE reasons. ana I think they
VIII seem to YOU, ~ they did TO the
original convention, SUFFICIENT ones for
making q permanent means OF settling
differences between tho United states
ana the British empire by means OF ins
tcrnatinnnl supreme court II part OF
our association platform. You VIII OBJ
serve that what We recommend goes
forth beyond the equivalent Of arbitrn-
tion clauses IN ordinary contracts II IN
not 10 be limited TO questions arising
under this particular agreement Vr
treaty relating 10 waterways, but 10 TO
DO method of dlnpoHlng " all difiioul.
ties thatm ay arise IN anywiue between
The people aud governments OF the
United States and the British empire.
Ana In the next place the method pro-
posed Ia not by arbitration"