The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-06
INSPECTED THE HARBOR
PHEASANT TRIP OF THE CONGRES SIONAL HiRBOR COMMITTEE.


 compnnied by Many Prominent citt-
 gems -Tendered Complimentary Din-
 ner at Ansamtayyne Club.
 From the deck of Henry c. RoWe's oyster steamer, Gordon Rowe, on Sat urday, the congressional delegation, consisting of Hon. Theodore E. Burton, chairman and Hon, George F. Law renee, which came here to inspect the harbor, fulfilled their mission in most satisfactory manner. The trip was pleasant one and was enjoyed greatly by all who participated. Composing the party were Messrs. Burton and Lawrence, ex-Lieutenant Governor J. D. Dewell Max Adler, president of the chamber of commences; General E. E. Bradley, Henry c. Rowe William s. Welles, Congressman Sperry, E. II. Weaver, Herbert Mason, John c. North, Major Leach, United States engineer corps; Harbor Commissioners George B. Martin and John T. Manson, General George Fl. Ford, Vice President Merrill of the Consolidated road, Director of Public Works Troup and Nathan Eas- terbrook
 The steamer left this city at 10:30 af- ter waiting half an hour for the arrival of the three congressmen. The latter, in company with Congressman Sperry, had been given ride through the principal thoroughfaIes of the city, visiting the campus and East Rock Park On their arrival at the dock they were saluted by three toots from the steamers whistle.
 ha triy1 ho 11orhOr with out incident and the steamer sailed around the breakwater while the work that has been done upon it was ex- plained to the committee. Next the work done by the dredgerin widening the channel was viewed, after which short trips up Quinnipiac, Mill and West riv- CTS were taken. At 3;30 the steamer landed at the Ansantawae club house and the party sat down to a banquet / rendered the visitors by the chamber of commerce. The gentlemen who attend- ed the complimentary dinner were in addition to the two visiting members of the rivers and harbor committee, Pres ident Max Adler, of the chamber Of commerce; Congressman N. D. Sperry, William s. Welles, commander of the Naval Veterans associations; Senator Joseph R. Hawley, John T. Mason, Gen. eral D. F. Bradley William F. Merrill, vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, Henry c. Rowe, Major Leach of the United States engineer corps, ex-Lieutenant Governor James D. Dewell, president of the State Board of Trade; General George H. Ford, ex-president of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce; Nathan Easterbrook jr., F. Harris { Weaver, Herbert Mason, and Charles l.. Baldwin, George B. Martin, president of the Union league, and Judge Cole of the District of Columbia.
 After the dinner had been discussed to the full satisfaction of the gentlemen, Max Adler, toastmaster of the occasion, arose and addressed the two members of the river and habor committee, speaking in part as follows:
 I need hardly say to you how much the prosperity of the community de- pends upon the extent of it's trade and commerce. Your vast experience and Knowledge upon this subject is such that it would be idle for me to dwell up- it at any length in my remarks to you, and therefore I shall not attempt it. I shall simply ask you to give the needs of our water facilities your careful consideration having full confidence that when you do so you will at once see the necessity of our having at New Haven waters sufficient depth to per init the ingress, egress and docking of vessels of all sizes. New Haven is not the only community that benefits by our harbcr. This entire section of our cto +a ofo oi.rl,l I. state of Massachusetts receives through our waters many tons of freight annual ly, which from this point finds its way by rail to their various points of desti- nation. So that, gentlemen, you will see that this is much more than merely a local matter It is rather one of an interstate nature
 The gentlemen then left in a carriage for Union depot, accompanied by MT. Adler and Congressman Sperry.
 In the absence of MT. Adler. General Bradley, vice president of the chamber of commerce, assumed the position of toastmaster General Bradley first called upon Senator Hawley, introduce ing that distinguished gentleman in most complimentary phrases. Senator Hawley spoke of the present circum- stances in which the country is in- volved. He said, not wishing to speak irreverently, that God had dumped the island possessions upon us and that we must take care of them. Speaking of Admiral Dewey, he said: Dewey with more sagacity than he has shown some- time since, did his best to maintain the honor of our flag. I still say, Good boy for Dewey" Of Cuba and Porto Rico he said, "They find that we are friends of justice, of the poor, of fair play. We are showing. them what it is to be governed by gentlemen. Go on in that way and 1t is impossible not to make a great impression on those people. It will be seen that the Ameri- can people have been in all this a great blessing to the human race"
 Major Leach was the next speaker called upon He said that when he came here he found that the needs of New Haven harbor had never been accurately presented. He had endeav- ored to properly present them. Judge Cole of the District of Columbia, the next speaker, said that if the gentlemen had made as favorable an impression on the members of the committee as they had upon him New Haven harbor would be put where 1t ought to be. MT