Evening journal., 1901-10-07
WILL
BIZ REPRESENTED
Move for River and HarbOr
Improvement
LOCAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Representative Ball and Board Ol
Trade Committee Will Explain
1eIaware'S Needs
LOCAL COMMITTEE APPOINTED

Representing the State of Delaware
and the Wilmington Board of Trade.
'Congressman l.. Hesler BAH aud Messrs.
W. W. Lobdell. Charles W. Pusey and
Samuel *. Smith. will 60 To Baltimore
tomorrow to attend the Congress of Com
mcrcial Bodies interested in the subject
of river and harhor improvements.
WILL BE A BIG CONVENTION
1t will be the largest meeting in the in
terest of harhor Improvement that has
ever been held in this country. Congress
man Ball and the Board OF Trade Com
mittee will explain to the congress the
necessity of improving the river and har-
Dor in Wilmington. All the commercial
and trade bodies and large companies in
the country are deeply interested in the
convention, and leading business men are
members of the committee. Each city
has hocii notified that one of its delegates
viii be expected to address The conven-
tidn, but their names have not been an
nounced. Governor Smith and Mayor
Hayes will make addresses.
Tho projectors and promoters of the
congress are confident that its delibcr-
atinns will have great effect upOn the
river and harhor bin to he passed 10y the
| Congress. which meets in Washington in
! December. The last river and harhor
! bill was defeated at the last hour of the
session The demands made upon the
Treasury for improvements 10 the harhors
! have been increasing year 10y year, and
for these reasons il was thought wise TO
have a meeting of the representatives of
variOus cities in order To put In concrete
form what each locality desires, and d
grnrrnl plan for the benefit of nll. A
runwiifee will be appointed to confe
with the committees of the Senate an'
House Of Representatives on the subject
IT IS A NATIONAL MOVE
The call for the convention setting
forth the object and scope of it's work fol
lows:
"The primary object is the initiation OF
action having for It's end the continuanc,
of such q national policy in the matter OF
the improvements of the rivers and har
bors as will secure to our country at lnrg,
the prompt development Of its great pro
ducing industrial. commercial, maritime
and transportation possibilities.
"Our geographical position command
the markets of the world. while the al
most unlimited possibility of our coun
iry's production places MS in the from
rank of the worlds purveyors. The ful
7 advantages to De derived from our posi-
4 ton and power of production cannot
- however. be rcnlized without adequat
facilities for cheap transportation be
tween the sites OF production and th
markets Of the world. and this end cal
e only he accomplished through the prope
a development of our national waterway
( and harbors.
y 1T is believed 10y those who have mos
carefully studied the problem that tn
policy of Congress upon the subject o
river and harbor improvements should be
directed toward the best development o
our national resources, and that this cai
, be accomplished through the systemau
] application of government appropriation
for this purpose toward the adequate i'm
provements OF the outlets and inlets 70
the foreign commerce of our country, am
by the development OF new ports and tn
interior waterways.
The steamer Louise has been chartere
10 take the delegates ON a trip down TIA
bay. and a banquet will be served o.
board. A theatre party for the entertain
ment Of the visitors is also being al
ranged.