The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-07
FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS.
business Men % the Nation to Meet
in RHIrImure.

BALTIMORE. oct = Under the leader
eTShip of George T.. Bartol. President OF
the Philadelphia B0ursc. hundreds Of bus
mess men, representatives Of boards of
trade and CONNIE rciIi bodies from the
leading cities Of the country. will assem-
Die m this city tomorrow at a convention
called "a Congress ON Rivers and Harbors.
III" conga'ess Willie I'm session two days
\ committee Of the leading business men
Of Baltimore has the arrangements in
charge. and the attendance Will be large
Hotel
The Board Of Trade Of Chicago viii be
represented by L. r Carter and B. a
Ecktrt- President ". W. O'NeiII. Score
tSly J"hh r bravo. ". J. Wood, W B.
hvsvIS' ana samuel 5 Brown will repre-
sent the PlttSbUrg Coal Exchange and
the Cumberland River Commission of
N,'SnNille, and the Chamber of Commerce
90 NdshVlle has notified Secretary Love
that II viii be represented. New Orleans
VIII send representatives,
Inc congress waE called by representa-
yves or leading con mercial bodies. those
IN Ne" orleans and other Southern and
SOUTHWESTERN trade centres taking the in
IlIdIlFt talks with members of the Bal
lIIH"It committee show that the primary
'pL'tl OF the congress is the. Ur0TnOtiCu #
SHch "a national policy in the matter of
Ihe Improvement Of rivers and harbars
~ VIII secure To the country AT large the
HtY",t'I development of its great prOduC-
lHE' industrial, commercial, maritime. and
transportation possibilities
III IS claimed that the COuntry-S geo
ELdpulcal position commands the markets
OF me world. while the almost unlimited
i'SSl'llllN or America production places
us IN the front rank Of the worlds pur-
NtypTS- The fun advantages to he deriv-
ca from position and power Of production
cannot however, be realized without ad-
eqLate facilities for cheap transportation
between the sites of production and the
markets Of the world. and this end can
only De accomplished through the proper
utEtlopIntut OF our national waterways
and harbOrS.
1t is believed by those who have most
carefully studied the problem that the
policy of Congress uDOn the subject of
river and hdTbUr improvements should be
directed toward the best development OF
our national resources. and that this can
De accomplished through the systematic
appIcauon OF Government appropriations
Tor this purpose toward the adequate i'm
prOFement Of the outlets and inlets for
the foreign commerce Of our country. and
by the development Of new ports and the
Interior waterways
Erroneous ideas regarding river and har-
Dor improvements and the appropriations
therefor have arisen though incorrect rep
rescntatious and misconceptions, which
tend TO create an adverse sentiment
against river and harbOr bin generally.
II is believed that a careful presentation
OF an the facts relating 10 this important
=
sound public conclusions. and thereby
greatly aid Congress in the passage of
river and harbor bill
The efforts OF the congress viii be- sole
" directed % the advocacy Of the above
indicated policy. the creation of a sound
national sentiment upon the subject Of
river and h8rbgr Improvements and the
formation OF a permanent National Com
nltrge for the purpose Of Cs-urIin- ting
the joint action Of the commercial. TlGI.-
time. and transportation interests of 90.
country toward these desired ends
The organization OF the congress st..
permit the whole subject under C0Usi
alton TO be discussed louIy I'm the broad
est terms, thereby excluding the prOmi-
hence OF any seaport or locality and en-
trely avoiding any local issues.
he members u the committee express
the belief that the results Of the efforts
Of the congress VIII not fail iu producing
beneficial influence both upon public
sentiment and upon the future policy and
action OF the Congress OF the UujtcI
States
After a free discussion resolutions will
De adopted Tor presentation 20 Congress
defining some national plan for sysJcmat-
lc Improvement OF rivers ard harhors for
the general benefit of commerce
Governor Smith and Mayor Hayes
viii welcome me visiting delegates who
viii be given an excursion down the bav
20 the great steel works at Suarrows
Point The meeting of the congress Will
Be held Ia Leverius Hail. Johns Hopkins
University.