Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-29
RIVERS
HARBORS
PROMOTED
Made Strong Speeches
lnFaVOr of Water
ways
Patriotic Delegates Pay Their
Own Way for the Benefit of
The People Of the State

The Dalles Chronicle. December
l24:
Mr., Joseph 7. Peters. who return
ed last evening from the rivers and
harbors convention at Washington,
D. c.. informed the Chronicle re-
porter that he could add but little
to the accounts which have already
been published of the proceedings of
that important meeting of 1900 dele
gates who journeyed to the cap
ital at their own expense from every
part of the country in the interest
of the general national welfare and
endeavored to secure a fixed annual
appropriation for rivers and harbors
Improvement and incidentally In the
interest of their respective localities
which will participate in the district
convention in the future.
Mr.. Peters thinks the convention
has been a great success and will re-
suit in great benefit to the rivers
and harbors projects Of Oregon, as
well as elsewhere.
Mr.. ]. n. Teal. OF Portland. who
had attended the previous meeting
of the rivers and harbors congress
at Washington about year ago,
was one of those who had been ask
ed. with Governor Chamberlain, TO
make addresses at the recent meet
ing. was third IN the list of speak
ers, being preceded by Mr.. Joseph
( Cannon. speaker of the house. and
Mr.. Burton. chairman OF the house
committee On waterways.
Mr.. Teals address was very able
one and was listened to with marked
attention. Later he was chosen
chairman OF the committee on reso-
lutlons. a part OF the conventions
work most important.
When the resolutions were pre-
sented to the convention on the sec
ond day he made another speech
with his characteristic force. after
which the resolutions were passed
without alteration.
Governor Chamberlain's address
was made at the evening session and
was received with enthusiastic APP
plause. both he aud Mr. Teal being
congratulated on the success Of their
respective efforts.
An who attended the convention
were stirred ug to the Importance
of the chief object In view. /. e.. OF
securing material legislation, which
will appropriate annually nifty mill
lions of dollars to be used In I'M
proylng national projects for the I'M
movement OF our rivers and harbors
under the recommendations OF MI
Burton and his committee.
The concensus OF opinion OF the
delegates al Washington was that
one more meeting OF this KIND
together with the work OF the rlv-
ers ana harbors congress under the
direction OF their secretary. Mr. j.
= Ellison, whose headquarters are
- Cincinnati. will be suihcient TO
arouss public sentiment and turn
congress 10 the point Of committing
the national government 10 the hAeu
nolley OF spending nifty millions
each and every. year ON waterways
improvements.
AR Peters thinks that Oregon
sbould be congratulated Tor haFihs
90 able and efficient a person as Af'
Toai ~ Lead this movement In our
s,ate. Everybody knows. who has
any knowledge OF the subject tha'
ha has AT great sacrifice Of his time
,,orked untiringly not only In the
interest of rivers and harDoFs I'M
''royements. but for better transpof-
,a,,on facilities IN other respects az
well. -. q, ,o
oregon has been heard ifo" ~ ~
uncertain way. We must not nov %
ever. stop with this. the orsanlIl''o'
snown as the Rivers and hAf DOT
congress has yet much 70 40 anu
must be supported. ,,.,,..
After the convention at Wa'hlns
ton adjourned. Mr. Peters spss. y,
' ssreral days in baltimore. his ol' !
80 where his relations reside
a,so spent some time in New fofi
~, ~ ia was Impressed with TN
improvements IN these e'.lsa % 80. y. 49,,
last visit. He. however. na' no. ~ ,'ss =.
lne 10 exchange bis present "'