The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-11-22

Organization Formed hy Representa-
fiycs of Fifteen Southcrr Stntr~-


PHILADELPHIA, Nov se.-Representa-
tive men from fifteen OF the Atlantic
coast states today formed perma-
nent organization under the name Of
The Atlantis Deeper Waterways AS
ISOLATION" the object>of which will be
10 bring about a system OF waterways
to permit the free movement OF traffic
by inland waters betwe cen the various
Atlantic seaboard states from Maine TO
tkc Gulf of Mexico.
This is the outcome Of the two days
conference held in this city by dele
gates appointed by the governors or
trade bodies in the states interested.
Oh the Atlantic Inland Waterway pro-
Ject. The association adopted resolu-
tons declaring that ali canals should
be free and asking congress to take
up the great projecI because il is de-
nanded by the commercial interests OF
thirty million people on the Atlantic
|scaboard. Congressman j. Hampton
Moore, of Pennsylvania, was chosen
president and vice president and del
egate ut large was elected from each
state. The next convention will be
held in Baltimore.
Many addresses in favor OF the
movement and pledging support were
made during the two sessions today.
The convention came to An eAd to-
night with a banquet which was at
tended by nearly ell OF the s22 dele
gates to the conference.
Congressman Small Of North Caro-
lima, speaking OF the Norfolk to Beau
fort route Of the proposed inland water
ways referred to the dangers to shipp-
ing in rour.ding the treacherous shoals
of Cape Hatteras. II the Norfolk
Beaufort route is built, he said, mil
lions of dollars i'll ships and cargoes
would be saved from destruction.
Mr.. Small, in his address, went Il
lstep further than the conference pro-
frOses to go. He suggested the con-
Itinuance Of the inland waterway down
and across Florida to the Gulf OF
Mexico, thus coming in touch with
the. Mississippi river and the water
ways of the great Mississippi valley.
When that dream is realized" he
said, transportation rroplem Will have
been solved"
Major Flager who has charge of the
| government engineering in five of the
Middle Atlantic states, said that from
| an engineering point of view there
was nothing to prevent the carrying
out such a project.
The committee on credentials rep
ported that 522 delegates had register
ed for the conference and that they
! We're appointed by the governors
or trades associations of the following
fifteen states:
| Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
connecticut, New York, New Jersey
! Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
Virginia, West virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and Flor.
Iida
Among the resolutions adopted was
which may be said to be the platform
of the movement.
1t sets forth that the proposed deen
waterway lis demanded by the mutual
interests of 3O,OOO,OOO people on the
seaboard directly and indirectly and
ultimately by those of the American
| people"
| The following officers were elected
President-Congressman-J. Hampton
| Moore, Philadelphia
Secretary and Treasurer-Addison Il
Burke, Philadelphia.
1t was decided to hold the next con.
Vention at Baltimore in the latter
part of November, 1908.