Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-06
HALE BILLION DOLLARS
REQUIRED IN NEXT TEN YEARS

Washington, Dec. 5.--Five hundred
additional delegates attended the Ma
ti6pal Rivers and Harbars congress
today.
Governor Glenn. of North Carolina,
one of the speakers. declared the mat
/ ter before the congress the most i'm
Dortant that had been approached in
the last hundred years He said;
I'VE demand the deepening of riv-
ers and harbors. We will take no de-
nial. We must have 100000, 600 for
the improvement of rivers and har-
bors, 10 be paid in sums of $50.0OO,0OO
each year"
Chairman Dalzell. in presenting to
the congress the report of Represent
ative Burton, chairman of the rivers
and harbors committee of the house
of representatives, said that the coun-
try had reached it's present high plane
i'm she improvement of internal water
ways materially through the efforts of
Mr.. Burton The delegates rose and
cheered Mr.. Burton heartily.
Mr. Burton declared that the move
ment for the improvement of the in
land waterways had been stimulated
by the unparalleled growth of the
country in its resources. He said there
was an admitted inadequacy in the
transportation facilities of the United
States and IL was with purpose OF
improving facilities that such con-
EreSSeS as TINS ndu Ndhth hp Aht WI n.
He said that the national congress
had largely eliminated log rolling
in behalf of special projects and that
such individual projects were not al
lowed to take care Of themselves lie
believed il unquestionaDle that appro-
priations for improvements Of rivers
and harbors would be increased I'm the
near future. because IL was conceded
by those who devoted study to the
matter that the railroads were unable
TO care for all the freight offered Tor
transportation. I'VE are going ahead by
leaps and bounds" said he, and we
have come upon time when the rail-
roads Of the country cannot begin to
take care of the traffic In this stu
alton the internal waterways are not
only convenient. but necessary. The
field of operation between the rail-
roads and the waterways Will be di-
vided naturally between them and
hope to see greater degree OF CO.
operation between the railways ana
The waterways than heretofore eN-
isted.
This is great national policy
which We are advocating. which must
not be divided in proportion TO the
population or the wealth OF states. In
my opinion we should avoid the maxi
ing OF dribbling appropriations for
any particular project but one pro-
iect is begun. Il ought to be finished
Al this point Mr.. Burton was inter-
rupted by a delegate Of the congress.
who induired what he had 10 propose
In the way OF appropriation. We'll
said Mr. Burton, II can stand BY your
platform of S5O.0O0000 a year. OF
course. that question can be answered
only by concrete conditions. We must
cut out visionary projects. ana such
an operation viii nccessitale some
mans standing against them.
Mr.. Burton said that personally he
was opposed To the putting on rivers
and harbars bills projects for the IT.
rigation of lands as he did not ne
lieve that the measures should nc
made the dumping grounds OF pro-
iects for all sorts Of walter distribu-
tion
In conclusion. Mr. Burton said
1T is my earnest desire 10 with
draw from the rivers and harbors
COMMITTEES. with which / have had the
honor 20 be chairman long time, oui
as member Of congress and a. 4
member OF this body ] will he ready
at All times to cooperate with you IN
the projects which are 50 dear 10 you
and which are dear TO me.