New-York tribune., 1907-12-05
URGE WATERWAY AID
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ton by water if to be able to compete with with
merce.
letter was read from Andrew Carnegie express
ing his regret that he not able to attend the
congress The salient point of the letter was this;
Instead of spending money on warships to hght
imaginary foes, should spend it on our water
ways"
At the afternoon session ]. Hampton Moore, OF
Philadelphia, appointed by President fahs-
dell as chairman of the committee on Tesoiutons'
and Edgar c. Ellis, of Kansas Clty as ch'ii l'i1 ~
of the committee on nominations The credentials
committee reported that 1870 delegates from thirty
three states and territories, had been regls'ereu'
but that the list not complete
Cyrus p Wabridge former Mayor OF 81 LOUIS
reviewed the work of the Lakes the Gulf Water
ways Association. He said the work OF the asso-
citation was In the hands of twenty neihpelS = III
Guiding the governors of several states Inc op-
,ect was to promote the construction OF Si"p
bo,ne1 at least fourteen feet deep from the Great
Lakes to the Cuff of Mexico. Such waterway
he said. would extend the coast line hlteeil iui %
dred miles into the interior OF the couIl'LS' N'
in effect would create. with the Erie Cahai' d
continuous internal waterway from Nc" loth ~ "
New Orleans He pointed out that much OF lflS
work had been done; that forty-fve miles area.
had been excavated south from Chicago ana 'nat
Illinois was planning an issue OF s-o'VVVV'V "a ~
TO continue the project He added:
The one criticism that has been mace OF sav lnv
project was that it sectional buI "sr roTteTs ~
mat our @ r has baTdgr nG ofo for the
Of our enterprise than the Hs Rt PP-esfent p we viii
follow The Lakes TO the Gulf AsSoclatioh 10 ~"
tionaI in its scope.
In introducing Gustav H. Schwab of the NoTtn
German Lloyd Steamship Company, repfesehths
the Merchants Association Of New York, president
Ransdell referred him one Of the notaole
transportation managers Of ocean tTaihc IN tiie
United States. Mr. schwab spoke on the loreieh
commerce of the United States In its relation u
rivers and harbors He pointed out that the FOR
eien commerce OF the United States had developed
wonderfully during the last half century; that
rhirty-one years age it 7782 iSi TONS ana that
at the end of the fiscal year of 1896 1t was 5ilii0
TONS showing that It had quadruped in that uihe'
sCHwAB ON NATIONS PROGRESS
The total value of the imports and exports OF
merchandise in this country 1s49 8lS5oocO
and for the fiscal year of 1905 II had increased 10
| g 2l5 100000 These figures he said. indicate the
magnificent progress OF the United States IN mate
rial development during these periods He con-
tinued:
Forty the largest steamship emp ePiosoaa soa
Europe measured $50 tons register NoW & @ ros
register are engaged in the lines of transportation
between New York and Europe besides sI &c
The increasing demands Of the foreign 1Fade & & OF
our GGghy " T an N ppToved channel from the har
Dor OF New York to the sea. which VIII prove one
and extension Of the foreign commerce OF the
United States through the increase in the e, size & OF
freight that this great Improvement will rem
derive is apparent when the new Ambrose Channel,
now under construction is compared with the old
so-called main snip channel Which IS now IN use
MI Schwab pointed out that this latter channel
was too shallow and dangerous for the navigation
OF ships Of great draft and that carriers of great
capacity unable to avail themselves OF their
fullest draft He said that when the new chan
mel was completed, with the depth OF forty feet.
he abl m load tO
mum draft and would consequently be able TO
carry freight a lower rate than at present
Nj. Schwab pointed out that the same situation
had arisen in transportation on the Great Lakes.
There the tonnage had Increased tremendously I'm
recent years In 1856 4.2l93T tons had passed
through Sault Ste. Marie, while in 1906 4lO6 23f
tons had passed through that canal increasing the
amount almost tenfold- Twenty years ago VesseIs
nj c, tons were rare on the lakes while there
are more than one hundred measuring 600 tons
The Increase in the size OF the vessels mas been
due to the Improvement of the lake harboTs Inc
average reduction of freight rates from the West
~ the East through the lakes has been consider
able owing 20 the Improvement in the facinues pro
vided ny the government for lake transportation
lie said in conclusion
Tho con,petition in the commerce of the world is
increasingly keen. and the records showing the ad-
made by our f9Teign commerce IN m tne pas,i
development. prove the possibilities that lie in tle
future There is limit at present discernioie 10
larges the means of ITS transportatioh must in
Ex-Governor George c. Pardee of California
said il had been his fortune TO conduct through
California zone OF the greatest living this
earth" referring TO President Roosevelt. He said
that in the course Of that trip he often i'm
pressed with the idea that the Improvement Of tho
rivers and harbors OF the country really oegan III
the mountains.
John Barrett. director of the Bureau of American
Republics spoke on "The Waterways Of Other
Americas" He referred TO the address Of SecGe
tary Root and declared he had achieved more for
American prestige and honor through his trips to
South America and TO Mexico than had been
achieved by all of the diplomatic correspondence
for hundred years.
John NJ Stahl. ex-president of the Farmers Ma
tonaI Congress, assured the congress that the
farmers stood with the delegates in favor of the
vocated a comprehensive plan improvement.
He believed that the development of internal water
TRANSPORTATION would be of immense benefit to the
American farmer.
Dr. N G. Balock, of Walla Walla. Wash, con-
cIuded the afternoons proceedings with an address
in advocacy of the Improvement of the Columbia
River
At to-night's session addresses were made by J.
c. Welver, of Iowa. Clifford PinchOt, chief OF the
government forestry bureau and member of the
Inland Waterways Commission; Albert Bettinger
of Cincinnati and Thomas s. Anderson, Boston.
+ J. Hill, president of the Great Northern. and
Governors Dawson of West Virginia Glenn of
North Carolina Johnson of Minnesota. Cummins
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