Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-06
.|TSWORK IN SUMMARY
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Passes Speechmaking Era.
MILLIONS FOR WATERWAYS
Officers and Directors Elected and
Annual Reports Read.
DELEGATES IN LOVE FEAST
Copies Of Resolutions Asking for
$4,000, 900 Annually to Be Pre-
scented to Congress.
MILLIONS FOR WATERWAYS
DELEGATES IN LOVE FEAST

Passing the stage Of speechmaking and
of setting forth in oratorical review the
crying needs Of the country for develop
ment of its waterways into mediums OF
transportation, the national rivers ana
harbors congress, In the last session or
its convention in the New Willard Hotel
today, transacted actual business with
VIM The report Of the resolutions COM
mfttee was adopted, officers were elected
for the ensuing year and the annual re-
ports Of John A. Fox, special director
and of ]. F. Ellison, secretary and treas
urer, were received. The last hour of the
morning session was devoted to love
feast" each state delegation sending one
of its men to the platform for three
minute talk.
The unanimous acceptance of the report
of the committee on nominations, Edgai
&c. Ellis, chairman, resulted In tne re-
e ection of President Joseph =. hdhsuei
and Secretary ]. F. Ellison. and the seiec-
ton of the following members for the
board of directors: For the Atlantic sea-
board-William H. Lincoln OF Boston;
DIN j. Stephens, New York; j. Hampton
Moore anu F. D. LaLanne, Phllaaeip-.ia
and F. W. Wood, Baltimore For the
South Atlantic seaboard-E. j. Hale, Fay
ettevi.le, N. c.: L. B. Dozier, Columbia
sc. and w. B. Stillwell, Savannah, Ga.
For the gulf seaboard-T. G. Bush, Blr-
mingham, Ala; NJ. J. Sanders, New or-
leans. La; s. Taliferro, Houston. Isx s,
the entire Mississippi valley district-Gov
J. A. Johnson, St. Paul, Mimi; Thomas NJ
Wilkinson, Burlington Ia; w. +. hen-
meth and W. K. Kavanaugh, st. Louis
Mo-. and Charles Scott, Rosedale, MINI
Oshkosh. Wis; E. w. Wickey, East Chi,
cago. Ind; H. c. Barlow, Chicago and
.-dward H. Butler, Buffalo, N. Y. Ohio
Valley district - w. B. Rodgers. Pitts
L. Vance, Columbus. Ohio; w. H. Keller,
Evansville, Ind. Tennessee and Cumber-
land districts-M. T. Bryan. Nashville
Tenn. Arkansas Valley distr.ct-John A.
Fox. Missouri Valley district-Lawrence
M. Jones, Kansas City, and George c.
Call, Sioux City. Iowa. Pacific Coast dis
trict-Dr N G. Blalock, Walla Walla:
Wash; A. H. Devers, Portland, Ore, and
Gov. George c. Pardee, Oakland, Cal. Inc
board of directors was increased in mem
bership from twenty-three to thirty-two.
Large Appropriations Asked.
Declaring for the platform of the con-
vention-the appropriation of soOOoo,Ooo
annually by Congress for the improve
ment of rivers and harbors--the commit
tee on resolutions presented a complete
summary Of the work Of the rivers and
harbors congress, in the form of resolu-
tions, urging the immediate adoption by
the federal government Of a wise, liberal
and comprehensive waterway policy that
will provide for the proper Improvement
within the next ten years, Of the rivers.
waterways and harbors of our country,
the Improvement of which Is justified by
present and prospective benefits to COM
M rce'
The resolutions were enthusiastically
accepted, and arrangements were made to
present copies to President Roosevelt.
VICE President Fairbanks and Speaker
Cannon this afternoon At 2.30 o'clock
the delegates were received at the White
House by the President