The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-12-12
WATERWAYS PLANS
SOME sl6sIHANr UTTtaANss
Aacag Is Speakers 90 tAs Ne~sazx
Were J. J. Hill Mr. T4sixY al
Gev. Glsrn.

wasAias.oa. s.. sc,.sl.
feaiue II the Rivers W, -Acf.
Congress eonssns.ea. ue~ IN 'ss, -
"a this city. was the address delivered
- laa~s ]. Till, president ef tae
Great NoEthsrR Rallroaa sampAs,.
who was iatEudaerj 10 The sonwsv
a. "a SiEard Of transportation al
one Of the greatest raslrozd hui.dess.
Z, the world +" Sir, H,ll created greet
snthusiasm amonr the : .sou dxls=aGss
D. declaring that The raslrnads If shs
country would support cordially a. >
proper plan for ths dcvelopneug =
The legitimate waterways Il The Unl
ei State, lie produced ngslrss "a
show that tie traffic of the cauntgy
had become ~ great and wa. iuetvas-
ing 50 tremendously that il vac be
yond the physical powrr Of the rsi!-
roads to handle IT. lie made mo-.
important and siguincas. stAiens4st
of The attitude Of railruad mca sa-
ward Legislation which has bern st-
recied against rail carriers ia Ansri-
"a and declared that al the railruaas
asked was permission 81 conduit
their business in n proper way anasr
fair regulations aud fair laws.
Notable addresses were delivered e.,
The congress BY governor. Of Sia.e
and by other men prominently idrr.l-
fled with the political and enrumcre54l
life Of the nation. Among ,hu>s
present at the sessions Of the eunvefa-
lion were scores of members of CON
gress, upon whom IL is the desire :
the convention that IFS ideas be- par
tcnlarly impressed. Tire convention
viii conclude lis work by the adnp-
lion of series Of resolutions ineot-
porating its idea that comprcheu-
sive scheme for the improvement II
the internal waterways Of the coan-
try should be crystalizei into Law.
Gov. Glenn's Address.
Gov. Glenn, OF North Carolina de-
elared that The matter before IT,.
congress was the most important that
had been approached in the last l00
years. Continuing, lie said:
"We demand the deepening of our
various rivers and harbors. We viii
take no denial. We must have $780,
100000 for the improvement of rivers
and harbors, paid in sums of $4,000.
900 every year"
Gov. Glenn said that this nation was
the greatest producer of prosperity
that ever was born since the dawn
Of creation. "We have" said he,
"a population Of 8O,O0OOO0 peppls:
we have unlimited resources. We
have a money circulation sggrcgstiag
s2,733,OO0,000; We produce 25.000.-
600 tons Of pig iron and 250,O00.01J
tons OF coal annually. In the Sou.a
alone there are singing daily $780,.
900 cotton spindles. 10 my ear tie
music OF these spindlcs is the grand
est IN the world"
He called attention 10 the fact that
last year the South had added ST.
100000 a day to the industries oe
the country. In North Carolina, the
increase IN manufactured products
during the past five years was 80
per cent and in agriculture the in--
crease had been Sc per cent in the
past five years. awe took" said the
Governor, "second place in the mani
facturo Of cotton goods, being second
only TO Massachusetts,, and were first
in the manufacture of plug tobaorn,
and we made 20 many chairs dnrin.
the past year that every man. wonsu
and child in the country could ob;..-.
a chair TO go way back and sit
down.
Gov. Glenn said that the improve.
ment Of the inland waterways Of i!,s
country would do much 10 solve tie
rate question. He suggested that II
the harbors Of tho country were in.
proved properly the great warsbips
Of America would be able TO enfee
these harbors and thus be able Ell.
GENTLY 10 protect them in TIE eyeat
Of emergency.
At the conclusion Of Gov. Glenn'<
address be was gwen a notable =.
ton.
President Finley.
President Finley of the Southcr.,
railway said that he was heartily =.
sympathy with ne purposes of its
congress.
"Water transportation and ri.
transportation largely supplement
each other. To a large extent, i,e
waterways are feeders Of the railways
and the railways, in turn, are feede,
of the waterways. There is genefsi
tendency to a division of traffic b.
tween water and rail carriers"