The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-11-27
EFAlRMIlOi|NTl WILL
SEND STRONG
DELEGATION
w gton Is
Place of Meeting

EldCC VI 1HACSAliAS
TIE National Rivers aud Harbors
n Con zress which meets in Washing
ton ON December ., 5, and 8. is Of
great interest to our people. Fair
mont win be ably represented at the
congress by Postmaster A. Howard
Fleming, appointed by Governor VIM.
M o. Dawson as delegate from this
=ssyatej and by Hon. }. N. Jacobs and
Hon. o! s. mckinney, appointed as
delegates by the State Board OF Trade.
The letter sent by Joseph E. Rams
dell president of the congress, to the
ID eiegates, gives clear conception OF
scope of the work to be considered
lat the coming meeting. The letter
sifsads:
.:The National Rivers and Hnrbors
Congress calls its members and sup,
porters and invites all friends OF riv,
er and 5harbor improvements to assem-
bic in convention at Washington. D.
4, Wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
December 4. 8 and C. 1907.
This Is in acorlance with the for.
tmal action OF the congress in conyen.
Z + tions assembled at Washington. D. c.,
December and Z, 1906. when, by
8E.sresolution the Board OF Directors were
authorized to call tho next convention
at such time and place MS their judg.
ment decided. This will be the fourth
convention Of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress and the second an.
Snual one since its reorganization.
The Improvement Of the waterways
sof the nation which this convention
will discuss aud advocate. means in,
z creased transportation facilities.
The taxSof transportation is felt by
every citizen in; the entire country and
y.ou who receive this, no matter where
Z YOU reside or what your occupation,
are interested and vitally concerned
lin any movement that will increase
thelfacillties and lessen the cost OF the
Interchange Of commodities.
The Improvement of the rivers, our
natural highways, and the harbors,
q cur gateWays, will add immensely to
Sa the facilities of moving both freight
Al and passengers. and the necessity OF
such addition is apparent and admit.
ted by all classes. Whatever affects
i transportation facilities OF this nation
touches Its economic life at the very
center.
u was for the purpose Of uniting
all sections and interests of our com.
mon country in the cause OF water.
e way improvements that the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress was
formed and has labored. That this
labor has been effective was evidenc.
IL ed by two significant facts during the
Y past year.
The President, for the first time In
The history Of our country, has, by of.
ficlal action. recognized the Importance
OF such Improvements to the CONNER.
p cial welfare Of the nation. by apopint.
4 Ing a waterway commission to investi.
gate and report feasible plans for the
Improvement and maintenance OF our
Y waterways. and congress at It's last
session passed the largest river and
harbor bill in the history OF such en-.
actments.
No special project for river and
harbor improvement will be advocated
or considered by this National conven,
ton: 1t Will stand for a broad and
: liberal policy by the national govern.
ment for all such improvements as
have been fayorably passed upon by
the board Of United States engineers,
and by them recommended to the con.
,,ggress Of the United States.
This convention will demand OF the
a. congress OF the United States that
more liberal proportion Of the revenue
OF the government, heretofore about
q three per cent. derived from com.
merce, be expended in Its interest In
improving the natural channels Of
II; trade and transportation.
I Us important that all interests,
mercantile, manufacturing, mining,
agricultural. State and municipal,
should show their desire for, and con.
Germ IN. the improving OF the rivers
and iharbors OF The country and in no
4 more effectual way can this be done
than through this National Convention
held at The Nations capital, In the
presence; Of the Nations lawmakers.
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