The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
The Annual Appropriation
Urged by the Congress
RIVERS AND HARBORS

nlcut of Inland waterways
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nual appropriation e az least e-
Q 0e0 for the Improvement and de-
velopmeat ~ the Internal waterways
- America IS the gist ~ a recommen-
datian 81 the Rivers ard Haroof@ { ~
grgss. which concluded is IONS
here today.
Al me opening Of today session
Of the convention kilograms "tr" tt34
fr4m senator Perkins. tudustFla4 ef
ssr{zafons ana commercial bodies ot
california. inviting the t"hSfSSs 80
hold its next annual meeting III "a"
Francisco.
Col. ] f Ellison. Secretary 4 the
Congress, presented MS hi@t 'hhuti
=. mort in which he gave the vNpt1a
itrres on behalf of the work OF inc
Congress during the past year me
balance on hand nc said was
The report included the
resolutions.
no il resolved. by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress al the
present session, containing Delegates ~
every shade OF opinion anu represent
inc every business interest IN the
land. standing for a policy, not Tor 4
project
asontion hy the federal Government
81 q wise. liberal and comprehensive
waterway policy that VIII provide Tor
the proper improvement Wlthih the
next ten years OF u rivers water
WAYS ana harbOrs Of our country. the
Improvement or which IS justiHed hy
present prospective dement's 10 com
merce.
Second-That without presuming to
prescribe the engineering or the IMAM
cial details OF this great undertaking.
this Confress strongly urges upon the
Congress Of the United states the I'M
portance of the immediate adoption
Of a comprehensive plan Of waterway
or Improvement OF the carrying on 81
the work by a Inadequate number OF
engineers and OF such liberal appro-
priations annually as Will insure the
early completion of such projects as
may be undertaken.
Third-That We cordially endorse
the action Of President Roosevelt IN
appointing n special inland waterway
commission being confident that It's
report Will prove a source of accurate
and valuable inf0rmaf~n To the
American people. We further recon-
mend that Congress enact such laws
as will make the inland W~atcrsWays
commission permanent. and viii pro-
vide il with necessary authority Tor its
Investigations and recommendations.
Fourth-That this Congress cordial
ly hanks President Roosevelt for the
support he has given to its purposes,
by his speeches and by his treatment
of the subject in mis- recent message
to Congress.
Fifth-That we ask Congress to view
the river waterways and harbor ap-
preparations not as the appropriations
Of money for the current expenses of
government, but as an Investment in
permanent improvements. bound to
pay increasing dividends from year TO
year.
For all the various river. waterways
and narbor improvements already
planned and approved by the engin~
GERS in charge or hereafter planned
and approved. In order that the work
may be carried to speedy completion.
such appropriations to be not less than
100000 annually and congress is
further warranted in authorizing the
expenditure of the money as needed
and in providing for the same, il IN
excess of funds available by a bond is
sue similar in character 10 that for
the building Of the Panama Canal.
whereby part of the cost Of those vast
improvements viii be spread over a
succession Of years and borne by all
who share the benefits
without discussion. the majority re-
port Of the committee was adopted
unanimously. A resolution offered by
Mr.. Teal, of oregon. thanking the
President of the Congress, the officers
and of the association and the boarG
Of directors for the work they had
accomplished during the past year
was adopted and President RandeU
was accorded the hearty cheers of
the congress.
Officers EAcctcd.
The following officers and members
Of the board Of directors Of the con-
gress were elected.
For President. Joseph +. Ransdell.
Of Louisiana. For secretarN-trcasurer.
j. F Ellison. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Directors: Atlantic Seaboard: Wm.
H. Lincoln, Boston. Mass. Olin J. Ste
phens, New York; J. Hampton Moore.
Philadelphia. Frank -. Lalanne, Phil
adelphia; F. w. Hood, Baltimore Mr..
South Atlantic Seaboard +. J. Hale.
Fayetteville. y. G; l.. Il. Dozier. Col
umbia S. c.: w. b. StilIwell. Savap-
nah, Ga.
Gulf Seaboard. 7. e. Bush. Birming-
ham, Ala; NJ J. Sanders. New or
leans; s. Taliafferro. Houston, Texas.
;. W. Duncan Dallas, Texas.
The Entire Mississippi Valley Dist
trict: Governor J. 4. Johnson, ST. paul
MINI; Thomas n Wilkinson, Buriing-
ton, Iowa. W. =. Kenneth. 81. Louis.
". K Kavenaugh. st. Louis; Charles
Scott. R~osedale. Miss.
The Great Lakes District. James n
Davidson. Oshkosh, Wis. +. ~. Wick
ey' South Chicago. Ind II. &. Barlow.
ale. y Y.
Ohio VALLEY District: n. p Podg
ers' Plttsburg, Pa bert Bcttinger.
cincinnati; Jonn L. Vance. Columns
ONO: ". II. Kelley, Evansville. Ind
Tennessee and Cumberland District.
N !. BrJan Nashville. Tenn The Ar
kansas Valley District: John j. Fox.
Arkansas.
me Missouri Valley Dis
Irlct: Lawrence NJ. Jones. kansas
Gity. Mo; George c. Call. sioux CIV
Iowa. s'
NE Pacific Coast District. n. r Rla-
IocR, WaIa Walla. Washington. a. II
levers Portland, Oregon: George G
Pardee, Oakland, Cal.
A resolution was adopted that q
committee consisting Of president ~
.he congress and the vice presidents of
ne 'arlous States be directed To pre-
sent 10 President Roosevelt. Vice pres-
iaehl Fairbanks and 10 the Speaker az
the House Of Representatives tha
resolutions Of the Congress r, -
cIoslng hour Of the Congress brief al
aIesses were delivered by represnta-
80 81 the various State delegations
racn accentuating the work IF ~ -
ganization and pointing out bn0, :,
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