Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-05

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Waterways In France.
Tho ambassador then reviewed the
history Z tho effort mnde. by France
In the Improvement OF Waterways ana
the resultant benefit to commerce.
The ambassador said that the CREATES.
era OF canal building In France wan
tue present He paid the aim has
been 10 complete, TO unity and to
chcapon. The rulc now Is TO have
thr ushout France ircS canals az thoy
have FREQ roads
Another question with which wo
hav, had 10 cope is that OF rivers"
continued Mr.. Jusserand. we have
a number In Frlnco. but mostly shai.
low and crooked. We hay. done
much 10 improve their courses una
have yet much to do. Plans arc Ia.
ing laid pr improvements"
He said they had applied old prin.
cipics 10 new conditions. IIc snd
that the subject involved not only
thc waterways, but the railways ami
That 1t meant all of Tho intcrstnte
Interpretations which are to be- bcnc.
lifted.
How to Solve the Problem.
Martin ~ Knapp. chairman Of tho
Interstate Commerce Commission.
pointed ont that the Transportation
interests in America exceeded fou,
millions tons in every twcnty.four
years and that 1t was gaining every
day Unless there IL tinflc to DO
carried. he inquired. what possible
use Is there TO be- made OF II. He
pointed out that 1t was beyond tho
power OF tho physical power OF rail.
roads to Increase their transportation
facilities In the Immediate future.
I'VE must look TO mn Increase Of
our inland transportation BY water
If we arc to he able to compete with
tho other nations OF tho world In ior.
cign commerce."
NJ the opening of the afternoon
session OF the Congress. tho Vice
presidents and members of commit.
tees on resolutions ANA credenditals
werc presented by tho chairman of
tn various state delegations. AT tho
conclusion of tho nominations 8. J.
Hampton Moore. OF PHILADELPHIA.
was announced by President Ransdcli
as chairman Of tho committee ON re.
solutions and Edgar C. Ellis. OF Kan.
sas. City, chairman Of tho committee
on nominations.
1'hG oral ,ntto, 4.
that 1870 delegates from thirty
states had been registered, but tina.
the list was not complete.
From the Lake, to the Gulf
Chairman Rnnsdell then introduced
to tho Congress- Hon. Cyrus p. Wal
fTIdse. of st. Louis, former mayor OF
that city.
Mr.. Walbridge reviewed the work
Of tho Lakes TO the Gplf Waterways
Association and the present manage.
ment OF tho association. He said that
tho work OF tho association wac In
tho hands of twenty members, Inclnd-
Ing tho governors OF several states.
The Object was TO promote the con.
strrction OF Il ship channel MT least
fourteen feet deep from tho Grea.
Lakes to tho Gulf OF Mexico Such
q waterway To said would extend our
coast line 1900 miles into the inter.
10: OF the country. lie stated that
much OF tho work had to be done.
but IS miles already had been exca.
waited eouth from Chicago aud that
tho state OF Illinois was proposins
an ISSUE of Sl00oo.000 OF bondg 10
continue the project
II hope" Mr.. Walbridga said, that
the present Congress will adopt n
schei.,o In favor Of the appropriation
OF an adequate sum OF money f.r the
construction and carrying into effect
of this great project"
Figures on Ocean Traffic.
Gustav II. schwab. OF the North
German Lloyd steamship Company
delivered an address on the foreign
commerce of the United States in
Its relations to rivers aud harbors.
He said that the Importance, OF foreign
commerce in tho life OF natfcns
scarcely could be overesumnt I'd, not
only because the prosperity Of n
country depended much on such COM
merco. but because tho exchange CT
products brings with 1t an intercourse
mat broadcns ideas of THO people AMI
fosters international good feeling. lie
pointed out that tho foreign commerce.
81 the United States had developed
wonderfully during tho past half con.
tury.