The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-14
COL. GOODYEAR'S
REPORT TO COUNCIL

recently held. and which was order
ed published and filed:
Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 20, 1907
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
OF the City of prunswick
Gentlensan. AS your Representa-
tive I attended the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Conference at Philaaal-
phia November 18th ana goth The
Governor ana Chamber of Commerce
Of Atlanta had also requested me to
attend
/ was placed upon the committee
upon resolutions, There were So
delegates representing Is states.
had been placed upon the pro.
gram for an address. All addresses
were limited to 80 minutes / was
given additional time. was called on
Tor a second address the second day
a distinction accorded no other
speaker
| returned to Washington upon
the 2tst Of November and put in the
time untii the Riye and Harbors
Congress met getting acquainted
with leading members as they came
in advance of the Congress to be
held on the 4th 9TH and 9th Of De-
ccnnber
In the meantime a great congress
known as the National Swamp
Drainage Congress was held which !
attended as yom representative and
representative of the Governor and
Chamber Of Commerce of Atlanta. |
was here placed upon the committee
upon resolutions and given place
to speak How largely this interests
Georgia may be gathered from the
fact that the agricultural depart
ment find 420O square miles Of such
lands il Georgia, il drained by far
the most valuable in the state. 1t IS
clearly demonstrated that it is war
ranted and demanded a. a health
measure.
You were given the honor of hay,
ing your delegate to both the above
conventions chosen upon the delega-
ton from these bodies to the Rivers
and Harbors Congress. The National
Swamp Drainage Congress had GOO
delegates from IS states and two ter
ritorles.
On the 4th, 9Th and 9th Of De-
cember, attended the Rivers and
Harbors Congress. Met delegates for
state and cities, A IN number, max
ing total delegation for state As. !
was chosen permanent secretary of
the Georgia delegation and nominal
ed upon the committee upon resolu-
tlons. AZ in number out Of total OF
delegates to the convention OF 2.000.
spoke. Gov. Smith was the lead
ing speaker from Georgia. Mr.. Lea
kin OF Savannah made ringing
three minutes speech. This was all
the speaking from Georgia
The convention held for a policy
and for no particular project--a pol
icy for liberal and certain yearly ex-
penditure. The resolutions unani'
mously carried were substantially
for ten per cent yearly of all pro-
jects approved or hereafter to be i'm
proved in no event less than fifty
million dollars per year. to com
mence with this Congress. II funI5
not available. to bond as IN case oil
Panama.
Hon. Theodore f. Burton, chair
man Rivers and IEarbors Committee
and president Inland Waterways AS
sociation, Speaker Cannon, and the
President approve this action.
/ stayed ten days after the Con
gre adjourned Saw many senators
and representatives Believe the
majority opinion Of both houses is
IN fun accord with Rivers and Har,
bors Congress. Spent much tine in
giving Senator Bacon all the ala IN
my power In his fight for bill for
suryey Of Atlantic and Great West
ern Canal. to connect the Georgia
coast with the Mississippi river and
It's 54 tributaries. ultimately with
the Great Lakes.
Ample funds for all projects year
ly are now certain.
Each important project national
in character must fight for It's place
among approved projects.
There win be equally liberal aD-
propriation for reclamation ofswamp
and marsh lands by drainage. For
purchase Of forest lands in the Ap-
palachian chain to conserve our Wa
ter supply at it's sources. For wider
reclamation Of arid lands By irriga.
ton. The recommendation Of "
Inland Waterways CommlssiQ IN
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