The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
RIVER AND HAIR
Dor CONGRESS
WILL HOLD A MEETING AT
WASHINGTON FIRST OF
NEXT MONTH.
Four Thousand Delegates Including
Governors and Statesmen Will
Be Present.

Capt. ]. +. Ellison, OF Cincinnati,
Ohio, secretary OF the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, has opened
headquarters at the New Willard, at
Washington, ID. c. preparatory TO the
fifth annual convention of the con-
gres, which will be held in that city
December l to o.
Reports received from governors oil
states, mayors OF cities and CONNER
cial and trade bodies indicate that
there viii be upward OF four thousand
delegates present during the session
OF the congress.
The S mthern Commercial Con
gress, which will be held in that CITY
trade relations between the north ami
the south and a better understanding
OF social conditions in the sections
named, will meet in convention on
December Z, to continue in session
until the day following, when the
delegates to the Commercial Con-
gress will be merged into the Ma
tional Rivers and Haroors Congress.
The Ohio Valley Improvement AS
ISOLATION will have a delegation %
$50 representative men at the con-
vention during whicLh time they will
present TO the President OF the United
States, the presiding officer OF the
Senate, the Speaker of the House,
and to the Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress the resolutions adopted by the
association at their recent convention
held in Louisville, Ky. October 22-23,
looking TO comprehensive waterway
policy ON the part of the federal gov
eminent and yearly appropriations to
c1rr' on the r.at :. Jrk oi iinpr W
ing the rivers, harbors and canals =;
the country on scale commensurate
with the growing needs OF trade and
commerce.
In his address before the Atlantic
Deeper Waterway Association at its
recent convention in Baltimore, Adj
miral Melville sounded the keynote
of the movemnet or broad liberal
treatment of the waite. courses OF the
nation. when he said:
TIE navy needs the inland water
ways and needs the canals. Suppose
we were attacked by powerful hos
tile fleet. Suppose the ships OF the
navy were scattered at various Sta
tons along the Atlantic coast With
out inland waterways an attempt to
concentrate would be disastrous. Wis
the inland waterways our battleships
could easily come togeuner at some
central point and not be exposed to
the enemy There are still wolf
and sheep nations. For our salvation
we must rank in the former class We
might reduce our naval building pro-
gram to push the waterways if nee
essary. Woe, woe to America,
should the unhappy day ever come
when our battlesh 'ps are driven be
hind Notifications and there is no
channel whereby they caa seek the
open sea"
Among the distinguished men who
will deliver addresses before the Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress next
month in Washington are Ambassa-
dor Nabuco. OF Brazil; Major J. A
Ockerson, of the Mississippi River
Commission; Gov w. f. Frear OF
Hawii; Secretary OF the Interior JAS
r. Garfield, Horace Mcfarland. pres
dent OF the National Civil Fedora
tiontion, Gov ~ B. bradford, az
Florida. president OF the National
Drainage Association, Admiral C. NJ
Chester, who was a delegate to the
international Waterways Congress,
recently held at St. Petersburg, and
Samuel Gompers, who will discuss
'Labors Interest in Waterwa De
velopment"
Many OF the great captains of IN
dustry will be delegates to the con-
gress, Mr.. Andrew Carnegie being
delegate from the Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce. and who will address
the convention in behalf OF a fixed
policy on the governments part r
ward the water highways of the ma