The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-12-10
FORTY MILLION
FOR WATERWAYS
IS NOW WAN TED
NATIONAL RIVERS AND HAR-
soRs CONGRESS PLANS
BIG SCHEME.
Many Distinguished Men From All
Sections of the Country Are Az
tending the Big Convention
in Washington.

Washington. D. c.. Dec. 9.-Reaf-
firming its demand for an expenditure
by the federal government of not
less than S5O,O00000 a year in i'm
proving the waterways of the country,
the national rivers and harbors con
gress convened in Washington today
for its fifth annual session.
Cardinal Gibbons opened the session
with an invocation, being introduced
to the convention by Representative
Ramsdell, of Louisiana. who is presi
dent of the congress.
Distinguished advocates of water
Improvement from all over the coun
try wereh ha7Vlsaat, H.. representing projects
for the b&f saA ehississipT,
Missouri, OhN MS, the
Lakes to the -GN khe At
lantic coast inland< coast
harbor and river impxC ana
other gigantic schemes. 81
Fairbanks and Bryce Speak.
Vice President Fairbanks made the
hrst address, and he was followed BY
Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britain.
Ambassador Bryce told of Eng
lish waterways in an address before
the congress. In England, 1t Is stated,
waterway policy similar to ours has
been pursued. Many canals have
fallen into disuse and rivers are neg
lected, but, in spite of this, rail rates
in England cost about three and one
a.
canals.
Among other distinguished men who .
VIII deliver addresses are Ambas
sador Nabuco. of Brazil; Major j Al
Ockerson, of the Mississippi riy
commission; Governor w f. Frear. N
Hawaii Secretary OF the Inter
James A, Garfield; Horace McFarIa
p'Aasideat Of the na1Ielal els,ia led
ration; Governor Napoleon E. iIros
ard, of Florida, and president of
national drainage association; Adj
raj G. NJ. Chester, who was
gate to the International water
congress recently held at st. PET,
burg, and Samuel Gompers who
discuss "Labors Interest in Wa
ways Development"
Captains of Industry.
Many of the great captains OF In
dustry are delegates to the congress,
Andrew Carnegie being a delegate
from the Pittsburg chamber of com
merce. and win address the convention
in behalf of fixed policy on the gov
ernment's part toward the water
highways of the nation.
While the congress IS conservative.
and hesitates to extend the scope Of
its intuence--the object being to cre-
ate sentiment looking to the inter-
ests of rivers and harbors projects
another effor. will probably be made;
by advocates of the Lakes to- the Glllf
Deep Waterway to convert the cor
gress TO their way of thinking. Other
projects quite as important to their
particular supporters will nndoubted-
ly come before the meetings. aad
much Interesting and enlightening de-
bate is promised.
Transportation Facilities.
improvements of the waterways Of
the nation, members of the congress
believe will mean increased ard
cheapened transportation facilities for
the producer and the consumer. ard
that there is no question before the
American people more worthy Of their
consideration than the proper develop
ment and utilization of these naturald
channels of trade.
One OF the most important phas
of the convention will be the adara
and reports to be made on the wateF 4
ways of other nations. which Va
show the backwardness of the I-nite
States in this regard Despite its greaI
natural advantages, 1t is declared
that this country does not begin tcv
compare even with some Of the South
American countries in the excelieuce
of waterways.
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