The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-09
ers of the day were Theodore P.
Shonts Of New York and John A.

ers of the day were Theodore P.
Shonts of New York and John A.
Ockerson of st. Louis. The follow
ing resolutions were adopted.
Declaring that the opening Of
deep channel way connecting the
great lakes with the Gulf of Mexico
is an imperative duty Of the general
government and that this work should
be Immediately begun and completed
as speedily as possible.
"Any plan for the inland waterway
development should comprise main
trunk line in the form Of strait con-
Meeting Lake Michigan with the gulf
of Mexico by the Illinois and Missis-
sippi rivers. The improvement of the
branches of this main line, such as
the upper Mississippi with its tri-
buteries. the Ohio with its tributaries
including the Tennessee and the Cum
berland, Missouri, Arkansas, Red and
White rivers should proceed stimuli
taneously with the development of the
main line.
Addresses by William j. Bryan and
Clifford Pincnott, the latter being
chairman of the national conservation
commission, the reading Of letter
from j. ]. Hill, short addresses by
delegates and big reception at the
coliseum last night were the features
of the second day of the convention
Of the Lakes-to-the-GMlf Deep Wa
terway association.
Mr.. Bryan. who spoke earnestly in
favor OF deep waterways. not only
from the lakes to the gulf, but in all
other sections of the country where
increased transportation facilities
were needed, was given an enthusi-
astic reception which was almost an
exact duplicate of that given to VIM.
H. Taft who opened the convention
yesterday.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
tion commented on the exceptionally
strong arguments Of Mr.. Hill and Mr..
Pinchot. A stockholders meeting
kept Mr.. Hill from attending the con-
vention and his letter was read by
Congressman Rainey Of of Illinois.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Pnchot
speech committee of six was ap-
pointed to cooperate with the chair
man of the national conservation COM
mission.
Congressman E. G. Ellis of Mis-
souri, spoke from the viewpoint of
the "two Kansas cities on the other
side of the great state of Missouri" /"
D. K. Klink of Chicago announced
himself as commercial traveller and
declared that the men of his calling
were deeply interested in the deep
waterway movement He declared
that the American people had been
Indifferent and neglected their duty in
permitting the degeneracy of the ma
tional waterways.
Congressman William Lorimer of
Illinois, the next speaker, traced the
development of waterways in Illinois,
the large number Of states represent
ed at the meeting.
Lafayette Young Of Des Moines
Iowa said:
"The average American has been
proud in the consciousness that he
lived in country whose natural re-
sources could never be destroyed, or
perish. He destroyed the forests of
Ohio and Indiana and now he must
replant them. That is the character
istic of his entire career Now for
the first time we are calling a halt.
We are compelled to economize, to
make everything go farther in our
commerce, or in the fierce competi-
tion of the business world to go out
of business"
A number of other speeches were
made.
Princhot's Address.
President Pinchot spoke as follows