The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-12-18
BY c. P. GOODYEAR.

1
The growing interest in these con-
yenuons is strikingly indicated By in
creasing attendance The Rivers and
Harbors congress in 1906. It's first SEES
sion in Washington. was attended by
less than 500 delegates. Georgia had
but one delegate and ne a volunteer
in great movement as ne properly
conceived il. cur always alert and
able congressman, Mr.. Brantley
Last year the membership increased
to 1000 delegates, representing thirty
seven states and territories with a rep
resentatiou of forty from Georgia. This
year forty-fye states and Porto Rico
and Hawaii were represented; 4.5S7
registered as delegates, and there was
constant participation in the proceed
ings of about 5000 delegates, Geor-
gia sending 100 delegates.
Last year there was a comparatively
small number Of states whose delega-
tons were headed by their governors
This year about half of the forty-siX
states were headed in their delesa-
lions By their governors. This in
crease in representation of states, OF
delegates. Of governors, IN panic
year, is as striking an illustration as
could well be given of the constantly
increasing interest in waterway i'm
proyement and in all related subjects
| covered by these conventions. No such
representative gathering OF leading
men from every section of the Uni
Ted States have ever before been held
in the history OF this country It is
9. demonstration that tiiiv people are
| fully aroused to the vital Immediate
importance of the related subjects dis
cussed in Washington last week, and
! Will demand that adequate relief be
given by congress.
IN the organization OF the move
ment which resulted in the Southern
Commercial congress, Il should be re-
membered that this great movement
originated only last SIMMER in con-
venton of secretaries of commercial
! bodies held in Chattanooga but short
! time ago The leading movers for
Georgia were that veteran in any and
every great movement fer Georgia and
! the south's development, Hon. Walter
| G.. Cooper, secretary of the chamber
of commerce of Atlanta, as was his
! father before him. one of the most
modest yet effective workers in the
south. and Hon. John A. Betieman,
secretary of the Business Mems Lea
| que Of Albany. Ga, whose great in
| terest and efforts in the cause of i'm
migration to the south are widely
known
Hon. John H. Finney, formerly OF
Atlanta, secretary of the Appalachian
Forestry Association, chairman of the
| Washington committee Of arrange
ments, was active and untiring and
most effective IN making this Southern
Commercial Congratulated all OF
the conventions in Washington move
without hitch or break to the accom-
plsshment of the great purposes for
which they were gathered.
Among DE men in attendance at
these congresses, especially in connec
ton with the Rivers and Harbors con
gress from Georgia, Hen. VIM B. Still
we'll of Savannah, so well and appre
ciatiyely known in Brunswick. and
Hon. George Hillyer, of AtlaH AGa..
have performed great and INT
service. Hon. Hoke Smith.
of Georgia, was untiring int 4
forts in all of these great cony
The congress for the DevelopsKsI
and Conservation of our Natural Re!