The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-12
RANSDELL IS
 AT THE HEAD Reelected by Water ways Congress. GREAT MEETING ADJOURNS Calls for Government Bond Issue of
 $5OO,O0O, ,OOO. Urges Many Improvements on the Na- tionaI Lawmakers Ineiuaias the
 DOubIins of the Corps of
 Engineers.
GREAT MEETING ADJOURNs

Washington. Dec, 11--with an en- thusiasm seldom witnessed in a similar organization. the national rivers and harbors congress at its concluding ses. sion here today, by an unanimous vote placed itself on record for the issuance of government bonds for the improve ment of the great waterway projects of the country.
 By resolution which was one of a series adopted, the Congress declared for an authorized issue by Congress at it's present session of y50.o0o. 900 or bonds, the proceeds to be used in tho payment exclusively for such river and harbor work as may be authorized by Congress. provision for the Issue to be similar to the Panama canal bonds.
 Later in the day a committee pre- sented to Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon, fie bond resolu- tion. Mr. Fairbanks expressed Q favorable opinion of the proposition. but Mir. Cannon merely assured the committee that the resolution would be referred to the proper committee for consideration.
 The resolutions urge upon the na- tional congress the completion of pro- jects heretofore approved and the adoption of new schemes of com prehensive nature; the appointment Of | troduction in Congress providing foE the proposed bond issue; the creation of a permanent commission to study waterway projects here and abroad with a view to suggest to Congress comprehensive plan and policy for iIn- proving our waterways; the enlarge. ment to. twice it's present size of the ! engineer corps of the army and utiliza- ] tion of the present United Statea as. tufut gafr ..ae to propose to Congress plans and pro- l jects for waterways improvements. On motion of Representative J ! Hampton Moore Of Philadelphia a resolution was adopted requesting thr | American Congress to invite the per manent international assoeia1ion ot navigation congresses to hold its twelfth annual convention in this coun- 1 try in 1911.
 A movement was inaugurated for the establishment of permanent headquar- ters for the Congress in this city and to this end. the Texas delegation headed the list with a pledge of si,000 and on behalf of Louisiana, Mayor Behrman of New Orleans, pledged his state for similar amount
 Much of the morning session was taken up with three minute addresses by members of the various state Jele- gations.
 The following are among the vice presidents of the various states as an- nounced:
 Alabama, Frank P. Glass, Montgom- cry: Arkansas. l. M Worthington. LakeviIlage; Florida. S. NJ. sparkman. Tampa; Georgia. Oswell B. Eve, Angus ta; Kentucky. James Roger, Paducah: Louisiana. J. T. Mcclellan; Mississippi. B. G. Humphrey, Greenyille; Missouri. E. c. Ellis, Kansas City; North Caro- lina, James H. Chadbourne. Whining ton; New Mexico. L. Bradford Prince, Santa Te; Oklahoma, J. W. zeveley. Muskogee; South Carolina, Gov. M. Y. Ansell. Columbia; Tennessee, E. R. Richardson, Nashville; Texas Walter Gresham, Galveston.
 At the closing session of the Con- gress, Joseph E. Ransdell, of Louisi. ana, was reelected president.