The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-11-25
PREPARING FOR
4 BIG MEETING
-FOUR THOUSAND DELEGATES TO
ATTEND THE WATERWAYS
CONVENTION.

Washington, D. C.. Nov. 24-Capt
J. f. Ellison, of Cincinnati, O.. secre-
tsry OF the national rivers and Lar-
tors congress. has opened headIuar-
ters at the New Willard preparatn y
10 the first annual convention of the
congress. which will be held In tbs
city December 9 to II.
Reports received from governors
Of states, mayors of cities and com
mercial and trade bodies Indicate
that there will be upwards Of four
thousand delegates present Turing the
session of the congress.
The southern commercial congress.
which has for its object closer trade
relations between the north and south
and better understanding d social
conditions IN the sections IA uc1, viii
meet In convention on Decembc. 10
continue in session until the day fcl-
lowing. when the delegates 10 the
commercial congress will be merged
into the national rivers and harhois
congress
The Ohio Valley improvement. as
ISOLATION will have a delegation Of
256 representative men at the con-
yention, during which time thoY win
present 10 the president OF he Gnited
states, the presiding olncer Of the son
ate. the sneaker OF the horse and 20
the rivers and harbors congress he
resolutions adopted by the association
a, their rec m convention held ~
louisville, KY, October % -23 JOKING
20 q comprehensive waterway peiey
q the part ct the federal 80 'nmlnj
md yearly appropriations 10 carry Or
The great worl of improving ths Iiycrs
harbors and canals of the colntcv on a
scale commensurate with he sr9qiE.
reeds OF trade and commerce.
Is, his address before the Atli"tic
Ieeper waterways association, at its
recent convention IN Balup. re &C.
MIRA Melville sounded the kcln, te
q the mover ents for ooatd and IN
oval treatment Of the water courses
o. the nation when he said;
- he navy needs the inland water
Wsyg end needs the canals. Suppose
pcsn ne wete attacked by powerful
hostile feet. Suppose the ships of ctr
navy were SCI tered at various sta
ucns along tie Atlantic coast With
out the inland waterways an attempt
to concentrate would be disastrous.
With the inland waterways out bat
tleships could easily come together
at some central point not be exposed
to the enemy. There are still Won
and sheep nations For our saliva
ton we must rank in the former
class. We might reduce our naval
building program to push the water
ways II necessary. Woe. woe, 10
America should the unhappy day
ever come when our battleships are
driven behind Notifications and thee
Is no channel whereby they can seek
the open sea-
Among the distinguished men who
will deliver addresses before the 'iv-
ers and harbor congress next mouth
in Washington are Ambassador
Bryce OF Great Britain. Ambassador
Nahuco of Brazil; Major j. A. CcH-
erson of the Mississippi river COM
mission; Gov. W F. Frear of Hawaii;
Secretary of the Interior James A.
Garfield. Horace Mcfarland. prest-
dent OF the national civic federation,
Gov. n. B. Broward of Florida and
president Of the national drainage as
sociation. Admiral c. NJ Chester who
was a delegate to the International
waterways congress recently held at
st Petersburg, and Samuel Gomp2rs,
who will discuss "Labors Interest IN
Waterways Development
Many OF the great captains OF in
dustry win ee delegates to the con-
gress. Mr.. Andrew Carnegie being a
delegate from the Pittsburs CHAMBER
Of commerce and who viii address
the convention in behalf Of fixed
policy on the governments par To-
ward the water highways of the IA
ton.
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