The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-05
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CONGRESS CALLED


call for the NIT hannuaE convention
OF tho National Rivers and IIarbors
Congress has been Issued, The con-
gress will meet, in Washington. De-
cember Oil. in the New Willard. At
the last congress, held here In De-
cember, 1907, there were ,aTS prop-
erly accredited delegates, and Il is
expected that the Forthcoming con-
vention will prove Of even greater
Importance than the meeting OF last
year. ~ t+.a.&
While the congress is ~conservas
tive, and hesitateS 10 extend ,sthe
scope OF its intluence--the object be
ing to create u sentiment looking to
the interests Of rivers and harbors
projects-another effort will proba-
bly, be made by advocates OF the
Lailes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway to
convert the congress to their way OF
thinking. Other projects quite as
important to their particular Sup
porters will undoubtedly come before
the meetings, and much interesting
and enlightening debate is promised
Its lmocrtsnce. '.'l ~ y !:
improvements of the Waterways
Of the nation, members OF the con
gress believe, will mean Increased
and cheapened transportation faciii-i
ties for the producer and the CON
sumner, and that there is no question
before the American people more,
worthy OF their consideration than;
the proper development and utiiixa-.
ton of these natural cnanne:s of
trade. '.' ..'-.."'.-
1t is pointed out that the platforms
of both political parties have indoors
ed and declared fer the Improvement
OF the waterways of the country.
This. members of the congress as
sert, has taken the matter OF improv-
ing rivers and harbors out of the 20
litical field and placed on the roll Of
business questions which demand So
luton by the necessary action of
Congress.
The first two weeks Of December
Will be particularly active for many
important conventions, in addition to
that Of the rivers and harbors con-
that time in Washington.
The first convention in December,
and one of the most important, will
begin December |, when the National
Conservation Commission, organized
at the direction of the President af-
ter the meeting of governors here
last spring, meets. President Roose-
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interest in the meetings of the COM
mission, and will deliver an address.
Divided Into Classes.
The commission is DIVIDED into
four classes. One. is a committee of
13, whose speciaI"7duty is the i'm
provement Of streams. Another! al
SO composed of 10 members, is In.
charge of the preservation if forests.
Efforts OF the third committee are d.
rected against the waste Of land, and
the fourth committee has charge of
mineral resources, At the present
time this committee is devoting it's
energies toward the more economi-
cal mining Of coal. s p.
Between 1000 and 500 business
men from the South will be brought
TO Washington by the Southern Com.
merrcial Congress, which will meet
December lib. The South is CLAM
oring for river and harbor improve.
ments, and the sessions of this Or
ganization promise to develop almost
as much discussion aicng these lines
as the national rivers and harbors
congress. 80 " =.
Preceding these meetings, howev-
er, Will be that of the Country Life
Commission, an adjunct of the con-
seryation congress.
Other meetings OF unusual import
ance Will be held here in the first
weeks of December, and, together
with the regular sessions Of Congress
gong on up on Capitol Hifi, Wash
ineton will have its full share Of no
table gatherings. 49,.
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