The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02
WASH TAYLOR ASKS
FOR COOPERATION
Want Consultations on River
and Harbor Work
HERE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Senator 5ankhead's Successor Hopes
AIabamians Will Agree On Some
General Plan for Improve
ment of Waterways.

Congressman George W. Taylor, repre-
sentative from the First district, and sue
cessor to Senator Bankhead on the rivers
and harbors committee in the House is
eager to get in touch with the different
movements for Improvement in Alabamas
waterways, and will hold consultations
throughout the state which have been
agitating this Improvement. This in
formation was conveyed in a letter re-
ceived from him yesterday by Secretary
]. B. Babb of the Commercial club.
He will be in Selma on next Monday,
January 6; at Montgomery on Wednes-
day, January s, and will arrive in Bir-
mingham on the night of the Sth. The
consultation will either be held on that
night or some time during the day of
the 9Th. Other organizations will be in
vited to attend the meeting, which will
also be open to the general public.
Congressman Taylor wants to under
stand every project thoroughly before
taking up the work assigned to him by
SOuSItSSt dIlu Is Especially uTBtHl dDOut
there being active cooperation through
out the state and with the Alabama del
egation in Congress, saying: II am not
prepared to give any definite outline of
what can or what should be done. What
l want and must have, is a well con-
sidered plan for every project which
presents reasonable prospect of success.
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The fact that Congressman Taylor is
so much interested in this work came as
very gratifying news to the Commercial
club and the chance to hold a consulta-
ton with him was gladly accepted. This
meeting will also mean to a great extent
the deciding upon of a definite plan of ac-
ton in the securing of waterway from
Birmingham to the gulf.
President Sterling A. Wood will issue
a call for the meeting within the next
day or two, and from the interest aroused
in the waterways convention held here
a short while ago it will no doubt be
largely attended.
The following is the letter received
NUN SOll6 ISsSllldH dylOT, WHICH WAS
written under date of December 80, 1907,
at Demopolis:
Commercial Club, Birmingham:
"Gentlemen-Before returning to Wash
ington 1 would like to have a consulta-
ton with you and such other citizens as
you may desire to join us over the river
and harbor improvements in Alabama,
I,as.
rivers and harbors bill is found practi-
licable at this session of Congress.
my desire is to have thorough organ
ization and cooperation throughout the
state in the work of the Alabama delega-
ton in Congress in regard to these inn
provements.
81 am not prepared to give any definite
outline of what can or should be done.
What 1 want, and must have, is a well
considered plan for every project which
presents a reasonable prospect of sue
cess, and active cooperation all along the
line.
River and harbor work in Congress in
the future will be carried out on national
lines, and projects which promise the
transportation from the interior to the
| seaboard ought to be, and will be, consid-
cred first.
"At the same time local improvements
must be cared for and promoted in the
order of their Importance.
''Be this 1t may, | am most anxious
to have advices on this important matter
before my work in Washington compels
me to be there.
II expect to be in Selma on January G.,
arriving there at 6 a, M; at Mobile on
January 7, at Montgomery on January g.,
arriving there at a. M, and shall ar
rive at Birmingham on January at s
p. M, remaining there through the 9th.
Please advise me by return mail at what
hour and place you can arrange for this
consultation in your city, and obige.
Yours very truly,
GEORGE W. TAYLOR"