The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-08
RESOLUTIONS BEAR:
FRUIT
McKITTRICK HAS
LETTERS FROM FOUR WEST
ERN CONGRESSMEN REGARD
ING OPEN RIVERS.

Director Fox's trip to Wenatchee
and the resolutions adopted by The
Wenatchee Commercial club regard
ing open rivers are already bearing
fruit. This morning Mr.. McKittricl1
was in receipt of letters from Con-
gresham Hamer of Idaho, Congress
man Humphries of Washington and
Senators Hepburn of Idaho and Jones
| of Washington The letters are as
follows and it shows that the needs
of the country regarding improve
ment in the waterways wilr be promi-
nently before the national lawmak-
ers:
June 8, 1903.
II beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your favor enclosing copy of reso-
lutions passed by the Wenatchee Com
mercial club on the 27th ultimo, en-
dorsing the movement inaugurated by
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress to secure the regular annual
Expenditure of not less than $50. .000,-
900 upon rivers and harbors through
out the nation, until all such water
ways shall have been made service
able for navigation.
"Of course you understand that this
session of congress does not contem-
plate the enactment of any appropria-
ton bills of any kind, it having been
called for the express purpose Of tar
| iff legislation which has, and no doubt
will until the end of the session, oc-
cupy its entire attention. However.
the matter will come up at the regu-
lar session commencing next Decem-
ber, and l will be glad to file away
your resolutions with view to TAX
| ing up the same at that time for fur
ther consideration.
"In this connection I will say that
I am very favorably interested in lib
eral appropriations for making navi-
gable the rivers of the west. My own
state is interested in this matter, and
shall use my best endeavors to en-
courage all such legislation.
"Very truly yours,
"THOS R. HAMER."
June 4, 1909.
Dear sir: am in receipt OF. your
letter enclosing resolutions passed by
the Commercial club in regard to the
Improvement of rivers and harbOrs.
assure you that this matter shall
have my careful attention.
Yours truly,
"W. E. HUMPHREYS"
June 3. 1909.
| 81 am in receipt of your letter OF
May 29 enclosing a copy of the reso-
lutions adopted by your club with
relation to the national waterways
and will give the same careful con-
sideration.
Very truly yours,
wv. B. HEPBURN"
June 3, 1909.
"Your favor Of May 20, 1903.
handing me copy of resolutions with
reference to river and harbor appro-
priation, etc, at hand. I am very
glad to know the view of your or
ganization upon this important mat
ter and beg to assure you the same
shall have my careful attention.
Very sincerely yours,
"W. L. JONES"
Washington, d. C. June 8, 1909
81 am just in receipt of your letter
of the 29th ultimo enclosing resolu-
tions of your club. endorsing the
movement inaugurated by the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
to secure the regular annual expe1di-
ture of not less than $50,000,000
upon rivers and harbors throughout
the Union, until ali our worthy rivers
shall have been made serviceable for
navigation, and our worthy harbors
deepened.
"In reply / desire to thank you for
these resolutions and express to you
my deep interest In securing the
necessary appropriations from con-
gress to carry forward systematic
plan of improving our rivers and har-
bors.
"I was fortunate enough at the last
regular session of congress to receive
an appointment on the national wa
| terways commission. composed of six
members from the house OF represen-
fNanfinuod on pa1a Eiuhfl