New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
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mmission VII Study Europes
Modes of Inland Transit

To prepare for it's preliminary report in January,
tbe Waterways Commission sailed for Europe yes
terddy on the Kronprinzessin Ceclie. Ihere were
sixteen in the party. headed by Senator Burton.
Of Ohio Most of the important waterways of
r,,rone outside of Russia Will be visited and ob-
served Some time ago senator Eurton fnvesti-
gated conditions along the NolSa, so that I'M
portant waterway is excluded from the itinerary
Of the party this time
senator Burton wanted 4 distinctly understood
that tb, commission was going off no Cont
mental ''ov ride lie showed the itinerary adopted
ia proof of this. 1t is comprehensive enough 10
make one doubt that the commission VIII nave
time for anything but work. The party Will split
I'D at first. but il is expected that they VIII all
meet again IN Strasburg about September 5 vine"
the inspection Of Rhine navigation will begin.
We are going TO make thorough study OF
transit conditions on the canals ana rivers OF Eu-
rope." Senator Burton said, winch means diso d
study of the relations OF the waterways TO the
railroads lock systems wing dams and methods
of propulsion. Besides our own observations We
shall confer with the leading European authorizes
ON the subject Special attention VIII De PAID u
the Rhine and its tributaries
THE Rhine is a difficult river to navigate Wneh
the water is at a low stage, and we shall make
special study OF the conditions at a time or 10"
water From the German way of handling Things
then we hope get many valuable losaS as :"
how to handle water borne commerce on 'le MIS-
sssippi and other rivers during the low water
periods.
The commission will go directly by tram from
Rremcrhaven to Berlin. where four days VIII De
spent in examining the canals In ana ABOUT 'he
city After this the Elbe will be inspected at
Dresden; two days moro will he spent at Prague
examining the Modau River, and the next week
will he devoted TO the Danube from vienna 70
Budapest Frcm then on the itinerary is as ioi-
lows;
sep,4rrbcr 2 to 6-On and the Danube
Budapest to Orsova. including visit 20 6elsId1 anu
the .'IroD GATES" of the Danube below OfsoNd-
September 5 TO s-Journey by rail from ors S 70
Strasburg on the Rhine. by way Of budapest
sfs ita TO is-on the Rhine and branches
between Strasburg and Rotterdam r ,,.a,er-
ways in Holland with headquarters az kottera a
september Z 20 eo-Exa'ninatlon ot me Rrnssei.
'' SeptemSsr p TO determination Of waterways In
October / TO i5-In England, with headquarters IN
Icndcn Examination 81 the Thames the harbors
canal
The commission viii return either on the Phis-
deIphIa arriving here or October g or on the
Cedric. arriving here the next day. -Four members
~ the party will Join II In Europe-Senators Lori
rner Piles and William Alden smith and Repre-
sentative Moon
Those who sailed besides Senator Burton, were
Professor Emory r Johnson. of the University %
PENNSYLVANIA: Colonel W. II. Bixby corps OF en-
gineers I. ;. A: Herbert Knox Smith. commits
siCuer 81 the of Corporations OF the Depart
ment ~ Commerce and Labor; three secretaries
pe AIva 5 Alexander. Representative from New
York: James H. Cassidy. Representative from
Ohio. Jacob IT, Gallinser, senator from New
Hampshire: r NJ simmons. Senator from North
Carolina. stephen NJ sparkman. RepresertaUve
from Florida: Frederick O. Stevens. Representative
from Minnesota. and Irving Wsrger, Representa-
tive from Pennsylvania Logan q. Mcpherson an
other professor. also with the party.