New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
WATERWAY POLICY
PRESIDENT FATORS
IMPROVEMENTS.
SAYS Congress Should 4ppro0e
Projects Before Bond Issues
Are asked.

washington. Dec. S-Spsating IN strong
fn6orsenent OF the policy OF waterway
Improvement. President Taft aroused much
enthusiasm Al the opening OF the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress here to-day.
Hundreds OF delegates representing every
section % the United States. attended the
meeting az the New willard Hotel The
oeieEstes rose when the arrival of the
President was announced and gave their
visitor q noisy reception. closing with three
cheers and q tissr.
on being introduced by Joseph E Rams
DEL. president of the congress. ar. Tart
spoke a. length. dwelling or his policy of
waterway improvement. and offered aoFioe
- the delegates or methods for attaining
tho ends they seek.
T congratulate this congress" saio M
Tar 'on having brought the subject ot
Vsterways 70 such a point that the Rep
resentatives IN Congress. from one enc OF
re country 10 the other. recognize IL as
a subject that calls for action They have
nor come 70 6 definite conclusion as 10 the
policy ths- ought 20 be adopted. but they
have come 10 the conclusion that some
policy must be adopted with reference 70
ne development OF those instrumental
ries which nature has furnished for the
transportation Of goods and for the control
nne % rzTroad rates You. in your decla-
ration. say that you are IN favor of a
policy snd not IN favor q any particular
project I think that a wise platform 10
TAKE; and yet when II comes 10 tie prac-
deal enforcement ana accomplishments OF
something. you have gor TO get into pro
jec-s
-Now Z don't think betray a secret
I NJ,
nosr 70 do witt the initiation OF projects
n Congress Is fully chsrged with the ne
osssiry for doing something IN the next
Congress 10 foreshadow. or rather TO be
gin. q policy with respect 10 those rivers
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After referring 70 various waterway
proie-rs in detail the President continued:
year ago President Roosevelt and I
colse-Ta-on OF resources Convention. fn
which we both advocated the ISSUING OF
Sr S va5srSayg S5 I When BBe9laS1 Bel6 sh6Sls 5S5 i p
eo1P-eted IN reasonable time. am
7 oe--te l-at Lne government is entitled
m as rapid g method OF developing an
enterprise and putting II through as private
oorpC-aru-s, and as they always issue
fcrr-Ia-- enough not 70 have to-. n order
r Uo--c seem wise for the nation 10 co 50
where Z WI accomplish the same result.
BLr 7 want 70 suggest a word OF eau
nor. 1ol are going 20 encounter in Con-
Issuing bonds night out OF hand. You are
nucL m re likely - get from Congress &
crc-- z---- q F1--cy IN Lhe shape OF q Gee
larS-1- rnar certain Improvement ought
70 be carries out and spread upon the
n---es or congress IN the form Of q resO-
lu-oL or a declaration in & statute What
a-r-se YOU 70 a. Is 10 get that declara-
roL- -lsr. when the time comes that DO
= ar
ECCl Ct sufficient from the current reve-
nles o. put ne proper part OF the project
rvTc years. as economy requires, then the
gueslc- = issuing bonds VII arise
would ser rre declaration rrsr- and not
have re PONDS LfsL Tor lne reason LnaI
yoL W. encounter the objection by Con-
CesE thar the issuing OF bonds and the
' receipt Os the money VIII develop q desire
T1a- nav nct meet your views. but have
rhc-gI- % over, snd know something
gong rC encounter opposition. and I be-
hese ne best way Is ne natural way
D-oTsTerI. In fsvo- az the 81 Iouis-to-
s. Pau Improvement In favor OF the
Csi----0-S-- LOUIS Improvement. il favor
r -l- ohio lUrrcFelDel- al OF Wnicn
have been approved bv the army engi-
nee-s ana Eet them recorded in tbs statutes
1- -lls country declaring that those
thing are 10 be- carried Out anc let them
nzke -reir 1rs- aprrol,rlstlon ron the
rsTel-es C- the country, and tlten you have
men where they must issue bonds, unless
NJ revenues srorl q slrnciert amount
non-os-v and win due rapidly
TIE President vas frequently Interrupt
% rv applause ard Jeff the hall amid re-
new@l cheering
GERMAN AMBASSADOR HEARD.
Cou-r Eoa Be-usto--. the German Am
hssssl-r. spoke of the waterways % the
German Empire and thelr importance 10
ire commerce q Germany.
President RansdeU read his annual re-
por- winch reviewed the work of the last
Fe1r and gave ercoUragerlerr for the early
s-EeVeuenr of the aims 0f the congress
The af-eruoon session was devoted 10
mary speeches b- delegates favoring
prC-r- action by Congress in providing
projects and means f0r waterway improve
rer- Those W-o spoke were F. II. Gran
Ca 20 -le Travellers Protective Asso-
eiat-- 1r the United states. Senator
C-s-r1e--a.r. % Oregon. Albert Betringer,
o'ori-. Governor Hadley of Missouri. Cow
s-11- Weeks II Connecticut and Repre-
se1-s-res John Dalzeu. of Pennsylvania,
and George Burgess. Of Texas. Al the
speaker thought that waterway improve
n--- should De provided Tor by Congress
VI-r1-r ls.zv. bond issues being the "a
V0--e method advocated by nearly every
one Eepreselta-ive Burgess threw some
fr-E ~ "a chm over the assemb4age -
Declaring thar he did not think the time
had come rc issue bonds for this purpose
end reminded tne delegates that while they
Pere er-rrs s.asrc .n viewing a bond L.
sge they should renemher rhat there were
o-lsrs in -le Clfed States who oid not
arree with rlar opinion
Ar me close ~ the session cornrnittees
V'~re announced 70 consider the business
before rne congress which VIII reassenble
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