Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
Cabinet Officer Suggested.

ITO secure the development of our
rivers and harbors on q comprehensive
and systematic plan, a department of
public works, with a cabinet officer at it's
head, should be created, which depart
ment should have charge of and control
over all public works Of this and Of a
similar character. This need in no way
prevent the use of the United States
Corps of Engineers, now having charge of
rivers and harbors work. This corps is
now manifestly insufficient for the work
it Is called upon to do, and we urge
that it be sufficiently increased, utilizing
in the permanent organization so far as Is
practicable the United States assistant
civil engineers now in the employ of the
government We indOrse the bill now
pending before Congress for the increase
of this corps and urge its enactment into
law We believe that this corps of engi-
neers should be given authority and it
should be made it's duty to formulate and
suggest to Congress plans and projects
for rivers and harbors improvement"
Reports His Observations.
After the congress was called to order
this morning by President Ransdell Prof.
Emory r. Johnson OF the University of
Pennsylvania, who was a special repre-
sentative of the national rivers and har-
bors congress with the national water
ways commission on it's recent European
trip, was introduced, and made report
on his observations while on this trip.
The report Of the secretary and treas
urer, j. F. Ellison, showed that the f1nan-
c1al affairs OF the congress were in q
proSp erous condition. John A. Fox spe-
cial director, advised the establishment of
a publicity bureau in Washington and the
adoption Of an extensive program of free
lectures. A letter from Samuel Gompers,
nf n A American Fadnrnfinr, nf
Labor was read, in which he reported the
adoption OF a resolution by the organiZa-
ton of which he is the head at its recent
convention in Toronto advocating the i'm
provements of waterways.
In his annual report s. A. Thompson,
field secretary. said the present enthuSi-
asm Of the delegates should not be al
lowed to subside, and that the youth of
the country should be educated up to an
appreciation of the value and need of
waterways.
Officers and Directors Elected.
The committee on nominations made
the following report, and the officers
named were declared elected: President.
Joseph E. Ransdell; secretary and treas
urer, ]. F. Ellison special director, John
A. Fox.
Directors for the Atlantic seaboard-|
William H. Lincoln. Boston, Mass: DIN
j. Stephens. New York; George E. Bar
tol. Philadelphia: ]. Hampton Moore,
Philadelphia; Fl. c. Warren, New Haven,
Conn; John r. Sherwood. Baltimore,
Md, and Anthony Higgins, Wilmington,
Del.
South Atlantic seaboard-E. J. Hale,
Fayetteville, n. c.; w. S. Reamer. CO.
lumbia, S. c.: John G. Freeman, Rich
mond, Va; ID. I. Fletcher, Jacksonville,
Fla; Howard Stafford. Augusta, Ga, and
4. Lommus Columbus, Ga.
Gulf seaboard-Martin Behrman, New
Orleans: S. Taliaferro. Houston, Tex:
II. Pillans, Mobile. Ala; Roy Miller,
Corpus Christi, Tex, and r. L. Simp-
son, Gulfport, Miss.
In Mississippi Valley.
Entire Mississippi valley district
Thomas Wilkinson, Burlington, Iowa;
w. P. Kennett, st. Louis, Mo; Eli War
rem, St Paul, Mimi: w. *. Kavanaugh,
ST Louis, Mo-; Charles Scott. Rosedale,
Miss.
The Great Lakes district-Edward H.
Butler, Buffalo, n. Y; James II. David
Chicago. Ind; I. Edward Wilder, Chi
cago. ILL.,: IL. /. Sephard, Toledo. Ohio;
Alex McDougal. Duluth. MINI, and p
w. Cullinan. Oswego, N. Y.
Ohio Valley dfstrict-W B. Rodgers
Pittsburg. Pa; Albert Bettinger. Gin
cinnati Ohio; John l.. Vance, Columbus,
Ohio; Henry Rosenberg, Indianapolis,
Ind, and George III. Parsons, Cairo.
Other Districts.
Tennessee and Cumberland district