Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-02
STRONG LOBBY
To FIGHT FOR
WATERWAYS
FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES
TO STORM WASHINGTON
Convention at New Orleans
Adopts Suggestion of PreSi-
dent Taft That Time for Ora
tory Has Passed,

IBy Morning journal special Leased Wire
New Orleans, NOV. Adopting
President Taft's suggestion that thu
time for orafory was passed. th'
Lakes to the CUR Deep Waterway
convention tonight decided 10 scne
900 lobbyists 10 Washington 10 de-
mand that deepen the Missis-
slppi river. A resolution TO that cf-
feet. offered by David II. Francis, OF
Missouri. was adopted. II follows:
"Resolvcd. hat the president OF The
lakes to the Gulg Deep Waterway
association be requested TO appoint
five hundred delacRtes from our orr
ganlzation 10 visit Washington and IN
present 10 the proper committee OF
congress and TO the heads of sur gov
eminent the resolutions adopted by
this convention and AT the same time
10 act M delegates TO the rivers and
harbors congress- 10 he held In that
city. December &, 9. and 10"
There was silence for a moment
after the resolution was read. The
lobby idea apparently shocked many
delegates, for the moment Then
somebody turned loose an old fash
toned rebel yell and the resolution
was adopted with "a whoop, In the
confusion Il is doubtful II ten dele
gates knew the regular report of the
resolution committee had been adopt
ed The resolutions declared the fed
cral government should enter u9on
a definite policy and plan OF water
. l.- 49, aYG .tt4 ..s.tl ,lA
Improvement of the Mississippi and
Illinois rivers. as a main trunk Of q
great waterways system. In such q
way as 20 open effective navigation be-
tween the Gulf of Mexico and he
Great Lake,, such main trunk line TO
he developed with no disparagement
~ AMI constant reference to the con-
current development OF the tributar-
ies."
The Issuance Of popular bonds IN
smnIl denominations were urged upon
congress an o means % paying for the
great undertakings.
Representative u. - McKinlpy. Of
California. was one Of tho speakers at
the afternoon session. He made a
spirited argument on the necessity Of
improving the inland waterways He
cnme ns n doubtcr. he said. but now
wns converted To the cause.
chief Forester Pinchot. describing
the possibilities for developing the
Mississippi channel said:
The channel depth and the vol
umc ~ high aud low water, the oscil-
lations In stage. the effect of the cur
rents on the banks and bed, are all
understood The river ana adjacent
territory from It's ourcc 90 It's mouth
has been surveyed probably In grentcr
detail than any other part of the Uni
tod states Of equal area, The eNpor-
fence gained in construction work
during more than twenty-five Years
has settled what are the hest methods
Of Improvement. The methods Of
preventing erosion and go checking
the largest supply az material Cor tho
formation of shoals have long passed
the experimental stage and arc well
known. Three government boards
hnvc reported that the project IS prac.
ticablc and ave supplied complete
estimates ot the cost OF the work
The plans upon which these estimates
nrc based are essential working plans.
Tho plan of the Mississippi river com
mission established definitely that the
commission has The knowledge and
che experience and "A considerable part
~ the men ana the equipment neccs-
onry TO proceed AT once with the work.
Tho commercial advantage OF con-
-'ructing the waterways seems 20 be
tho only matter in dispute. ON this
noint We awe the united belief of the