The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-09

water transportation systems VIII
Spend Ten Weeks In Errope--Wili
Journey Down the Rhine and Dan.
ube In Search Of Facts--ltinerary
Of Party In Fun.
Washington. Aug. 9.--Seven Of the
twelve members of the waterways
commission, q commission authorized
by congress to investigate not only
the waterways of Europe and Canada
but the waterways of the United
States, for the purpose of making ar,
rangements for the improvement of
the rivers, harbors and canals of our
own country, will sail tomorrow
morning on the North German
Lloyd lines Kroon Princessene Celie
on a ten weeks investigation and ex-
animation of the waterways of Eu-
rope. --tf
The personnel OF the party is as
follows: Senator Theodore Il. Burton
of Ohio, chairman; Senator Jacob III.
Gallinger Of New Hampshire, vice
chairman. accompanied by his son,
William q. Gallinger; Senator +. NJ.
Simmons OF North Carolina, the new
chairman of the rivers and harbors
commission of the house; ID. 3. Alex
ander and wife; Representative Fred
erick G. Stevens and wife of Mime.
sofa; Representative Irving p. Wan
ger OF Pennsylvania; Representative
stephen VI. Sparkman of Florida;
Representative and Mrs. James ii.
Cassidy OF Ohio also accompanied
the party, together with Professor
ROLAND G.. Mcpherson of Johns Hop
kins university, Professor Emery X.
Johnson of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, Colonel William II. Bixby of
the engineer corps of the army and
Herbert Knox Smith, chief Of the bu-
reau Of corporations, and the secre-
taries OF the commission, Woodbury.
Pulsifer and Joseph McGann. II is
the intention of Senator Piles Of
Washington, Senator William Alden
Smith of Michigan, Senator Jorimer
of Illinois and Representative Moon
OF Tennessee, also members OF the
waterways commission, to join the
party Sept. s at Strassburg. Ger
many, where the committee will com
mence an investigation of the Rhine.
The itinerary includes visits to the
great commercial centers of Europe
and the capitals of the old world In
order that a first hand study may be
made not only of the waterways but
Of the transportation problems which
are closely related to the use of the
water courses as freight and passen-
ger carriers. The party will spend
from Aug. Is TO 22nd inspecting ca
nails and rivers in and around Berlin
and its environs; Dresden, Aug. 23
and "a: Prague, Aug. 20 and 26, arriv.
ing at Vienna on the evening of the
81. Budapest will. be reached Sept.
|, whore three days will be spent In
an investigation of the Danube, the
party journeying to Orsuva the night
OF Sept. 3. Sept, aud 8 will be
spent at Belgrade and back to Buda.
pest. From Budapest TO Munich will
occupy the evening OF Sept. T. and a
visit to Strassburg and then rather
extended trip on the Rhine will ex-
tend from Sept. 10 to IA. Holland,
it's dykes and canals, win be visited
from Sept. 10 to IT. The balance OF
the trip embraces: Belgium. Sept. 18
to 81, the canal system of this coun-
try being regarded as most complete;
Paris 20 to 30, and London Oct. to
10, which includes trips along the
Manchester ship canal and inspection
OF harbors and waterways OF Eng.
land, arriving In New York Oct. 23.