Evening journal., 1909-11-18
MIR. HIGGINS
ON WATERWAYS
Former Delaware Senator
Addresses Convention at
Norfolk Today
B00MS CHESAPEAKE
AND DELAWARE CANAL

NORFOLK. Va. Nov. 1S.-With over
800 delegates in attendance. represent
ing practically every state on the At
lantic seagoard. the second annual con-
ventlon Of the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association has opened here for
a session OF four days. with Friday
set apart for visit and address by
tho President OF the United States.
The convention, amid great enthusiasm
was called to order by its president.
Congressman j. Hampton Moore. OF
Pennsylvania, and the delegates were
welcomed by Mayor James q. Rid
dick. Of Norfolk
The delegates from the Northern
states, 2lS in number. who left Phil
adelphia on Wednesday on the steam
er Lord Baltimore, having been de-
layed by fog. did not reach Norfolk
unit lshortly before noon yesterday.
The Southern delegates arrived early
I headed by Congressman John II. Small
OF North Carolina.
Mayor James G. Riddick welcomed
the delegates when the session began.
He was answered by Congressman Will
liam II. Cooke. OF New York and by
/ Congressman Charles r. Thomas from
/ North Carolina. Following these pre-
| liminaries Congressman j. Hampton
Moore. OF Pennsylvania, president OF
/ the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
/ sociation, delivered his annual address
/ Congressman Moore deplored the lack
of interest I'm the projected chain OF
/ inland canals. and then spoke of the
part the Delaware river should TAX,
in this scheme.
1T is necessary" he said. that this
stream, as far north as Trenton, b,
so deepened that large vessels mal
traverse its waters. Were this rivei
between Trenton and Philadelphia
made navigable for big ships the busi
mess interests Of those sections Of Penn
sylvania and New Jersey bordering
upon II would prosper accordingly"
At the afternoon sessions, which wer
presided over by Frank ID. LaLanno, O
, Philadelphia. addresses were made b
Congressman Joseph =. sell, {
Louisiana, and president OF the Inter
national Rivers and Harbors Congress
John Barrett, director Of the Internl
: tional Bpreau. Of American Republic
4 OF Washington: Lewis Nixon. shil
builder. New York city former nav
constructor u. S. ~; Charles Heb
Clark. Of Pennsylvania, and mar
others.
Anthony Higgins Speaks.
Former Senator Anthony Higgins.
Wilmington Del. addressed the cor
vention today. Mr.. Higgins said
part:
The national movement for improve
waterways has reached such volume an
dimensions that the American peopi
have a right TO expect that their Senator
and Representatives I'm Congress assem-
blcd shall. al its approaching ession TAX
definite action I'm carrying out their vii
When at the banquet held at Wilmington
Delaware, on January sth. 1904. the sui
iect was for the first time raised In
public way, It was but a feeble voic
compared with the mighty swell no'
reverberating from the Atlantic TO N
Pacific and from the Lakes 20 the Gu
demanding that something be done an
! be done at once. The last Congress too
the first step. and. under all the ciroun
stances. probably the only proper on
In ordering surveys OF the leading route
which presumably viii be reported at Il
beginning or early in this session. VIII
will Congress do as TO ''rhe inland rou
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