The San Francisco call., 1910-11-12
GOVERNORS TO AID
COAST CONGRESS
National Waterways Commits
sion May Agree to Proposed
Joint Conference
Senator Piles of Washington
Suggests. Cooperation and
Secures Approval

That the Pacific coast congress,
which is to be held in this city No
vember II to 19, and which will be
attended by state governors, national
officials and many men prominent in
the national life, is to be a history
making affair, is shown by the arrange
ments now under way for a conference
between the congress and the natiopal
waterways commission. Senator Sam
uel H. Piles of Washington has
launched the movement and it has
been, heartily responded TO by Theo-
dore e. Burton. chairman of the COM
mission. A definite answer will be re-
ceived today and it is probable that
an important joint program will be
announced
Governor Gillett's invitation to the
governors of the western states has
been responded to- in every instance.
Honolulu, Alaska Idaho, Washington,
Oregon, Utah, Nevada Arizona, New
Mexico and this state will be repre-
sented by governors, senators, repre-
sentatives. state officials. mayors and
men prominent in public and private
life.
PERMANENT BODY SUGGESTED
Governor Richard E. Sloan of Ari-
zona has announced that he will ad-
dress tire congress on the advisability
OF establishing a permanent congress
OF the west, being supported in his at
titude by Governor Gillett and acting
Governor Jay Bowerman of Oregon.
Addresses will be made by Repre-
sentative W. E. Humphreys of Seattle,
father of the merchant marine bill
now in congress; Captain John Barne-
son, and Charles w. Fulton of Astoria,
Ore, on the subject of Coast Defense"
Joseph Scott president of the Los An
geles chamber of commerce and vice
president of the Panama Pacific expo
sition, and Colonel D. C. Collier. di-
rector general Of the San Diego expo
sition, Will discuss the relative import
ance of the exposition to the west.
Governor F'rear of Hawaii has noti-
fed Governor Gillett that it will be
impossible for him to attend. but he
has delegated Territorial Secretary
Mott Smith as his representative
Mott-smith will arrive the second day
of the congress. The second evening
will be devoted to banquet. at which
short addresses will be made on the
Panama-Pacific exposition.
GOVERNORS FOR EXPOSITION
The governors of the 1s western
states indorsed San Francisco as the
site for the Panama Pacific exposition
al the recent gathering in Salt Lake
City. While there is not expected to be
any division of sentiment on the sub
ject every opportunity will be given
for expressions of opinion.
JOINT GATHERING FAVORED
Senator Piles suggestion to bring
the waterways commission into con-
ference with the congress has received
general approval from all who have
been active in calling the gathering
in this city. Chairman Burton has
stamped the. proposal with his ap-
proval, and the other members of the
commission have been asked to partici-
pate. The proposed joint meeting is
considered an excellent opportunity. to
place the members of the commission
in touch with the sentiment of the west
LEWIS Nixon of New York and w. w.
Bates, former commissioner of navi-
cation, now of Denver. Colo, are ex-
pected here in few days. Both will
address the congress on the subject Of
the American merchant marine