Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-16
TO APPOINT 8 DELEGATES
Chamber OF Commerce To Send
Representatives To 9TH
Annual Convention OF
Rivers And HarbOrS
"PORK BARREL" FEATURES
Resolutions Adopted Last Night In
sympathy With Movement lnaugur-
ated

ated
At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce last night it was resolved
to appoint nine delegates Ito be here
matter named by the president) to
the Seventh Annual Convention of
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress. which is to meet at Washing
ton, d. c., on December z, s and 8.
The Chamber had been requested
some weeks ago by Hon. Joseph E.
Ransdell, president of the Congress,
to send representative to the con-
vention.
The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress is strong association of
the shipping and commercial interests
of the various states. which has been
endeavoring to impress upon the
National Government the necessity
of definite waterway policy. Large
" because of its efforts the Sixty
first Congress, at it's recent session,
declared in favor of an annual rivers
aud harbors bill, and at the conven-
tion in December the Federal Con-
gress will be urged to enact rivers
and harbors bill carrying an adequate
appropriation, as a precedent for the
incoming Congress to follow.
The Pork Barrel features of
the past rivers and harbors appropri-
ations have been roundly condemned,
and one object of the Rivers and
Harbors Congress is to place such leg
islation upon basis from which, as
far as possible, political favoritism
and partisan considerations will be
excluded. 1t is sought to have wor-
thy projects treated upon their merits
and to expend the annual appropria-
tions as to secure the best results for
the outlay.
The work of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress was commend
ed in the resolutions passed last
night by the Chamber of Commerce,
as proposed by Mr.. George T. Melvin,
which are as follows:
"The Chamber of Commerce of An
napo.is having been officially advised
by the communication of Hon. Joseph
E. Ransdell, president of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, under
date of October &c last, that the
seventh annual convention of the
Congress will be held in December
next in the City of Washington, Dis
trict of Columbia, and that delegates
from this body will be given seats in
the Congress. and it being considered
advantageous to the commercial in
terests of Annapolis that the Cham
ber be represented at the conven-
tion;
BE it resolved, That the Presi-
dent of the Annapolis Chamber of
Commerce be, and he is hereby au-
tnorized and directed to appoint
nine members of the Chamber as del
egates from this body to the Decem-
Der meeting of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress.
"And, be it further resolved, That
this Chamber declares its hearty sym
pathy with the support of the move
ment inaugurated by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress to
have the United States Government
enter upon an adequate and syste-
matte policy of improving and de-
veloping the rivers and harbors of
the country. An essential feature
of this is the introduction and pas
sage annually by the Congress of
the United States Of a river and
harbor bill, carrying a generous
appropriation for expenditures upon
worthy projects. AS the represen-
tative commercial organization of
Annapolis and of the territory trib-
utary to this city, this Chamber
recognizes the need for timely and
well-considered river and harbor
improvement on the western side of
the Chesapeake Bay. The deepening
of the waters of Curtis Bay and trib-
utaries and the creeks In the upper
section of Anne Arundel county, with
the continued development and ex-
pansion of that immediate region as
manufacturing centre is matter
of interest to our merchants and bus
mess resources
with its location on the Severn
River, in easy access to the Chesa-
peake, and its great possibilities as a
port, Annapolis is vitality concerned
| in the advanced impetus to be given
river and harbor improvement by
such mediums as the National Rivers
and Harbor Congress. Federal at
tention to the requirements of
South, West and Rhode Rivers and
Herring Bay is highly desirable, not
onlv for the effect upon trade and
transportation, important and far
reaching. locally, as these may be,
but as giving to our farmers and
property owners quicker and better
markets and the growth of manufac-
tureres and local prosperity. Under
new and broader scheme of water
carrying development by the Ma.
tional Government. it is to be ap-
pretended that all coastwise COM
munities will reap large benefits; and
the Increased commerce and wealth
of these would stimulate and aid in
terror sections. In its arid deed pur.
poses, the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress is intended to enlist
the cooperation Of the whole Amer
lean people, and this Chamber re-