Evening journal., 1910-07-18
FOR The INLAND
WATERWAYS MEET
Enthusiasm viii Be Show in
Convention At Providence
Next Month
PRESIDENT TAFT
WILL MAKE SPEECH

]. Hampton Moore, president Of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
tion and a member Of Congress from
Philadelphia, has issued the call for
the next convention of the association
to be held at Providence, r. l., on
August 81, September 1, 2 and 3. pre-
dieting that this convention will be
held at critical period in the history
of the association, just at time when
the United States engineers are maxi
ing reports to Congress respecting in
land waterways on the Atlantic
Coast.
Delegates will attend from every
State along the Atlantic seaboard and
urge that a continuous chain of wat
erways be provided from Maine to the
Gulf. It is believed that with the
completion OF a chain of waterways
Just within the eastern coast lines,
great changes will be made in the
commercial life of the country, very
materially changing the present
/ freight rate aspect, besides being an
| important asset to the nation in time
of hostilities.
In the July Bulletin. issued month
ly by the association, President Moofe
says;
Comments of the President.
"The passage of the Rivers and
Harbors bill and President Taft's
comments thereon are both matters
Of congratulation. This is the first
large appropriation for harbors and
inland waterways work that has been
enacted since Mr.. Alexander succeed
ed Mr.. Burton as chairman of the
Rivers and HarbOrs Committee. II
carries upward Of SO millions, in
cluding such projects as were tackled
on in the Senate.
"The bill writes into the law q
, policy of continuing the work along
the Mississippi, the Missouri and the
! Ohio rivers until completion. 1t Il
an object lesson for the people OF
the Atlantic seaboard who have moi
been receiving such liberal appropri-
, ations for their projects of vast com
mercial importance as have other sec
tions for project of less importance
But in the criticism of the Pfesi-
: dent there is much to encourage East
ern people. The Middle West and the
South are fairly we'll taken care of
both for the present and the future
If the President carefully scrutinizes
, subsequent bills as he indicated he
would, and as it is hoped he will. ther
the East and particularly the Allan
tic inland coastal chain. has abso
lutely nothing to fear. If work is tG
be done in a thorough and workman
: like manner and not by piecemeal
: involving great waste, then the link
9 of the Atlanta coastal chain have rea
? sonable assurance of early cOnsidera
j ton"
: A Great National Issue.
The convention Of the Waterway
4 Association in Norfolk last year Wa
d one of the greatest conventions eve
held in that city, and the same bod
: convening in Providence next yea
= promises TO eclipse any other CONVEX
n ton ever held there. These meeting
: are important ones and attended
d the most representative men in II
It country. Since the convention wa
!, held in Baltimore two years ago tn
- association has greatly increased bot
: in material growth and importanc
e as a national issue.
Y Many delegates from Wilmingto
will attend the Providence cOnveT
e tion. Delegates from the South WI
4 mobilize in Baltimore and trav'
e NOlln IN DOuyg just as the 4NotthtI
delegates met in Baltimore an
travel to Norfolk last year.
The convention is little more tina
- a month eff. Providence is full Of tn
A spirit of inland waterways and
making elaborate preparations for tn
y meeting. President Taft has prom
v ised to attend and deliver an address
p II is we'll known that he PresideT
favors the inland waterway projec
but favors it only so long as it is cor
Quoted along a systematic and con
, prehensive scale. A committee {
n about a dozen Congressman, who ash
= ed him to attend, were assured tina
IS he would be there.