The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
MOORE AGAIN NAMED
10 LEAD GREAT WORK
President of Deeper Waterways Association Re.
Elected and New London Selected as Conyen-
ton { ity for l9l2-NeW Vice.Presidents

Former United States Senator An
thony Higgins. of Delaware, presided
over the afternoon session yesterday
the final business meeting OF the Rich
mond convention. Before proceeding
TO the business in hand, he paid his
respects 10 the State of Virginia and
10 the city OF Richmond. and. on be-
half of the State OF Delaware, thanked
tho local entertainment committee for
It's activities IN the present conven-
ton. He was inclined to regard the
outlook for a speedy contamination of
the waterway project with optimism.
stating 1t as his opinion that the next
Congress cannot fail to be impressed
with the Importance and feasibility of
the plan and that 1t will hardly with
hold it's support.
Only s65,ooo.OOo are needed" he said.
for the purchase OF existing and con-
struct!on OF new waterways TO make
possible this imperial waterway from
Boston to Beaufort, which will he
without equal on the American con-
tinent and the peer of any on the habi-
table globe"
Sum of S2,0S5 Subscribed.
Following the two addresses OF the
afternoon. reports were heard from the
committees on ways and means, audit
ing, time and place OF the next con-
vention, and resolutions. The ways
and means committee reported that the
association was In a stronger position
financially than ever before, notwith-
standing the failure of some OF the
subscribers at Baltimore, Norfolk and
Providence ~ fulfil their pledgns. An
estimation OF the expenditures for next
year. including a deficit of sl,400 with
which the year started. showed that.
counting all possible dues to be col
lected, there would still be a shortage
of more than a thousand dollars, and
the chairman OF the committee called
for voluntary subscriptions.
The response was immediate. and
s20S5 subscribed In a few minutes.
Among the Southern subscribers were
Chamber of Commerce, Richmond, 500;
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 800;
Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce.
$50: Newborn. y. c., Chamber of Com
merce. 500.
New London in 1912.
The committee on time and place
recommended New London. Conn, for
the next meeting place OF the associa-
ton. and some time In September. to
be established later by the committee.
as the time Of meeting The report
was unanimously Endorsed by the con
vention. Among Other cities that
sought the honor were New York and
Atlantic City.
Calls for the Mayor of New London,
who was present in the hall. arose
from hundreds Of throats in the audi
torium and Mayor Mahan. of the Con-
neoticut city, was escorted 10 the stage
for q talk He expressed thanks for
the vote just recorded In favor OF his
city. and assured the delegates that
he took no risk in pledsing welcome
to the association from the citizens of
New London which will compare fla
vorably even with the warmth OF the
welcome received at the hands of Rich
mond. New London will be the small
est city in which you have ever met"
ne told the convention. but 1t has
ample facilities TOR entertaining this
large body.
Connecticut lis, the third smallest
State in size, hut At is the eighth State
in the Union in Importance" And the
delegates were in too good humor
to question the statement. He pre-
dicted the solid vote of the New Eng
land representation in Congress for
every reasonable request that the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
, should make.
Moore Re-Flccted.
K Raporting for tho nominating core.