The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
Delegates to Big Con-
vention Jubilant Over
Outlook.
WARM WELCOME
TO NOTED GUESTS
Received at Fort Monroe By
Army and overwhelmingly
Meeting at Jefferson-Mayor
Gaynor in City for Address
To-Day-Many Distin-
guished Men Here.

Freighted with the hope of an early
dawning of the day of success for the
great plan OF safe and speedy trans
rortatiop OF the water-borne conf
merce of the Eastern States, the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
launched It's annual session with an
informal reception at the Jefferson
Hotel last night
From the cities of Maine. from tho
hills OF New Hampshire and Vermont,
from the classic shades of Back Bay,
from the busy towns along the Merri-
mac, from the metropolis OF the West
ern Hemisphere, from the Keystone
State. from every city on the seaboard
of the Atlantic as far as Florida, came
the delegates. Mayors OF Now Eng
land municipalities Join with the
president OF the Board of Trade OF
Jacksonville. Fla. In the movement
OF those who would help to take a
long step for commercial and humani-
tartan betterment.
Success in Sight.
Not since the day in the city of
Wilmington. when the raven of
great intracoastal waterway perched
upon the bust of opportunity on the
chamber door of the Atlantic sea-
board-there to sit forevermore-has
there been such a definite promise
OF the contamination of the achieve
ment Delegates who spoke last
n'sht-members of Congress from half
a dozen States. Mayors of thriving
cities. representatives of Industrial
and commercial organizations, express
ed the belief that the time of the har-
vest, after years of sowing is near at
hand. Within a year or two. pre-
dlcted one speaker. actual work will
be begun on those parts of the plan
winch embrace water communication
between Baltimore and New York, and
again running south from Norfolk.
PICTURES were drawn OF the 14s
navisahle rivers along the seaboard,
now independent streams, Joined to-
travel hugh vessels carrying tho
commerce OF the people 1t would be
inaccurate to use the term over the
bounding MAN." for the main over
which the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association hopes to TRANSPORT the
wares of the nation will not bound.
In TACT, 1t Is the aim to get rid of the
bound.
Rnpidity of Movement.
The growth OF the movement has
even surprised some of Its most ardent
friends. and, as one speaker said, there
mas never been deserter. 1t is a far
cry from a little dinner In Whining
ton TO convention with a registration
or 800 deleEates-not including mem
bers OF their tamilies-before the meet
ing begins, as was the case last night.
But the span is but six or eight wears.
congress Is interested. the govern
ment IS interested, the organizations
formed for commercial advancement
are interested the men and women who
seek to save human lives are inter.
ested, Better than all, the average
voter is beginning to be Interested
During his eight years of service
In Congress, said former Representa-
i've James a. Goulden. OF New Yorl,
iast night he was not properly sun
ported IN his plans for waterway i'm
ploVemeht even by the officials OF the
greatest city in the country. Yet to.
day. in Richmond, the most distin-
eulshed men OF the Empire State are
gathered for the most important cor
Nention Tor the advancement of com.
mercial prosperity in the h,stor,
.he East. Governor Dix named the
pest men he could find. and thew arc
torty-hre of them. Mayor VIII
lam . Gaynor. who arrived at II
", N i"st night. named ten men. in
{, the citys dock commissioner
10 make sure that the proner
sentatlon would be on hand. the Nav,
uiephoned his appontees so az "a
name others II any could not go
Brings n Band.
me city OF Troy. with n ds,era,;
OF eighty. was SO full of the n,oy.'
ment that 1t brought its own hand
i'orihg which Will remain through.
out the convention.
Men now in Congress from Nav
YORK commented on the same fact.
the growing public interest omone
those In official life. and the metamor.
hnosis which has taken place within
the past year or two
The formal opening of the conven
ton will not take place until this
morning II is the custom to hold
Informal gatherings on the night nre-
ccdnE. at which views are exchanged
on the situation, Mt which guests and
hosts meet each other, and at which
the watchmen tell of the progress
of the night of preparation and Of
waiting. Last nights affair was .
most happy one, and left every one
who attended in a pleasant frame Of
mind. There We're informal talks OF
welcome and responses, music and
genuinely wholesome mixing of fun
and real information
Hecelvch Mt Fort Monroe.
The ceremonies Of reception began
on Hampton Roads yesterday morn
ing, when the Governor OF Virginia
greeted two steamer loads OF dele
gates from New York. Pennsylvania.
Connecticut. New Jersey and Della
ware. The Governor and his party.
win the visitors. We're together enter. IS
tanned at Fort Monroe by Representa-
tives OF the army and navy of the
United States, who showed every
courtesy.
with Governor Mann. who lief,
Richmond at o'clock yesterday morn