The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-05
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OPENS WEDNESDAY
Eighth Annual Meeting OF
Important Body. Held at
Washington. ".
(Nationai News Association

National News 'Association)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--The eighth
annual Rivers and Harbors congress
opens here tomorrow, for a. three day
session and it, convention 10 attarct-
ing particular attention this year be-
cause of the fact that the recent con-
sressional elections have turned the
house over to the Democrats and the
hackers OF the waterways movement
have put forth every effort to obtain
a large and important delegation to
impress the legislators with their
strength. -. ~
A permanent appropriation for the
improvement OF waterways through
out tho United States 10 the object Of
the present convention and Represen-
tative Joseph Il. Ransdell, president
of the organization. after viewing
partial list OF the delegates already in
Washington, said today that he hoped
to impress upon the Sixty.second con-
gross the necessity OF continuing the
policy of an annual rivers and harbOrs
appropriation bill adopted by the last
congress.
call of the Eighth Rivers and Harbors
congress with a readiness that will
make the coming convention one OF
the most largely attended in the his
tory Of the organization. but some
doubt is expressed among politicians
az to ito ability to sway the we'll
known Democratic determination to
cut expenses in favor of It's recommen-
dations. Representative Ransdell stat
ed today. however, that the large at
tendance on the forthcoming con.
vsntion plainly shows the attitude OF
the people in regard to this measure
and that he hoped for favorable re-
suits in his fight for the permanent an
nual appropriation.
Among those who will address the
convention In favor of an annual river
and habors appropriation bill are:
Hon. ]. Hampton Moore, president Of
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
citation; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher.
president of the Mississippi-to-the-At-
lantic Inland Waterway Association;
Thomas Wilkinson, president Of the
Upper Mississippi River Association;
w. X. kavanaugh, president Of the
Lxkes.to the Gulf Deep Waterway As
ISOLATION: Col. John L. Vance. presi-
dent of the Ohio Valley improvement
Associations; G. 8. e. Holland, presi-
dent Of the Interstate Inland Water
way Association and Edgar c. Ellis,
president of the Missouri River I'M
provement Association.
Others who will address the conven-
ton during its session are Secretary
of War Stimson and General Bixby,
chief engineers. u. s. A. Senator Jones
of Washington will speak for the Pa
ciflc Northwest. while others on the
program are Hon. Stephen NJ. Spark
man. Of Florida, chairman Of the
House committee on River and Har-
bors: Hon. August Belmont of New
York: Roy Miller, of Texas; and Ed
ward Conway of Chicago. Governors
Wilson and Foss will probably be pres
emit ut the convention, as will Mayor
Gaynor of New York.
The National Rivers and Harbors.
Congress advocates a policy that will
provide regular and adequate appropri-
alton of not less than $5O.OOO,0O0 an
nually for the next ten years. to be
spent upon the deserving waterways of
the country, without regard to any
special section or any special project.