The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
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D|ffERENT|Al IN
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the feasibility of taking over the ca :
nal and making 1t free for general
commercial use and of sutficiest depth
for modern deep sea craft. The gov
eminent engineers will report next
December on the matter of govern
ment control
At the conclusion Of the president
report. the report of Secretary-Treas-
urer Addison h. Burk was read, the
hnal paragraph being to the effect that
Ire association had IA sufficient MEM
bershlp to support its work properly.
provided all dues We're promptly paid.
Recess was then taken for lunch
con.
Afternoon Session.
when the convention reconVened
al 2;3o O'Clock for the afternoon SEES
sion. Mr.. George f. Bartol, of Phila
delphia, was introduced by Mr. Moore
as the presiding officer of the ses-
sion.
MIR. Bartol made a brief address
IN taking the chair. calling partic-
uiar attention to the splendid water
ways OF Virginia. and 10 the fact that
TWO Of the four annual conventions
OF the association have been held on
Virginia soil.
Mayor j. d. Riddick was introduced
and spoke briefly on the subject Nor
folk a s Waterways Center" contn-
ing his address to the magnificent
present and prospects Of the city of
Norfolk. In the course of his re-
marks DR.. Riddick said of his de-
scription OF Norfolk and it's advan-
tagcs: Il have tried TO burst the bond
a "a i..l.
truth"
Hon. James II. Preston. Mayor Of
Baltimore. made a practical talk on
Baitimore's Interest IN Waterways
development, North and South" Mr..
Preston pointed out the necessity of
New England having IA cheap method
OF procuring from the south the food
products which she stands in need of.
In introducing Mayor Fred, w.
Donelly. of Trenton. Chairman Bartol
took occasion to say that New Jer-
sey had throttled the waterway work
by taking the men who became in
terested therein and giving them 9th
tr work, the last performance of tina t
kind being the election of Mr.. DON
nelly as Mayor Of his ,ity.
Donneily Makis Hit.
Mr. DonEAliy made q splendid i'm
close to the Southern members bv
saying that he not only brought a
message from the city OF Trenton. the
brilliant Governor of the State, but
also from the Aaron Wilkes Post. q
A. r., Of his city, which had been
the first Grand Army Post to make -
visit to the South after the war. The
survivors of that post sent IL mes
sage of love to the Coufederates of
richmond, who SO Hospitality enter
tanned them on their visit here many
years ago
Mr. Don~elty said that New Jersey
had taken so many steps forward that
mis- theme. New Jerseys Step For
ward would occupy ali of the even
ing IL he went into details
| Mayor Gaynor speaks.
In speech describing the construc-
ton of the Erie canal as a great fac
tor in the upbuilding Of New York,
Chairman Bartol introduced Mayor
William J. Gaynor.
Mayor Gaynor was given il rousinR
reception as he arose to speak. There
! is nothing more evident just now
said the chief executive OF the Ameri-
! can metropolis. than that l have
nothing left to say. The chairman
! has taken my speech. / came here
with my mind burdened with cares
I Of my own city. The principal thins
was whether or not | should approve
of a bill providing for equal pay for
men and women schoo. teachers In
our schools. have a notion to or
ganize an equal pay convention here
and let the ladies settle the ques-
ito maid relieve my mind Of It
1t Is really unnecessary for any
one TO say anything as to the feast
ibility of the inner waterway plan II
IS a complete scheme In itself and
entirely feasible"
He pronounced the Chesapeake
Bay, which he had just seen, the
most beautiful water sight he hac
ever beheid.
The cost OF the system was the only
problem that had to be studied, anc
the speaker was Of the opinion thar
ii would be d profitable investment
ION vastly larger sum than tht
amount required. owing to the grea
usefulness of the system. Mr.. Gaynol
deemed that it was plain enough tina
the proposal should not only have tn,
good Will of the government, but it
purse up to the limit of Its means.
suffers Lack OF Room.
In New York. said the Mayor
we are suffering from scarcity o.
room, so vast are We growing. 1t /:
necessary now that re docks be out
side the water line. We had no doct
in the Borough of Manhatton Ions
enough TO receive the olympic, ano
we had to get permit from the gov
eminent to enable US to temporarily
extend dock further out into tn.
water"
The Mayor explained that as tn,
docks could not be extended ont int
the water further, ii would be nee
essary for them 10 poke the noses
of the docks inland. which in tn,
crowded condition of Manhattan wa!
difficult problem.
Attacks DiYerentfaI.
The Mayor spoke strongly agains
the present railroad differentia
against New York in favor Of Balti
more, Newport News and Norfolk. say
ing that the railroads charge thre'
cents a pound more on ocean freigh
to New York city than on ocear
freight 10 the cities named and TIVE
cents the hundred pounds more thar
70 Philadelphia. We see neither mo
3ality nor economic reason in this
/, one of those artificial interference
with the natural course Of commerce
which have always worked injury ant
mischief instead of benefit TO com
tt.ta lad