Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-16
WATERWAYS FRIENDS
 MEET NEXT MONTH
Convention of Rivers and liar bors Congress Most lm-
 potant Ever Held

WASHINGTON, D. c. November l5 Representative Joseph '. Ransdell of Louisiana, president of the Nation al Rivers and Harbors congress which holds it's eighth annual convention in this city Decem Der 6. ., and s. regards the coming meeting as Of the utmost importance 10 the friends of water ways throughout the entire country and believes that unless determined effort is put forth. the work Of educating the public Co the necessity or waterway betterInent may fail. be- cause of changes in the political complexion Of the SiXty-second con gress and the desire Of the leaders or the house to cut appropriations ito the bone. It is for the purpose of showing to Congress and especially tc the new members of that body. the sentiment that there is behind the movement for improved waterways, that he urges all friends Of improy- ed rivers, harbors and canals 10 get together Ia Washington for the moral effect it Will have on a nations law makers.
 ln the call for the convention. Mir Ransdell says. that the experience of the past six years has shown to ali students Of the question Of river and harbor improvement the necessity Of combining all the friends Of such improvements under the leadership of a central organization such as Nation al Rivers and Harbors congress aims to be, which. while working for no particular project is enthusiastically working for all in general
 The benefit Of such a federal or ganization. said President Ransdell Is directly evidenced by the fact thaI in the six years of active work by the National Rivers and Harbors con- gress, appropriations have increased over those ot the proceeding seven years to the amount of sS1,S71 .735.
 To carry out the purposes of the convention looking 10 the crystaliza. ton of the sentiment for an annual river and harbOr appropriation bill a most interesting program has been arranged, the presidents of number of waterway associations having al ready accepted invitations to deliver addresses. Among those who lead lu the movement for the benefit of par ticular projects are Hon. J. Hampton Moore, president of the Atlantic Deep CT Waterways association: Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, president Of the Mississil EA~tlhe- Atlantic Inland Waterway association. Thomas Will kinson, president of the Upper Mis- sissippi River association: w. K. Cav auaugh. president of the Lakes-to-the. Gulk Deep Waterway association; Col. John l.. Vance. president Of the Ohio Valley Improvement association; C. E. $. Holland, president of the ln- terstate Inland Waterway association and Edgar C. Ellis, president of the Missouri River Improvement assoct ation
 in addition, however, to these wat erway enthusiasts who will speak for their definite projects the presence Of a large number of distinguished men on the program gives promise oi making the coming convention the most successful ever held by this great organization.
 Secretary of war Stimson and Gen. eral Bixby. Chief of Engineers. U. s. A. will represent the government. Senator Jones of Washington will speak for the Pacific Northwest, while others on the program are stephen M Sparkman, of Florida. chairman Of the house committee on Rivers and Harbors. August Belmont, of New York. Roy Miller, of Texas: and Ed. ward Conway Of Chicago. Governors Wilson and Foss. will. in all probabil ity. be present at the convention, as will Mayor Gaynor of New York. It is believed, according to reports re ceiyed by Secretary Ellison that there will be upwards of 5000 dele gates present at the convention.