The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-26

huenee OF ne port OF New York on
the conmerSe OF the world. he said
Gaynor into positions which have
caused vituperative abuse. and yet SAL
utary laws have been secured.
Congressman John Small.
CONGRESSMAN John III. Small. OF North
Carolina, who was the last speaker OF
the afternoon. and who is a prominent
figure In waterway Improvement eff
forts, pressed four vital points. They
were:
There must be terminals at points
which desire to share in congressional
appropriations.
Trafnc must be prOrated between
the case between railroads
points as win destroy weak 'S water
: There must be cooperation and not
| competition between the different sorts
| of transportation facilities.
| Mr.. Small indirectly struck Rich
mond by saying that 1T must be i'm
pressed by Congress that cities which
should be denied appropriations. This
| would result In losing the money now
voted for improving the James until
warehouses. There must also be, ne
said, a connection with one or more
railroads. mechanical devices for trans
| terring shipments, and arrangements
for the Interchange OF freight These
terminals must be owned and con-
| trolled by the municipality.
Subject Is illustrated.
The auditorium of the Jefferson
Hotel was filled last night with an
/ audience which listened with atten-
ton to two illustrated lectures on the
subject OF deeper waterways. The en-
tire coastal plan as adopted by the
association was portrayed on canvas
and explained by Wilfred II. Schoff,
secretary OF the Commercial Museums
OF Philadelphia. And then the audi
| ence was made to feel ashamed Of the
! backwardness of the United States in
comparison with what has been ac-
complished in European countries to-
| ward safe and satisfactory system
Of promotion of inland commerce.
This lecture was by former City En-
gineer Frederick Ford, of Hartford,
Conn
Committees Are Named.
The following committees Of the
convention were appointed yesterday,
the first five of each being named by
the president and one by each State S
delegations:
Resolutions-John II. Small, mem
Der Of Congress, North Carolina,
chairman; Charles Heber Clarke.
New York; Senator Anthony Higgins,
Delaware; Z. w. Douglas, New York:
Robert McCuen, Vermont; L. II. Nay
Tor, Massachusetts; J. ]. Beard, Rhode
Island; Z. E. Durant. Connecticut;
James L. Wells, New York; George
e Bartol. Pennsylvania; Samuel E.
Perry, New Jersey; Charles r.. Miller.
4 Delaware; Frank n. Hoen, Maryland
1 Harvey NJ. Dickson, Virginia; c s
Vann. North Carolina; Joseph Schenk
South Carolina.
I Ways and Means-Frederiek "
Donnelly. Trenton. n. j., chairman,
! Charles w. Young. Pennsylvania; Oil
yer Gildersleeve, Connecticut; Will
liam T. Budd, Delaware; James b.
Blades, North Carolina; Charles H
Tenney. Massachusetts; Joseph Hurt,
Rhode Island; Frank II. Chappell.
1 Connecticut; William w. Loomis, New
York; Theodore Justice, Pennsylva-
mia; o. Curtis Purdy, Delaware; ].
Charles Lincthicum, member Of Con-
gress, Maryland; w. E. Cottrell Vir-
ginia; G. II. Robinson, North Caro-
lima; II. 3. Springs, South Carolina.
Time and Place OF Next Meeting
Frank Fessenden Crane. Massachu-
sets; Bryan f. Mahan, Mayor Of New
London, Conn; G. +. Burns, New
York; w. A. Boykin, Maryland; NJ
ID. Dummy. North Carolina; Frank +.
Howe, Vermont; c. y. Chase, Massa-
chusetts: Franklin n. Blake, Rhode
Island; Edward II. Warner. Connec-
ticut; ]. Homer Hildreth. New York;
Wilfred H. Schoff. Pennsylvania;
Howell S. England, Delaware; Will
liam d. Gill. Maryland; James A.
Moncure. Virginia; w. L. Arendell.
North Carolina; Joseph Schenk, South
Carolina.