Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-05-19
JEFFERSON Shreveport
WATERWAY HEARING
A Delegation q Over Two Hun
From Northeast Texas and
Louisiana Were Present

The Shreveport Jefferson wa
terway hearing held in Shreve-
port Thursday, 18th. was a
rousin9 time and great interest
was evidenced by the large num-
Der of business men who attend
ed as delegates to the hearing
before Capt. II. H. Jackson Of
the corps Of engineers, held in
the auditorium Of the City Hall.
Nearly two hundred delegates
from Jefferson, Hughes Springs,
Sulphur Springs, Gilmer, Bald
win, Avinger, Longview Moor
ingsport and other towns in
Texas and Louisiana, which will
be benefited by lowering freight
rates, were present, New Or
leans was well and ably repre-
scented in the person OF Hon.
Martin Behrman, City Engineer
w. J. Hardee, William Allen,
secretary of the Business Mems
League; John A. Smith, traffic
manager of the New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange and Board OF
Trade, and A. II. Borden, execu-
tive secretary Of the New Or
leans Merchants and Manufac-
turers, Bureau, Capt. Charles
w. Downs and Capt. l.. V. Cooley
The Caddo Levee Board was
represented by President Dick
son, State Engineer Kerr and
Assistant Engineer HOFFMAN.
The Caddo Drainage District was
represented by John Glassell, OF
Belcher, the president OF the or
ganization.
Taking a prominent part in
the hearing was Hon. Morris
Sheppard, of Texarkana, con
gresham from the First Texas
District, who is author OF the
bill which has been introduced
in Congress providing for the
navigation of the lakes.
The Shreveport Chamber OF
Commerce was represented by
President f. X. Smith, and
traffic Manager George T. At
kins, Jr.
Ex-Governor Blanchard open
ed the meeting stating the great
advantages to be derived both
from Shreveport and other towns
throughout that entire section.
He SAID that it would not do for
private interest to try to impede
this great project, which would
be so much for this section and
that all should cooperate with
the Government in carrying out
the plan.
| Governor Blanchard then sta
ted that he wanted to ask the
Jefferson delegation If they were
acting in good faith in wanting
to secure navigation, and stated
that they should go on record as
promising to put a line of boats
on the lakes and use the water
way actually and not use it as
freight regulator alone.
| Congressman Morris Shep
pard stated at this point that the
Jefferson people were sincere IL
wanting boats on the lake, ant
the whole delegation stood I'll
evidencing their good faith il
the matter.
Capt. Jackson then stated The
object of the hearing Was to sc
Icure all information on the mat
ter of the building a lock in thu
proposed dam in CaddO Lake ant
the dredging of channel for the
purpose of securing navigation
| Hon. Morris Sheppard stated
he was glad to see the interes
aroused by the meeting and thai
lit was the largest waterway
meeting ever held in the South
west. That water transporta
ton was the cheapest transpor
tation known to man, and q grea
benefit to any section. Told o
the great amount OF tonnage
which is now being carried OF
the lakes, saying that the gov
eminent report showed this u
be in the last year 625, 253, OS,
pounds, and that the outward
shipment derived from the Cad
do oil field in one year amounted
to 1874, 757 barrels.
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