Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-06
Must Improve
 Atlantic Coast
THE COMMERCIAL SALVATION
 OF UNITED STATES.
JOHN BARRETTS VIEW
Speaker at Waterways Convention Says Europe Is Spending Millions and We Are Doing Nothing.


 States must improve the Atlantic coast if it expects to live commercially, said John Barrett of the Pan-A American union, one of the principal speakers tonight at the session of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways convention. He de- clared that Europe is spending mill lions of dollars a year on the improve ment of it's waterways, but this coun- try is practically doing nothing.
 Europe is afraid of the United States in commercial competition" he said, but the United States is over confident"
 Europeans Can outstrip Us.
 In speaking of the question of Pan anna canal tolls, MT Barrett said that the matter of paying tolls is second ary with European nations; what Eu- rope is complaining of is our break ing faith" in the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
 The speaker declared that even with the handicap of paying tolls at Pan anna, European shipping can outstrip the United States.
 Inland Waterways in New England. A plea for the development of in- land waterways of the United States.
 
 tonight by Gov. Eugene N. Foss of Massachusetts. Governor Foss advo- cated as future policy in the devel- opment of transportation facilities that for every dollar spent for the exten- sion of railroads in America, dollar of public money should be put into the 1 extension and deepening of the water ways.
 Rail and water systems" he said, 1 "are natural co-partners in the devel- l opment of any country. Each helps the other, and it is only by their mu- tual service that true progress can be reached''
 Deepen the Connecticut River.
 MT. Toss favored the development of the transportation on the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers. If the port of Hamburg could be developed seventy six miles inland, he said there was no valid reason. in his opinion, why the l Connecticut river could not be deep ened to permit freight vessels proceed ing as far as Springfield. He said also that he expected to see the Mer- rimack river dredged out so that barges. at least, may proceed as far as Nashua, N. H.
 ] The European cities of Antwerp, Hamburg, Glasgow. and Manchester were cited by the spealrer as ports that had been made famous by the devel- opn1ent of the navigable rivers.
 Other Countries Have Done It.
 Those who are opposed to the de- velopment of water commerce will lay emphasis upon the great cost of such construction and the heavy natural barriers which have to be overcorna, l" | said Governor Foss, sbut these argt- ments can be exploded in a moment, when it becomes realized that all the great commercial countries of the world have had to overcome similar obstacles"
 Cutting Through to canada.v v
 President Moore presided at the eye- ming session. Howard D. Hadley president of the Quebec Miami Inter national Highway association of Plattsburgh,. N. r., in his speech. "Cut- ting Through to Canada" said that if the matter of deepening the Hudson I river and developing the water power of the Adirondacks is worked out in g wise, thorough and reasonable man. ner. the Hudson Champialn waterways connecting the Atlantic at New York and the St. Lawrence river, will in the near future become the most import ant inland waterway in North America The distance between New York city and Montreal via the waterway is ap- proximately 400 miles. of which dis tance less. than 80 miles is by artificial channels.
 | A Water Power Trust.
 He said that the state of New Yorl should acquire large storage reser. voirs and develop the water power re. sources of the Adirondack mountain. TOT the benefit of the country in which these resources are located.
 MT. Hadley declared that "up in tht Adirondack regions, in northern New York, schemfng politicians are plan. ming water power trust The plar is already laid. The scheme should b. stopped"
 Commodore J. w. Miller, vice presi dent of the Cape Cod Construction company, told of the progress of tn, work on the Cape Cod canal. Several Five Minute Speeches,
 Gov. W. H. Mann of Virginia mad, short speech in which he declare, that the time has come when we vii not have to beg changes for appro prtattons for the improvement of ou , waterways. We will demand appro priations.
 , Ftve-minute speeches were made b, ! Congressman H. M. Goldfogel of Ney York and Congressman J. c. Linthicun of Maryland.
 Presentations to Congressman. . During the evening session, Mayo ] +. W. Donnelly of Trenton, N. J presented, on behalf of the association large hall clock to Congressman ] Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania, pres ident of the association, who made . fitting response. Col. P, A. StoyaI editor of the Savannah Press. als > presented Congressman John H. Smal of North Carolina a silver service oI