The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-04-02
SPOKANE AFTER
ANOTHER CONGRESS
Especial to the Silver state.l

SPOKANE, Wash, April 2.-Mem-
bers Of the official board of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress,
representing every state in the Union,
were formally advised today by s. A.
Thompson, secretary of the organiza-
ton, that mail ballot will be taken
to fix the time and the place of the
1912 convention, the advisory commit
tee not being willing to decide the
question of the annual meeting with
out first ascertaining the sentiment Of
the entire board.
"The members of the advisory COM
mittee at meeting in Washington, d.
c., March 16, were unanimously Of the
opinion that the annual conventions
should no longer be held exclusively in
Washington Mr.. Thompson says in
his official letter, "but that in alter
nate, or even numbered years, the con-
centions should be held in other cities
and in different parts of the country,
successively.
From the time of the 1911 conven-
tion two cities, Spokane and Buffalo,
have urged their claims for the con-
vention of 1912, and both had dele
cations present at the meeting of the
advisory committee.
con behalf of Spokane it was urged
that no organization can remain truly
national if its meetings are held ex-
clusively in one part of the country;
that as all previous conventions Of the
i National Rivers and Harbors congress
have been held in the east. the 1912
convention should be held in the west;
that meeting in Spokane would
broaden the scope of the activities and
increase the influence of the organi-
zation; allow many to attend who have
heretofore been unable to do so; en-
able western delegates to learn the
benefits of a nationwide development
of waterways, allow the eastern dele
gates to study the conditions and needs
of the west, an forever allay the sus-
picion that the Rivers and Harbors
congress is eastern rather than ma
/ tional
1T was also pointed out that by
holding the convention early in Sep
tember, before the active opening of
the presidential campaign, Yellowstone
park could be visited en- route and ex-
cursion rates would allow an extension
of the trip to the Pacific coast, through
scenery of unequaled grandeur; that
some of the most interesting and i'm
portant river and harbor works in the
country are to be found on the Colum-
bia river and in the cities on the coast,
and that meeting in Spokane would
receive vast amount of publicity and
result in securing a large number of
new members and great increase of
moral, political and financial support.
Letters and kilograms urging that
the 1912 convention be held in Spokane
have been received from Governors
Hunt of Arizona, johnson of Califor-
MIA, Shafroth of Colorado, West of
Oregon, Hay of Washington, Carey of
Wyoming, and from the commercial or
ganizations of Aberdeen, Bellingham,
Olympia, Pasco, Seattle, Tacoma,
Walla Walla, Wenatche and Spokane,
Wash; Boise, Lewiston and Sand
point, Idaho; Ashland and Portland,
Ore; Billings, Great Falls and Mis-
soula, Mont; Alameda, Berkeley, Los
Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San
Francisco, Cal, and Salt Lake, Utah.
In addition many of these cities have
requested the privilege of entertain
ing the entire body of delegates either
on the way to the convention or after
its close.
spokane points TO her SIX trans
continental lines, boasts of her hotels
and restaurants, promises a whole
hearted western welcome and generous
entertainment to delegates and their
ladies, agrees to furnish a convention
hall free and guarantees to meet con-
vention expenses up to $4,000
Mr.. Thompson also sets forth the
many attractions of Buffalo and vicini-
ty, saying that the Chamber of Com
merce and Manufacturers club of that
city have offered convention hall and
committee rooms and other expenses
up to $4,000, and notes that these or
CARNATIONS contributed $1,000 to the
congress- treasury in lql1