The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-10
HATTIEsBURe REPRESENTATIVE
SECURE FLATTERING HEAR
ING AT WASHINGTON.
NO ADVERSE REPORT PROBABLE
Board Of Engineers VIII Either
Report Four Foot Channel Favor
ably or VIII Visit Hattiesbure In
Pereon.

Messrs. H. A. Camp and r. 3. Jack
son, representing the Hattiesburs
Commercial Club and Mr.. Mcintosh,
representing the Pascagoula CONNER
cial club reached home this morning |
from Washington where they had an |
apparently successful hearing before |
the Government Board of Engineers
on the Leaf river proposition. So fav-
orably did these gentlemen present
the feasibility of four-foot channel
fo" Leaf river and so strongly did
they impress the advantages that
would accrue to the large territory ad-
jacent to the river between Hatties-
burg and the Gulf by reason of the
clearing and deepening of the chan
mel that the Board of Engineers told
them they would either report the
matter favorably to the Rivers and
Harbors Committee of Congress, or
would visit Hattiesburg and Pasca-
goula and make personal investiga-
tion before making an adverse report.
Messrs. Jackson and Camp think the
report will be, favorable and that the
engineers will not feel the necessity
of visit here, but if they do come
they feel the report will be equally as
favorable.
The local gentlemen are greatly
pleased with the attention received
at the hands of Congressman Harri-
son and of his intelligent and vigorous
handling of the Leaf river proposition.
Immediately after reaching Washing
ton Messrs. Camp, Jackson and Nc
Intosh went to the office of Congress-
man Harrison where all the data on
the matter was gone over and shaped
up and the plan of campaign outlined.
Congressman Harrison opened the
matter before the Board of Engineers,
told Of the rapid development of the
section along the river, and how
\ greatly the country would be benefit
ed by clear channel and of the feast
bility of the projects He then intro
duced Mr.. Jackson, as President of
the Commercial Club and a man at
the head of one of the city's most i'm.
portant commercial establishments. Mr.
Jackson handled the question from a
business standpoint, told of the vol
ume of trade, the present freight out
lay and the annual saving that would
result from water transportation. Al
the close of his address Mr.. Jackson
told the engineers he was ready tC
answer any questions they might like
to ask, and they fired them in, some
, fifteen or more, but the HattiesburE
| man was posted and gave all the in
: formation asked for. Mr.. Camp ant
Mr.. Mcintosh followed with brief bu
= pertinent talks that gave much addi
, tional weight to what had gone before
, and then Congressman Humphries o
: Greenville, most influential membe
) of the Rivers and Harbors Commit
J tee made strong talk, urging a favor
Q able report and stating that the Lea
: river matter was imperative and thi
; section must have at least four foo
g channel. Congressman Harriso
e then made a short closing address.
: Following the conference with tn
r Board Of Engineers Mr.. Jackson ha
a a conference with members of the II
S terstate Commerce Commission on tn
J. long and short haul question and wa
S assured of hearing whenever a cas-
G bearing on the transportation que
s tion in this section was up for hea
= ing.