The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-11-29
INTERSTATE INLAND
WATERWAY LEAGUE
CANAL NINE FEET DEEe BY 'os
FEET WIDE FROM MsS'S.
slPPi TO RIO GRANoE
IS AIM Of WATERWAY MEMBERS
Resolutions at PALACES Meeting Cav
on Congress to Give Internal I'M
movements Preference-Other
Resolutions, Etc.


palacios Tex.-Passing resolutions
reaffirmng their demands Tor an III
tercoastal canal nine feet deep ana
100 feet wide from the MISSISSIPPI
river to the Rio Grande, and leaving
to the joint executive committee the
task of selecting the next place or
meeting, the convention of the Inter
state Inland Waterway League adj
journed Saturday.
The general resolutions adopted by
the convention were strong in their
demands on congress to reverse the
policy of the government and place
the improvement of waterways and
other internal improvements at the
ton of the appropriation bills instead
of giving to these projects what was
left after all other demands for funds
had been made. The resolutions
strongly denounced the policy OF more
navy and a greater army. and asked
that money heretofore spent in these
means of defense be turned to Internal
improvements.
Seven Years Of Work.
The resolutions as adopted by the
convention were as follows:
1--WE reaffirm the resolutions adopt
ed by former conventions demanding
an annual rivers and harbors bill, the
Standardization of the intercoasta
canal to the depth of nine feet es
tablished in our important river ways
the Improvement and navigation Of
all meritorious rivers, bayous and
streams which are tributaries to the
canal, and for harbors which furnish
outlets and inlets to the canal; anc
we call attention to the fact that 1t !:
now seven years since the intercoast
al canal had its initial work, ant
we therefore present that further de
lay of this approved project is I'm
necessary and in violation OF tn
spirit of progress of our country.
Further, that this convention, reE
resenting the people of the coast o
Louisiana and Texas, affirm their be
lief in the permanent Importance @
internal waterway development an
good roads construction, and we de
mand reversal of the policy whic
makes ornaments and maintenance
an army in alien lands the first col
( sideration.
Utilize War Department.
1--WE demand that congress adopt
+, policy which will make use of tn
y war department in an advisory capa
ity for the purpose of Accommodate
s all worthy water projects and to pr
d vide funds for carrying these projec
+ to completion.
I 1--WE call upon congress to plat
provisions in the statutes that vi
l. guarantee the perpetuity Of COVER
Z ment waterways free from tx
charges, and that necessary laws
l. enacted which will prevent any &C
T poration from controlling water shi
IL ments or forcing by unfair metho
e any boatman out of t@siness. tn
T preventing the establishment of ju
rates.
1--WE urge that wherever necessa
to facilitate navigation by the mai
". tenance of the proper water dep
70 and to serve agriculture by keepi
70 the fresh water reservoirs along t
w. intercoastal canal unpolluted by s;
ct water, that there be placed locks
- such other construction as may
a. required for this end. and we ask
~ a change of route when such CT
, q struction is impracticable. We the
to fore ask governmental considerati
ev of this important phase.
Ip- Urge Appropriation. =
at I'VE urge our congressman to
ia cure an appropriation for the c.
struction of the section of the wat
Of way between the Port Arthur cal
ia, and Galveston by the most direct a
he economical route; we urge immedi
action on the Morgan City-New
leans section of the intercoastal car
as it furnishes tide level direct CT
IN munication with the Mississippi,
on by no means abandoning the est
'm lished auxiliary through the Plaq
TO mine locks"
oh- When this resolution was in
'no committee considerable discuss
I'D over the route from Port Arthur
Of Galveston was raised by the prop
ipt ents of tvs proposed routes. II
al much as no adequate survey of
IT. section had been made, it was deci
that the matter should be left to
discretion of the limited Statas O,