The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-10-03
MUCH INTEREST
AT CONVENTION
Best Meeting Yet, Say Delegates
Features of River Work
Ably Discussed

In point of attendance, excellence
of program and interest developed
the fall convention of the Columbia
and Snake River Waterways Asso-
citation, which was in session at
Kennewick last Thursday and Fri
day has set record, according to
Geo. F. Richardson, president of
the association. Mr.. Richardson,
who is one of the most active, able
and best-posted workers in the
ranks of the open river organization,
has been in attendance at every
meeting of the association since it
was formed and was highly pleased
with the success of the Kennewick
convention.
Fridays three sessions were given
over entirely to addresses on various
topics Of interest in the open river
work, the officers and directors
having finished with the business
session on the day previous. All of
the sessions on Friday were well at
tended, many of the townspeople
enjoying the addresses, in addition
to the quota of visiting delegates.
Prof. W. D. Lyman, of Walla
Walla, opened the morning meeting
with a very able and interesting ad-
dress on THE Association, It's Ac-
complishments," in which he re-
viewed the events which had led to
the organization, and the work
which has already been done. giving
also an outline of the hopes and
aims for the future. Prof. Lyman
is pioneer in the work and what
he has to say is always authoritative
and full of interest.
DR.. Alfred Kinney, of Portland,
chairman of the committee of the
ports of the Columbia, followed
Prof. Lyman with an interesting
address on the work of the COM
mittee which is using its influence
toward deepening and jettying the
channel at the mouth of the Column
bia and the improvement of the
cargo-handling facilities of the ports
of Astoria and Portland.
J. N. Teal, of Portland, gave an
authoritative address on the uses of
inland waterways as transportation
agencies with particular reference to
the tremendous effect the canaliza-
ton and improvement of the Col
umbia's channel will have on the
commerce of the Inland Empire.
Judge B. S. Grosscup, Of Tacoma.
gave scholarly paper on transpor-
tation rates and how they are ad-
justed to fit the various classes of
commodities. He pointed out that
the internal water lines have not
kept pace with the railroads in point
of improving their transportation
service in the past because the water
ways do not offer the same induce
ments to private capital. He thinks
however, that the era of waterways
improvement in this country is but
beginning and that the future will
see great strides made in bringing
our system of river and canal trans
portation up to a high degree of
usefulness.
R. c. Beach, of Lewiston, gave a
highly entertaining talk on the
canalization of the Columbia and
Snake, comparing our river projects
with the gigantic system of inter-
coastal canals which is being pro-
jected in the east by the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. He
stated that the money now being
expended in improvement of the
Columbia at Cello will not at once
prove paying investment on ac-
count of our comparatively meager
population, but that the completion
of the Cello locks and the canaliza-
iion of the channel of the Snake will
prove tremendous power in the
development of the Columbia basin.
Other noteworthy addresses dur
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