The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-21
Tuesday Mornings Session.

anu prayer was OlleEeu ny nSN. III.
j. w. Purcell of the Presbyterian
church.
Then came a long telegram from
President Ransdell of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, Wash
ington, D. C. Among other things
this telegram conveyed the informa-
ton that at a meeting of this Con
gress zone entire afternoon is to be
devoted to the consideration of the
prospects for protected inland water
ways along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts from Boston to Key West and
from Jacksonville and Palatka to the
Rio Grande. The policy We advocate is
of benefit TO every legitimate project
including that for which your organi-
zation stands, and l hope that it will
be strongly represented at our con-
vention. | am sorry that public bust
ness which demands my presence in
Washington makes it impossible to
accept your kind invitation to attend
your convention. Otherwise | would
be with you."
J. M. Legg of Albany, Ga, talked
on Railroads, the inevitable product
of trade evolution, and their rela-
ton to inland waterways"
Then Congressman Sparkman's ad,
mirable address on "Intra- Coastal
Waterways and the Rivers and Har-
bors Committee of Congress-" Sena-
tor Sparkman is more than the rep
resentative of the First Florida dis.
trict in Congress. He is chairman Of
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors
one of the most influential places il
the national administration. He tolC
that convention something's that made
em all feel good. He gave advice
and talked like one in authority about
what the association might expect ir
the way of encouragement from con.
gress. Congressman Sparkman was
one of the heavy-weights in the con
vention. His address has been pub
lished in full in the Tampa Tribune
which, by the way, is bigger papel
than this.
Ex-Mayor William S. Jordan o.
Jacksonville, delivered a shirt but in
teresting address on Transportation
the Essential to Development. Thi!
address has been much compliment
ed.
L. E. Dozier of Leesburg, Fla, il
the Florida expert on Canals. Wha
he had to say was direct, and to tn
point. He knows. He told. He con
quered the audience.
Tuesday Afternoon.
The first address of the Afternoon
was delivered by Hon. S. j. Hilburl
of this city. His topic was "Rela
tionship of the User to the Publ
Carrier" Mr.. Hilburn stated at tn
outset that he hadn't drank deeply o
transportation problems, and for thi
reason would not detain his hearer
long. But that was Sam Hilburn tn
host; he knew the time was short an
that there were other speakers to fol
low who had come miles to delive
themselves.
Other addresses of the afternoo
were:
Advantages and Necessity of a
Intra- Coastal Waterway Canal" b
ax-Gov. Albert W. Gilchrist.
The Everglades, by w. c. Batty Q
Fort Myers.
Influence of Proposed Waterway
On Land Values, Conner L. Peek c
Starke.
Jefferson Davis Rooney of Ocal
and Capt. Montcalm Broward {
Jacksonville also made appropriat
and interesting addresses.
But possibly the most interesting
ly valuable address of the session Wa
hat of Robert Isham Randolph {
Chicago, ILL.,, who in a lengthy tai
filled to the nozzle with interest, col
sidered terminals from two point
Intermediate and terminal ports, ar
in which he described the informed
ate ports as terminal river ports 4;
feeders for the terminal ports. H
talk concerned the terminal por
principally. His closing words wer
"The Southern coastal NStates
general, and Florida in particular, a
Splendidly endowed with natural sit
for great seaports. The resources
the s. tuthern hinterland have, hardl
been scratched and a world of col
merce follows in these alone, but t
time is not far distant when this hi
terland will extend far north and we
of the old political divisions and a NJ
world commerce will ebb and flC
n through Southern ports and the Par
ma canal to the markets of the Oriel
: This commerce will not be impartia
: distributed among the Southern por
n but will surely and inevitably gra
d tate to the point of least obstructi
: and greatest advantage. That POI
S will not be the port with the create
J. geographic advantage, but the Q
d with the best facilities for cheaply a
S eXpeditiously transferring and f,
! warding that commerce."
- The Closing Session.
At the final session on Wednesd
lie night the principal address was del
a cred by A. H. Baldwin, chief of
Is bureau of foreign and domestic co
N merce, Washington, whose topic v
Id the Federal Government and the V
terways. Concluding which comm
Id tees on legislation and members
~ were dUUOullCGhs eAidlhd was II
IN ored with place on the latter &C
a. mittee in the appointment of H
Henry S. Mckenzie. r. NJ. Burt
of Hastings was also assigned to I
IN committee.
of Late afternoon trains carried
nd many of the delegates, but all '
did not leave by night trains went
p Jacksonville at o'clock Wednes
m morning on The Clyde Line steal
ne City of jacksonville, or onthe COVE
"a ment torpedo boats at 7.
he During the session resolutions v
to passed emphasizing the work of
he association and outlining its pl
.es A resolution also thanked the Pa
m ka board of trade, Ledbetter of
"a Putnam House, R. c. Howell for
free use of his theater, the Pal'