Evening journal., 1913-10-21
MANY STATES
TO AID INLAND
WATERWAYS
Unusual Interest Being Taken
in Convention Which Will
Meet at Jacksonville
WANT MORE STEAMERS
TO CARRY DELEGATES

Present indications are that the
sixth annual convention OF the At
lantic ceper watersway Association.
which viii meet in Jacksonville Fla,
next month will be one of the largest
gatherings in the interest of inland
waterways ever held in America
Never in the history Of the association
has such interest been manifested as
over the coming Jacksonville meet
ing Il will be the first time that the
convention has ever been held in the
far South, and waterway adherents
south Of Mason and Dixons line
promise TO make the most of their
opportunity
The city Of Jacksonville is arrang
ing 10 give the waterway delegation a
great welcome. and in preparing for
the entertainment OF the visitors the
Government will cooperate with the
city authorities by having a feet Of
warships in the harbor on board of
which receptions will he held one
night during the convention. other
features OF lacksonviilc's plans
for entertaining the waterway dele
gates will he a sail on the ST. Johns
River and visits 10 St. Augustine and
the Seminole Indian Reservation.
The Convention Sessions.
The convention proper viii open on
November rs and close ON the evening
of November 20. A tentative program
has been prepared by Representative
j. Hampton Moore. president of the
association. and his associates, but
as yet some Of the minor details
have not been agreed upon. Promi-
nent waterway advocates from prac-
tically everv state along the Atlantic
seaboard viii address the convention,
and among them will be the Gov
ernors of number of States
Considerable interest has been
manifested by Philadelphians and
Wilmingtonians i'm the convention,
and so many requests have been made
for reservations on the vessel which
will carry the delegation To Jack
sonville that IL will he necessary to
either charter an additional steamer
or secure "a larger boat. The steam
or Persian. of the Merchants and
Miners Line. was chartered early in
the summer 10 take the Philadel-
.phiane 20 the convention city. hut
her complement Of 100 berths has al
ready heen engaged and a large num-
her of persons are asking for ac-
/ commodahons Many who dc not
4 wish 70 make the voyage by sen Will
20. 10 Jacksonville hy rail.
Reception at Savannah.
The trip on the Persian viii pro-
vide u delightful sea voyage, which
will take four days each w9v. stop
PING M Savannah on the trip from
Philadelphia to Jacksonville. The
I citizens of Georsia's seaport city arc
also making extensive arrangements
/ for the entertainer of the Phila-
delphans A meeting will be held TO
discuss the waterway project and fol-
lowing IL the Northern visitors will be
taken on an automobile tour through
Savannah and entertained at lunch
con
One Of the most important discus
sions TO be held at this years con-
vention will be that relating to the
acquisition by the Government Of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Since the Government acquired the
Chesapeake and Ablemarle Canal the
inland route between the Delaware
and Chesapeake Bays Is held 10 be the
vital link in the associations PRO-
iected inland channel from Maine 70
Florida steps will be taken TO urge
upon Congress the necessity Of an
early adoption OF the War Depart
ments recommendation that the Ches-
apeake and Delaware canal be pur-
chased.