East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-14
Convention Continues Today and Tomorrow Gov
ernors Of Idaho, Washington and Oregon Unable
to Come MANY Prominent Inland Empire Men
Are in Attendance.

a profitable business under such cir
cumstances.
Those Present.
Among those present at the conven-
tion are President w. d. Lyman of
Walla Walla, Vice-president r. G.
Beach of Lewiston, Secretary Wallace
r. Struble of Lewiston, George r.
Richards of Kennewick, w II. Wheel
house Of Richland, DR.. J. b. Morris
Of Lewiston, A. II. Devers of Portland
(proXy for Z. b. Wilcox, J. y. Teal
of Portland, E. a. Munger of Pasco,
(proXy for E. l.. Collins), d. c. Brow
nell of Umatilla, e. b. Casteel of Pi-
lot Rock, w. p. Gray of Pasco, E. c.
Bedell of Pasco, c. A. Barrett Of
Athena, E. p. Dodd Of Hermiston S
\. Lowell, G. NJ Rice, w L. Thompson,
Joseph Skrable. J. e. Montgomery and
others of PendletOn The three gov
ernors will be unable to attend.
This afternoon at 1:45 the first
open session was called to order and,
following the reading of many COM
munications by the secretary, Presi-
dent Lyman made brief address on
The Achievements of the Associa-
ton" Its achievements he said, are
the same achievements of the parent
organization, the National Rivers and
Harbors association, which he said had
accomplished more in direct results
than any other large, loosely organ
lied body in the world.
ure of the citizens of the communities
vitally interested in the purpose of the
organization to take an active interest
in the work. I'VE can enlist govern
ors, senators, representatives, big en-
gineers, but we can't get our citizens
into the cause" he said. Prof. Ly-
mans remarks were occasioned more
Walla Walla. to send over a delegation
larger than two.
A. II. Devers of Portland followed
President Lyman, speaking for r. c.
Giltner. secretary of the Portland
Chamber of Commerce. His subject
was "Portland's Interest in Interior
Waterway Transportation" and he
pointed out briefly but none the less
emphatically just where and how the
Oregon metropolis stands to gain by
the development of the rivers leading
from the interior.
Address ny J. y. Teal
one of the most interesting ad-
dresses on the program of the Water
ways association was that by j n.
Teal of Portland. who spoke on the
subject of THE Panama Canal and
Its Relations to Pacific Coast De
velopment."
Following is Mr.. Tears address in
part:
The opening of the Panama canal .
will change many Of the currents of
the worlds commerce. The course of
trade in many instances will be di- .
verted from channels long in use. Our
coasts will he brought much closer F.
together. and far away nations will be /
brought thousands OF miles nearer |
to us and to each other. We all feel /.
unconsciously but none the less GER
tainly. that this great ditch win eX-
ert a powerful influence upon our de .
velopment and growth. one is as
tonished by the predictions made .
from time to time as to the expansion .
of trade and increase in population
that will follow its opening. Some .
of these forecasts may be eXaggerat- !
ed, may be dreams, or they may all .
he fulfilled one thing is certain. the |
opening of the canal will have pro- /
found effect upon our future socially, /
commercially and industrially.
I prefer not to essay the role of a /
prophet but rather present facts that /
may in themselves render an acalem-
ic discussion of the subject unneces- /
sary
Transportation is really not meas !
ured in miles but ny cost. Cost is