The Washington herald., 1913-12-04
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ing the helplessness OF private capital IN
the face Of this sentiment. He denied
|, that the recent chandler-p1nbar deci-
sion had turned over to Federal control
Il the rights Of the States and rights OF
riparian owners in the beds and waters
of navigable streams
Brown proposed that Congress author
ize indeterminate permits fo- power de-
development: these to be revocable only
upon fun payment by the government
to the investors for the amount Of their
investment
Scattered applause greeted Browns APP
lpeal for the private power interests.
When he declared that the Federal gov
eminent would have to spend more than
twice the amount az the present public
idebt to properly improve river naviga-
tion where private capital is waiting TO
do It free. the delegates were divided
between applause and cynical smiles
RansdeII Delivers Address.
Chairman Ransdell, who Is in sympathy
with the Federal control policy OF Sec
rotary of tht Interior Lane. cast his in
fiuence agains the power faction imme-
diately at the close OF Browns speech,
when he named as chairman of the reso-
buttons committee George Clinton, Of
New York. Clinton is believed to be
hostile to Browns plans. The last doubt
L
when I'm his address as president OF the
Congress he pleaded with the body:
| Stick to your text! Let US confine our
resolutions and our activities TO projects
llegitimateIy connected with navigation"
That the national administration had
been in close touch with the officers Of
the organization was indicated by the
whole tenor Of Ransdells address. He
called attention TO Secretary Lanes de-
mand. that the harbor and inland water
terminals be made free by the authori-
ties controlling them.
1t is Of no use for Congress to i'm
prove the rivers and harbors II the ter
minals are closed by private owners"
said Ransdell. II. for one legislator. will
not longer vote for such improvements
IL they are not TO be made available for
the use of the people"
John H. Small, OF North Carolina, |
spoke in favor OF the development OF
the great micronesia system Of water
ways. He brought out the point that |
the commerce which will use such a con- |
nected system is not prospective, but
already exists in the coast trade, and |
would be enormously greater IL the riv- |
ers and bays were bound together in q
complete system
Ambassador da Cana. of Brazil, in
vited the delegates TO visit his country |
and see what the South Americans have |
done in river and harbor improvements. |
The unexpected introduction Of Frank |
Ellison, row of Brazil, of whom Senator
Ransdell. the presiding officer, spoke as
the man principally responsible for the
formation of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress many years ago, was
one Of the interesting features Of the
session. Ny. Ellison made a brief ad-
dress to the cheering delegates, telling
them OF his work on the Amazon River.
Senator Duncan L. Fletcher of Florida
discussed the merits of an inland water
way from the Mississippi to the Atlantic
Ocean, suggesting feasible means for its
construction, while Representative GeorgeI
F. Burgess of Texas followed.
State Senator Henry W. Hill of New
York. representing the Buffalo Chamber
OF Commerce, spoke on The Great
Lakes and Connecting Waterways" He
declared that at least 81 per ton is saved
to the shipper on the 10O,0OO00O tons Of
annual traffic on the Great Lakes
William S. McNary, of Boston, pleaded
for Federal attention in dveloping the
waterways system OF New England. He
said that since the breakdown of itsI
to look to its waterways for cheap COM
mercial transportation.
Program for Today.
The program for the congress to-
day consists OF the following ad-
dresses:
The Potomac Ohio Canal-A Dream
of Washington" by Representative
Kelly, OF Pennsylvania.
Waterways" by Secretary Of War
Garrison.
How New Orleans Has Approached
an Ideal in Municipal Terminals" W.
B. Thompson, commissioner of public
utilities Of New Orleans. La.
The Port of New York." by R. A. c.
Smith, commissioner of docks and fer
ries of New York.
THE New York State Barge Canal"
Danforth Z. Ainsworth. of Albany. N. Y.
Waterway of the Pacific Northwest"
Senator Wesley L. Jones, OF Washington.
Transportation Needs OF the Central
West" James E. Smith, of st. Louis, Mo.
Waterway Development in the Empire
State" Gov. Martin H. Glynn, of New
York.
Pacific Coast Terminals and the Pan
INA Canal" Representative Knowland.
Of California.
THE Great Lakes and Their Com
rerce," Julius H. Barnes, of Duluth,
him., OF the Chamber of Commerce of
he United States.
The Way to Navigate Is to Navigate" q,
:. NJ. Clendening, secretary Commercial
Tub, Kansas City, Mo.
Good Roads and Columbia River
cenery." Samuel Hill. president Ameri-
an Road Congress, of Portland, Greg. :,
"WGterways-The Ties that Bind the
american Republic" by John Barrett
irector OF the Pan-American Union.
THE Panama Canal Qllustrated), by
,lliott Woods, superintendent of the
'apitol
Reception to DeleRntes.
A reception OF the delegates. theirI
7ives, and friends, by Vice President
nd Mrs. Marshall. Speaker of the HouseI
lark, and Mrs. Clark, Senator and Mrs
duncan q. Fletcher OF Florida, Senator
nd Mrs. Ransdel OF Louisiana, and Rep
sentative and Mrs. ]. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania, the night session Of the
ongress began
Ladies Night was the way the ses.
lon-was billed on the program. Mrs
arab Willard Strout, president OF the :
'omen's branch OF the congress, opened
ne meeting with an address on DE-
eloped Waterways and Their Relation =
, the Homemaker."
Mrs. William f. Andrews, director of
he executive board Of the Federation
Womens Clubs, spoke on Interest
Club Women in Waterway Develop
lent," and pledged the support of the
OO0, 600 club women of the country 10
he cause of waterways development.
For nearly an hour as an entertaining
to a day of toll, Claude n.
emmett, president of the Southern So
ETY., kept the crowded auditorium of