Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-09-25
WATERWAY MEN
IN ALBANY; TO
VIEW NEW CANAL
Special By United Press Wire.

Albany, Sept. 25:-Delegates to
the convention of the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association, which
opened in New York early this week,
arrived here on the steamer Berk-
shire today. They will be greeted by
Governor Glynn and a citizens COM
mittee representing the Chamber OF
Commerce. The steamer left Hud-
son early today. The convention
party inspected the 12-foot channel
work and the proposed 27-foot sur
vey while en- route.
The delegates will continue to
Troy tomorrow. The Waterford locks
of the new barge canal, the state dam
and other rivers works in that city
will be inspected. The return to New
York, which will mark the conven-
tons close, will be made Saturday
night.
State Harbor Commissioner w.
Parker Runyon and c. P. Convery,
one of the state delegates are those
from this city attending the conven-
tion today.
Newburgh's Welcome.
The delegates of the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association arrived at
Newburgh at 1915 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon aboard the Berkshire at
the public pier, and the gentlemen
were escorted by q committee of 100
citizens to Washington Headquar-
ters, while the ladies of the party
were shown about the city in autos
volunteered by the members of the
Newburgh Auto Club.
These autos occupied by the ladies
fell in at the rear of a procession
which was formed at the public
pier by Washington. President
Sergeant Christopher Miles lead the
procession. These were followed by
Collins band, and then came the
committee of Newburgh citizens, fol-
lowed by the visiting delegates. May
or John B. Corwin marched at the
head of the column Of visitors, in
company with Hon. ]. Hampton
Moore, member of Congress from
Pennsylvania, and president of the
Waterways Association.
When the party reached Washing
ton Headquarters, the visitors took
their seats In a pavilion placed at
the southeast part of the park, fac
ing the historic building once occu-
pied by Washington. President
Moore presided and proceeded to in
troduce the speakers Immediately.
They were President Fl. A. Daniel
of the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor
Corwin, William w. Cocks, a for
mer congressman from New York
city, William S. Harvey, president OF
the Commercial Museums of Wash
ington and interested in South Amer
lean trade; Mayor Frank W. DON
nelly of Trenton, N. j., and Con-
gressman Edmund Platt of this dis
riot.
From Newburgh the Berkshire
proceeded to Poughkeepsie. Long
before she docked there her approach
was heralded by the whistles of the
factories in the south end of the city
and the cheers of the workmen at the
plants on the water front. 1t was the
work of only few moments to es-
cort the senator's, congressman and
other government officials to automo-
biles and the transportation commit
tee took the four hundred odd wom-
en- with the party to the waiting troll
ley cars and long line of electric
motors started up Main street hill to
the court house, where the speaking
took place.
Much attention was bestowed hy
the crowd on the U. S. s. Dolphin and
two torpedo boat destroyers, which
conveyed the Berkshire up the Hud-
son river.