New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-25
WATERWAY PLEA
HEARD ON HUDSON
River Cities and Towns Greet
Men Who Seek Deeper
Stream.

Iron STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
Hudson, n. Y, Sept. 24.-HudsOn
River cities and towns gave the float
ing convention of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association warm well
come to-day. Poughkeepse, declaring
a holiday, psraded the militia in honor
Of the delegates and, with Newburgh,
Kingston and Hudson, put itself on
record as demanding improvement in
the river that will make Albany ac-
cessible to the largest Atlantic steam
ships.
There is ample depth now for the
greater part Of the way, the only ,shoal
place Of any size being in Haverstraw
Raw. and there, it is demanded. the
river channel bed should be dredged.
Poughkeepsie also voices it's demand
for an ice breaker to keep the river
open for its lumber traffic during the
winter.
Tomorrow Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels will join the party in Albany,
and, with Governor Glynn, is expected
10 nut his q. K. on the movement.
The Berkshire, with the eight hun
drcd delegates aboard, left New York
at daybreak, and after BRIEF stop at
West Point, proceeded to Newburgh,
where II. A. Daniels, president OF the
Chamber of Commerce, Endorsed the
deeper waterways movement as calcu-
lated to make the most of the $780,
100000 the state has invested IN the
barge canal, and Mayor John b. Cor
win brought up the necessity of dig
cling out Havcrstraw Bay. William >.
Harvey, president Of the Commercial
Museum of Philadelphia, urged i'm
provement of waterways TO reduce the
high cost of living, and William W.,
Cox, Of New York, declared such work
TO be Of national necessity.
William II. Frank, president Of the
/ Chamber of Commerce, introduced
Mayor W. D. Wilbert, who welcomed
( the delegates 10 "the largest town Of
its size in the world" Mr.. Wilbert
( asserted the transportation problem to
/ be the big problem of the day, declar-
, ing that the railroads need better wa
terways as feeders and the public need
/ both. He wanted a channel to Albany
"deep enough TO carry anything thai
1 floats. Business demanded 1t and JUS
( titled its demands"
Representative j. Hampton moore,
1 Sylvested r. Shea, superintendent Of
1 Schools. and Theodore Justice, Of
4 philadelphia, urged improved water
WAYS as a matter Of national defence.
/ Ii had been intended to devote ninety
minutes to Poughkeepsie, but the en-
tbusiasm was SO great that the Berk-
hire was an hour late leaving for
! Kingston. The public meeting sched-
Med for New York's ancient capital
was therefore held en- route to that
place. Mayor Porter Garfield and Sam
mel Bernstein, president Of the Cham
her of Commerce, pledging their sup
/ mort TO the movement.
Here the town welcomed the visitors
with a military parade and fireworks.
The features Of the meeting In "The
playhouse" were illustrated addresses
I ! State Engineer Bensel on "The New
York State Barge Canal" and COloIcl
William NJ. Black, u. 5. A., on 1.-THE
Inner Hudson Improvement" Other
sneakers included Mayor Van Hoescn
OF Hudson, Mayor Richard j.. Dsy,ant
of Savannah, Ca, and Alfred II. Schof.
| II ia probable that Savannah will get
I IN next convention.