The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-11
STATE DETERMINED
 OBSTRUCTION TO BIG
 WATERWAY MUST GO
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he said is worthy of the consideration of the best thought of America. He stated further that the companion project, that of the manufacture of water power, should also appeal to Congress with con siderable force. He concluded by paying compliments to Senator Bankhead, and said that the fuller improvement and de- velopment of the Tennessee was the only task which confronted the senator 20 years ago which is not now completed
 Senator Fletcher of Florida, acting chairman of the committee on commerce, expressed himself as an advocate of the project. "I am in favor he said, "of unchaining the power which lies latent in the shoals and which is capable of making additions to your wealth and power un- dreamed of and transforming this section into the greatest manufacturing area in America. The only obstacle is more ways and means and we hope that this will ultimately be removed"
 Senator Ransdel of Louisiana declared that while his investigation had given him new instruction it had not converted kim. For" he naively added, T was all ready converted As a matter of fact have followed Senator Bankhead's lead so long that I have come to consider my action in that respect as matter of course sA
 Seriously. however. was led to ad- vocate the improvement of the Tennessee because of my desire that all streams be improved and because of the magnif- cent indorsement given this project by the engineers of the government. l firmly believe that Congress will in the long run indorse the plan of these enthus- astic people and as a result place this district in manufacturing plants, indus tries for the making of gunpowder and the cheapest fertilizer in the world; for the transforming by electricity of iron ere into steel, and for lighting and heat ing. and that the southland, will become immensely rich and the seat of an ever lasting prosperity"
 FayOrs Project
 Representative Treadway of Massachu- setts declared that he favored the project of the valley folks.
 You talk very strongly of your plans. ' said he. but after an investigation l am convinced that you have the goods. The people of Alabama must appeal to Con- gress not only to appropriate money for improvement not only for their streams but for the adoption of provisions per hitting conservative cooperation between the government and individuals.
 He subsequently, spoke facetiously of the little Connecticut river which flows through his state and in the improvement 
 the services of Senator Bankhead.
 Representative Adamson of Georgia chairman of the committee on interstat, and foreign commerce, urged that tn people of all the states rise up and de stroy the obstructionist. He declared that there were members of Congress wh' protested against the government dont it's own work, against the govern ment permitting a state to do the worl and against the government joining hand with an individual or a corporation ant doing the work. He declared, however that President Wilson, whom he de clared to be the bigge.t man who eve sat in the Presidents chair. would lem his influence and that as a result bil would be passed permitting the conserva tive cooperation between the governmen and an individual company.
 Favored Underwood
 Representative Gallagher of lllinoi declared that the enthusiasm of tn | people of the Tennessee valley va equal to that of his own, exerted tw years ago in the presidential aspira tons of oscar w. Underwood. He spck in favor of the project and expresse the hope that the people would can vince all the members of the commit tees of Congress. Fairfax Harrison | l I esident of the Southern Railway com pany. related the fact that the South ern was started by Alabamians in
 determined effort to obviate the impos sibility to getting a boat beyon Muscle Shoals. He declared that it Va not his policy to beat down possi"i competition before 1t had got its feet that he welcomed the prospective corn petition of the Tennessee river an that he was sportsman enough to co i operate in the completion of the plans Representative Switzer of ohio de l clared that inasmuch as the govern 1 ment had been liberal enough to ap l propriate s77.O00,000 in the interest
 the Ohio river that he would of neccs | sity favor the project of the peoih uf Tennessee valley, Representativ Eooher of Missouri declared that hi
 position regarding the improvement C the Tennessee was recorded Tn ni vote
 II Representative Burgess of Texas ce
 cared that he was an advocate or ti'
 elimination of Muscle Shoals prior
 his coming to Alabama.
 Conviction Strengthened
 What have seen he said, "has onl served to strengthen my conviction ou engineers compose the ablest body { engineers in the world. and in thel |enthusiastic recommendation of thi project and in the enthusiastic campaig of the people of Alabama join mos heartily" Representative Burgess, continufn his speech. declared that the one grea problem before the American peopl
 was not war or tariff or finance, bt 'transportation. He added that 1t wa his rurnoko fo evarVtbfOR WliC