Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-12-13
CAMP PA|GN
FOR WATERWAYS
Local Deeper Waterway AS
sociation to be Started by
McGuire--TeIIs of Meeting

McGuire--Te of Meeting
James +. Mcclure, of 1877 Kearny
avenue. one of the delegates from
this city to the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress convention, held
in Washington last week. in an in
terview yesterday, announced his in
tention of starting agitation in Perth
Amboy for a local deeper waterway
association. Mr.. MCGUIRE was Sc
lected by the local delegates as their
spokesman to supply the press with
report of the activities at the cor
vention and during his talk he en-
phasized the need of cooperation in
this city in order TO develop the nat
ural advantages the local bay, sound
and river afford.
A strong advocate for deeper
waters, especially where they would
greatly benefit this city. Mr.. MCGUIRE
stated that the delegates from Perth
Amboy worked untiringly last week
during their three days in WASH
ington TO accomplish as much as
possible as a result of conferences
with the various senators and rep
resentatives at which the need of
deeper waterways in this particular
locality was strongly brought out.
Mr.. Mcguire declared that the
natural waterways facilities of which
Perth Amboy can boast had been
neglected long enough and the time
has come when concerted action
should be taken by the people of this
city to bring before other parts of
the state and country the possibili-
ties for advancement here. Men
prominent in national affairs should
be brought to this city and shown
the conditions here and made to en-
thuse over the possibilities for devel-
opment when they are explained to
them. Publicity should be given the
city and its commercial resources
throughout the country, Mr.. Nc
Guire said. The local organization.
when ormed. he continued. should
keep in close touch with the New
Brunswick and South Amboy associ-
ations as their problems will be
ours, the local bay being the gate
way to all points on the Raritan
river. 'sss
The work done at the Rivers and
Harbors Congress was outlined by
Mr.. Mcclure. A minority report
containing clause introduced by
James l.. Smith, of st. Louis. calling
for an appropriat by the govern
ment of $100.000.000 a year for ten
wears for the development of water
ways was defeated. Owing to the
policy of the convention to discuss
only policies, not projects. 1t was in-
possible for the Perth Amboy dele
gates to feature the need of an intra-
coastal canal from Morgan to Bor-
dentown.
During the convention many in
teresting addresses were given BY
In l.a
opening day. Wednesday. Secretary
of War Newton ID. Baker spoke on
Waterways from the War Depart
ment's Standpoint" Secretary of
Commerce Joshua w. Alexander
spoke on finland Waterways and
the Merchant Marine::" Senator
Joseph f.. Ransdell. of Louisiana,
spoke on the topic United We
Stand. Divided We FALL" John Fl.
Small. of North Carolina. president
of the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. made stirring address
following his annual report; Cyrus
| Kehr. of Knoxville, Tenn. took as
his subject "a Nation Plan: Coor-
dination of Transportation" S. Wal
lace Dempsey, of New York. spoke
on Future Rivers and Harbors
Bilis;" Brigadier General Charles
Keller took as his topic the ques-
ton. "Do We Need More Water
Transportation? liz So, How Can
This Need be Measured? %; Roy Mil
Ter. of Corpus Christi, Texas, in an
address told of the interest of that
| state in waterways; c. II. Markham,
and the Waterways" Major General
Lansing III. Beach told of THE
Trouble with the Waterways and
the Remedy" L. r. Kenner, of
Cleveland, gave an address illus
trated with moving pictures on
Bulk Cargo Handling on the Great
Lakes"
The principal addresses made on
Thursday. the second day of the
convention, were as follows: THE
Waterway Program Facilitated by
Federal Reorganization" by NJ. o.
Leighton, chairman of the National
Public Works Department Associa-
ton: "The Relation Between FEEDER
al Power Development and Inland
Navigation" by o. G. Merrill. exec
utive secretary of the Federal Pow
or mission; THE Port of Grays
Harbor," by w. l.. Morris. Aberdeen,
Washington: THE Vital Importance
of Terminals" by John Meigs, of
Philadelphia: Terminal Develop
ments at the Port of New York.
Murray Hubert. dock commissioner
of New York City; THE Port of
Seattle" by John f. Miller. of
Washington: Transportation: The
| Nations Greatest Problem" by
James T.. Smith, of ST. Louis. Mo-:
''The Port of New Orleans" by
| Walter Parker, of New Orleans;
What We are Doing and Planning
| to Do" by Brigadier General w. ID.
| Connor; Activities on the New
York State Barge Canal in 1920 and
| Results of Government Operation.
| by Edward S. Walsh. of Albany.
On Friday morning an address
was made by John n. Cole. of Bos-
ton, on "Reorganizing Terminal
Facilities the election of officers
following after which adjournment
took place.
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