South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-04
TRANSPORTATION
By WATER TO BE
PLANNED AT MEET
Port Authorities Will Discuss
Method Of Harbor De-
velopment.

CHICAGO. Oct. Water
transportation. particularly from the
standpoint OF harbor development.
VIII be taken up here al the ninth
annual convention OF the American
ASSOCIATION OF port authorities open-
Ing tomorrow. Mississippi valley
waterways and the possibilities OF
me Great Lakes viii receive much
attention.
Progress that Canada is making
in port Improvement will be- told bv
Canada officials. the association be-
ing international American deveI-
opment from New York 10 san
FRANCISCO is scheduled for relation.
large part Of the program IS
given over 10 reports on what indi-
fidual cities are doing with their
water opportunities Chicago's pos
s1oilities as "A port viii receive con
sideration.
VIII Present Papers.
Papers viii be presented by mem
bers OF the Western Society OF Engi-
neers and Of the Society OF Termin-
81 Engineers. New York.
natures preparations for drcp
water harbors on the Great Lakes
- scheduled for discussion by Col
John Mills, corps of engineers. L..
: A William IT. Adams chairman
OF the committee on inland water
ways Of the Detroit board Of trade.
IS 10 tell OF what has been done in
Modernizing the old city front for
port purposes at Detroit William
George Bruce, pr sident OF the Mil
Waukee harbor commission. will
speak Of Essentials Of Lake Port
& NF 1rHrr as.
side, r. /. Cousins chief engineer
~ the Toronto harbor commission.
- 20 tell Of the port of Toronto
From the standpoint OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley several OF the most
pertinent papers scheduled are
those ~ Theodore Brent Of the L..
= Mississippi-w warrior service. on
Water terminals for ChicagO-the
pressing need for developing n traf-
tic outlet and Interchange for the
Mississippi BASIN. j. r. Babbins of
Chicago. on Rational econoIs!ic
lines Of gravitation for overseas
movement from the Mississippi ba-
sin, and N. @. Barnes. chief engi-
neer. division Of waterways, Illinois
state department of public works
and buildings on Marine terminals
for Chicago with special reference
10 inland waterways"
Gulf Points Represented.
Gulf points will be represented by
Capt. =. q. Allin. director OF the
port OF Houston, Tex. speaking on
Gulf Terminal study"
one OF the early papers Of the
convention which is to continue
through saturday. is by John H.
McCallum, president OF the board Of
state harbor commissions of San
Francisco. His subject is The
HarbOr-San FrauCiscO's Greatest
Asset A. r. smith Of New York
IS 10 speak later on THE Port of
New YOrk-the Greatest Port I'm the
World Addresses relative to the
ports Of Philadelphia, New Orleans.
Portland. ore. Wilmington, Del.
and Norfolk. Va. are among others
20 be given
r. Dawson Harling. Canadian
representative Of the Manchester
ship Canal Co. is on the program
for an address on the Port Of Man
chester. England other Canadian
port authorities are TO tell of the
ports Of Vancouver, Halifax, Vic
toria and ST. John. New Brunswick
Free lecture on Christian Science
al the church edifce. Main ana
Madison SITS. Monday. oct. a. at s p.
IN. The public is cordially invited
02-4-Advt.