Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-14
TO REQUEST 100000
& FOR JAMES RIVER WORK
Richmond Delegation WIFI
Try to Enlist Aid of Deeper
~ Waterways Association.
CARItY rETIrIoN no CnNGmnss
plnn. Practically Completed by Dock
Committees for Trip of Body tn
Saynnnah-i'nrty WIZ Leave Hich-
tnORd ON NuNrmbcr IL.

Plans were practically perfected
last night by the Council Committee
on Dock, River and iIarbur FOR the
trip OF the committee to tho annual
convention OF the atlantic Deeper
Waterways Ass Jciation, which viii be-
held la Savannah. Ga, the Week az
November -.
Efforts may lee mad, 60 bring the
convention of ncNt year tn Richmond
The discussion last night brought out
the fact thai the Richmond dclcga-
ton would make every effort to have
adopted :, resolution calling upon
Congress to make AN approprIa don
70. James River improvements SAT-
tCient To- widen and dccp.h the har
hor ana river 50 that large sca-S"inC
vessels may make port here.
1t was suggested by Councilman
Harvey L Atkinson that not less
than s2.nCo.Oou be asked for the frs,
gear. THIS" satl AIR. Atkinson, will
help deepen The channel. ana with
an additional app.om:a: :on~'wc niay
"u tn, following year pat our har-
Dor into shape tn give Aaven t" The
big ships whicn now pass us by"
Moore win Use ,nHurn-r.
,'ourc.iman Claude H. natkin,
stated tina, the president "f the a.
svci:,tiun. MAYO. J, Hampton Moor,
~ philadelphia. TURNER CONGRESSMAN
had stated L. him shat he would Us,
his inhucucc toward acquiring" u
larger appropriation tor james
River.
Aldeymam Julian Winfrec and couu-
Gilman ". y. Sullivan were named ~
Chairman Joseph 9. Nunnally as n
committee to curf-r with Congress
man Montague ard senators Glass
ami Swanson to tn" cad that tIcir
influence he exercised in Congress 70.
the proposed appropriation.
with tho whulc state OF Virginia
working for ningcr ana greater
port OF HAMPTON l,oads. said MIR
Satkins. we may hope tor support
from Congressman j. =. peal. "f Nor
folk. for the lanes az :; tributary
OF chesapeake Pay. aud the Norfolk
and Ncwpor; News har h"rs vii oIfcr
mach toward tn" development OF
Hampton Roads
MIR. sullivan. who has attended tho
conventions for many years. said n"
felt satisfied tho meeting at Savannah
would rcsu!; IN some substantial
move toward Il deeper channel and
n better haiho- for nichmonh. we
members" he said, and feel salts
lied that many 90 the older ones will
come 10 our help AT This meeting
Mtnfrcr Sur" OF Funds.
Mr. Winfrec icl; certain that ii
the committee went about the mat
ter enthusiastically the question al
an appropriation would L.. simply
one OF size.
The clerk was directed to forward
to the treasurer cf the association
q check for $3.50. the amount of tho
membership Zee for the year. MI
the larger cities along the Atlantic
sehboard are members OF the aasocia-
ton Mayor Moore. OF Philadelphia
is president. and Mayor hinslic Is
vice. president. !, WAS stated AT the
meeting last night that the follow
ing members of Council would rep
resent Richmond: Aldermen Nun
nally. White, puller. Wintrcc. Conn
cilmen Atkinson, sullivan, Batkins
Peters and Mann.
Alderman NunnallE and CouncilNcr
BatknS and sullivan were appointc'
{. committee 40 make final arrange
,nents Tie party Viii leave NirA-
!nonI on ~ night az Novcmhcr IL
returning ;lIc following Saturday
night.
The Chamber of .4.'smmGEc'| was in
vi,ed To seud IL ,l9icSition To tie
convention, TO accompany the c"un-
cilmanic body.