The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-03
DEMAND WADE ON
 CONGRESSMEN ID
 PROTECT HARBORS
Rivers and HarborS Congress Demands the Full Amount Needed to Improve and
 Complete Projects
By Associated Press

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 Washington, March 2.--A demand" was made on Congress in a resolu- tior adopted today at the closing session of the National Rivers and Harbors congress that it approve at this session not less than the amount of money recommended by the chief of army engineers as necessary for improvements of national rivers and harbors- President John H. Small of Washington, N. c, who was re- elected president of the congress by a unanimous vote, called attention of the delegates to the fact that this is an election year and suggested that they go to their cong ressmen and demand adequate support for the rivers and harbors improvements ts needed. The resolution as adopted read:
 We insist that the only wise and patriotic policy of Congress to pur- sue in making annual appropriations for rivers and harbors is to make appropriations based upon the esti- mates submitted by the chief of engi- neers and we demand that this ses- sion of the Congress of the United States approve not less than the amount necessary for such improve ment and we urge adequate compile tion of all projects approved by Con- Gress-"
 General Beach Speaker
 Major General Lansing Il. Beach Ehief of army engineers, addressed the congress today and said that in his opinion you cannot get better argument for the waterways than the attitude of the railroads to- ward them
 They won't prorate," he said. ~they won't issue bills of lading It seems to me to be one of the tests of modern business to put a competitor out of business before the consumer comes into consideration"
 The congress came to an end with the election of directors for various states and a banquet tonight at which Vice President Coolidge presided.
 Dr. Julius s. Klein director of the bureau of foreign and domestic com Rerce of the department of com frtrce, one of the speakers, said that the natural advantages enjoyed by our overseas competitors because of their location close to the sea are diff ficult enough to overcome. but when this handicap is supplemented by SiaRR6TlnR IeiAAOAA CAlhi b covering necessarily long hauls to water front, the inland exporter is up against it."
 Seriousness Stressed
 The seriousness of the situation from an export standpoint, he added will perhaps be better understood if We bear in mind the fact that 40 per ;. ess4 st,s t&he na aznuassctnlsn articles ex- ported from this country originate west of Pittsburg. east of the Rock ies and north of the Arkansas Ten nessee line-'
 The convention elected the follow ing directors for the south Atlantic states: George Ainsle, Richmond, Va; l.. R. Akin, Brunswick. Ga; William H. Bixby and William M. Black Washington, D. C.; Senator Duncan U. Fletcher. Jacksonville, Fla; A. F. kunge, Columbus, Ga.; D. T. Reid. Spartanburg, S. c.
 For the Tennessee and Cumberland district: Cyrus W. Ashcraft. Florence. Ala: Lawrence Cooper. Huntsville Ala; H. G. Hill. Nashville, Tenn: H. B. Lindsey. Knoxville, Tenn. and w. G. Waldo. Chattanooga, Tenn.
 Among the gulf seaboard directors were Horace H. Harvey, Harye, La. Leon Locke, Lake Charles, La, and John G. Craft of Mobile, Ala.
 Senator Joseph b. Ransell of Lousi ana was elected life director.