The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
He WILL TREAT SUBJECT
IN SPEECHES OVER WEST
Harding To Advocate Imme-
date Settlement Of Differ
ences Between Barge Lines
And Railroads And Necessity
Of Giving And Taking
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
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One of the speeches of President
Harding on his forthcoming western
trip will deal with inland waterway
navigation, with especial reference to
the governments experiments on the
Warrior and Mississippi rivers. it is
learned today.
1t is understood that the President
will discuss the problems confronting
the enterprises and will advocate an
immediate adjustment of rate differ
ences existing between the railroads
and barge lines and the necessity OF
one river port giving and taking
with another river port to the end
that the project as whole mag
prosper. az.
There will be no threat of the big
stick" in the Presidents speech, 1t ID
learned, however. On the contrary
his utterance promises to be In the
nature of an appeal to everybody to
adjust their differences amicably. At
the same time. the issues he will dis
cuss will have direct bearing on
the Warrior and It's troubles.
Galveston Files Protest.
1t Is learned today that Galveston
has filed formal protest with the
inland waterways division against
the establishment of any rate which
might give a preference to New Or
leans or Mobile as against Galveston,
with a suggestion that before any
rate whatever be established, 1t be
given an opportunity to file brief
with the Interstate commerce COM
lesion.
1t is understood that Col. T. Q.
Ach in aho ho n nd
waterways division, takes the posi-
ton that If the demand of Galveston
was given attention.. 1t would be i'm
possible for the interstate commerce
commission or the railroads, pro-
ceeding voluntarily, to make any
it 1t be turned down'it will go direct
to the commission. The President,
without referring to Galveston by
name, will discuss the alleged self
ishness OF ports which, because OF
their distance from navigable rivers,
are deprived of a small 1.-THE Of their
revenue.
Warrior Test OF Scheme.
1t is intimated at the White House
that the President and his advisors
are aware that If the Warrior exper-
iment, for any reason. should ran.
the entire scheme of river improve
meHC IOT udSlSdtiO WouAo 49, ~ cS>-s
proved a failure. The Warrior was
CONSTRUCTED" as matter of fact
into navigable stream from what
was tantamount in the beginning
only to a large brook. The White
House Is said to understand that II
the government, after its efforts on
the Warrior, should find itself un-
able to navigate the Warrior, II
would be proved that the govern
ments labors in behalf of the WAR
rlor and all other streams, had been
entirely in vain.
C. F. Wood. an engineer of Bir-
mingham, very familiar with the
Warrior and it's troubles, while pass
ing through Washington today de-
ciared that the people on the War
rior especially. those in Mobile and
birmingham. should get together
and weed out their differences. Even
IL that result should obtain, accord
ing TO Mr.. Wood, it would still be
necessary for Congress to secure
through legislation that treatment OF
the Warrior at the hands OF rail-
roads which the interstate commerce
commi ssion has failed to secure ana
which it will not secure, he holds.
until the completion Of investigations
(rot vet initiated) which would con-
t;nua for at least three years.