The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-02
MOBILE CHAMbE E BACKS BARGE LINE
Will Keep Up Fight As Logi- cal Continuation Of Port
 Development

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 1.-(Spec1al Leased Wire.)-Warrior barge line promotion will form an important team in the program of the Cham Der of Commerce activities for the year 1924. This is regarded by the managers of the commercial body as the logical continuation of the port campaign which has been in President s. A. Leblanc stated yes- terday.
 In pursuance of this policy, the Chamber of Commerce recently ap- pointed Warrior barge line com mittee, with T. K. Jackson as chair Identified with traffic and transpor- tation matters pertaining to the city and searort. This committee is making a careful study of War rior barge line problems and collect ing data on the subject in order that it's expression and actions may have q sound basis in fact, it is stated. The commercial organization and it's traffic department sent J. E. Addicks, general manager, and T. O. Young, the delegation from Mobile and Ala bama to the fifth annual meeting of the Mississippi Valley association at Memphis November 22 and 23 The delegates report having found evidence of more interest in the War rior than usually had been displayed by other sections included in the Mississippi Valley program.
 Strong for Warrior.
 The Mobile delegation offered strong resolutions favoring addi- tional facilities for the Warrior part. although the resolutions com mittee omitted that portion of the resolution offered by MT. Addicks, which demanded the lifting of the embargo imposed against Demopolis, Tuscaloosa and other intermediate Sriver crossings on the Tombibee- Warrior rivers.
 That portion of the resolution adopted which referred to the Mis- sissippi-W Warrior barge line and its equipment was as follows: That the board of army engineers request, and the congress vote adequate appro- priations in the next rivers and har bors appropriation bill to enable the engineers to carry on work on the approved projects, for channel im- provements on the Tennessee, Cum berland, Kentucky, Arkansas, Red, WarriorA Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, And other approved water way projects, so that these needed works may be completed in the shortest practicable time.
 That. we oppose any legislation that will tend to impair the success
 
 system of the country, or interfere with the orderly development of the existing national railroad plant to meet the increasing requirements of the nations business"
 The placing of the Mississippi Warrior barge line service on a proper business basis by the intro duction and passage of legislation that will provide at least S5,000, 900 for new equipment and terminal im- provements and an adequate sum for operating capital was advo- cated."
 Smith Strong Advocate.
 The attitude of President James E. smith towards the Warrior barge line and the aspirations of it's advo- cates is gratifying to the present management of the Chamber of Com merce. Mir. Addicks stated on this reeurn from Memphis that both in MT. Smiths address as president of the association and in private con- versation lively interest in the fu- ture of the Warrior was displayed In his speech, as official president, Smith strongly urged the better equipment of the Warrior and trunk lines operated by the inland and .coastwise waterways. service. Ills attitude relative to other carriers is thus Qr'oted: Many of our fair minded railway chieftains now frank ly admit that when normal condi- tions are again restored, the rail- ways will be utterly unable to prop erly handle the volume of traffic they will be called upon to transport. Those of our people who have stud jed this vexatious problem know that its only possible solution is the improvement and use of the nav- igable rivers of our valley as me- diums of transnortation"