Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-11
UNITED WATERWAY
SYSTEM ENDORSED
Rivers and Harbors Dele
gates Urge Coolidge to Fos-
ter Fixed Program.

ter Fixed Program.
neIecates to the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress today urged
President Coolidge TO foster fixed ma
1ional legislative program that VIII
insure the earliest possible compile
tion of unified national waterway
TRANSPORTATION system. adequate tor
tho Nations present and future needs.
The group OF nationally prominent
figures in the WORLD OF water-hnrne
commerce had been instructed ny me
congress to request President Coolidge
ITO present the whole matter In tan
Giblc definite form to Congress AT us
present session. to the end that
huSinesslil<e program as hNed ma
tional policy may he adopted without
further equiVoc&tiOn or delay.
The committee was headed ny the
retiring president of the Rivers ana
Farbors Congress. former Representa-
tive John II. Small of North Carolina.
and included the new president. Rep
resentative Wilson of Louisiana. ana
other newly elected officers. \ pie
turesque member of the delegation
was Judge Henry Douglas Pierce of
Indianapolis, who claims to have tray
erscd more rivers aud anchored in
more harbors than all the members OF
the congress put together.
Will Besiege Capitol.
In addition to the committee au-
thorfZed TO visit the White House
today. the harbors congress will send
delegations to call upon the Speaker
of the House, the chairman OF the
appropriations committee, the chair
man of the rivers and harhors com
mittee and the majority and minority
leaders of the House. and upon Vice
President Dawes. the chairman of the
Senate appropriations committee and
the ma jority and minority leaders of
the Senate.
These steps We're authorized in
resolutions adopted last night at the
closing session of the congress in the
Willard Hotel The resolutions point
ed out that despite the adoption and
authorization of extensive waterway
importation projects. funds have
not been appropriated in adequate
sums TO complete them
Instead of a policy based upon
sound business practice the con-
gress declared. appropriations have
been and are being made in meager.
pleCemeal sums so that authorizations
have accumulated while construction
has Jagged until a ca pital expenditure
of approximately 5000 900 600 is now
required to complete these projects.
I'VE have reached the point in our
national progress where development
and growth are certain to he super
seeded by stacnation and ultimate dis
aster unless these systems of water
transportation with their feeders. ex-
tensions and tributaries are made
available to aid in caring for our
rapidly growing commerce.
List of Recommendations.
The congress also authorized its
president TO appoint A committee to
investigate the desirahility of includ-
ing waterpower, irrigation, reclama-
ton and flood prevention in the de-
velopment program of the organiza-
ton. and recommended that in all
future waterway projects considera-
ton he given to power possibilities
as we'll AS transportation facilities.
In recognition "of his long and
faithful service to the congress the
retiring president was una MIN ously
elected as director for life. S. A.
Thompson was reelected secretary
and treasurer for his fifteenth con-
secutiVe term.
The new vice presidents follow: Gen.
W. L. Sibert. Alabama; II. d. Tom
linson. Arkansas; w. D. Dwyer, Cali
fornia: Samuel Ferguson, Connect
cut; Joseph Bancroft. Delaware;
Frank p. Leetch. District Of Colum-
hia: John G.. Ruge Florida: W. w.
Williamson. Georgia: John H. Came
ron. Illinois: NJ. G. Carver. Indiana;
Stewart Gilmer. Iowa: f. F.. Frizell.
Kansas; D. r. G. Rose. Kenturky;
Joseph A. Humphreys, Louisiana:
Henry F. Merrill. Maine; Howard w
Jackson, Maryland: r. f. Rlodgett.
Massachusetts; Gerritt J. Diekema.
Michigan: Joseph II, Chase Mime
sofa; r. B. Crump. Mississippi; Wal
Woods, Nebraska; Fred W. Donnelly,
New Jersey; William T. Donnelly.
New York: r. G. job, North Carolina:
Edwin c. Gibbs. Ohio: J. n Teal.
Oregon: ]. Frank Tilley Pennsylva-
mia: Roy s. MaCElwee. South Caro-
lima Rowlett Paine. Tennessee: c. S.
+. Holland. Texas: ]. +. Bright. Vir-
glnia: f. F. Blaine. Washington: A.
w. Werringer. West Virginia: Will
liam F. Ardern. Wisconsin; w. G.
George, New York.
List of Directors
The new directors follow:
Emil 7. AlbreCht. PENNSYLVANIA:
Charles p. Gillen. New Jersey: Rich
ard *. Hale. Massachusetts. Wilson
H. Lee. Connecticut: Walter o. Lus-
connie Massachusetts: Dwight Marvin.
New York: Charles +. Reid New
York: !. Hampton Moore. PennsvI-
Tania: +. \. c. Smith New York.
Arthur :. SomeTs. New York: Will
lard y. Speakman. Delaware: DIN !.
Stephens, New York; Hugh l.. Thomp-
son. New York: George +. West.
Maine. Walter Wood. PENNSYLVANIA:
William +. Wollard. New York A. W.
Forbes. Massa chusetts: Cornelous +.
Burns. New York; Roy s. Smith. New
York: Peter G.. Ten Eyck. New York:
Albert Sendic, Georgia: NJ. c. Arm
strong. Virginia: W. RI. BiXby. Dis
trict of Columbia: J. Ralston Cargill.
Georgia: Duncan L. Fletcher. Florida:
George 7. Hardy Virginia: G. s. Blu
chanan. Virginia. Robert NJ Hull.
+, r. Moore. North Carolina: S. T. Reid,
South Carolina; A. Is. Schwartzkopf.
Virginia; F. G.. Sewell. Florida: J. NJ
. Whitsitt. South Carolina: James s.
7 Williams, North Carolina: John A.
2 Fox Florida; O. II. Shoemaker, North
Carolina: Charles f. Cause. North
Carolina: Charles Ellis. Georgia
h George d. Anderson, Texas; Harry
r A. Black Texas: G.. y. Bliss. TeXa $;
W. w. Brandon, Ala ALBANIA: r. l.. ID.
f. Carr, Florida: X. r. Clerc. louisa ma !;
y Horace H. Harvey. Louisiana: Oscar
4 f. Holcombe. Texas: W. r.. Lea
Texas Leon Locke, louisiana Roy
Z Miller. Texas: F. H. Schneider. Louisi
isana: John c.. Ruge, Florida: +. DriS-