Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
PRESIDENT TO RUSH
WATERWAY WORK
Decision on Mississippi and
Other Protests Reached at
Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ORANGE, Va, August 23.-Accelera-
ton of work already under way on. In
land waterways, and especially on food
control projects on the lower Mississippi
was decided upon today BY President
Hoover after lengthy conference with
engineers at his mountain lodge.
Under the program mapped out TO-
day, the approximately S36, GOO, 600
available during this fisca1 year for
flood control work would be expended
BY spring. Ordinarily, 80 would be Ap-
portiCned over the fiscal year which
ends june 30. In view Of drought and
ing up the river work would improve
general economic conditions.
The President and his confereeS, In
Guiding Secretary Of War Hurley, Maj
Gen. Lyle Brown, chief Of Army engi-
neers, and Col. George r. 6palding, also
discussed next years rivers and hAr-
bors budget and agreed that only the
most worthy projects from the stand
point of commercial necessity should be
carried forward.
S. Lawrence Discussed.
Hanford Macnider. new American
Minister to Canada, another camp guest
discussed with the President the pro-
posed st. Lawrence waterway, but re-
newal of diplomatic negotiations on this
project are expected to await Mac
nider's arrival ct Ottawa and his de-
termination of the new Canadian gov
ernn1ent's attitude.
The st. Lawrence discussion also
touched upon possible developments Of
navigation ON this waterway In the
event Canada and the United States
are able to work out an agreement fot
cooperative undertaking.
Mr.. Hoover was represented as highly
pleased with progress thus far on fioOd-
control projects, but, nevertheless, he
asked Secretary Hurley to move up II
possible the whole program Of water
way Improvement.
An allotment Of $4,000, 700 for food
control was made on June 8. A good
part Of this Ia still available and In
addition there remains the balance
year under the Jadwin fiood-cof1trol
plan.
The acceleration, it was hoped, will
not only help economic conditions, but
will provide additional protection for 4
large territory against possible floods
from Spring rains.
A similar plan to that decided upon
today was recommended to the Presi-
dent this week by Watkins Overto1
Memphis mayor, and George Morris
editor OF the Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
The President also discussed at some
length the upper and lower Missouri
improvements. Col. Spalding, In charge
on the six-foot channel from Kansas
City to Sioux City and also touched
upon the Illinois waterway, q link II,
the proposed Great LAkes-to-tsuli
system.
Upper Branches Of Ohie.
improvements on the upper branchea
Of the Ohio River also entered the dis
clissiofi.
In connection with next years budget
1t was said, the present intention "a
not to economic ct the expense OF
waterway development. Il was en-
phasized that while only worthy pro-
jects would be taken care Of. ultimate
savings would be accomplished by
wedding out secondary project Author
izations.
The conferences began ct the camp
soon. after breakfast and continued
The President ana his guests slept
under heavy blankets last night, the
mountain temperature having taken 4
decided drop. Bright fires were Kept
burning Until o late hour and were
started again early today.
For the first time since the camp wAs
opened, church services win be neld
tomorrow within the confines Of the
isolated mountain retreat.
A small organ has been installed In
the nearby Marine camp and Lieut.
Condr. G. A. Neyman, Navy chaplain,
win come from washington to conduct
services for the Marine guard, who are
stationed about o mile from the lodge.
It was not known tonight whether the
President and Mrs. Hoover would ct.
tend the service.