Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-01-28
TWO CIVIC GROUPS
To TAKE UP PLANS
FOR WATER FRONT
Terminal Connecting Rail and
River Commerce Here
is Goal.

The proposed improvement of Wash
nngton's water front will be taken up by
Two leading trade bodies-the Washing
bon Chamber OF Commerce and the
Washington Board of Trade-this week.
With a hearing on the matter sched-
n}ed before the House Rivers and Har-
bons Committee Tuesday, these two
their views on the long sought better
ment Of the Capitals port facilities.
John H. Small, chairman of the
Chamber Of Commerce Committee on
Rivers and Harbors. has called meet
ing OF his group tomorrow in Sholls
Cafe at 12:15 o'clock to take up various
angles Of the problem.
Our committee will discuss the gen.
eral improvement of the Potomac
River." Mr.. Small said with particu-
lar reference to the port of Washing
ton.
Modern Water Terminal Sought.
THE ultimate aim of our group is to
have established here a modern water
terminal, connecting all railroads serv-
ing the city, so that an uninterrupted
transportation service for freight traf-
flc from river ports and points along
the Atlantic seaboard might be brought
about.
ing for approval of the report of the
chief OF Army engineers for the i'm
provement of the north side of the
Washington channel"
Mr.. Small said his committee would
be represented at the hearing Tues
day after adopting plan of action at
the meeting tomorrow
The Board of Trades Rivers and Har-
bors Committee, of which Frank P.
Ieetch is chairman, has had the pro-
posed improvement of the water front
under study for some time
At the meeting Tuesday. Mr.. Leetch
said, his committee will ask for adop-
ton of the Army engineers report on
the treatment of the channel. This
report was revised at the request of the
House committee last year and more
practical proposals incorporated in it.
The attitude of his committee, Mr.
Leetch said, is inclined to be favor
able
The Board of Trade group has taken
an active part in previous fights for
improvement of the Potomac River. its
spokesman having appeared at previous
hearings and stressed the need, both
commercially and in the interest Of
Identification of the Capital, of an i'm
provement program.
New Service Planned.
A new publicity service for national
conventions meeting in Washington has
been announced by the Greater Ma
tional Capital Committee of the Wash
ngton Board of Trade. At the end
Of the first day of the convention of
any organization desiring this service
Z mimeographed copy of list of all
delegates registered, together with their
home addresses and their Washington
addresses and telephone numbers, will
be sent to every press association and
to every bureau of any newspaper pub
lished in a State from which delegates
are registered.
I'VE believe this service, which will
be in operation shortly, will be most
useful to newspapers as we'll as to the
national organizations meeting here, y
said Curtis Hodges, executive director
OF the Greater National Capital Com
mittee. delegates attending national
conventions in Washington are always
glad to have as full account as possible
of their proceedings published in the
Washington daily newspapers. Publ
cation in the Washington papers is
perhaps more important than any such
publication that could be given con-
vention in any other city, because the
Washington papers come to the atten-
ton of so many persons who are in
fuential in national legislative and
other affairs of the kind. However. it
Il always also desirable to any conven-
don delegate that the people back
home know something about the con-
he &c