| Show CONGRESSMEN VISIT IN UI UTAH AM Rivers and Harbors Committee i Is Entertained by Senator Smoot During Stay IS GOING TO CALIFORNIA Golden State Wants Federal Aid for Sacramento River and to Prevent Floods The Tho rivers river and harbors committee o ot of the lh Hotin of ot R Representatives pr es wan waR In InS S Salt lt Lako Lake for tor eight hours yesterday This Thin bod body Is en route to the thO Pacific coast where several eral ee rivers and harbors harbors har bar bors hors are to bo be Inspected and recommendations made mado before returning to the east east The members of ot the party part were the guests of ot United States Senator Son Son- ator Reed Smoot on a trip to Saltair luring during the tho afternoon Expenses of ot the tho trip estimated at 10 will wil be paid b by California which expects to expend In iii preventing floods and Improving navigation na l navi nasi gation on th the Sacramento nto river That state desires the tho federal government Ao to appropriate to al aid In tho the work ork The Tue committee will visit all ni of ot tho the wi Important harbors harbor on the Pacific coast coat At Sacramento thc they will wil make a trip down the Sacramento river California men will wi point out th the needs of ot the river rl er on this trip After a ta stay of or three days in San Francisco th the party will wil go to Los Angeles and San Diego and ane then go o north to Portland and Seattle There the members will trill wi separate sep ep- ep arate arat some gome returning to San an Francisco and others going directly cast enst and andS S south OH t ii Wo e 0 are making the tie trip at th the th in invitation In- In of ot California i said Stephen Stephon M. M 1 Sparkman chairman of oC tho the com com- and congressman from Georgia Wo We 0 are on a mission of oC peace co and do doI donot donot I not nol earn care to discuss the war or an any oCI of oC I Its phases The Tho sooner this country countr realizes that Its Is greatest re resources ree o lie le leIn in the tho making of waterways navigable na to steamers th tho sooner we wo will wil be in independent independent In- In dependent of oC high transportation rate rates The rivers ers rl and harbors bill bi Is looked upon always as nR a pork pock pore barrel but the tho mone money expended in lit making good streams na l navigable and an In making harbor harbors harbors har har- har- har bors bor serviceable serviceable- er Is a drop In the thc bucket to what is necel needed San Francisco an and Seattle harbors harbor are Ire the only ones on tho the coast which do not need expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- tures ture of or some kinde kind Wo We e want tnt to thank United States Senator Reed Smoot for th the courtesy shown us In our visit to Salt Lake said Charles CharIeR Q O. Edwards of or Geor Georgia la We o 0 are arc sorry we cannot sta stay longer Wo o have enjoyed one of or the tho most pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant days daR we have ha e had since sine lea ln leaving Lake beautiful Washington ton Salt Sal lake is a city and was waR a surprise to all al of or us Ut Those In the party were Stephen L L. Sparkman of ot Florida G George Georgo orge I F F. Burgess Burgess Bur BUr- gess of or Texas Texal Mr Ir an and Mrs Irs Charles E. E Edwards of ot Georgia Mr Ir nn and Mrs Charles 0 O Lieb of at Indiana Mr Il and Mrs Ire Thomas ThomaE Gallagher of oC Illinois Mr lr ant and Mrs Ir Robert Switzer of at Ohio A T T. Treadwell of at Massachusetts C C. A A. A Kennedy Kennedy Ken iCon nedy of Connecticut Mr 11 and Mrs John H. H I. I Small Smal of North Carolina W C C. Booker clerk J J. J H IL McGann assistant clerk J. J II lL Shinn Senate clerk and C. C C man L. L L Sparkman secretary to the chair |
