Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-06 | Page 4 | Senate Waterways Body Opens Quest

Senate Waterways Body Opens Quest PORTLAND Ore Sept 6 IV- IV Seeking d data ta which it hopes will vill impress impress impress im im- im- im press the war department with the need of or development of the thc Columbia and Snake rivers members of the senate subcommittee were here to to- day to receive briefs bries and hear arguments ments The committee is chiefly concerned with development of open river navigation navigation navi navi- gation cation on the Columbia from Vancouver Vancouver Van Van- couver Wash to the mouth of the Snake and thence up the Snake to Pittsburgh Landing Senators Charles L. L McNary and Frederick both of Oregon Senator Robert D. D Carrey of ot Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming and Colonel Thomas M. M Robins of or the army engineers were among those here for the hearing to be presided pre sided over by Senator John Thomas of Idaho All but Robins and are arc members of or the subcommittee on irrigation and reclamation Senators Clarence Dill and Wesley L. L Jones both of Washington and members of the committee also were to be pres pres- ent I