| Show WATERWAYS IMPROVEMENTS President Recognizes Importance Of Establishing a Far reach reachIng ing Coherent Plan COMMITTED TO TOr TOrNO NO POLICY Ho He Will Jul to lu Colt With Lend cis 1 In iii lath Buth ot of Congress Co WashIngton D I velt told the tho to time tho IU and harbors who called Oil on him hilla nt at time the While louse today to day till that ht he would consult with the tho lenders In III Congress amid expressed el the tho hope hop that something timid effective tive could he be done lIono In t time lO way ay or of lit III creased for tor the im 1111 improvement provement of the tho waterways ns Albert or of the for tOl the convention ad time the proposition lint lima tho nation national al waterways Iorns tamale by time mull 1111 of at the would not only sup HUp supply ply the ot et transportation Ot ditties present mill acid prospective but would so IlO equitably and naturally regu regulate lute late freight charges charge as to bo be most con cone ducle to 10 prosperity III told the tho that th the convention suggested regular annual ot of not lel less than WI OOOO to 10 ro 10 the hitherto desultory and In Inv for time lui hn of time tho Waterways and to Illuce their on 1 a business basis Insuring their completion within u reasonable length of oC time Iliac rho president after hi Ids lit at meeting the members of oC to e delegation said l 1 have hae como come to tn feel a growing sense or of the thc of a 11 far Car coherent for Cor the Iho general ot of limo tho waterways ot of the limo country I wu steal It lust t led Id to 10 or of that plait by Phan with but hm hi connection with preparing the thu land at the head ot of the Iho river to the harvests that later In part should ho 10 on time tho rivers lower loel I lit III hr lien with the Irrigation policy l IlC III ht which J I so 80 strongly I believe ellec as vital to lit the ael el taro fare of oC the Iho nock Rocky anti ed it states Just us liS I 1 feel that the tho National government should It itself self with utilization ot of the Iho water or of rivers lu In their sources whelO the Iho commit coun countr tr try Is fly dry 50 0 I feel the tho national gov go should concern itself limo tho proper control amid utilization lI ot of time tho Seater lower loer down III ht the tho rivers where they ther mire 1110 fitted to b be time tho great arteries Ot or I have hac had haI It Il brought strikingly to m any attention but recently how much we suffer at present because o ot of the tho thou facilities ot of the tr for lu Ing g thu ihu Great crops ot of this country Yo 0 need and trust must have further facilities for tor und and as 1111 has hns been well recd pointed out ut ono one ot of the effective methods ot of affecting rates Is to fur tor n II proper system of at water It n ouid not bo be possible for fOl me to eater Into any ny ot of limo tho details ot of yea roul plan until I 1 have spoken with Homo of the tho s or of the tho two houses or of Congress s I 1 shall consult with therm the III at once and trust that somethIng dell nile alto std effective call calt bo be along time tho lines that you mention mattlon You understand under understand stand gentlemen I could coul not offhand commit myself to tho details or of un any pulley policy without taking Into consideration what the feeling ot of the co branches would I must ho he guided largely b hr their views I am sure suro that you ou will and there the Iho genuine patrie the purpose tO do what la 10 best hest for tor the Interest of at our common country rho unanimous adoption ot of the tho urging Congress to 10 appropriate annually not mint Ic less s than for the or of rivers harbors and wa tva with whir the tho present session und the tho appointment or a I oom conn or of 18 13 headed b by D lt It to present mime sentiments or of the Iho conVention to the and to 10 Congress concluded the tho business pro vrn of oC tho bod body today The Tho comm on gress has nil an embracing 59 53 cities cUles timid 29 Z states Or separate 1111 a with a I ot of 2708 2703 members Among the speakers today was P J Vim tit nt San l Francisco J N Terms of oC Portland Or chair chairman chairman man or of the tho amt resolutions brought Itt the platform report which wall tens adopted b by a 11 vote ote The rev 10 port In part follows Present conditions demonstrate that transportation facilities UI totally In Inadequate adequate for tor the tho and economic economical nl al transportation ot of the tho products ot of the Within time tho last laRt 10 years the tho tonnage h by railroads Ins has creased H 41 per rent cent while during the Iho saute Kamo period railway mileage hums hao In Inv creased only 20 p per r cert cent ot of trillions ot of dollars are aro heat annually to OUr farmers and other producers hy by the Iho failure o of th the national government to provide the tho witch which properly improved natural will give In ell facilities for tor trun freight The Tho openIng or of the tho canal which hill so greatly oUr tor or trade trudo with the tho and the 1 deVelopment or of eos clos closer er relations with the South emphasize the thi theof of o liS ono one onel or the I tumid l lm Im The Tho time lies hils how arrived when the United with greater natural ad advantages vantages must recognize the tune thou or of the Waterway system In the eco development or of thin country The delegation h headed b by I Ir Iran ran Ils after their vIsit to the White house presented 11 the resolution to Vice Preel PIul dent and Speaker Cannon of time tho house |
