| Show RiVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS CONGRESSI I I Washington on Dee De 9 One of tho most notable gatherings ever eV I assembled in inho n ho tho history of this tho in interest terest of f waterway development d JI was I called to order or er today toc a when the tho na national ni rivers and harbors congress met In n fourth annual convention Senators representatives diplomats captains of ot finance governors of many man states and others high in III official lifo lito Vere Ielo present e Joseph J seph A ll of o I Louisiana president le o congress delivered an address the th keynote ko noto at if which was tho need of oJ In looking to t the th of tho waterways J at of lI O lih lihI 1 I am ani convinced lie declared d lal d that o should insist ln In st man manner ner both b th in tn the resolutions re of and elsewhere upon the tho prompt of ot a h river rl vel and harbor harbol bill billit it nt this tl session tel lon of ot Congress s and upon the he committal of n IL broad blo 1 liberal policy of waterway at o om m an annual harb l bill carrying call not than He recommended d tho f a commission of nine nino members to study st d waterways and suggest to l lo s a Han Illan for tOl them f In extending C sessa coi co dial welcome to the tho city ot Tl ton on Vice President Charles Ii Fait Fair Fairbanks banks banis said sala it was perfectly tf dl obvious bus that tile the Improvement of our v tiit had not kept ke abreast abr of f ih and our national pl g gI I s He said that as of f the to be derived from expenditures f or li i the purpose for fOl the tho fu fn t liro r a ro f amount ani lie he provided foi byu The rhe success of so vast alt an Jr ll I ing I Ir In his liis Judgment would U d upon the tho ls of In as to t th id cost of work and upon the arousing of t in III It plo James Bryce ce Jor in lh L UIO of mi m thc l nals arc of the great st lI p o for fOl tho carrying of Ho bo bc U y l that far r from j being Ig hostile 1 osUl to ton l are u ad vii t gc to N t l s 1 U ed the dol Ii IiI I 1 gel Ilver s st ii tha i exists n In thc o ld cx Pt tho forc ts c th ello a n 11 c plans to w SO 1 Ig Ii l h g tu h y i Fes 8 fI r tills up lb nat ro o to br turn cI t tho re for fo depart cl art artI I c it of elf the Un unequalled d lu re resources e es sources s which hl h l Others Oth ll on n the th program m today to 1 q e q i J r thc tho abor leader e d l G b nl t Oregon Q OI 13 tl r former f e mayor luny r of q f L ft pr Clark O J lla Prof A iP D Lyman o man ii n college Jl g V gt l Jj Coincident nt was tho annual con on oni i ns N tt rI ra and Harbors b J q s ilch iUS blip Si U r j jn n w |
