Show ll 11 oroa B L 14 GE r ip I 1 N im T fi 0 NS national rivers and harbors congress in S session assion washington dec 9 ono of the most notable gatherings ever assembled in the history of this country in the hi interest terest ot of waterway develop went nent was called to order today when the national rivers and harbors congress met in fifth annual convention senators representatives diplomats captains of finance governors of many states and others high in off official iclal life were present representative joseph A Rans doil of louisiana president resident resl dent of the congress delivered an address the keynote of which was the need of immediate legislation looking to the chairman of the waterways of the country 1 I am convinced he declared that we should insist in tho the strongest man ler both in the resolutions ot of our convention and elsewhere upon tha prompt passage of a large river and harbor bill at this session of congress ind and upon the committal of congress to a broad liberal policy of waterways improvements and an annual river and harbor bill earning carrying not less lees than ho he recommended the creation of mine members to study waterways and suggest to congress a plan tor for improving them in extending to the congress a cordial welcome to the city of washington alec president charles W fairbanks said it was waa perfectly obvious that the improvement of our waterways had not kept abreast of our in du needs and our national progress ho he said eald that as much of tile benefit to be derived from expenditures for the purpose would bo be for the fit future ture a reasonable share ishara of tho the amount should bo be provided for by a bond issue the success of so vast an undertaking in his judgment would depend upon the dissemination of accurate information as to the need and cost of work and upon the arousing of intelligent interest in it among tile the people james clr arco cc british ambassador in ill th tho 0 courses course afan of an address said tile tho can call his As are of the greatest importance for tho the carrying of heavy freight lie he be lieveld that tar far from being hostile to the railroads they are a positive advantage to them nature has given you concluded the ambassador 11 a larger river system than exists anywhere else in the world except in the iho tropical tio forests of south america and ancl in considering the great plans to which your attention to Is now being directed you mi will have the interest and thy of evO everyone who fools feels that tilie this superb gift of nature ought to bo be turned to tile the utmost advantage tor for tho development of the unequalled unequal led natural resources which your country possesses I 1 others on ohp til program today were judge george gool go hellyer Hll lyer yer of georgias rall rail road commission sion samuel Gom gompers pors the labor leader governor chamber lein of oregon seth low former mayor ot now york governor sanders of Loui louisiana slana represent champ dark ot of missouri and prof pro A D lyman of whiteman Col collect leq washington coincident co incident was the first annual convention of the national riv ors ore and li harbora arbors congress which held its session simultaneously in ill another hall phil philadelphia adolphia dec 8 after a most success successful fill feehs mee hS ing during which a long forward wa wa ande in tho the movement to bring all protestant do nominations together for united effort in spreading the gospel the federal council of the churches of christ in america adjourned today to meet in december 1912 at a place to be selected later the attendance hag haa been gratifying to the leaders in tho the movement every one ot of tho the thirty throe three denominations identified with the federal council having sent delegates |