Middletown transcript., 1874-02-14

crease. and the demand has again been :
made for rsnlarged capacity and facilities
for passage for merchandise. Az IN tho !,
past, 80 now, the dembnd must be- ssasis- n,
fed either ~ an enlargement n the prss4.,iss
ent canal route, or the construction II 4 4
new aud enlarged canal for the passa g. n
vessels and steamers. sp 6ssiislqs- -es
This, therefsre, is the form Of the de4i :
mand made by the commercial istercsls af ~
our. seaboard ecntrssy especially 10 sfrons4s
the city Of Baltimore With its yearly ~
ereaseiof export and import topnags, Il Il
needs more direct water route TO, ils 4.
eastern homo and foreign markets. ii G'ivsi'lI
US larger vessels and more rapid and direetlf q 4
transit for our merchandise in the city,R9
Maryland has passed ansaOt for the pop- -rs5
struction Of aacanal asross the Penipsnla =
to the Delaware Stateilines Dslawarc has va
also graptedia charter for one, under cer-ss'
tain restrictions and conditions. evcr hev'
portion Of territory to ihe Maryland stata
line. each Of these charters giving priri.ns .
lcgss widely differing in value to those ~
most interested in them. Why the grant. y
ing Of such charters, or rather the pros. 4
posed construction OF costly work sss ~
questions not easy Of solution, inasmushas
as perfect water communication now sx- q
lists between the two bays. snd only needs
the proper enlargement, At apost Of abost
$2.000.O 900. to make It Of capacity tast
pass the largest class vessels o. steamets,r1
lin = word, a ship canal. Twe routes
for ship canal hare heop proposed south 4
of the present canal, but A. the ono now. 1,
in use has cost about $4,000, ,000, sasd
81. 2.00O. 900 are necessary to be expended y
to make it Of requisite size, 1t IL presume 2
able that any other similar work, .ipcreas.
ing in length. as it necessarily must ND a.
farther down the peninsula it !. losstsd, Z
would cost at least'tbc same ($6. .0O0. .000Jsa
or more. In the next place, as The artis 70
6cial navigation increases in l-ngtb, 40 !
will the time for the passage Of ynssels os &,
steamers through it be Impressed; aud
though the natural water communication n
adjoining thereto be shortened in cores, y
ponding degree. still the tune is in fayopxsa
of the shortest Artificial cut. the aga115s i
time for passing thrapgh tha Ebsiug "
from three to four niles e11dOdf. the dIs,e p
tance fourteen miles, and tho time bj 7
steamer on tho bays or river being sbops{ !.
ten 10 twelve miles per hour.sa 60 .aa15g,gi3
From Baltimore to Cape May .ssis Chss- re-
apeaks and Delaware Canal. the distsncsaA
is 100, miles. IA Of which is artificial su! 4 4
ting / via the proposed route Of Sassafrss y
river to, Appoquinimink creek. 10, npilsl 4.
south Of Delaware City, the distance is IL -
miles. with 20 miles Of artificial cutting I
and with very shoal water on the psls.
ware side for q long distance out from r.
shore. Where time il gained in tha lDr,
miles shorter distance of natural pavigass :
ton, it is lost in the six miles Of increased T.
artificial canal. In fact, there is nothing Z
gained but muck to be lostT--millieps .of,ss
capital Will any one invest in such NJ
project. with rival parallel to and onlya'
. few miles from it2 Should the prssonE =
canal be enlarged to . ship canal. wilk.a
locks of 800 to 400 feet ip length. aud a'te..
average depth Of water to pass the largest Il.
stsamers and vessels, the millious Of taAs
of merchandise now yearly seeking ihs
Eastern markets, BY way Of the Chss.r !.
paake Bay and Cape Charles. from Balu- n
more, would then pass almost Directly
eastward the 120 miles across the. States =
Of Maryland and Delaware to ; market a.,
a saving of three hundred miles. So like. a.
wise south from Philadelphia to BaltimwG, ,
and points on tho Chesapeake Ray. The
revenue to be derived from such tonnage
Say at 6va mills per ton pei, wiley=r +
would secure the iuteress on any Asaessssss %
expenditure required for the enlargcmouts-o ~
One improvement naturally hegetF apssb. 4
err. The collier system for the Camber-fs !.
land coal would follow, bearing to- Nsst-
ern ports the immense production ofthoses,
mines. part Of which now socks market
through the present canals in steam -tpRed
barges. Golfers Of 1890 tons capacity,
would multiply. until from q yearly tom
mage of 600, ,O00.tons the increase xasldgi
be to millions, and at such rates Of toll
charges as to exclude the expenditure Of
the pilieps Of capital in the construction
Of ship canal south OF. the one now exist.
ing, II. d .s PRo Beso .PuaLAco.
10 Peoria, q lady teacher in one Of The
public schools was amazed the other dsysu