The sun., 1891-05-17

NJ Thomas Martindale. one OF the charter
r.mbers Of tho League and tho head Of
vholss.le grocery, has uniolded the canal
.chsm, On map OF New Jersey he pointed
ant the threecour now under consideration.
m. frst was the Toms River course. 30
csllsd. II begins at the mouth OF the Rancocas
Rvsr balow Beverly. and ten miles above
phiIadelphia- From the bed OF the Rancocss
/, can be carried to that Of Cedar Creek. which
h,s its outlet six miles below Toms River.
Cedar Crock empties into Barnegat Ba.. and
vessels can reach the ocean at BarnsRat Inlet.
tan miles below tho mouth OF tho creek. The
length Of this course from the Delaware to
Barnsest Bay is about forty-six miles. It
v,s surveyed by engineers thirty eight years
sgo, In the days when similar waterways were
projsctsa In I'LL tho other States on account Of
tho success Of the Erie Canal. The second
s sSSns cy & bfs9sns eov. .1ss ss ten %ss o
Ss IeiOn III, or to near Atco In Camden coun-
H. from there to tho Delaware at Camden Is
Elk a sSsfs . apon s' mss s.rHsh ss ns va: Va:
psst T6e third course S z By, ,by a5sat Egg Hal-
81 1isso III Ssss IN Camden 9 pS county cut q
u. Greek yhich tows into the Delaware
nssta q Camden The Length OF this course;
jofty.ilne and half miles
Whichsvsr Of these courses is chosen. the
%s % sss II dsDb TSs sass zSo s. s
Csiedealsn shin Canal in Scotland Is I2o feet
4 .s sssn sss Il Lfss iss E rs dsD sna Tns Tsspa
lsIt % tho Suez in size. although Ieet deeper:
& sS FL; te o% .S S m Sssss s
oceeHyessels 10 p&G6 without touching. The
south-JeEsey! !Csnsa. Will also be nearest like
srSs % S oefs the casdoniaa
South Jersey. Canal. whichever course IL
IRON s5. DsaTsss @ 10 the coast. 6nlytxo locks
vii b needle ]. One at each end. to Keep the
xatsf ip. The canal at 10y, tides and
DEEPEN pRs Ra.n
tiytlyshort pttin9.. There Is no rock strata
II. Ifos Eeorge II. Cook. shows that there is
p9.rsR ,oSk Ig ,ss State south q pr!ncston.
@ nd ses s.p efE shs af.dRins Rn max %a
snns would hs prPPcipal one required IN
JomsRiyer course be chosen. one great ex.
=. =. ehsansl IN Baraegal Bay., Great Eag Har:
2 brsakwatsr built: outside B,1gantine Inlet
~ tbe secondronrse Is all right as It Is. hav-
ias. Y ss,,i ~ ieet Or water over the bar.
q ship railway from Somers Point. In At
n. ,antic county 10 tlamden., II a railway should
ssys Ssd and e than canal
come. Ine sssihg2i ss time and distance will, Of
:hSutse, .hs ne the hrefand principal advantage OF
.aSod 10 by Inc first ,,,, course lhe distance
iIsal Sy the sh runway iNmiIes: Steam Vessels
len ho"rs MSw ~" nr direct ir,n Europe will save
~ I'uurs hhu saliirg vessels all the way from
NV monIys .nI 10 two ,,serxE Tho cost Of IilotAgs
"a ing fnq a"wn a ,he Dylaw.rs which ranges from
viii al a,so s,yo s ysrer sssed to Sis3 Tor vessels
somerlled tn seek the bhcitSri OF tDeinwRre
S%seahSsier ~ sn,s whrfe hundreds have been wreck
and ss.n .nS Wiz, H. maTe 1ea haven during storms.
sisIiy u,.,I|y. dec ease. Tie canal viii also make
..,"s n.s ,hs p olectors think. the construction
AIsn 4 Tho ssna vii f save ave
i.oo.mosasy IN the Carrying OF coal and other
cossivi's coii"an1a MA, nrpducls 10 New York and all
G%v Jersey and F.nnsyiI ania. The National
IL GSrsnent Sis at, VIII also he asked to contribute
On hS T subscribe to the
sSsk ss,di! |, psid If the canal viii bseSms % free
H. HS'e e,s:3a, ,ssz:ssrway, That tho canal win more
fhs hsGssnSSsr' nSnSsr q rye N.ssss aHs
iorss.Mt MtrfeG the port Of Philadelphia from
imsu ports In 1885 was 1900: those arriving
giss.fi1siwise is.i1a n9ia!s numbered 3.74G. There
ips,. possibility that tho canal will orig
phM NV commerce. to and lron fhiladei-
Lonv ~ aathuiacturing .tOwns may spring up
Ommns ~ hhnRs. But. regal d'oss Or possible
sc@msrsse' th9 projectors believe that existing
ssMiiHistce ssiii y VIII more than paw for the canal
E III GsyaSilee ailee p1bho, waterway. maintained
AZ ~ lphsnielphia merchants are compelled
lssn stss%aSsItIhlng ior their commerce. It has
humk keaally on the decline ainco 1880. The
issUlosr issloo o. coastwise vessels which arrived In
I'M as sss fss,ance: was 8l25, the number In
,Ssa from foreign ports in issi, WAS i'7is, In
ion %.!y %ny 800. The greatest loss 10 exporta-
.Ipseis M pee, been N grain and oil The League
SSo Iiyso congress. This New York business men
M Nv W. - u ths northern ,purt of New Jersey
JSw,' 'Ogs ~ In The way o. tho canal, but routh
VII dr.S!A AGlaly With lhilaIelpAia- The canal
oync Mills Ills swamp hands. There will be little
rir a. ssi,rnIe with properiy owners as TO the
slaSs., way because the canal will follow the
ipsr h IT,.