Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-28

BALTIMORE, Mn, June 25.-The meet
Ing. tonight, Of citizens Of the city and
State and representatives Of commercial
and professional societies in behalf of
the great project Of connecting the
Chesapeake md Delaware bays nv q
ship canal, was an enthusiastic affair.
Harris Academy Of Music was crowded
with an audience whose fervency was
commensurate with the magnitude of
the undertaking. The meeting was
under the auspices of the City Council,
and Mayor Latropc presided.
General Felix Agnus, very enthu-
siastic supporter of the canal project,
offered the following resolutions:
Resoi,ed That the chairman OF this
meeting be authorized to appoint per-
manent committee consisting of q mein.
hers exclusive of the governor Of Mary
land and the mayor of Baltimore and the
presidents of the first and second branches
of the City Council.
Resolved, That this committee shall be
known as the Maryland e. Delaware
Ship Canal Committee. and that il shall
take in hand the prompt and energetic
promotion of the project such as selecting
the route and devising ways and means
whether national, State city, or private
enterprise; that this committee bestrongly
the work as soon and as eSpeditiously as
possible.
After the reading of the resolution
General Angus said that $20,O00,00O
were needed. "Many want the canal
built by Congress-" he said; "others
wish to see private corporation do the
work, which would result, in toll
canal. owned and controlled by the
city and State. Naturally, il would be
built by Baltimore and Maryland, with
the direct help of the great West and
Southwest Don't talk to me Of being
afraid of twenty millions Of debt, when
the results would mean hundreds OF
millions to the tax basis of the State
Baltimore is 100 miles nearer the
West and Southwest than Philadelphia
or New York. II Is the most accessible
seaport for all the trade of 10 States. 1t
has the railroad facilities. But unfor-
tunately it is in a cul de sac. The de-
tour Of more than 200 miles down the
noblest bay in America cheats it OF
almost "a hours of time, and, in these
days Of large steam craft, time is the
all-important factor. A spadeful OF
earth is between US and our greater
prosperity"
When General Agnus concluded his
address the resolutions were unani-
mously adopted. Senator German,
James Alfred Pearce, representing the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland, and Colonel
Buchanan Schley, the western counties,
also delivered inspiring addresses.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Villa m
NJ. Marine, was adopted favoring the
appropriation Of sum not exceeding
$4,000 by the Baltimore City Council TO
defray the expenses of the permanent
committee. The money is TO BE con-
trolled and accounted for by the mayor
and city comptroller.
Colonel William p. Craighill wrote
from Pittsburg that no one appreciated
more than himself the importance of
the canal, and at a meeting Of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
he had. in an address, brought the me-
cessity for the proposed canal before the
society.
THE PRESENT CANAL.
Mr.. Fred. Shriyer of the Ericsson line.
wrote: at takes our steamers to 20 to
New York by the outside route As to 50
hours, while through the present canal
down the Delaware bay aud up the
coast to New York il takes but 90 hours
You will readily see what saving can
be accomplished with a larger and
eeeper canal"
ORGANIZE TIoNs REPRESENTED.
Among the organizations represented
were the Corn and Flour Exchange
Merchants and Manufacturers Assncia,
ton, East Baltimore Business Men'i
Association, South Baltimore Bushes.
Mems Association, Southwest Baltimor,
Business Mems Association. Northeas
Baltimore Improvement Association
the Old Town Merchants and Manufac
turers' Association, Fruit, Produce anC
Oyster Packers Exchange, Federation
of Labor, Knights of Labor and Journal
lists Club. Dorchester, Queen Anne
and other counties of the State wert
also represented.
A Lively Row in BayardviIle.
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