Evening journal., 1896-03-06
MANY NEW MEMBERS ELECTED.
NIeht-rhe Washington Committees
Report Very Satisfactory.

Busy Meeting OF the Board OF Trade Last
NIeht-rhe Washington Committeol
Report Very Satisfactory.
The regular Board of Trade meeting
last night, though brief was very busy
As usual, the greater part OF the session
was devoted to pushing the plans foi
improved water frontage, to secure which
the board has been using It's best en-
deavors.
The lengthy report of Willard Thomp
son. chairman OF the committee on river
and harbor, was read by the secretary
and It's statements were greatly
appreciated. The report related the
incidents OF the trip to Washington.
by the committee for the purpose OF
laying before the River and Harbor Ap
propriatlon. Committee WilmiDgton's
need Tor improvements to the Caristiana
The committee WAS accompanied by
Congressman Willis and Senator Gray
and ex-Congressmsn Csusey. 1t pre-
sented to the committee the necessity
for having the ChrlstianR dredged from
the pulp works to its month to uni
form depth oftwsnty one feet To do this
the committee asked an appropriation
Of 800, 900 each year for five years.
Both the local committee and the presi
dent Of the board commended Senator
Gray for his efforts to present the facts
favorably before the committee and they
came away with the impression that
probably one.half the amount asked will
be allowed
President Lswton stated that the
only amount svsllsble now for work on
the Christians is $1,000 with which the
present work Is sbeing done. He said
Senator Gray had been careful to lay
before the Congressional COMMITTEES the
fact that there Is only about three miles
OF dredging to be done, and along the
stream in this distance, over $14 000. 900
Is actually invested.
Mr. Lawton also said that experts had
told him that II the Christiana were
dredged out the BrRndyWine would scour
itself out. He was of the opinion that
Congress would grant one-hRlf OF the
amount asked for and that the Christi
ana would be dug out this year, at least
to the Harlan and Hollingsworth Com
psny
The board rendered a vote Of thanks
to the committee for its work and report,
the trip to Washington having been
made by its members at their own ex-
pense.
By the motion Of Mr. Taylor the sec
retary was requested to notify Dslawsre's
representative and senator that the
board wished them to support the bill
reducing letter postage to cent.
A communication from the Delaware
Peace Society desiring the board to put
itself on record as fsvoring OF opposing
war, and arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain. WAS ordered
filed
Fifteen new members proposed by the
membership committee were unanimously
elected. They are as follows: Joseph L
Carpenter, Jr., Patrick Neary, Smith
Cooper. J. e. Rhosds and son. Josiah
MArvll, Tadman & Hickman, Connolly
Bros, Enterprise Manufacturing Com
pAny. John P. Donohue, presidents Pen
insula Lumber Company, n. s Hills.
Victor r. Pyle, James o. Dillon, Capelle
Hardware Company. w. P. sstterth waite,
Frank s Durs.
The chairman stated that any manu-
featuring enterprise which chose to settle
south Of The Brandy wine and north Of
the Christians. toward the river, might
have all the land wanted simply by
settling on It. BE also stated that there
is no more uater there at high tide than
on Cherry Island shoals in the Delaware.