Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-04

and talk the same way. The people,
however have no one to champion their
interests on those occasions with the
same enthusiasm as the interests of the
corporation are championed.
He said the Harbor Board. who rep
resent the people, should look ahead
he said that with the increasing coal
business of the Norfolk and Western
there will be an increasing number OF
vessels that Will need anchorage room
ut that point.
The board should get expert opinion
as to the matter before granting the re-
quest, and that IL it decides 10 let the
pier be built, even to the Port War
den line. guarantee should be required
by which the Norfolk and Western will
cut its pier back IL it is ever decided TO
be necessary for the good of the harbor.
He said that every privilege to n cor
poration should be accompanied by an
indemnitying bond. The harbor is
boosted of as the greatest. but IL is not
as wide as New York harbor. The har-
Dor should not be contracted. 1t may
be true that the Norfolk and Western
has occupied the plat at Lambert's
Point but it is easier for the road to
get back on land than 1t would be to
get the Norfolk and Western out of the
harbor.
The ships now are 600 and 200 fee,
long; they will be 1000 feet long in the
future. But the harbor is being con-
tracted The former board said the
pier was one-Quarter of n mile too far
out.
Ships have doubled in length: the
harbor should be widened rs 1t goes out
to funnel snaps. Many citizens
sroaned in the spirit when the pier was
put there. The Norfolk and Western
propose to slice off the harbor as ii is
needed. The Norfolk and Western can
get the facilities needed elsewhere.
The corporations come asking all sorts
of privileges. Before granting them
the Harbor Commissioners should get
information from New York and Phi,a-
delphia. Phiiadclphia-rescu her her
bQr at immense cost. The Norfolk and
Western ought to increase its business:
they must have dock room: the con
gestion Will be greater then because
there Will be mere vessels. Vessels
should have Il basin so that they can
anchor so as not to pay the charges of
docking.
The remarks of Mr.. Churchill on the
depth OF water are not important
When the interests of the harbor re-
duire that there shall be more water.
we will get it. Norfolk and Western
will have new elevator.
If the Norfolk and Western be al
lowed to build let it be coupled with
Il condition that they remove the pier
when the interests of the harbor de
mand II.
Mr. Churchill contended against
statements as to the depth OF water
and the width of the channel 1t is
not the business of the Norfolk and
Western to dredge the harbor. The
Government should drcdEc for anchor
age. The Norfolk and Western dredges
for anchorage for Its own vessels.
Two piers will cost twice as much MS
one pier In first cost and twice as much
TO operate them.
The road has nothing to do with the
Improvement of the harbor. The Gov
no responsibility for the dangers or the
resulting damages from the piers in
the river. The injured must look to the
United States Government for those
things. If room for anchorage were
needed the opposite side could be
dredged.
If another elevator IS built 1t will
be built at Lambert's Point.
Stopping here With comments. Mr..
Churchill stated the modified requests
or proposition thus:
1.-The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company will apply first for the right
to construct the pier out to the present
Port Wardens line.
Second. for the Board OF Tarbor
Commissioners to grant. rs far as they
have the power. the right to extend
this pier to point 60 feet inside of
the end of the wooden coal pier; and
to use their good offices to secure for
NAL authority from the United States
Government to so extend proposed pier
to the above described point"
Adjoined to Wednesday. II O'Clock.