Evening journal., 1903-10-01
Feeling That the Deal
ware River Project
Should Include Our
Smaller Stream As
Well
Matter May Be Discussed
at the Meeting of the
Board of Trade This
Evenine-TaIk of New
Quarters

Quarters
An important meeting Of the Board OF
Trade win be held this evening. The pro-
posed plan to have a large wharf on the
Delaware river front where large steam
ships will stop is one Of the subjects 10
he discussed. The committee appointed TO
look into the ACCESSIBILITY of getting new
quarters will make a report. The scheme
of deepening the Delaware4 river channel
viii be brought up.
There is a strong feeling among those
Interested in the progress OF the city
along the water front and Otherwise that
before our representatives at Washing
ton 90 anything TO aid the project of
deepening the channel Of the Delaware
river. that some assurances be given them
that wilmington will be looked after.
In deepening the channel of the Della
ware river Il Is Philadelphia that will re-
ceive the chief benefit but our representa-
tives, as we'll as Othose Of New Jersey,
have been asked to lend their support IN !
having the project passed.
BY deepening the channel It would
mean that the big ships would sail past
this city without any A~ce to land. on
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Delaware materially. and st seems
to he the popular opinion that
n before our representatives give
II their support TO helping Pennsyl-
8 vania they should be assured that thel
a representatives OF that State win help
n Wilmington to have harbor and do all
in their power to have the project Of
\ Dredging and bulkheading the Christiana
r1ver from its mouth to a point above
Market street, carried out.
Opinion of Business Men.
Several persons seen by reporters for
the Evening Journal this morning ex-
pressed themselves in favor OF the reci-
Fl rr f~itv movement. A few Of them are
81 cubted:
staptain Horace Wilson said: 1T is
" risht and just that Delaware's repre-
sentatives should insist that the inn
prbrenlents be made. They should not
Ao.2e t4ss support TO improvements
nat VI 49, heneft other cities end-
"A statc3 unless we are fairly dealt with.
u they give their aid to the support
of he deepening of the channel of the
Delaware river the Pennsylvania au-
N fhorities should in turn help us to Sc
y cure the deepening of our principal
Waterway. II they refuse then It is
Ia my mind the duty of our represen-
katives TO refuse to help them in an
Improvement that viii benefit Phila-
delphia and not Wilmington"
Thomas II. Savery, president Of the
Puesy & Jones Company, said:
Il am in favor of improving and
deepening the channel. OF the Delaware
river thirty-five feet to Philadelphia
and / would ask our representatives to
vote in favor of the proposition ire
spective of any Improvements to the
Christiana. I would not want TO make
It a condition. 1t would mean addi-
iional trade for Philadelphia which
Yrould help Wilmington. Otherwise
the trade would go to Boston and
other places and we would receive
none Of it, favor all Improvements.
Let us get as much as we can. If we
cannot get the Christiana deepened
now let us be satisfied with having the
Delaware dug out. 1t is sure to bring
us trade"
David C. Reid president of the Har-
Ian & Hollingsworth plant Of the
United States Shipbuilding Company,
said:
There should be a twenty-five foot
channel in the Christiana. I think our
Representatives should have an under
standing with those from Pennsylvania
that II we assist them in getting the
channel in the Delaware River that
they give their influence and help
us get our waterway passable for large
craft. 1t would mean unlimited advan-
tages to Wilmington which it does not
now possess"
An officer Of the George W. Bush &
Sons Company said:
If our representatives assist in
passing the measure to improve Della
ware River, the Pennsylvania mem
bers Of both houses should reciprocate
aud help u.s."
Josish Marvel, when spoken to on tn,
srbjec tbs morning said he thought botl
Pennsylvania and Now Jersey should as
,lst delaware IN securing appropriation
or .he improvement Of the Christina
Mr. Marvel said he did approve os TN
I'D Style OF legislation, you scratch m.
5ack and 7 will scratch yours" but un
ler the circumstances, when Pennsyl
ransa expects tho support Of Delawar
representatives, 10 secure a thirty-fv
Toto channel IN the Delaware river tn
representatives Of that State should he'll
o secure an appropriation for the WI
r.rstc. hsrhor.
NJ. Marvel said that we know tn
needs of deepening the Delaware rive
ii,atanel and Pouasy lvci.-a also Is ldnlii'i
vi-h cur needs and should therefore worl
ogether.
Pr 1ent Lawton of the Board O.
lrao Is much enthused over th'
phances Of Wilmington getting larg'
appropriation this fall for improve
nent 10 the Christiann Harbor. II
Bays the prospects never loolSe'
brighter. He is of the opinion tha
Delaware win receive the support o
ne pennsylvania representatives Il
# securing the appropriation needed.
In the course OF a conversation o.
larbor business this morning Mr.. Law
# on said that the city government wi
kelly do everything possible 10 assis
Sennsylvania I'm getting a 35-foot chan
'el from Philadelphia 10 the break
water and that our representatives {
Washington VIII IN all probability ais
10 What they can TO get the projeC
through. He thinks such a channel /