Evening journal., 1903-12-19
MANY N0TABL[S
FOR TRADE BOARD
BIC BANQUET
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ton, president OF the Maritime Ex-
change. Philadelphia; Governor John
Hum, Bishop Leighton Coleman. Sec
retary Of State Caleb r. Layton former
Governor Ebe w. Tunnel. l.. Clark
Davis, editor Of the Philadelphia Led
ger; Blanchard Randall, Of Baltimore.
president of the National Board Of
Trade.
OF those who have accepted, Con-
|gressmen Lacy OF Iowa and Clayton Of
Alabama are descended from Delaware
families, and Congressman Humphries
Of Mississippi is q member OF the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors.
COMMITTEES Well Pleased.
The local committee went TO Wash
ington on Thursday evening and that
night the Wilmington party spent some
time with the Pennsylvania river and
harbor delegation al the new Willard.
Members OF the committee are grateful
to Senator l.. Heisler Ball and Con-
gresham Henry A. Houston for as
sistance rendered I'm Washington. Sem
ator Alice was absent from Washing
ton at the time. lslt through Senator
Ball he expressed his hearty accord
with the movement and his regret that
he could not accompany the delega-
tion.
After the audience with President
Roosevelt. Secretary Of the Navy
Moody and Secretary Of War Root Wa q
visited
Secretary OF War Root regretted that
he would be unable TO attend, inasmuch
as he is soon to relinQuish the port
folio and affairs are In such shape
that he could not spare the time.
Mr.. crozier on Deeper Delaware.
The Wilmington committee then at
tended the hearing before the River and
Harbor Committee TO advocate a
ihirty-hve foot channel for the Della
ware River Alfred O. Crozier was
called upon to voice the sentiments OF
Delaware toward the project and he
expressed some forceful arguments for
he improvement of the Delaware
River.
Mr.. Crozier declared that all Della
ware was IN sympathy with the good
people Of Philadelphia in advocating
The 35-foot channel. He said that the
commercial reasons for the project
We're so apparent that he would no.
refer to them.
But there are national considera-
tons" he added. "The Delaware
River is the natural place ia which "a
rendezvous our defensive fleet in case
OF war. The big battleships OF the
oregon type could not be accommo-
dated with the present channel"
Mr. Crozier spoke Of the powder
manufactures Of the state and IN,
necessity Of having a channel by which
the largest battleships could go 10 Ia,
protection Of the stock i'm case Of war
He said that one thing the Natiol
should do was TO protect its powde
supply, for without powder she Natei
would be helpless.
Mr.. Crozicr compared the growth @
Kew York with that OF Philadelphi
since 1890 and ascribed New York's ad
vance 20 its superior harbor facilities
! The congested condition in New Yor
-oday is SO great that the cost OF ship
ping goods from the West has bee
largely increased. he stated. Il j
necessary, in the interests Of West
ern commerce. 70 open up other port
to relieve this congestion. Canada, a.
said. was Offering bonuses and striv
/ ing in other ways to secure this trade
and It was time for this government tl
act promptly If it wished to retain IL
After the hearing Judge Burton
lmember Of Congress from Ohio, who d
chairman Of the River and Harbo
committee, requested a private inter
view with the members OF the com
mittee from Wilmington. He mad
what seemed to be his first inouirio
into the Delaware and Chesapeake in
Hand waterway project and he ex
pressed surprise that the inland water
way had not been actively agitateI
lbefore.