The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-18
MAKE T light FOR
inland | | |. D ROUTE.
Congress to be Asked for Deep
III Waterway From Norfolk
to Beaufort.
ALoRIcH is INTERESTED INT & :. 1 /
Chairman Of Committee, How
ever, Cannot Give His
Support to Bill.
RICH is INTERESTED
Chairman of Committee, How

(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c.. November IT,
An effort will be made at the coming
session Of Congress to secure Q big ap-
propriation forsthe construction Of an IN
land water route for vessels Of sixteen
foot draft from Norfolk to Beaufort, n.
C. POWERFUL Influences will be behind
the bin. the lack OF which has been felt
in the past, and whether these Will sue
coed in securing It's passage. 1t is we'll.
assured that there Will . be much more
likelihood Of the appropriation for the
great project being made than ever be-
x fore.
1t is believed that Senator Nelson B..
Aldrich.E off Rhode Island, the leader on
the Republican, side, t8il advocate .4o
passage Of The measure He is one OF a
group Of capitalists. chiefly from Rhode
Island, who have acquired the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railway by lease, and
it is believed that almost tho sole object
. of his recent visit to North Carolina,
which was attended with more or less
secrecy. was for the purpose Of looking
into the situation In North Carolina with
reference to the possibility Of lmprov-5
ing The transportation facilities OF the
section through which his road runs
The eastern terminus Of the Atlantic
and North Carolina is at Morehend City,
but lew miles from Beaufort the pro-
posed terminus OF the inland water route.
1t must have struck Senator A.dr!ch and
those with him at once that II the pro-
jected route Mere completed through from
Norfolk. by means OF which freight to
and from the South could be transported
In safety via Norfolk. and the inland
waterway, thus avoiding the dangers of
Diamond Shoals and Cape Hatterus. the
Ibane of coastwise navigators in the wa
tiers off the southern section Of the United
States, the, traffic Of the road would tie
immensely Increased.
rich was actuated by any personal or
selfish motives, or that such VIII move
him in the advocacy Of the bill making
an appropriation for the completion Of
the work needed to complete the inland
route. The immense benefits to nuvi-
cation resulting for the opening OF such
a waterway are SO plain that they have
never been denied and they probably APP
pcaled to the senator with peculiar force
when he got on the ground and saw ior
himself. It Is fact that the ATLANTIC
and North Carolina at present has to de-
liver to the Southern and the tlantic i
Coast Line all the freight 1t receives
the North. l II the inland way were COM
plcled, lit could transport this TO More 4
head and take Il to its final destination
in its own vessels. or attract shippers
by reason ofithe cheap water rates which
could be offered them.
Representative Small will introduce the !,
bill making the appropriation for the
completion OF the work. He VIII have
the backing OF the delegation from his
own State. and from the Virginia sena,
tors and representatives, II. as is most
likely, the active support Of Senator AID
rich is obtained, there will be a chance +
for the measure. The trouble Is that Rep /
Burton. the chairman OF the
Committee on Rivers and Hnrbors, VIII
not endorse the bill. He docs not deny
that me completion Of the canal would
be Of the greatest benefit to navigation.
but no has promised SO many members
to aid in their projects that he cannot
TO do anything for the Nor
roll Beaufort matter, lie dominates the
completely, In short. what
he says goes" Therefore, his opposition
very greatly reduces the chances OF the
AIS passage.