Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1904-01-22
Also Takes Favorable
Action on the Proposed
Thirty-fve Foot Chan
mel for the Delaware
River
Josiah Marvel and w.
ID. Mullen Made a
Hard Fight Standing
With the Philadelphia
Delegation

The National Board Of Trade which, I'D
iounned yesterday after having been in
session for three days at the Hotel VIII
lard. Washington. d. c.. adopted the fol-
lowing resolution endorsing the proposed
anland canal:
Whereas, The development OF our
commercial, manufacturing and agri-
cultural resources depends largely
upon easy means Of access to our ports
by ships carrying our ocean ira fife
and coastwise trade; and
Whereas The military defense OF
Washington demands that our war
ships have two lines of access to, ithas
point: be it
Resolved, That the National Fsoard
of Trade strongly urges upon the. Con-
gress Of the United States that ct en-
act such legislation as will result in es-
tabrshing a permanent free ship. canal
from the Chesapeake bay to this Della
ware river by the route of the present
Chesapeake and Delaware canal.
Local Delegation Won cht.
This approval by the repr esentativt
body of commercial interests Of the coun.
try was only obtained after murh speech
making and urging on the par of the To-
cal delegation to the national board. The
Wilmington members present we're JOSIAH
Marvel, W. d. Mullen. A. S. Reed ant
Daniel Taylor.
Another matter endorsed by the ma
tional body which Wilmington as also mucl
interested in was tine 35-foot; channel fo
tho Delaware river. In a debate on thi
project with New York del gates leadinl
on one side and PhiladelI hia and VIII
Inington on the defensive, 1t was clearl!
demonstrated that the I)elawure rive
{ project was not a sectionsh improvement
but a national one.
Josiah Marvel and W. ID. Mullen, of tn
Wilmington Board Of Ira de. were of ma
terial assistance. The re solution for tn
thirty-fve-foot channel was original,
proposed by the Whining fton organization
and in illustrating the feasibility. Of dis
patching warships by inl Sand routes in III
event Of war Mr.. Mar vel also presente,
the Delaware and Ches apeake Canal as
continuation Of the rou te from the Leagu
Island Navy Yard TO the Norfolk Nav
Yard.
The New York dele cation was also in
formed that PhiladelI ihfa had held to tn
principle that aid should be given thos
who help themselves by expending ur
wards of StooOOOO in dredging and i'm
proving its own Waterways.
After a lengthy debate the followin
resolution was adopted:
Whereas. The natural outlet OF
large portion of. 1.-THE United States is
the Delaware riy er and its tributaries;
be it
Resolved, Ths { the National Board
OF Trade strongly urges the Congress
Of the United S hates to enact such leg
islation as wiiE result i'm securing a
thirty-hve-foot channel at mean low
water from the upper limits Of the port
Of Philadelphia to the sea.
Affixed TO tht Is resolution was a stipul.
tion that the pproval of the governmei
engineers was desired. This suggesto
added to the strength Of the recommend,
tion because the thirty-five-foot proie,
originated with Captain James C. Sai
ford. United states engineer. and has bee
endorsed by his superiors here in Wasl
tngton.
Faver Canal Construction.
Another resolution approved reques
the Senate TO take early and favorab
dClloI li 'idNlucdiiOn OF inc propose
treaty With the Republic of Panama.
that the construction Of the isthmis
canal shall be promptly undertaken"
OF immigration it was suggested III
Congress devise some other means f
the proper protection Of this country fro
undesirable immigration as may be deer
ed advisable, and to afford all possible &
formation which may tend to relieve Il
congestion complained Of"
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