The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-25
Mr.. SMALL URGES
I..LbND ROUTE
Has Been Working for Eight
Years for Passage Between
Norfolk and Beaufort.
THE PLAN MUST BE ADOPTED
Able Brief Filed by Mr.. Small
With Committee on Rivers
and Harbors.
:, tFT9m our Regular correlpOndent)

~ From Our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. January "a
Representative J. h. Small. OF North
aroma Is stu struggling TO have the
government undertake tho construction
OF the inland waterway from Norfolk 70
beaufort Inlet n. G.. During a great por-
ton OF Mt SmRlrs eight years IN Con
k'ess' the far greater portion. in fact. he
mas cherished his scheme designed 70
oo'ia'e In very great measure the dan
Serious navigation and while ne has not
met with success every year adds en-
couraSement. II il but a question OF time
uhth tho national government VIII un-
oertake the execution Of this project That
nuch Is a settled fact. Below Is printed
nriet filed by Mr.. Small with tho Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors this year
It was prepared at tho request OF sew
erai members OF the committee and rep
resentatives who have taken an active
interest In the subject. The brief is as
follows:
The present project IS for waterway
or the depth OF twelve foot. extending
from Norfolk. Va. to Beaufort Inlet via
Elizabeth River. the Almebarle and
chesapeake Canal Route. Albemarle
sound. Croatsn Sound. Pamllco Sound
Neuse River Adams creek. Core Creek
ana Newport River 70 Beaufort Inlet
Inc total distance via this route
between the two terminals Is e05
miles. The survey OF THIS project was
"uenorized In the River and Harbor Act
o. March j. 1898. which authorized the
,''a OF special board Of three engi-
10 seiect the route. make the neces-
sarS surveys. estimate tho cost. and mako
their recommendations
Iheir report. together with the report
~ inc Board OF Engineers OF Rivers and
4laipOrs' and the recommendation OF the
1.lieI eHslheeTs was forwarded 10 Con
- eSS on december s. i@6. and is contained
Conrr go e aoSuinent 80. ~. Fffty-ninth
ference is made
Tho ongioeo-. i...ts. .t
three divisions
F.rst D.vs.o, N.reor- AMI A,Ao---,.
Sound.
Length Of this division e SIN miles.
Estimatea cost -, .....-..1 ~ ~. ,l'''sS'
S9z 20
u.is must he added the purchase
80 OF the AlAemari~ and Chesapeake
ana me value oi which to the United
ar" ' Ne engineers TO
IL ''o - eN '..7 >'"'"
'ie event tNlS canal cannot be pur-
,.,.... 1t r"'-s
',''''i4iio'l"td lNai what IS known the
,,,.,o- T'r
inference In cost Isl not very great: but
commend the A....-,,.-,o 49,, .-,.....,.
Canal route. under the umit ~ l,s@
named.
second Division Alhemarlo SCUM. 20
Pamlico Sound via Croaton SOUND ro,ite.
Length oe thus .li,--e,or &C. 80 49,,
estimated cost o. twelve foot 5e-,n e,s,
s9n
Third Division. Parlioo so,,,., o., r,.,..
fort Inlef via Adams or3 Cor, ,--..f-
route.
Tenrfr or frte ,i,,fst,, 20 .-r,- .
mated COST ~ .,~ol,.o zoo. ,,..t 80,
maintenance.
As to maintenance. the engineers re-
commend fh. 'lhemarle and rNa4n~oako
way should be done by the United States
rather than by contract To this cnd
they estimate as the original cost ~ the
pant Tor inns purpose. S%oPH. annual
cost OF operation. So COO
PecaD;+rIa+;o,
IT.. - r >,''-
'i 'i'i "''1 f'caIlil-
IT..
""' '''' '"'nl'cst ledsloie route IS the
one 'l'-', "'' -e-
,''''u - we've 4oo'' and ine os-
u,-''tu 'oSt $50 20
49,. -' '-.o'.'I % .1uaea inc COST 81 'he
"i''' '' t'h"f"'-'"'-" ''" n~orar
exceeding c5i S5s Soo 90 ""''" IS estimated not
Eo~r,,a- C,,,,,a,,-
VI illSI oulNeNS-
-. we '.'S' survey OF me inland waterway
n't"FeN thr TWO termin' named vas
Az a. 'l"rl]ed IN the River ana iiarhor Act
.,.. WHO" was ior cepth or
Ni''" +''-
~. '-"e'"'o'S We're detailed
80 "'''9in@'
- '''feht .'''' aNin cong. 2nd
s''~l" "''rd or Engineers
..'' i'''it N''i-'.''i 2 FF'lt"
I've c'''InfrolAl hen0ht 10
,.... ned me "Nr"1d' ture. ana
l'' cost ~ NI'H'@'
rY,,t..- 'lerrs TOT 'HVers AMI
s-,,-.....i ,lE ,"' Tel'"rt or the
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benefit ~ tNc v-aferv-o, IN ti,e .,oos+~-,s.
trade between Norfolk ana t,o -,n+s, a.,
suggested tr7t a vateru,a,. ter az ,,.ol,...
foot in d.rth was s,ifarIcr+