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WATERWAY CONVENTION ON
WOODRUFF FROM HERE
Seventeen States Represented
in Project for Important
Coast Route.

Philadelphia, Nov. 49, = Delegates
from seventeen states met in conven-
ton here today to further the project
for an inland waterway along the TAT
lantic coast from Massachusetts to
North Carolina. Much Of the route of
the waterway already exists and it is
proposed that the channels of the
canals, rivers, bays, etc., that are to
be part of the great watercourse be
deepened and wi9ened so as to per-
NIT the passage of the largest war
ships
1t is the idea of the projectors to
run the waterway from Barhstabla bay
ON the north side Of Cape Cod to Beau
fort Inlet, N. c. This would require
the cutting Of canal through Cape
Cod from Barnstable bay to Buzzard's
bay on the south, reducing the water
distance from Boston to New York
about IS miles. The course of the
route would then run through Long
Island sound and down to the Raritan
canal at New Brunswick, ~ j. The
route then would be through the Rari-
tan canal, down the Delaware river,
past Philadelphia, and through the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal; down
Chesapeake bay TO Norfolk; along the
Elizabeth river and through cut across
Virginia to Currituck sound. The route
then would lie through Coanjock bay
with a cut through into Albemar!a
sound, then through Croaton sound
into Pamlico sound, and into Neuse
river. BY deepening and widening
Adams creek the route would end in
Beaufort Inlet and the ocean.
1t Is believed that this route would
save many millions Of dollars in
freights to the business interests Of the
north and south besides cutting down
the water distance of coastwise steam
ships.
The states represented in the con-
vontion, by delegates appointed either
by the governors of the states or by
commercial bodies, are Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
| gla and Florida.
The convention Is being held at the
Bellevue tratford hotel and was called
at the instance of the Philadelphia
business interests. Among those in at
tendance are United States Senator
Newlands Of Nevada, vice president
of the United States Inland Waterways
commission, and the governors and
| congressman Of several Of the states in.
| terested.
Representative Bingham of Philadel-
| phia presided at the morning session
After a speech OF welcome by Mayor
| Reyburn and the disposal of routine
matter incident to the opening Of the
convention the report of the commit.
tee appointedto interest the President OF
the United States m the matter of the
improvement OF eastern inland water
ways was read. The report said the
| President indicated his purpose to treat
the subject broadly In his coming mes
sage to congress. The following tele-
gram was sent to the President by the
convention:
''Atlantic deep waterways conven-
ton, assembled in Philadelphia, ap.
preciates your interest In the important
question Of waterway transportation
and sends hearty greetings
Among the etters of regret read was
one from Representative Burton, chair
man Of the Rivers and Harbors com.
mittee of the House of Representatives
saying that while 1t is his desire not te
continue as chairman of the commit.
tee, he will still take deep interest ir
all matters pertaining to navigation
and will gladly assist the project under
consideration.
! Governor Rollin s. Woodruff left this
city last evening to attend the Inland
waterways convention. which is to be
held in Philadelphia this week.