The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-20
More Than Five Hundred
Attend Convention to
Urge Inside Route.
[ FROM CAPE COD
TO OBEAUFORT N. C.
Senator Ncwlands, Of Nationa,
Waterways Commission, Pre-
sides, and 1ndorses Move
lncnt, While Business
Bodies Make Pleas
for Federal Aid.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, November 10.
Tho Atlantic Deep Waterways Con-
ference. having for It's object the I'M
Trovelnent OF inland waterways along
the Atlantic coast and more particular
ly from tho Carolinas to Boston. be-
gan ut the Belleyue-Stratford Hotel
Glere to-day. The interest In the ques-
tlon OF improved inland waterways was
amply shown by the large attendance
of representatives from nearly all the
Atlantic States from Maine to Florida,
an attendance that far exceeds the cx-
rcctatlons OF the promoters of the con-
ference. 8e
The delegates numbered more than
500. and were appointed either by the
Governors OF their respective States or
by commercial bodies Among those
I present were United States Senator
Francis g. Newlands, OF Nevada, who
is vIce-president OF the United states
Inland Waterways Commissions: Sem
(. ator DUPONT. OF DeIaware: Judge
George Gray. OF the United States Cir
cult Court and congressman from the
various States interested.
"a 1t Is the intention of the projectors
to run tho waterway from Barnstable
Bay on the north side OF Cape Cod
to Beaufort Inlet, n. c. This would
require the cutting of canal through
Capc God from Barnstable Bay to Buz-
Yards Bay on the south. reducing the
water. distance from Boston to New
York about seventy-Gve miles. Tile
course of the route would then run
through Long Island Sound and down
to the Raritan Canal at Perth Amboy,
n. j.
The route then would be through the
canal, down the Delaware River past
Philadelphia and Through the Chesa :
peake and Delaware Canal. down
Chesapeake Bay to Norfolk. along tie
Elizabeth River and through n cut
across Virginia to Currituck Sound
The route then would lie through Co
= 4sHjock Rays~a cut. through North Car
oiina into A,bemarle Sound then
through Croatau Sound into Pamlico
+ Sound. into Neuse River BY deepen
ing and widening Adams Creek and
Core Creek. the route would end In
Beaufort Inlet and the ocean.
Favor. Federal Control.
Each state delegation spoke for its
particular section. and all approved
the general scheme OF the coast water
way. The principal speaker was Sem
ator Newlan1s. who gave genera! out
line OF the work of the waterways
commission and promised that the wa
terways along the Atlantic coast
would be given early attention by that
body. In the course of the proceedings
Senator Newlands announced that he
was opposed to private ownership OF
canals that form a part of any inland
waterway system. All inland water
systems he said, should be controlled
by the Federal government. He was
,iot opposed. he said. to private capital
building canals, but the government
should be IN a position TO take them
over at fair compensation in case the
government wants them.
congressman Fl. FL. Bingham. OF this
city. presided at the morning session.
at which addresses were made by Sem
ator Newlands. Charles Heber Clark
of Philadelphin. William Barclay Par.
sons. OF New York; L. E. Chamberlain,
OF Brockton, Mass. president of the
Massachusetts State Board of Trade;
Congressman j.. A. Goulden, OF New
York, and William B.. Jones, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce Of Albany
N. Y.
Many Speakers Advocate 1t.
Congressman j. Van vechten, Ut New
York, presided at the afternoon session
and among the speakers were Congress.
man G. e. Waldo, OF New York; Col
-. r., 4S1oodyear, y OF BrunSwick, CO..
Professor Lewis NJ. tHaupt. of Ptiladel.
phfa; Congressman Joel Cook, of Phil
hdelphia: Colonel Alex. K. Mcclure OF
Philadelphia: General S. NJ Mansfield
OF the board of harbor and land com.
mtssioners. Massachusetts; Colonel p
a. Stoyall. Savannah, Ga, and A. %
Crozier. Wilmington. Del
The general trend OF the addresses
At the afternoon session, was the grea,
need OF the development OF the water
ways. not only along the Atlantic
coast. but throughout the country.
None of the speakers antagonized the
railroads, but those who touched upoN
! the railroads position said that the
volume of freight traffic in the countr,
was great enough to give the railronds
a profitable Income utter tho water.
3 ways received their share Of the traf.
nc. 4 81 y, is rs i VS.
Before adjournment for the day sew
eral committees We're appointed. among
them being one which will draft a se1
Of resolutions asking Congress to make
I surveys and otherwise give impetus tc
the movement.
The following telegram was sent tt
4 the President by the convention:
Atlantic Deep Waterways Confer.
n ence, assembled in Philadelphia an.
preciates your interest In the Improve.
4 ment question Of waterway transpor,
tetlon aud sends hearty greetings"
WILL NOT SIT WITH NEGRO