Evening journal., 1907-10-04
BUILD THE WHARF
SAYS DIR. BURTON
he Pledges His Hearty Sup
port Of the Greater
Wilmington Project

ptlleNe IN the next river and har-
Dor bill there will be an appropria-
tion TO begin work on the Chesapeake
and Delaware canal" asserted Com
gressman Hiram r. Burton before the
Board Of Trade last night. "All that
Is necessary is to get together and
cooperate and work for IT," DR.. Burton
was invited 70 address the Board, and
he pledged himself a hearty advocate
Of the various projects for the inn
provement and development Of VIII
mington.
He especially is an advocate Of Will
mingtons river front improvement, Of
which he said. Il think there is an
urgent demand for a harbor on the
Delaware river front of this city. There
is nothing you can do for the city
Of Wilmington that would force Il to
the front more than having good piers,
good wharves and good roads to the
river front No mistake should be
made in building the road to the river
and establishing wharves there for
fear Of hurting some little interest
along the Christiana river. Such a
thing would help those interests and
the city. 1t is better for one to suffer
than the interests Of the whole city
should be injured
! At the conclusion Of Congressm an
Burton's address a vote of thanks was
extended 90 him on motion of John
/ G.. Gray, and he also was elected 20
honorary membership in the Board on
Mr.. Gray's motion.
Boom River Front.
Or. Burton said he is heartily IN
favor of a deep harbor and wharf on
the river front. 1t is one Of the most
imperative needs of Wilmington" he
said, "and know Of nothing that
would give the city a great push for
word. Why not have a deep harbor
and road TO the river and wharf now
even if future generations have TO pay
for il. When the road is made to the
river il ought TO be well made. No
mistake should be made There Is no
reason why those who come after us
who will get the benefit of it, should
not bear part of the expense.
Speaking of the general subject OF
river and harbor improvement DR.
Burton said he believed in the Federal
engineers ascertaining just what rivers
and canals should be dug or improv.
ed, estimating the cost of such i'm.
lprovement, and then for Congress x
AonAI JULIUS VI oil hNlA0MlI CuAuiAtI
to pay the cost Of such waterways i'm.
provement. which would have to b,
borne partly by future generations
No Railway Opposition.
Dr. Burton did not believe there /.
to be any opposition to waterway i'm.
provements by the railroads of The
country
"The railroads have been the great.
|.au he 1.aa o.
its development. and they have rights
every fair minded man is willing tS
respect" said he. But 1 don't ap.
prove of the policy of helping every.
thing else and taking a crack at tn,
railroads. At the same time the publ,
have rights that must be respected
and if some railroads don't respect
these rights of THE public they SHOULD
be made to respect them"
After referring TO the fact that he Il
the only Republican ever reelected e
Congress from Delaware, and to tn,
handicap some Democratic congress.
men had of being members Of a Re.
publican Congress, DR.. Burton contin-
Iued;
Most Of the States keep a man ir
Congress a long while. In many States
he becomes a permanent fixture.
have served you two terms. hope
may continue. but anyway, I win no
relax my endeavors for the bettermeni
of the State. Some OF you may thinl
/ am putting In a word for myself.
am not"
Captain Phillip Reybold heartily en-
dorsed all that Congressman Burtor
had said OF the benefits to be derived
from improved waterways.