The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-11-22
|ATEREsT|N NPROJECI GREAT
Representatives From Nearly EV-
eY Atlantic State Present
Zach State Delegation Speaks Ter its
Own Particular Secdon-AH Ap-
prove General Scheme Of Csase Wa
terway-Great Development Of wa
terways Throughout Country Dis
cussed-Committees Appointed.


cussed-Committee Appointed.
pbiIadelnhia Pa. November 10
The Atlantic Deep Waterways confer
ance, having for its object the improve
ment of inland waterways along the
Atlantic coast, and more particularly
from the Carolinas to Boston, began
A. the Bellevue-StraffCrd hotel here
today.
The interest in the question Of I'M
nroved inland waterways was amply
shown by the large attendance OF rep
resentatives from nearly every Atlanuc
state from Maine to Florida, an at
tendance that far exceeds the eXpecta~
tons of the promoters of the confer
ence. The delegates numbered more
than five hundred and were appointed
by the governors Of their respective
states and commercial bodies. Among
those present were United States Sen
ator Newlands, of Nevada, who is vice
president Of the United States Water
ways commission, Senator Dupont, CT
Delaware, Judge George Gray OF the
United States circuit court, and con-
eressmen from the various states in
terested It is the idea of the pro
iectors to run the waterway from
Earnstable bay, on the north side Of
Cape Cod, to Beaufort Inlet, North
Carolina This would require the cut
ting of a canal through Cape Cod from
Barnstablc 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 dOWa
to the Raritan canal at Perth AmbOy,
N. J. The route then would be through
past Philadelphia and through the
Chesapeake and Deleware canaf down
Chesapeake bay to Norfolk, along the
Elizabeth river, and through a cut
across Virginia to Currituck sounG.
The route then, would lay through
Coangock bay, cut through North
Carolina into Albemarle sound, then
through Croatan sound into Pamlico
sound, into Neuse river.
By deepening and widening Adams
creek and core creek, the route would
eEd in Beaufort inlet and the ocean.
Each state delegation spoke for its
particular section and all approved the
general scheme Of the coast waterway.
The principal speaker was Senator
Newlands, who gave a general out
line Of the work of the waterways
commission and promised that the
waterways along the Atlantic coast
Wpuld be given early attention by
that body. In the course of the pro-
ceedings, Senator Newlands announced
that he was opposed TO private cWner-
ship of canals that form a part OF
any inland water system. All inland
water systems, he said, should be con-
trolled by the federal government
He was not opposed, he said, to pri-
vate capital building canals, but the
should be in a position to
take the mover at fair cOmpenSa-
ton in case the government wants
them.
Congressman H. H. Bingham, of this
city, presided at the morning session
at which addresses were made by
Senator NeWlands, Charles II. Clark.
D Philadelphia; William Barclay, Par
sons Of New York; L. z. Chamber
ain OF Brocton. Mass, president of the
board of trade; Con-
sressman Goulden, of New York, and
William 3. Jones, secretary of the
chamber OF commerce of Albany, n.
z. t@ '.-e~
Congressman J. Van Vrehten Olcott
II New York, presided at the afternoon
session and among the speakers were
congressman G. E Waldo, of New
York: Colonel c. p. Goodyear, of
brunswick, Ga; Professor Lewis NJ.
Haupt, of Philadelphia; Congressman
|oel Cook, of Philadelphia; Colonel
Alex K. Mcclure, Of Philadelphia:
General S. III. Mansfield, of the board
OF harbor and land commissioners.
Massachusetts,; Colonel P. A. Stovan,
savannah, Ga, and A G. Crozier of
Delaware
The general trend of the addresses at |
he Afternoon session was the great |
ieed OF the development of the water
ways not only on the, Atlantic coast
nut throughout the country
None of the speakers antagonized the |
ailroads, but those who touched upon
he railroads position said that the |
Iolume Of freight traffic In the coun-
rv was proat enough 10 eriuo tl,n .asr