Evening journal., 1907-11-08
PRESIDENT FOR
INLAND WATERWAY
Congressman Burton Tells
Board Of Trade Project
Means Much to Delaware
TO RECLAIM $4,000 ACRES
OF STATE SWAMP LAND

Congressman Burton. who with
Mayor Wilson and Philadelphia and
Trenton representatives of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Conference. we've
in Washington yesterday to interest /
President Roosevelt in the project to |
establish a chain of inland waterways /
between Massachusetts, and the Caro- |
linas, enthused the Board Of Trade |
last night when he announced that the
President would discuss the subject in
his next message to Congress as well
as to endorse It at the meeting Of the
conference in Philadelphia on Novem-
Der 1920.
The conference means much to Del
aware, for as the result of its delibera-
tons the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal viii be greatly improved. Con-
gresham Burton declared that the
Wilmington Board of Trade was en-
titled to much of the credit for bring
ing about the present agitation for
deeper waterways in the East. At a
dinner three years ago the board so
forcibly advocated an improved Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal that Con-
gress has already made a survey of the
it. Congressman Burton expressed
the hope that all Delaware would be-
come interested in the work Of the
conference. There VIII be delegates
present from all the Eastern States,
who viii ride from Baltimore TO New
York by way of the Chesapeake Bay,
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Del
aware River and Raritan Canal and
then meet in Philadelphia to discuss
the project The Board of Trade last
night appropriated 500 as its share
Of the expenses Of the conference and
pledged itself to increase the amount
/ if called on. To the committee of
/ five already appointed by Governor
/ Lea. to represent the State at the con-
/ ference, the Board of Trade appointed
a second committee 9f fifteen to take
part in the deliberations of the body.
4 The committee follows: Congressman
Burton, A. ID. Coke. 7. c. DUPONT.
Mayor Horace Wilson. Thomas H..
/ Melvin. George w. Sparks, a repre-
sentative of the Pusey and Jones
II Company, a representative Of the
American Car and Foundry Company,
A. o. Crozier. William II. Fem,
Willard Salisbury, William Coyne,
Alfred ID. Warner. Percival Frazier,
Jr., T. Challley Hatton. Captain Philip
Reybold and Captain NJ L. Cullen, the
latter two representing the American
Association Of Masters and Pilots.
To Reclaim Sussex Swamps.
While on the subject of waterways
Congressman Burton assured the
board that he would strive TO have
the government reclaim for Delaware
$4,000 acres of her land IN SUSSEX
county known as the Cypress and the
Gum swamps. now almost withoul
value because of being under water
The land lies along the Pocomoki
River, the mouth of which has beef
choked with cypress trees for fit,
years. To drain the land the river
must be dredged, and Mr.. Burton re-
marked that Congressman Jackson, Of
Maryland. had assured him that n,
would assist the Delaware Congress
man in getting an appropriation that
would reclaim the swamp land to th'
State
Wants to Improve Broad Creek.
Congressman Burton declared furth-
er that he would ask the next Con.
gress to transfer Broad Creek River
now in the Maryland jurisdiction, e
Delaware. that he might get an ap
preparation for its Improvement. Tho
! | creek, Mr.. Burton remarked. is a very
important artery of Delaware com
merco. 90 per cent of its tonnage be-
/ ing delivered at Laurel
That the board appreciates the grea
interest Congressman Burton is takins
in those affairs of the State in which
the board is concerned was eVidences
Dy the expression Of enthusiasm which
. f6I-0wed Mr. Burton's talk.