The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-11-21
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project was secured. In the afternoon
addresses were made on various topics
correlated with the plans OF the Asso-
eiation by Congressman Small, oil
North Carolina. Frank A. DE Lame,
President of the National Board OF
Trade. Rear Admiral George w. Mel
vile. L. S N, John F, Stevens, oi the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. Lieut. Coe, ]. {. Stanford,
L. S Engineer Corps with discussion
OF the same opened by Charles Heber
Clark. ni Philadelphia In the evening
the delegates formed theatre party
at the Acadcmy OF Music.
Wednesdays sessions were devoted
to the hearing and discussion of papers
and addresses by Edward Parrish, OF
Rhode Island, Henry b. Herbert, OF
| New York, Congressman Wood, Of
! New Jersey. George T.. Bartol, Of
| Philadelphia Hon Anthony Higgins,
| oi Delaware. General Felix Angus, 81
Baltimore, Prof Collier Cobb. Of
| North Carolina. Governor Anscl, Of
South Carolina. Col. ?. 4. Stovall. oi
| Savannah. Ga. Senator elect Fletcher.
oi Florida Chief National Forester
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evening a banquet was served To the
! delegates. State and city officials and
| others. at the Lyric Music Hall, at
which Secretary Cortclvnu. Governor
, Cruthcrs. MAYOR Mahool. Hon An
thony Higgins. Charles licbcr Clark,
Rear Admiral Schlcy. r. ] Wynuc,
Consul General AT London. and num-
hcr oi CongrcS were the speakers.
On Thursday the delegates viewed the
harhur oi Baltimore and made a steam
| boat excursion To Annapolis
The AgnuS Commission in its report
| on January -. 1907, rs To- the acquir-
| irg. widening and dcepnng of the
| Chesapeake and Delaware Canal put
All upset price oi SASH .2SO7o on the
| waterway. 1t reported the Sassairas
route inr ship canal feasible, but
| much more costly than by the existing
canal. The estimate cost for a 3s-ioo,
| ship canal was put at SaI,62I.323 a
| full depth width OF so feet, increased
to 200 along marshes and mud flats,
was recommended. and the new water
way was 10 be tidc-lcvcl canal The
| first cost iur maintenance was put at
| S7o2, 500. and the annual outlay for such
| purposes thereafter at $1,000. The
| Delaware and Chesapeake bays have
4 shore line oi $500 miles with 500 tri-
| butary streams and more than 10000
| registered vessels. Less than one
tenth of the traffic ON the bays is car
| ricd in foreign vessels The cana
would save 323 miles between Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Elsewhere in this issue is published
u report ol the early promoters oi the
| canal. made IN 1900 showing the diff
culticS under which they laborcd The
waterway was finally built IN 1870 90
| aud TIP tn date Soo.ooo vessels. carry.
| ing 100000 tons OF freight. have
passed through its length ui "a miles
| Welding SlS,ooo.ooo in tolls. 1t cost
| about 100000 and has an average
| depth II about @ feet 1t was built by
muscle power with the aid of pick and
shovel and teams and was a marvcllou,
work for the times OF its construction
| The views oi the convention were
| formulated in 4 series Of resolutions
adopted ON Wednesday, substantially
a. follows:
Purchase oi the Chesapeake & Della.
wGrc Canal and its rcconStructiom
| Deepening nf the Hudson tn lis con
ncction with the canal to the Lakes.
| Selection nf q route through MaSSa.
chu>cttS from NarrapanSctt to Boston
)ccocnlng ut present waterway
from Beaufort. y c. la Norfolk
Survey 81 the New Jersey and New
York and Florida cuaSt preliminary /,
future development
\ bond issue IS favored "a dcirav tn,
coet 81 the project The improved
WATERWAYS to hc free aud like i'm
pr"vcmcrtS are favored wherever need
ed md practicable
! Congressman ] Hampton Moor,
"o> re elected Prc,idcr, oi the Nsos
r'"tino. which will meet next wear it
N"riulk. Va