The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-20
WATER WAY WORK
 REAL NECESSITY
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lNOUllNOed rom flTSl fdEe,)
 Great Lakes only S6 mills per ton per mile, If therefore by improving our waterway facilities we saved but one mill instead Of the entire six mills i'm dicatcd we would have been in last year the enormous sum of S236 OBS 0O0 on freight charges Every navigable waterway with depth of eight feet, which wns capable of floating barge with capacity for 800 tons Of freight can bo made the equal Of ten track trunk line of railroad for tho average train load last year was but 3sO tons and the average train travelled but 2a miles In 2l hours
 Tho improvement of our waterways would pay ns great dividends In iu- creased business and decrease ln freight charges Tn ports where largo sums of money havc been expended on the harbors these moneys have been re- turned many fold in increased custom receipts and lessenlng of rates, Last ycar in New York alone there was saving on freight rates of sS a ton. The people of inland districts profit by thesc savings as much as the people of tho cities which have the harb1rs
 In closing Mir Fox urged tho earnest work of all Interested and of New England cities especially in this great waterway work He stated that in tho hl9torY of New Haven harbor there has been expended s625.OOO. while last year the harhor did a business of 1 .sOO.- GOO tons of commerce. If half of this had been coal only II would have repaid the sums expended on tho harhor Tho Inland waterways scheme from Boston t5 Jacksonville Is an important plan which iS not fully appreciated hy tho people of the New England statee. It would cost Sl0o0.0OO 10 he sure but it would return many moro times it's cost than thc Panama canal lt would moan direct communication inland with all coast ports and cities and between New England and tho raw products of the south and at rate of freight traffic about one-scvenfh of that of tho radl- roads
 Al the conclusion Mir Fox iirgel tnc Chamber of Commerce to become intor estcd in tho plans and stated that the expenses of the executive committee .,f the congress in extending tho plans and working for their adoption were mrt,hy contributions from tho cities inte oJ and he hoped Now Haven would ln its share in the work and thus enroll itself for tho cause The Chamber of Com mcrce at once voted contribution of SiQO to start the fund and q committee of six comprising Mcssrs Max Adler. II C. Warren, Gen r l9. Bradloy. Frank Walker Edwin Root and Lewis Mansfield was named to assst MT Fox in tho collection of 2 subscription fund II Is tho desire of the congress so have the government adopt this year plan for the expenditure of the definite sum of S0O 0O0 every year for ten yoare to carry out the plans for waterways Improvements
 The Chamber of Commerce also voted to become a member of the congress last night and voted the membership fec of S2j The day for the annual ban. dnot was get as December and the plans and arrangement of speakers was left with the committee with full pow l CT lt was announced that the Chamber had been made 2 member of tho Inter. | national Law association President II. | C. Warren and President Hadley were named as the delegates to the national of commerce and with Presi. | dent Warren was left tho appointments | of delegates to tho state board of trade ! which holds lts session on November fl | and the National Rivers and Harbors congress which meets in Washington in December