Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-07

Assistant General ManNBer -. Ia
Hopkins, OK the Newport News snip
building a. Dry Dock Company; n
4. Parker. OF the Chesapeake Il ONO
Railway Company; Collector OF Gus
toms ]. z. 3. Stuart; w. f. Cottreil.
az the Chamber OF Commerce. and
Postmaster John b. Kimberly. OF Ola
Point Comfort, left last night for
Washington, ID. c.. where this after
noon nj 2:3e O'Clock they will appear
before the rivers and harbors commit
tie of congress in the interest OF the
establishment OF a 35.foot channel
from Cape Henry TO Sewairs foiht
with branch channels OF the same
depth to connect the local shipyafd
ana the Norfolk navy yard with the
main channel. The local delegation
was accompanied by representatives
Of the business organizations of Nor
folk and Portsmouth who will assist
in presenting the matter to the COM
mittess
Sometime ago the CHAMBER of Com
merce was advised from Washington
thai the rivers and harbors commit
tse probably would not hold public
hearing on the matter OF a channel
fer Hampton Roads as the commit
tee was behind in making np Its bud
get fer pTsaentatlon TO congress. TINS
being the case, the fact that the CON-
mittse has granted the hearing Is re-
karded as victory for the 31-foot
cbanne, proposition.
That the committee would hold the
hearing this afternoon was not known
here until noon yesterday. when H.
u. Holmes, Tidewater agent for the
White Oak Coal Company. received O
telegram from Congressman w. A.
Jones. Owing to pressing business
matters. Mr.. Holmes was unable To
no TO Washington and no referred
ths telegram to Dr. Clarence Porter
Jones.
Or. Jones Gets Delegation.
Realizing the importance OF this
hearing DR.. Jones Immediately set out
70 get q delegation to represent New.
mort News at the hearing. He fffst
took the matter up with General Man.
ager ". A. Post, OF the shipyard. with
the result that MIR. Hopkins will rep
resent the shipyard before the CON-
mittee. w. q. Cottreli and Collector
stuart were. communicated with and
they readily agreed to go as the rep
rssentstives OF the Chamber of Com
merce. DR.. Jones asked Mr.. Parker
10 become one Of the delegation ana
Mr.. Parker wired General Manager
c. c. Doyle. of the Chesapeake Il
ohio. for Instructions. Mr.. Doyle
could not be reached by wire. and
DR.. Jones sent a TELEGRAM: TO Pfesi-
dent George w. Stevens. requesting
that Mr.. Parker be sent to Washing
ton. Mr.. Stevens wired MFR. Parker
to make the trip.
Finally Postmaster Kimberly was
APPEALED to and he consented TO be-
come one of the committee to help
m showing the committee OF congress
how badly the channels are needed.
ceuecilmsn Ford May Go.
Mr.. e. I. Ford. who represented the
coamcn council at the meeting IN
xoffolk last month when the cam
nAixn for the channels was launched.
vas 10 Richmond yesterday attending
Tie municipal conference there and
ne coald not be reached either by
fslegraph or telephone. However
Ffe<;dent Stevens, OF the Chesapeake
8 Ohio. wired here yesterday evening
that he would endeavor TO get into
fonch with Mr.. Ford ard have him go
to Washington from Richmond THIS
morning to join the local delegation
A pamphlet OF facts. giving nnmer-
Gus reasons why the proposed chan
uels should be constructed. has been
printed by the Joint channel commit
tee of this city. Norfolk and Ports
mouth ana the arguments set out IN
this pampalet win he used before the
congressional committee today. Among
other things. the pamphlet contains
11rures 70 show that taken IS one
mort. Hampton Roads ranks second
only 20 New York in the export trade
II also shows the number and see OF
merchants chips that annually My 10
ana from Hsnpton Roads ports
viii Fire B.e Gun.
Assistant General Manager Hop
aims Wit ere one big gun before the
committee IN the support Of the chan
res proposition He win tell the con-
kr<szmen that when the battieshtp
Delaware. Americas first Dread
rsa<li. left this port 20 20 on Der Of
aciri trials IN Octobtr. the vesse, bad
No ~ hasiet over the mud bars IN the
>rcr barber BY togs. He viil also
I ont that ships OF great draft
cone 70 this year for reps.rs
present channel.
rrpc<t 10 The army engineer.