Evening journal., 1910-11-04
SUGGESTS FREE
PUBLIC WHARF
Board Of Trade Committee
Would Encourage Local
Commerce in This Way
ALSO SUGGESTS MORE
MONEY FOR CHRISTIANA

AboAlJn anu
tee relative to Wilmington harbor inn
provements. The report was signed by
William IT. Budd, the chairman, but
as he was unable to be-present II was
read by Howell S. England The re-
port follows:
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 3, 1910.
Captain Horace Wilson, President the
Wilmington Board Of Trade.
Dear Sir: I regret that I will be
prevented from attending the Novem-
Der meeting OF the board.
am enclosing, herewith the com
munication recently received by you
from the president of the national
rivers and harbors congress, together
with your reply to same, which was
referred TO our committee for presen-
tation at this meeting.
The Mayor and Council Of the City
of Wilmington" has turned over 10 the
L. S. engineers office, approximately,
eleven thousand dollars, which is the
sum due by the city under the state
law requiring the city to appropriate
ten per cent of the amount expended
by the government in the improvement
Of the Christiana river.
The L. S. officials having charge Of
the expenditure of this money are pre-
pairing specifications. and will shortly
advertise for bids for the dredging
necessary TO remove the various de-
poslts which have become menace
10 the navigation of the harbor. The
expenditure Of this money, together
with an appropriation OF one hundred
thousand dollars, provided for by the
last river and harbor bill. will, under
the wise and judicious direction OF
the u. $. engineer officer Of this dis
trict go long way towards making
the Christiana river equal to the needs
OF its commerce.
IL is our earnest hope that the next
Congress will see the necessity and
wisdom OF granting further increase
in the appropriation for this river,
thereby enabling those in charge OF
its maintenance and improvement to
give IL the depth and width provided
for in the "official project" as being
deemed necessary for this harbor.
In the meantime the city should take
steps toward providing a free public
wharf at some point upon the Chris
tiana to encourage commerce to come
to this city. The city OF Trenton is
leaving us far behind in this regard,
and unless Wilmington awakens to
the necessity OF doing something 10
stimulate its water-borne commerce,
we will some day find that our neigh
Dor TO the north Of us has become
far more important seaport than our
own.
This should not be. and trust that
this board may so form and stimulate
public opinion upon this subject that
our city government may be Induced
to take some active steps toward pro-
viding that most necessary adjunct TO
deep water in the building up OF com
merce-proper terminal facilities.
Delegates Named.
President Wilson appointed the fol-
lowing members as delegates to the
National Board OF Trade meeting in
Washington, next January: William
ID. Mullen. chairman; Howell 8. Eng
land, Edgar l.. Haynes and John S.
Rossell.
John S. Rossell, ]. Chester Gibson,
William w. Lobdell, Richard Reese,
and S. ID. Townsend were appointed
delegates to represent this city at
the sessions Of the Academy of Po-
litical Science which will meet In New
York on November IL and ~.
4 nc Obdlu Was lUutH HitdotQ WIN
an engraving Of the battleship Della
ware, which was presented by the
captain and officers Of the battleship.
The picture Is handsomely framed
and contains brass plate bearing
this inscription: Presented TO the
Wilmington Board OF Trade by the
captain and officers Of the U. S. S.
Delaware, October, 1910"
The resignation of James IT, Wright
as chairman of the mercantile COM
mittee was accepted, and Gilpin s.
Woodward was appointed to fill the
vacancy. John A. Booker resigned as
a member OF the membership commit
tee and Edgar l.. Haynes was appoint
ed In his place.
Chairman Rudolph, Of the house ano
social committee, requested the board
to empower the committee to procure
a covering for the floor OF the new
! headquarters in the addition to tho
Equitable building now nearing com
pletion.
President Wilson expressed the
opinion that a small room should b'
provided for the secretary and il wal
decided to have the house and socia
committee look into the matter Th'
feasibility OF having a weekly lunch
con for the members also was dis
cussed, but no action was taken.