Evening journal., 1910-03-04
.2l FOOT CHANNEL
FOR CHRISTIANA
Congressman HeaId is After
Appropriation For That
Purpose

Congressman William II. Hoald at the
monthly meeting OF the Board OF Trade
last night promised that before the end
of his present term IN Congress he would
endeavor 10 have tho Christiana river
given an appropriation for the re-os-
tablishment OF a 2i-foot channel, and
urged that the city go TO tho Delaware
river front or bring the front 10 the
city when the proposed 35-foot channel
should have been made.
His address was tho most significant
OF the meeting.
Speaking Of the national legislation,
which he had been invited to discuss, he
said that two years ago Senator DUPONT
secured an appropriation OF Si25.OOO for
additions 60 the Federal Building In this
city, but that the matter had been
brought TO a halt owing 30 the fact that
The owners OF the properties adjoining
that owned by the government near the
postofiice building has boosted prices 10 "A
figure which the District Attorney
thought to high and that the improve
ment would probably remain Ia its pres
ent state until the matter was settled
by some outside force. lie suggested
that the Board OF Trade endeavor to
bring the owners OF tho pro~erties and
government together on the purchase, as
until that time the addition TO the build
ing could not be made.
He here considered briefly the shipping
situation. saying that during his searches
al Washington he had found that the
shipping from the local port IN a year
had been 100000 tons with a value or
approximately seo,OooooO lie WAS satis-
ned that this did not represent tho ship
ping business of tho port and that Il
was tho duty OF the Board OF Trade to
. try to have every ton listed and TO in
crease the tonnage and valuation; an
Increase would be OF great value to the
Congressional delegation IN its effort TO
secure Increased appropriations 10 this
port. lie believed that at present the
shipping amounted to about 100000 tons
and about siO0000.oo0 valuation.
lie added that there had been an ap-
, propriation OF $4,000 FOR this port since
1905 and that the engineer had drawn
$4,000 from the contingent fund TO make
the few repairs that have been made. lie
declared that this amount was too small
Tor port ot It's importance.
A now scheme had been inauguratod
In Congress no said, which pr ,mlsod
10 make great change I'm the appropria-
tions In the future. lie explained that
this scheme was 10 have a certain
amount appropriated 10 each port each
year. He then expressed his apprecia-
tion OF the evident sympathy Of Major
Robert n. Raymond in tho work that Is
being attempted by tho Board OF Trade
for this port.
"As this new system is being nausu-
rated now is the tins for tho Board OF
/ Trade TO work for the port The 2i-foo,
channel will not be abandoned. and with
}. IN tho next two years Il will be made a
i. fact once more" he said 1to added that
3 IN front Of the Lobdoll Car Wheel plant
) the channel shows but II feet of water
{, wilmington has been boosting tho 80.
foot channel for the Delaware river
IS which IS 20 bo commended, but We wan'
= That TO be Of use to Wilmington. W.
must go 20 the 95-fqot channel or hrinl
r IL to ms. You are entitled TO tho advan
y tage OF that channel he said.
It Concerning steamboat transportation
y as affecting Delaware, he declared there
I, were seven steamboat companies from
: points ia the lower part OF Delaware tha
Z are carrying material past Wilmington
TO Philadelphia and carrying goods from
Philadelphia back 20 the people in tho
lower part OF the state; that the mer
chants OF wilmington had developed
trade with the southern part OF the STATE
as far as possible under to present
freight condition, but that when thes'
B steamboats, begin stopping here the mat
y ter would be changed; that the mer
chants and wholesale houses here woult
nnd that they had an entirely new iiel'
in southern Delaware. These lines
g might be made OF great benefit to th'
a city should they stop their steamers
, here. he thought and he called the at
tention Of the Board TO that fact that I
& was It's business TO see that the steam
e ers do stop here soon. President Maeleal
took immediate action on Mr.. Heald'
= suggestions by referring them TO com
= mittecs.