Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-22
WILL AID
THE GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPMENT or WNTEBWANs s
GIFTS CONSIDERATION.
NEW jersey IS ACTIVE
Governor wilson Mnniicsls Great
Interest In Building Of q Coa-t-
wise Canal M Miles Long

Washington II. c., March 2l.-The
/ movement lookns tu tho develop
mont Of the Internal Waterways Of
the country begun more tnau quar-
trr ul century ago. his grown with
tHa growth OF the Nation Until now
nearly every community situated up-
ON nuNigable stream, ur uu ono
chat can he MADE uoNgaDlc. is dee
"auuug increased facilities To move
lh. products of the mine, the factory
ana the farm iu view of The COM
ted conditions obtaining on our
great railroad system. This move
muut, small ana insignificant as 1t
was at The beginning. pud looked up-
on as utopiau and uhimcrical has
$50 bryddCued the intensely practical
subject of transportation that states
are beginning to seriously consider
the advisability of lending aid 20 the
Federal government In providing the
money for the development OF the
rivers, harhors and canals of conti-
mental United States. 10y granting
rIghths-of-Way oE the voting of bonds
for the development OF state waters
New Jersey not 10 De outd0ne by
her sister state, New York. or by
Illinois in recognizing the necessity
of providing additional means of
transportation for the bu'kcr freight
is seriously considering the purchase
Of "a strip Of land some thirty miles
long and ceding Il to the Federal
government for ship canal. connect
Ing New York BAY with the Della
ware River, one OF the links of the
scheme OF an inside waterway from
Maine 10 the Florida kuys
So insistont have been the demands
upon the legislature OF New Jersey.
by the business intere, Is OF that Soy
orcigu Commonwealth, urging an au-
preparation of sum not exceeding
100000, for the ucouigcment Of The
land needed for the proposed canal.
by condemnation or purchase. that
senate hearing was accorded 20
number of representative men last
week at the State Ilouqe In Trenton.
including Representatives j. llamp-
ton Moore Of PENNSYLVANIA, and j. II.
Small of North Carolina. Governor
Woodrow Wilson sat with the com
mittce throughout the hearing ana
showed an interest that both sur
priscd and pleased his New Jersey
friends, the former head OF Prince
ton, not having heretofore manifested
any particular familiarity with the
subject Of waterways and their bet
terment.
The hearing was on a resolution Of
Senator LcaWtt which provides for
an appropriation of half n million
dollars 10 be used In obtaining the
| right -of-way for a canal across the
state when the Government of the
United states shall finally determine
the route, said rlght-of- way TO be
ceded to the government upon condi-
ton that when said canal is COM
pleted II shall be free and open To
the commerce Of the world, without
tolls or charges for the passage of
vessels or freight thereon"
New Jersey, In keeping step with
many Of its sister states, at this time
is building coastwlse canal from Bay
Head, at the head Of Barncgat Bay to|
cape May This canal is 100 feet
wide and six feet deep and Is bnlf
completed. When IL Is finished Il.
win connect the head Of Rarncgat
Bay and Cape May as continuous
inland passage for boats Of light draft
q distance Of III miles. with Inn
provcmonts TO inlots and artificial
cuts 1t viii eventually be extended TO
New York Harbor Nor Is this all
that the folks Of New Jersey are doing
toward improving their waterways.
Newark, which ranks among the pro-
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