The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-01-26
WILL MAKE SURVEY.
Chief of Engineers Acts Favorably
Upon Boards Report.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Persistent
efforts upon the part of Representa-
tives Lever, Legare and Ellerbe, the
latter a member Of the house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, have
resulted in the issuance of an order
for a full and detailed survey of the
waterways between Orangeburg and
Charleston.
Representative Lever was to-day
notified by the war department that
the chief OF engineers had acted IA
vorably on the recommendation al
ready made by the board of engin-
eers for a detailed survey Of this
waterway, which insures that the
survey will be made.
While the findings of the engineers
who will make this survey can not
be foretold, the fact that the prelim-
mary survey was sufficient to war
rant the ordering of full survey
may be considered as indicating the
probability that the long-hoped for
Improvement of this waterway will
result.
MIR. Lever Makes Statement
Mr.. Lever to-day said:
There seems to be some misap-
prehension as to the exact status of
the project to open up the water
ways between Orangeburg and Char
lesion to navigation. The authority
for the preliminary survey which has
already been made by Capt. Adams
was put into the last river and har-
Dor act, at my request, by Represen-
tative Ellerbe, a member Of the
rivers and harbors committee.
''The preliminary survey warranted
Capt. Adams in asking for an allot-
ment of certain amount of money
from a lump sum appropriation suf-
ficient to conduct a detailed survey
of the waterways in question. This
recommendation, as provided by law,
went to the board of engineers and
was unfavorably received.
"A hearing before that body of
representatives from Orangeburg,
Branchville and Walterboro, at
which Representative Legare and /
were present, was held on January
8, and a few days later the board,
viewing the situation in different
light, concluded to act favorably upon
the recommendation of Capt. Adams.
The conclusions of the board, as is
always the case, were referred to the
chief of engineers for final action.
Detailed Survey.
"Now that the chief of engineers
likewise acts favorably upon the re-
port, authority is hereby given for a
full and detailed survey by Capt.
Adams. What such a. survey will
show of course, no one can tell. If it
should be such as to favorably i'm
press Capt. Adams, he will make his
findings known to the proper author
ity and base his recommendations for
an appropriation at the hands of con-
gress upon the data thus collected.
These recommendations it must
be understood, will require the ap-
proval of the board of engineers and
the chief of engineers of the war de-
partment. In the event Of such ap-
proval, action upon the part of con-
gress then becomes necessary. Those
of us here interested in the PROPOSE
tion will use our best endeavors to
get favorable consideration for an
appropriation sufficient to carry into
execution such a project for improve
ment as may be recommended by the
war department..
Nothing at This Session.
"Of course nothing can be done at
this session of congress, for the rea-
son that it is not likely that the de-
tailed survey upon which the project
must be based, will have been COM
pleted before the adjournment Of
this session. Mr.. Legare and I have
the assurance of our colleague, Mr..
Ellerbe, a member Of the committee
of his hearty support of the idea of
improving the waterways between
Orangeberg and Charleston, and we
feel that with his help and a favor
able report, based upon the detailed
survey, which is now authorized, we
shall have a good chance of ultimate
success in this undertaking which we
know means so much to the territory
Interested
Broken, Neck Healed.