The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-20
MOORE IS AGAIN ELECTED
HEAD OF WATERWAYS
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the three different sections of the
work could not have agreed to the
extent that would make a report pos
sible at this time.
Mr.. Higgins declared that the Vari-
Gus sections of the canal from Beau
fort to Boston could be completed for
sixty five millions OF dollars. He de-
clared that 1t would have money
value greater than that of the great
Pennsylvania railway system with It's
four hundred millions of stock and
four hundred and nifty millions of out
standing bonded debt, He believed
the canal systems would be worth
thousand millions, and would be cheap
at that. VIII Congress halt on
problem and a. proposition like that
dramatically asked the speaker. Con
gress viii act and Immediately. Be
fore the presidential election IL VIII
act in our favor
Resolutions Adopted.
The report Of the committee on resO-
lutions WAS then presented, Hon. Jos
eph A. Csouiden, of New York, read
ing the report, which. summary
of the aims and aspirations OF the
whole waterways movement proved
valuable acquisition to the literature
of the waterways movement. the re-
port being As follows.
Il. The Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association. in convention assembled
! at Richmond, Virginia. October nth
elst, 1911. makes the following deciara-
ton OF its purposes and commences
them to the consideration and approha-
ton of all patriotic Americans aud
particularly of the thirty millions in
habiting the Atlantic Seaboard;
40. We demand IN the name Of this
great host Of producers, distributors
and consumers the construction at the
earliest possible moment OF u deep
wafer inland channel from below Cape
Hatteras 10 Boston harbor, covering "A
distance of not less than six hum
dred miles. and the ultimate but carly
extension OF such waterway south
ward TO Florida and the Gulf Of Mex
leo. and We point TO the fact Of MOS
mentous Importance that upon a chan
mel thus constructed at least nine
tenths OF the existing commerce along
the Atlantic coast could be conducted.
80. We base this demand chiefly
upon the indisputabie right OF these
thirty million Americans To have the
advantages already supplied by the
natural interior waterways para!leiing
| the coast so improved by the removal
of less than one hundred miles OF
distractions that the flow Of commerce
may be facilitated. the costs OF trans
| portation lessened. the production or
wealth stimulated and the destruction
OF property OFF the coast stopped.
~ We direct attention TO the facts
that:
"{a) Between the years 1900 aud
| 900 disasters To shipping along the
! Atlantic seaboara involved nearly 5000
! vessels. the loss OF 2.20o human lives,
| and the destruction of nearly forty
million -e3l-,llttars ert -A4properfY--al
| OF which could have been save and all
| future losses prevented by the expen-
| diture OF few million dollars for the
| opening OF an inside deep waterway
200 That while one dollar viii carry
a ton of freight four miles on a DIRT
road, ten miles on first class stoned
! road. and one hundred and twenty
seven miles on a railroad. 1t Will carry
a ton OF freight not less than twelve
hundred and fifty miles on the Great
bay, or deep artificial channel.
Lakes or upon wen ordered river,
''tcb That as the taxes for trans
portation in tEis country by railway,
water and wagon put burden upon
the people OF FIVE thousand million
dollars q year, or six times the total
/ revenues OF the Federal government,
and fifteen times the amount collect
/ ed from customs at the ports. the
/ question of the reduction OF this tax
by cheapening the movement OF COM
modities consumed by ninety million
people Is of the first Importance and
cannot be neglected without iniiiction
of grave wrong upon the nation.
Important to Virginia.
- 1t Is circumstance of high
| Importance that Ike route of this
proposed waterway lies along the
| fruit and vegetable producing regions
! of North Carolina, Virginia, Mary
| land. Delaware and New Jersey, and
| that great reservoir of salt water
| food--Chesap eake Bay--and It's ada
cent and tributary waters. The en-
tire region is the market garden from
which the millions of the cities and
towns from Boston southwark draw
much of their sustenance, This fer
tile region is now but partly develop
I ed because of the lack OF cheap
transportation for perishahle com
modities, and there is certainty that
when deep free channel shall be
opened for power boats, large and
small. there will be strong stimula-
ton Of production. lowering of carry
/ Ing costs. and cheaper victuals for
the cities and towns along the line Of
the channel.
/ % We invite consideration tI the
| fact that the proposed waterway Will
hurt no established interest and will
trespass upon no vested rights. but
will help every interest that has an
/ honest basis. Instead of diverting
traffic from old channels to the new,
/ 1t will certainly enlarge the volume
OF business for railroads. producers,
merchants and communities, and viii
bring indirect but large benefits even
! to populations away from the sea
| coast
tar The experience of Europe.
which has persistently developed and
enlarged its waterway systems while
we have neglected or destroyed ours,
proves that everywhere the largest
cities, the densest population and the
greatest Industrial growth appear in
regions that are abundantly supplies
with transportation. and especially
cheap water transportation.
| "(b) The waterway does not mere
| IL divide established business with
the railway: 1t makes more business
for both agencies. When the great
ship canal between Liverpool and
! Manchester was constructed Liver
pool was afraid; but thirteen years
after the canal was opened the reve-
nues Of the port Of Liverpool had in
creased five times. The railways have
always gained from competing water
ways established upon right lines. a
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