The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-21
IEDlSIO RIVER. SURVEY ! ] r.
OPENING OF TIE S4gREAMl .
iS!s s3s NAVIGATION LIKELY.
Findings OF En- gineers Can Not OF OF
IS Course be- Feretold, Fiat the Pro
ject Ct is Is Well Genside deretl.
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t Course be Fcretold, Tsat the Pro
ject Is Well Gerlside cred.
Persistent efforts upon the p'lrt OF
Representatives Lever, Legare s'nd ID
Ellerbe, the latter a member OF the the
I house committee on rivers and har--
bo,,rrss. have resulted in the issuance
or an order for q full and detailed
survey OF the waterways between Or
angeburg and Charleston says q let let
1 ter from Washingto to The State.
Representative Lever was Tuesday
notiaed by the war department that hat
the chief OF engineers has acted tav-
orably on the recommendation al
ready made by the board Of engineers
for 8 detailed survey on. this water
way, which insures that the survey
VIII be made. 1 1
While the findings Of the engi-
nsers who will make this survey can
not be foretold, the fact that the pre-
Hminary s,,rvey was sufh hcient to war
rant the ordering Of a full survey
may be considered as indicating the
proba ability that the long-hopee-foT
Improvement of this waterway vii!
result. MI. Lever Tues day said:
s..There seems to be some m1sap-
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 Repre-
sentative Ellerbe, a member OF the
rivers and harbors COMMITTEES.
s'.sTbe preliminary survey warrant
ed Capt. Adams in asking for an
allotment OF a certain amount OF
money from e lump sum appropria-
ton sufficient to conduct a detailed
survey Of the waterways in question.
This ation, as provided
by law, went to the board Of engi-
neers and was unfavorably received.
3g ..A hearing before that body Of
representatives from Orangeburg,
Branchville and N'alterboro, at
which Representative Legare and l
were present, was had on January 8,
and few days later the board, view
ing the situation In different light,
concluded to act favorably upon the
recommendations Of Capt. Adams.
The conclusions of the board, as ,is
always the case, were referred to the
chief OF engineers for final action.
snow that the chief Of engineers
likewise acts favorably upon the re-
port, authority is thersby given fora
full and detailed survey by Capt.
Adams. What such a survey will
show OF course, no one can tell. If
at should be such as 70 favo:ably i'm
press Capt. Adams, he; will make his
andings known to the proper au-
thority and base hla recommends
tions for an appropriation at the
hands of congress upon the data thus
collected. .:.: \.
recommendations 1t must
be understood, will require the ap-
5prova1, action upon the part Of con-
the. chief OF engineers Of the war de-
partment. In tho event Of such rap
prevail, action upon the p.srotf con-
gress then becomes necessary. Those
OF us here interested, in the propo-
sition wdll use our best endeaNors to
get favorable consideration for. an
appropriation sufficient to carry into.
execution such a project. for improve
ment as. may be commended by the
war department.
Of course, nothing; can be done at
this session of congress, for the rea-
son that 1t 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 have the
assurance Of our colleague, Mr.. Ell
1erbe, member Of the committee OF
his hearty support of the idea of i'm
proving the waterways between Or
and Charleston, and we
feel that with his help and favor,
able report, based upon the detailed
survey. which is now authorized, we
shall kave good chance of ultimate
success in this undertaking which we
know means so much to the territory
interested.
'..Bustcr Brown" Coming.
& In the diminutive person Of Mas
ter Harold, the tiny chap who ap-
pears as Buster Brown this season,