The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-12
Municipalities Mus1s RpH Nx
 Wafer Terminals
Rep. John H. Small Considers Certain Facts Gonneeted,Ak4 itia itii Island Waterways

sentative John H. Small, of the first North Carolina district, a member oi the Rivsrs and Harbors Committee IS one of. the most ardent, workers Tor the further Improvements of our wa terways, canals and harbors. In speaking of waterway development to- day MT Small said:
 We shall not have an Ideal national policy in the improvement of water ways until the American people shall be appropriately. educated upon .thls subject and a wise public opinion shall enforce it's mandate upon the Congress. Much has been done in this line Of eda3eation.s s8arf bout g. decaaae a propaganda has been waged thes efr feet of which is easily discernible. The National 1Ravers and Harbors Con Eress has made a large contribution in the way of inculcating wise poi icy. ! Various associations throughout fine country have been organized to promote specific projects and at the same time. they. have directed. the at tention of the public to the necessity and wisdom of improved waterways. The people are gradually learning that the problem is not sectional but national and that the people of the in- terior even when distant from water
 Ways. receive an indirect advantage
 
 'sBut the mere improvement of. nat ural waterways and the. construction of artificial waterways are not alone sufficient. They must be utilized. One of the necessary incidents in the er- fective and economic use of water ways iss the constructions of proper terminals, No wise manager or railroad. ttG&Nd .q}ffSRs sR uffHsfeakfns the buiidinE up #, a0As a0fs faRhhng eafe 1fa tie traffic upon his railroad without pro- ivfding adequate terminals. Each sta tsion must have It's side tracks and at every point where large traffic exists there must be large area with lsx network of tracks and with other facilities of a. modern railway termi- nal. W1th.!yraterways terminals are equally impkrt anksc Wshereser khere IS a feeder forr.the water carrier a prop CT terminal must be constructed, and the greater the traffic the more com plete and capacious must be the water terminal The main purpose in view must be the transfer of freight be- tween the water carrier and the ware hOuse. or between the water carrier and the railroad with the utmost dis patch and the greatest economy A Watefway is essentially incomplete without these water terminals:
 'Who shall provide these ater ter ter minals along the waterway "a Wa ter E. W0Y8 Qln6f slIO1II IdAII Od0S HI s-lLo they belong to the public. They are absolutely free to whoever may wish Ito use them subject only to such con ditions as shall not unnecessarily i'm pair their navigable character. Under tour system of government and other conditiens.oa assss.n o3 rn.ahAsls 5. .that at the United Stafes v1llas fsazleS eSfEUkes te icoustruct such water terminals. This duty must devolve upon the States or preferably upon municipalities act 51nE upon authority of the States. Sucf Terminals should be open to the ust of all water s-G8rrieYSp and the. condt fions of use should be liberal and al n such cost only as will suffice to pay the interest upon the cost of construc- \ xfpn and the cost of maintenance The N fime will come and for one I believe f1p hastening the day, when appropria' lions by Congress for the improve ment of waterways shall be condition l ed upon a satisfactory guarantee thai proper terminals will be provided bS the municipalities and other public [ agencies along the line of waterway
 s.I have not stated all the adjuncts which belong to terminals. It is no alone necessary to have the moderr terminals for the rapid and economh transfer tDf freight between the wharves and the water carriers, I must be ag3in . recalled that watel ftranSportaQQH IS 0IliE .ccO'iuliStu iesal to transportafion by rail and by high
 ways Fhere-ss -sshould be a physica connection between the nearest line O.
 railway and the water terminal ol warehouse. Their tracks should bt laid to connect with this terminal ant every facility should be afforded fol the transfer of freight between thu warehouse and railroads or directly between the water carrier and the rail
 road, and the transfer should also bt made by the most efficient methods. |
 the railroads in recognition of theil pubic duty and the interests of tht public should not voluntarily extend their tracks to the water terminal: then they should be compelled to dt So by adequate legislation. It is wei to state just here that this co-opera
 tion between the railroads and thu water carriers will not only serve tn. best interest of. the public but vii also promote and augment the reve
 nues of the railroads."