Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-22

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the n~ortherly end of Barnegat Bay
and so on. He said the work could
probably not be accomplished for
anything short of two, three quar-
ters or three millions of dollars. He
suggested that for the present most
| good would probably be derived If
an inland connecting link between
Bay Head and Manasquan was urg-
ed.
Mr.. Shelf introduced.
Wilfred H. Shelf, secretary and
treasurer of the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association, the next
speaker, told of an agitation before
Congress for the construction of a
protective inland waterway along
the Atlantic coast from Florida to
the New England states. He said
efforts were underway for a canal
over Cape Cod, which would afford
a safe passage for ships from Bos-
ton and Maine harbors to New
York and thence over the waters of
the Kills to this port. He next told
of construction Of canals in the
south all going to make up the in
ternational chain, which he said
would only become complete when
our New Jersey ship canal was con-
structed. He claimed the chain had
been arranged for and all that ap-
peared necessary was the assurance
of construction of the New Jersey
ship canal.
The speaker maintained it might
be well to adopt the spirit of water
way workers in the middle west,
which was to hold up" candidates
for congress and compel them to go
on record before election. This
statement brought considerable ap-
plause. He elaborated upon the
safety of an inland waterway and
spoke of the 100000 600 worth of
property and thousands of lives lost
along the Atlantic coast because of
ship wrecks by uncomfortable
storms the past ten years.
New Yorker Is Heard.
President Strong, Of the New
York State Waterway League, open
ed his talk with praise for the recep-
ton rendered him and fellow-mem-
bers of the New York league. He
said he was literally overcome by
the reception and closing he heart
lily thanked all. He said less than
four years ago three men assembled
in a little club house on Jamaica
Bay and laic the foundation for the
New York state league, which had
for its object the improvement Of
waterways about New York. He
said they started With a member
ship of eighteen and today the Or
ganization had a membership Of
2,4OO in good standing, representing
PA yacht clubs. Mr.. Strong criti-
cised conditions Of waters about New
| York, which he claimed were pollut-
ed to no small degree and despite
this fact, he said, children were al
lowed to battle In them and thereby
exposed themselves to sewage. The
| speaker said New York autoists had
been given improved roadways, but
yachtmen and boat drivers for profit
had received nothing. He praised
| Mayor Gaynor for what he had done
for New York.
Waterway Engineer Talks.
Henry s. Sherman, chief engineer
of the Inland Waterway Commits
sion, spoke at length upon the New
Jersey waterway project from Cape
May to Bay Head.
w. r. Cats read a paper or the
modernization of the Morris canal.
He spoke of its facilities and like
wise advocated it's connection with
a chain of inland waterways extend
ing southwark. He said, among 9TH
er things, this would no doubt make
beautiful Lake Hopatcong a mecca
for pleasure craft.
Mr.. Morris PIeases.
B. P. Morris, a lawyer of Red
Bank, was the last speaker of the
occasion. He amused his audience
and left them in a happy mood as
they departed after the meeting. Mr..
Morris jokingly referred to some Of
what previous speakers had said, as
all bosh. He advocated construction
and Improvement Of waterways in
localities where they would do the
most good by attracting commerce.
He asked why spend $4,000 600 for
canals In un~inhabited parts of South
Jersey when the same amount might
bring millions Of dollars worth of
commerce into a live spot like New
York.
Yachtsmen Formally Welcomed.
The yachtsmen were welcomed by
Commodore Frank G. Henry, Of the
Raritan Yacht Club, at an informal
meeting in the general assembly
room on the upper floor Of the Rar-
itan Yacht Club house at 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Informal talks
were given on the subjects of deeper
and improved waterways, yachting,
commerce and civic affairs. 1t lasted
for about an hour. Members en-
tered and departed as the meeting
was in progress and in this way a
large number participated.
Commodore Henry praised the
league for what 1t had accomplished
and briefly referred to Improvements
desired for the benefit of the traffic
on water. William Sherman Rauch,
Commodore of the Eureka Yacht
Club, of Newark, and president Of
the Waterway League of New Jersey,
responded.
Following INT talks and discus
Eions on various subjects appertain-
ing to waterways. An opportunity
was given for yachtsmen to become
better acquainted. The members
talked on waterways now in use
about the east and especially of
those in and about New Jersey. Par
ticular attention was paid to the
waters about this city. Deepening
of the channel leading into this port
and of water in the Kills were touch
ed upon. Boatmen from Newark
were especially high in their praise
of local waters and a brilliant fu-
ture was predicted for this port.