Evening journal., 1912-07-20
HARBOR WORK
OF The YEAR
in DELAWARE
Major RaymOnd'S Annual Re-
port Shows Much ACCOmp-
IiShed and More Needed
CHRISTIANA RIVER
DEVELOPMENT URGED

mOno mas completed MS annual IepulN |
of improvements etc. made to the va
rious streams under his jurisdiction,
both in Delaware and New Jersey. The
report is voluminous, showing the inn
portsnce of the local office and the
many matters pertaining TO commerce
and navigation that are attended to
here.
The most interesting part Of the re-
port relates 30 the port of Whining
ton. Much valuable information con-
cerning the improvements made and
under way, to the Christiana river, and
also to commercial interests depen-
dant upon the maintenance of proper
depth channel A significant state
ment is made by two big concerns on
the stream that should be given SER
ious consideration. The Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation and the
American Car and Foundry Company
sets forth that they have been COM
PEELED to refuse work because the
Christana river is not kept at the
projected depth of 81 feet at low
water A contract is now in force,
however, providing for such depth,
and it is hoped that the Improvement
to the stream will increase business
in the local shipyards.
Interesting figures also are given
about the various navigable streams
down the state.
Under the contract dated December
30, 1910, with the American Dredging
Company. of philadelphia, the report
says. 634525 cubic yards of material
was removed during the fiscal year.
The total quantity removed under the
contract is S52,132 cubic yards, plan
measurement The material was de-
posted upon the adjoining lands. The
channel was dredged TO "a depth Of is
feet at mean low wster. from the Del
aware river to tho Baltimore q Ohio
Railroad bridge, the width now being
$50 feet to the mouth of the Brandy
wine, and 200 feet thence to the B.
G. o. bridge: thence to the upper end
Of the pulp works wharf, the depth
made being 13 feet at mean low water
and the bottom width, 200 feet thence
to Bridge No. T. Shelluot cutoff
branch of the p b. and = Railroad
TO a width of 200 feet, the depth de
creasing from 13 feet to 10 feet, and
thence 100 feet wide and feet deep TO
Newport
A contrac. dated May 2. and APPROX
ed May 9, this year. has been made
with the American Dredging Company
for dredging the channel to a depth
OF 21 feet at mean low water
The report shows that up TO Febru-
ary 81 1911. inclusive, appropriations
amounting to Sl,246.952 have been
~ made for the Improvement of VIII
mington harbor
The new contract with the American
# Dredging Company awarded at S.3
cents a cubic yard, must be completed
within len months after May Is, 1912.
The tonnage and value OF the lead
ing articles shipped to and from the
port OF Wilmington. by water. dur
ing the calendar year. ending Decem-
Der 81, 1911, are as follows:
Domestic cOmmerce-Hides, shir
E timber clay, coal. etc, 4O9Of7 short
# tons valued at S27. .232 ,32S; chemicals
building materials, canned goods etc
12.83S tons. valued at S716671; agri
n cultural products, 231.26 tons, valued
u at S655S.995; miscellaneous. 90 2.f6.
~ tons, valued at S2,367,0S5. total valu.
alton, $50 S75079
Shipments-Coal, quarry stone. clay
etc, 45,4Ol tons, valued at $467 SIS
manufactured products, leather
chemicals. iron supplies. machinery
etc, 4O,9Sl tons. valued at S2O.S1O. .799
agricultural products. 694 tons. valued
at S104,100: miscellaneous, 49.O7e
tons, valued al S9.S16 1856: total valu
& alton $31,19S.972 total receipts an,
s. shipments, SOL ,436 tons, valuation
# $6S,O74O5.
Foreign commerce-lmports, nitrat,
OF soda, 5000 tons, miscellaneous, 5.
300 tons; total, $500 tons, valued a
100000
The total above reported IS some
what less than that of 1910. Tn,
Harlan and Hollinsworth Corporation
# aud the American Car and Foundr,
& Company state that they are yer,
rs much hampered by the failure TO keel
the channel constantly az the prone
<8 oepth OF q feet at mean low water
ta1a that they are frequently com
~ Vslled 70 decline work on account O
W the insuificiency of depth in the river
With the opening Of the Panama Ca
nal they expect supplies by water OF
vessels whose draft will be at leas
twenty feet.
Vessels sailing and trading in vii
mington Harbor follow.
Schooners, so registered tons. 1 tri
daily; achooners, 35 0tons, 20 ne
year; naptha launches or barges, 1
AZ tons, 10 per day; fifteen harbor tugs
10 daily; 100 barges for shipment
S OF pulp wood50O-15O0 tonnage l daily
3}< steamer Ulrica, trips daily. tn
& steamers Brandywine, City of Ches
ter, City of Wilmington and CITY q
3 Philadelphia, 2.141 round trips a yea
M excursion steamers, 10 per year
N barges, miscellaneous, 1OO-50O tons
hve per month; ten railroad barge.
A l0O-5OO tons, 10 daily; 10 sand barge
40 trips annually, towing steame
Meteor. 80 trips annually: freieh
steamer. West River. 225 trips annu
ally, and the following other vessels
barges Alice, Christiana, sever
X Nine. and steamers st. Quentin. Mort
Town, Ramsey and Northwestern
occasionally, also one dredge.
In addition to above a number {
foreign vessels of draft of about 2
feet and tonnage of 1900 to 34OO er
tered and cleared There is investe
In freight and passenger lines. dome
tic. doing business in the harbor {
Wilmington, approximately $4,000 OO
These lines carry freight valued Z
approximately S66,0OO, 900 annual
n and 100000 passengers.
Business Depends on Deeper Watel
way.