The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09
THE GREAT WORK OF A
TAR HEEL IN THE
NATIONAL LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page Three

I drCIInd. ltdu tHt Dti'ib
project been alone for the people OF
North Carolina il is doubtful II II
would have received the r|ecOSnltioH
which il dbl when h first surveys
were ordered. But Small mao po.h
the foresight and the Tar SIsht ~
see in tn proposed waterway peneiie
TO the country at large, besides WhlcH
tb,t which would accrue to the state
itself seemed small and insignificant
raduauy he brought his colleagues
10 see this national Importance OF the
project, and it WAS than that inc
rhances for victory first began TO APP
pear.
He delivered many lectures IN
North Carolina and other states on
he need for this and other inland
waterways. He told the people ana
his colleagues In Congress that the
most dangerous spot In the entlre
coast line Of the United States and
almost equal to Cape Horn IN the
damage it does to shipping IS cape
Hatteras, North Carolina and the
Deadly Diamond shoals that lie off
its promotory. He told them that
the wave formation known as the
"Hatteras saw-tceth" is dreaded BY
mariners the world over, and that AS
a result OF these conditions, coast
wise trade from north of the Chesa-
peake Bay to south Of HatteraS was
non-eHistent. He advanced a plan
that would make coast wise trade pos
sible.
He Won his battle by inches, but
the accomplishments was in keeping
with the amount Of energy he ex-
pended. 1t took fourteen vars to Sc
cure the adoption Of his project, but
1T Was -. task worthy Of fourteen
years of any North caroiinian's en-
,lGN.
To-day with his big task accomplish
ed ne is recognized as a nation wide
authority OIn rivers ana harbOrs leg
iSlation. The winning Of his fight
has given him immense prestige on
his committee, and it is expected OF
him now that he not only take the
lead in carrying to f%ruition the great
scheme of inland waterways from
Rostor to the Gulf OF which the
North Carolina waterway will be but
~ lock- but that he will take initia-
two IN pronulgating plans Tor other
great schemes of river and harbor
Development. which will equal in i'm
portance the first one which he faith
cred.
small is sinsly anc alone respon-
Slble Tor the adoption Of the Norfolk
inland waterway said a colleague
on the Rivers aud ifarbors Commit
tee.
"The people OF North Carolina owe
him a great debt" said another; and
another. II congratulate both the
people Of North Carolina and Small
himself on his success in having his
project adopted"
| solicited from Small a statement
on the inland waterway, asking that
he outline Ia it the importance to
North Carolina which he saw in the
project and which inspired him to
such persistent effort in its behalf
lie has written the following:
~ u intention to an ar.
ticle on the Norfolk-Beaufort INLAND
Waterway is gratifying. and | an
pleased Al the opportunity of telling
the readers Of The News and Observe
something about this project. Q
necessity | can state nothing new
but Judging from some of my cor
r~espondfnce in the past, there Vet eX
lists some INSTRUMENTATION as to it
broad ard benefits.
AT 'aSt the long struggle to onafI
ms q Tree waterway is nearing
successful conclusion. The river an
harbor bill which has just passed tn
House adopted the route ai,l plan
recommended in the last report Of tn
engineers at "A total estimated cost q
i've million and four hundred dollar
and carried an immediate appropria
ton Of five hundred Thousand dollar
for The purchase Of the Albemarle an
chesapeake Canal, u accordance wit
the contract recently executed hetWee
his company ard the Secretary c
War. Assuming that the bill passe
the the senate and is approved by tn
President, and thereby ECON q la,
at this session, this should pas
INTO the control of the Government b
After this all tolls wi
he<einlinAted. and an annual bnrdp
OF much more than one hundred thou
~ nd IDilarS will hn 1iftoS ..-, Il
merce OF eastern North CAROLYN;
capitalized at three per cent, while
is the maximum government rate f.
rorroWin& money, this annual tribu
or tolls represents the interest G
about five million dollars. This
based upon the present restricte
hut when this waterwa
shall have been enlarged and dee,
ened, the locaA commerce in caste,
North Carolina will soon double ar
'lhadruple. to say nothing of II
through commerce., which it is expe,
I'D wifI or..}nallv no attco.toa 49,