The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-01
TO DEVELOP
INLAND WATERWAY
House Appropriates $s,4oo,ooo
for 1mprovement-congress-
man Small Honored.
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Washington, n. c., March al
About ten days ago the National
house OF REPRESENTATIVES, passed a
Dill. appropriauns II total of about
S6,40o,000 for the Improvement OF
waterways in Eastern North Carolina
and Virginia. The project Is to do
vclop what is known as the Norfolk
beaufort waterway between these
Two Places, covering distance of
ABOUT zoo miles. The route of the
proposed waterway Is TO be ns fol-
lows: Starting from Norfolk, going
up tho southern branch of tho Eliza
beth River, thence by the route of the
old Albemarle- Chesapeake Canal into
Albemarle Sound. thence across the
sound TO Alligator River, up Alligator
River to the head OF navigation.
thence across Hyde county by canal
TO Rose Bay. thence across Pamlico
sound to The mouth of Neuae River,
thence up Neuse River 10 the mouth
OF Adams Greek, and through the re-
Gently completed canal to Beaufort
inlet. depth Of twelve feet IN TO be
maintained throughout the 200 miles
of the waterway from Beaufort to
Norfolk. This VIII make it possible
for vessels drawing ten feet OF
water to enter this waterway from
the Atlantic Ocean at either end
traverse the ZOp miles of its length,
and pass again Into the Atlantic from
the other end. In addition to the
project outlined above the bill car
iies an appropriation of 100000 for
the deepening OF the channel in
Pamlico and Tar Rivers. From Wash
inEton to the sound the depth is to
be ten feet, and the channel is to be
200 feet wide: from Washington to
Greenville 1t is to be six feet deep
and 200 feet vida from Greenvilic
to Tarboro tho preaent minimum OF
two feet in depth is to be maintained.
Tho bill prov des that the entire
scheme as outlined above shall be
completed in six years, nccessitating
an annual appropriation of about
sl,00o,ooo for that length of time,
100000 is TO be Immediately avail
able for tho purchase of the Abe
le-Chesa pcake Canal The bill Is
now being considered by tho Senate
1t is well-known that the above
mentioned act OF Congress was got
ten through that body largely
through the long continued and I'M
firing efforts OF Congressman j. II.
Small. Knowing this and rejoicing
over his accomplishment It did not
take long for the business men to
organize a demonstration when he ar
rived here to-day. When the train
bearing Mr.. Small came into the sta
ton, he WAS astonished to hnd hun
drGds OF his fellow citizens represent
ing tho Merchants Association, and
the Chamber OF Commerce. the banks,
and manufacturing industries besides
several hundred school children there
TO greet him. IIallet s. Ward well
coined Mr.. Small to his home city,
speaking OF the great task no had ac-
complished, and of the great service
he had rendered to his country. AZ
ter Mr.. Wards speech Mr.. Small was
escorted to an automobile accom-
panied by Mayo. g. II. Harding, and
others, who headed a monster pro-
cess!on, that proceeded TO Mr.. Small's
home. On arriving there he found
his porch and yard filled with men.
women, and school children. Mayor
Harding In brief speech presented
John Lewis Payne. a student in the
graduating class of the local high
school, who again welcomed Mr..
Small. Moved by the spontaneous
and sincere demonstration In his be-
half Mr.. Small almost overcame by
emotion which he could not conceal.
expressed his great gratitude to his
fellow citizens for showing their ap-
probation of his efforts. Continuing
he discussed briefly the Norfolk
Beaufort waterway project, showing
what it Will mean TO all this eastern
country