Evening journal., 1913-05-29
TRENTON ON
DEEP WATER
Town Celebrates Opening Of
IL Foot Channel on Upper
River
WHINING TONIANS ON
INSPECTING PARTY

Wilmington's progressiyeness was
attested yesterday when fifteen mem-
bers of the Mercantile Association OF
the city participated In the formal
opening Of the 12-foot channel be-
tween Philadelphia and Trenton. The
local delegation went TO Philadelphia
over the Pennsylvania railroad and on
their arrival there they boarded the
steamer Thomas Clyde, which carried
the philadelphians. members OF the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
tion TO Trenton.
Despite the rain, all small towns
along the river passed by the steamer
had crowds out TO greet the party and
at Bristol the only stop on the ride,
addresses were made by Representa-
tive J Hampton Moore and Mayor
Donnelly, Of Trenton.
On the arrival of the party at Tren-
ton. the rain put damper on the out
door exercises but the river bank was
lined with residents and in addition
TO band to greet them, all whistles
i'm the city as well as bells sounded
forth welcome In addition the
Congressional salute Of seventeen
guns we're fired by the yacht club.
The Mercer Brewing Company ex-
tended the party an invitation TO their
plant whore a tempting menu was
served. Speeches were made by Con-
grossman ]. Hampton Moore, George
W. Edmonds, Captain Grant COM
mandant of the Philadelphia Navy
Yard Colonel James r. Kuhn, the
United States Army Engineer in
charge of the channel work; General
Sadler OF New Jersey and Mayor f.
w. Donnelly Of Trenton and Howell
S. England the latter referring to VIII
mingtons campaign for a water front.
Mayor Donnelly of Trenton, in out
lining the advantages that Trenton
hopes TO derive from the new channel,
declared that In It's completion the
yoke which has kept Trenton from
growing was removed He said that
400 600 passengers are carried annu-
ally between Trenton and Philadel-
phia, and that this numbe~ will be
greatly Increased when the running
time is cut down from four and a half
to two hours The freight tonnage
carried by river boats is now in eX-
cess of 10000 tons per year and with
cheaper transportation facilities, this
viii be greatly increased. Trenton
now has manufacturing establish
ments. Mayor Donnelly declared that
each year turn out products valued at
S400OO.00O. and on the Pennsylvania
side of the river there is a stretch Of
manufacturing sites extending for a
distance OF 10 miles.
The completion of the channel, a
part of the scheme OF intracostal
waterways, which will extend from
Florida to Maine. makes history and
covers distance Of thirty miles II
cost $4,000 and $4,000 will be neces-
sary annually TO maintain the chan
mel
Among those from this city who at
I tended the celebration we're:
Howell S. England John j. Hayes,
J. c. O'Neil John Wendt Emil Il.
Buchcr, Daniel w. Lynch. Captain
Horace Wilson. Captain Peter
Bloomsbury. Franklin l. Mettler.
John Govatos, Frederick Stenle.
Thomas S. Dohorty. and A. r Saylor.
others in the party who are inter
estcd In tho deeper waterways of the
country we're: Lieutenant George
B. Landcnberger. United States Navy,
chief OF the local photographic Bu-
reau; John Mcigs, assistant director.
Docks and Wharves; Congressman
William J. Browning, Camdcn Con-
grcssman Thomas j. Scully. South
Amboy; Mayor Ellsworth Blount,
Burlington; George n. Sproul. secre-
tary of the Commissioners of Naviga-
tion. and w. NJ. Jacobs OF the New
Jersey Ship Canal Commission