Evening journal., 1913-05-26
OPENING OF
THE CHANNEL
Deepening Of the Upper Della
ware Important Step in
Intra COStal Canal
Sytem

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 26.-
Through the completion Of the ~
foot channel In the Delaware River
from Trenton to this city. tho Now
Jersey capital. although situated 1876
miles from the Atlantic Coast be-
comes a seaport town. Fitting ex-
ercises will mark the celebration of
this momentous event I'm the history
OF Trenton next Wednesday, when
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
ISOLATION Will make a trip over the
new channel. and will unite with the
citizens OF Trenton and other towns
along the course in commemoratlon
OF the event.
The steamer Thomas Clyde, with a
capacity OF 1900 persons, has been
chartered for the trip, and II IS ex-
| pected' that more than 500 persons
interested in the development OF in
land waterways will accompany the
expedition and participate In the cele-
bration. George f. Sproule, secre-
tary OF the general committee In
charge OF the celebration, announced
that more than 400 tickets had been
sold up to yesterday and It was ex-
pected that 100 more would be sold
many OF the tickets have been pur-
chased by individual members Of the
Waterways Association, many firms
and corporations. together with
trade organizations, have demon
strated their interest I'm the water
way project by purchasing blocks Of
five or more tickets.
Celebrate Along Route.
The steamer Thomas Clyde will
leave Philadelphia at II o'clock We'd
nesday morning. arriving in Trenton
at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. While
the main celebration Will be held in
that city. smaller demonstrations will
be held in Tacony. Riverton, Beverly,
Burlington. Bristol Florence, Roeb-
, ling and Bordentown. The steamer
will stop at each of these places and
give the participants in the eXpedi-
tion an opportunity 10 join with the
! citizens of those towns In marking
the event.
Both the Congressional delegations
from this city and the State of New
Jersey are expected 10 accompany the
{ expedition and they will participate
, I'm the exercises at the various towns
Congressman j. Hampton Moore
/
number Of other Congressman will
b speak at these exercises.
Al AS the steamer leaves her dock In
this city she will be greeted by a
z noisy salute from the whistles OF
8 scores Of craft on the Delaware, anC
D at Bordentown, the students in the
military institution will boom q
a welcome from a field battery. Mayor
Donnelly, of Trenton, will be in
charge of the exercises an that city
;, They will include, in addition to thu
I, speechmaking. a band concert anI
y possibly a trip through some of th'
! leading industrial plants Of the New
Jersey capital
8 Channel is Open.
d The 12-foot channel was construct
% ed by the Government at the urgen
d request of the Atlantic Deepe
g Waterways Association, and is a lin
G in the proposed intracoastal waterwa
n system. which when completed will
C extend from the northern part o
o Maine TO the southern extremity o
Florida. II will not only provide
= route for freight-carrying barges be
s tween those ports, but will also en-
o able smaller craft to make the voy
z age from one extremity of the Allan
tic coast to the other in safety b
eliminating the dangerous course OF
Cape Cod and Cape Hatteras. TIL
/, sea passages off these two points 70
years have been the graveyards G
h many vessels, and seafaring men sa
that the cost of the inland channe
will more than pay for itself by live
and property that will he saved.
The new channel extends from A
legheny avenue, this city, to Lalo
1. street, Trenton, a distance of 80 mile