Evening journal., 1913-02-03
TOO
WOULD CLOSE
The CITY PORT
MOOre'S Scheme is to Combine
Many Delaware and Jersey
Offices With Philadelphia
LOCAL TRADE BODIES
WILL OPPOSE CHANGE

That there is truth in the story that
there is a project on foot to elimi-
nate Wilmington as an independent
port OF entry and attach it to a larger
city seems to be well founded iudg-
ing from what Congressman J. Hamp-
ton Moore, OF Philadelphia, says. On
Saturday Baltimore new paper
printed Washington article stating
that Wilmington as a port OF entry
was TO be consolidated with Balti-
more. Congressman Moore now
comes forward with the news that
Wilmington is to be comprised in a
headquarters
THE EVENING JOURNAL printed
an article on Saturday containing in
iorm3tion concerning the local Iort
. and how the business OF the Customs
House here had grown until Whining
4 ton can now be ciassed as one of the
s more prominent ports OF entry in the
country. There are some who wish
4 to make light Of the proposed move
4 but that there is truth in IT, is now
apparent
q. c. Purdy president of the Cham
.
4 when the matter was brought TO his
( attention that he would immodia ely
take up the subject with the Board
+ of Directors OF that body and take
Il the necessary steps to prevent the
81 merger of Wilmington as port OF
entry with any other city. This Will
& be done at once.
The following newspaper article
+ comes from Washington.
After a conference with the treas
Jury ,oificials today, Congressman J..
Hampton Moore announced that all
he provisions Of his greater port bill
s. which was objected to i'm the last ses-
81 sion of Congress, TO protect the col
ectOr of the port, at bridgeton, n.
J.. would be Incorporated IN the
Presidents plan of reorganization and
hat hereafter Philadelphia would be
= port worthy Of the name
My Information is,' said Congress
nan Moore. that the total number of
lOrt districts i'm the United States viii
f be reduced from l62 to AZ.
MY bill provided that the pbiladcl-
lhia district should comprise all the
waters and shores OF the Delaware
liver aud the rivers connected there.
..
les OF Gloucester and Camden. IN
8 New Jersey. This WIS with a view OF
ldding ThOmpson's Point 10 the por
"a Df bringing the new immigration sta.
z ion. at Gloucester City within The
lort and of enlarging the jurisdiction
u other respects.
"Unlcss Congress changes IFS mind
he Presidents reorganization plan
|.asfI D. al rtsfr nf DNf
Ar three weeks. The Philadelphia dis.
rict. or what may now be properly
allied the Greater Port of Philadel-
lhia, viii not only include GlOuces-
or Chester. Wilmington and Lcwes
Del, Somers Point. Thompson Point
BridgetOn, TuckertOn and other
POINTS along the Delaware river anC
he New Jersey coast, but it vii
. xten1 as far west in Pennsylvania a:
81 he Alloghenies. will take in the whole
Df the State of Delaware and all O
" New Jersey. south of the New YOrl
district. which extends southwark
rom New York CITY to "A point neal
Nanasquan Hereafter. therefore, thu
collector of the port of Philadelphia
viii have general jurisdiction over al
Eastern Pennsylvania all of Della
4. Ndlf Gnu IhDAt tLdu hdti vi .NtM 1tl
;ey. And TO this extent, the business
# Nat is naturally incident to the por
7 Philadelphia will be centralized ."
r. ]. Maclean, business manage
= )f the Chamber OF Commerce salt
oday that the board of directors o
he Chamber OF Commerce viii NEE
Al ! o'clock tomorrow at which tim
he proposed change viii be brough
up.
Mr. Maclean was surprised at MI
NloOre's action, he stating that tn
congressman was president of Oh
Waterways Association and shoul
have first taken up the proposition j
S advocating with the LOCAL Chamhe
Df Commerce.
Value Of City as Revenue Producer.
Tho Importance of Wilmington a
revenue producer for the Govern
nent is not generally known to IN
oeoplo Of this city aud state. Sine
he agitation started by the report
hat the Cusoms House and the POI
Df entry here is to be attached
'ither the Baltimore or the Philade
)hia offices, in the retrenchment mo,
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