The chronicle=news., 1913-08-08
ENetltER CoRPs has
PLENTY Of WORK 1ODo

Wv "Csoo1us " kuc Us8 u8tDotb ~
the couutry-oa tho Atlantic. on tho
Psrifir ssd o. the Gulf coesls-<hs
widoninx aud deepsainG Of the chan.
neis 10 these hasaoss-the ssgiaeer.
corps Of the army 10 up to its ears
dr,rinE these torrid August days. ia
an effort 70 make the Pivsss sad nav
issble streams do their proper share
In the upbuiiaipg os tho country.'
With bceoming modesty. . mem.
her of the enstneer cosps. charged
with much Of the detail OF river and
harbor improvement. thus outlined
what Is EoinG ON thruoshout the NJ.
tion In brining the rivers to the door
yards Of tho people. and furnishins
the out-Os.the-way places with in.
creased means Of transportation for
the output OF farms. miAss and fac
torines.
Aud what 10 the caRineer corps do
Ing. besides Completing the Panama
canal. la the way Of river and harbor
work! u Is completing tho Ambrose
channel To depth OF 20 feet At mean
low water aud . width Of 1900 fsct
throughout las satire lcnGth. And
this work is upward OF Ok per cent
finished. 10 that when the next IN.
nusl river aud harbor bill IL passes.
instead Of appropriatinG for surthe-
construction u will provide for the
maintenance OF this maRnificcns en-.
trance to New York hsrl,or. = work
which. In many ways. 10 on par
with the building Of the isthmlan
canal. for II involved an estimated
excavation Of about s:.s00.Ua" Gu
bic yards OF material for a length Of
-, IN m.lca Of channel.
hut this ~ not sll the enxtnccr
corp~ In doinK Ia tho way Of d.cit'''-
Ing and widening channels 10 our
n-sporis. u 10 working on ~ foot
channel Into Bosson harbor: and ono
os the samc depth from Delaware
Hay into the harbor of PhIladciph'a.
with a width Of 500 feet In the
s,raisht parts. 1850 feet wide At
BuIkhcad bar. and 1000 feet Wide
the other beads Of tho Dclawars
river. The latter improvements Will
coz, sio.a:o.ooO and there viii, tc
an annual charge Of 100000: for
maintenance.
baltimore 10 TO have . channel ot
10 fect n mean low wat.r. md Go0
feet widc =, bottom. With incrcassd
wtdlhs at the saesaasss esd tAs
| bsads from Fort MeHsnry 70 deer
water In Chesapeake hay. Whea .hta
project Is complctcd-au aui REPORTS IN
the engineers office 10 this e!,s
show that substantial resui's have
already been achieved -'hs busy
growing metropolis II the s,dth w''l
have one Of the Grea. harbors of the
country. What II rrc Of baltimore
Boston. New York aaL Pn!lafslphia
also Ia true Of No:i:is hart,or. f"'
here. too. the work ~: siring Nor.
folk n 3s-foot channel with \ width
Of 400 feet from deep water Ia
Hampton Roads to the navy yard q
Portsmouth. Va. a distance Of about
eleven miles. 10 well under why. with
hope Of completion by the close oi
the next fiscal year.
While the ncEinecr corps Is OK
big harbors Of the Atlantic coast. the
same holds true Of conditions on the
Pacific side Of the continent. fos
two jcttiea are being constructed a
the mouth OF the Columbia. while
big work is going ON At Los Angeles
On the Gulf coast. . 35-foot channel
into Galveston harbor. and 35-foot
channel to Texas City are being rap.
Idly constructed.
Leaving out Of consideration the
millions that are being spent on the
widening and deepening OF the chan
nels into the big harbors Of the ma
tion. one OF the greatest project,
! which the engineer corps has under
| why. and upon which a cool $780,
900 monthly is being spent. 10 the
4 Improvement Vi Suc tsuuUOu iINci ~
tho vicinity OF Albany and Troy
where locks and dame are beinf
built to connect the channel will
the state barge canal. the aim Of th<
engineers Of the army corps. belnl
to complete their portion Of the worl
before the completion Of the cana
proper-anotther engineering feat
rivalliRg. in some respects. the con
struotion of the great. ditch acros,
the isthumus OF Panama.
In the scheme OF building an in
terror waterway from the rukget
rocks Of Maine to the sand splits o.
Florida, congress early recognized
the necessity Of connecting up vel