Evening journal., 1913-09-09
TUESDAY SEPT. 9. 1918.
An lMp0RrANr MEErING.

a
n bearing on the commercial future Of Whining
ton will be held in Eden Hall tomorrow evening II
has been called under the auspices Of the Atlantic
Deenc- Waterways Association and has been arranged
for by the Delaware Organizing Committee, Of which
Howell S. England is chairman The purpose of the
meeting is to urge the Immediate taking over by the
Federal Government OF the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal. extending from Delaware city. Del, to Chesa-
peake city. Md. and converting it into free ship
canal and important link in the great chain of in
land waterways that is TO extend from Boston to
North Carolina
Senator Salisbury will preside at that meeting Adj
dresses will be made by Representative J. Hampton
Moore of philadelphia. president Of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Association; Representative Frank
Tin Brockson, OF this state; Representative John II
Small of North Carolina. and wnfred H. schon, sec
retary Of The Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association.
That is the layout and it gives promise of an inter-
esting and beneficial meeting.
We have received from the Organizing Committo
a letter informing that the editor OF THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL has been appointed member Of the
general committee having the meeting in charge.
There is paragraph in that letter to which we
wish oal the attention OF the and voters
OF Wilmington. between 10000 and $4,000 of whom
voted last June in favor of a muncipallyowncd aud
municipals controlled water ront the Delaware
river north Of the chrstiana river That paragraph
is as follows
development of the Atlantic seahoard is beyond COM
putaton What t will for the development of
the city of Wilmington is that IL will convert city
into commercial port having her wharyes store
houses and manufactures upo- the Delaware river
of tho most magnificent commercial rivers in
the world and VIII easily give us population or 5OO
600 within twenty-five years from the completion of
the work oN is the time TO urge upon Congress inn
mediate action. Your opportunity to lend a hand in
the magnificent achievement is here Wilmington has
been foremost in this agitation from the start Let
as still be foremost now that the consummaton of
desires is at hand.
We appreciate :he fact that the qualified electors Of
Wilmington. by of to one lecreed in June
hat tie municipal srront should be the shores
Of the Delaware north of the Christana river
We appreciate the that there exists our COM
ncnity weaker sentiment which is entitled to re-
spect that the development should be made south OF
the mouth of the Christiana river
We appreciate the fact that a very small section OF
population holds to the theory that the Chrstiana
river should be developed first and that the develop
ment Of the Delaware river should be made
matter of secondary consideration
So far concerned think Il would be
splendid thing If the Delaware river waterfront
we're developed by our city both north and south
Of the christana, and If the chrstiana river we're
developed both sides from 'ts mouth up to or be-
yond Newport
There are. however. two very poten. reasons why
all other development work should be secondary to
the acquisition and development Of the Delaware
river waterfront north or the Chrisuana river.
ONE is THAT THE ELECTORATE OF WHINING
TON. BY A VOTE or SEVEN TO ONE. HAS ISSUED
ITS M.NDATE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT BE
MADE THERE
THE OTHER is THAT THE WILMINGTON TERMI-
NAL COMPANY AND ITS ASSOCIATES ARE AT
TEMPTING TO GET AWAY WITH THAT WATER
FRONT TO THE NORTH OF THE CHRISTIAN
RIVER AND 1T is OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE
THAT IT'S EFFORTS BE FRUSTRATED BY THE
CITY TAKING 1T OVER PREPARATORY TO DE
vELoPMENT.
iN OTHER WORDS. THE PRESSING NEED OF
THE HOUR is FOR THE CITY TO BREAK FOR
EVER THE GRIP or THE WILMINGTON TERMr
NAL COMPANY AND ITS ASSOCIATES UPON THAT
WATERFRONT AND VEST THAT OWNERSHIP AMI
CONTROL IN THE CITY WHERE 1T PROPERLY
BELONGS.
With that accomplished our city will be i'm posi-
ton to take up the development, matter in an intei
gent and practical and II it see it, to improy.
the waterfront both and south of the Christian.
river
For the man who honestly believes the waterfront
development should be Of the Christiana river
have the utmost respect. though we may TAX.
the ground that his judgment in the matter is no
good That also is true ar regards the man who hon
estly believes fhe first Development should be in th
Chrstians river
For the man who posing publc-spirited citi
zen, seeks divert public attention from the Della
river shore north of the Christana in the hon
that the Wilmington Terminal Company and its as
sociates viii be permitted 70 get away with that pror
erty belonging to the people. who has selfish end