Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-10-16
DECLARE SHIP
CANAL ACROSS
N. ]. WILL CONE
Weather HaIts Inspection of
Proposed Ship Canal, but
Senators, congressman and
Others Feel Confident.

A sea level or lock canal will ul-
timately be cut through the waist
of the state, from Morgan on the
Raritan bay to Bordentown on the
Delaware river, judging from the in
terest manifested In the project by
some seventy-fve officials and citi-
zens of the nation, state and city,
who despite the pluvial conditions
gathered this morning to make the
scheduled inspection of the propos-
ed route of the New Jersey ship ca
nal. There were congressman, state
senators, secretary Of state and doz-
ems of others prominent in the ma
tional and state government, How
ever, because of the rain, the inspec-
ton tour was postponed until some
time in November.
Notwithstanding the weather
Abel Hanson's yacht Corona" was
at the city dock awaiting use, and
owners of some forty machines had
their cars ready to face the ele-
ments at moments notice. These
facts seemed to impress those pres
ent OF the interest taken In the pro-
1ect by local owners of automobiles
and were especially appreciated by
w. Parker Runyon, member of the
New Jersey Harbor Commission, who
arranged for the tour.
Those intending to go on the in
spection trip assembled at the Pack
er House between 9 and 10 o'clock
Before it was definitely decided to
postpone the tour, Mr.. Runyon called
meeting of all present and it was
unanimously voted that the tour be
deferred until some time in Novem-
ber.
Following this meeting most of the
party left, the New Jersey Harbor
Commissioners leaving fc-. Newark
to attend a meeting of the State
Chamber Of Commerce, which is
holding its fall opening convention
The members will, following the
meeting, inspect the plant of Thomas
A. Edison.
In speaking of the postponement
of the trip, Mr.. Runyon made it plain
that the inspection was not designed
to mould public opinion but only to
give those who will have to act on
the project a practical knowledge OF
what is proposed. He said: Though
the tour was postponed, it will be
held In November, as ! am intent on
taking the officials across the state
to give them an opportunity to view
the topography OF the canal zone, the
elevations; outlets, mileage, ETC., SC
as to give them basis to think over
We were going to ask that every
body else in the party not to under
take to mould public opinion during
the whole trip, because we want 1t to
be only trip of information and ed
ucation on the canal project
Among those present at the Pack
er house were the following Con-
gressman Thomas J. Scully, of the
third New Jersey district. Con-
gresham w. e. Tuttle of the fifth
New Jersey district, State Senator
Hennessy, chairman Of the joint ap-
propriations committee of the legis-
lature; Senator William E. Ramsay,
member of that committee; Secre-
tary of State Crater, accompanied by
George Steele, of Monmouth coun-
ty; Mayor Frederick w. Donnelly, of
Trenton; Brigadier General w. T.
Russell, retired colonel of engineers
of the War Department, and now
consulting engineer of the state har-
Dor board; President J. Spencer
Smith, Richard c. Jenkinson, Will
liam l.. Saunders, Charles S. Boyer
and w. Parker Runyon, members of
the state harbor board; Secretary E.
A. Ransom, Chief Engineer B. F.
Cresson, Jr., and Draughtsman
Murphy of the state harbor board;
Surrogate Clayton, County Clerk
Bernard M. Cannon of Middlesex
county; Otis Harlan, of Monmouth
county; Oliver Kelly, of Oak Tree, of
the State Board of Health; William
A. Bancroft, of Monmouth county;
Samuel L. Schleimer, of New Bruins
wick; Edwin Furman, of Sayreville;
Mayor John Fee, of South River;
Secretary Hugh Lynch, of the Board
of Trade; A. G. Clark, Jean Du Bois.
c. D. Snedeker, C. c. Baldwin, w. D.
Voorhees,, Fred ]. Cox. George D.
Runyon, D. P. Olmstead, Abel Han
son, John C. Donehue, Richard A.
Bolger, o. w. Ramsay, Jacob Duen-
wald, c. P. Convery, Richard F.
White, Robert Gill, Mayor Ferd
Garretson and U. S. Marshal Boil
schweiler, of this city.