The Washington herald., 1916-04-06
coast SURVEY
CENTENNIAL ON
]. Hampton Moore Outlines
Methods Of Safeguarding
American Waters.
WORK Is NEARLY ENDED
Celebration Continuing with Addresses
at National Museum Today Con-
cludes with Banquet at Willard.

j. Hampton Moore. member of the
House OF Representatives from Pennsyl-
Nania, and president of the Atlantic Deep
waterways Association since 1907, out
lined the workings of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and old of
the vast work before that body last
night In the new National Museum, the
occasion being the centennial celebra-
ton Of that branch Of the service. In
part he said:
am interested In the safey of life
ana commerce on all our coasts, but by
reason OF familiarity with the Atlantic
coast. / may be pardoned for calling at
tention to a few of its needs. Suppose
some day, as many experts think proba-
oly' the Caribbean Sea should become
the base OF a great naval warfare.
FLORIDA undoubtedly would become a
center OF American activities. Her in
land waterways, SO far as they are ht
would be serviceable for supply and
munition ships. and for small vessels
or the navy. We cannot count too much
on these waterways now. for they have
not been improved as they should have
been. But what layman ever knew, or
knows now' that the Coast and Geodetic
Survey has 172,oOo square miles of hydro
graphic surveying ahead of It before all
sides OF Florida are covered.
Advancing along the coast TO the New
Jersey and Delaware shores where ship
ping increases, II is observed that at the
present time the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey stands in need OF funds to survey
and resurvey about 1900 square miles
or shore.
Dangers Near New York Unchsrted.
There are rocks in the East River
as every one knows. Some OF them are
Of the pinnacle type. and strange as it
may seem have only recently been To-
| Gated. As late as 1915 the wire drag
was used by the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey in the East River. locating certain
dangerous shoals which are a menace
to navigation, and which in the event
OF war would seriously handicap our bat
tleships."
The celebration was formally opened
Yesterday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock with
an address by DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith, COM
missioner of the United States Bureau of
Fisheries, THE Bureau of Fisheries and
Its Relation to the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey" There followed
DR.. Louis A. Bauer, director Of the De-
| partment of Terrestrial Magnetism.
Carnegie Institution OF Washington:
The Work Done by the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey in the Field
OF Terrestrial Magnetism" Dr. S. W
Stratton, director Of the United States
buTedu OF StanOdrQS. Inc Bureau or
Standards, and Its Relation to the United
States Coast and Geodetic Survey" Dr.
George Otis Smith. director Of the United
States Geological Survey: The United
States Geological Survey and It's Rela-
ton to the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey"
Speakers at Night Session.
At the night session the following
| speakers besides Mr.. Moore were heard
Brig. Gen. w NJ. Black, chief Of en-
gineers, United States Army: THE
United States Corps Of Engineers and Its
Relation TO the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey" Hon. George R. Put
nam. Commissioner OF the United States
Bureau OF Lighthouses: The Light
house Service and Its Relation to the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey." Mr.. George Washington Little
hales. photographic engineer, United
States Hydrographic once: Hydro
graphy and Charts with Special Refer
ence to the Work OF the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey"
The celebration will continue this af-
ternoOn at the National Museum and
will conclude with banquet tonight at
the New Willard.