Evening journal., 1916-09-15
fcontlnued From FIrst Pagel

Congressman Moore said. in response
10 the applause that greeted him
The eighty miles down the Delaware
from Trenton TO this city has been
one grand procession OF triumph. The
Lord gave US a series Of ponds, water
ways. etc. 500 miles long, stretch
ing along the Atlantic seaboard, but
II is necessary for man TO do little
digging 70 make this waterway as
nsofui as II ought TO be. The work
should have been started a century
AGO. No city has a deeper interest
in this project than Wilmington.
While the deeper waterways plan was
started in Trenton and was organized
IA Philadelphia, some time before that
! meeting was held IN Wilmington M
which the deepening OF waterways
was urged SO the project really
started here"
Governor For Deep Channel.
Governor Charles r.. Miller was the
second speaker and welcomed the
delegates 70 the State. He lauded
CONGRESSMAN Moore who. he said,
made one work whether he wanted
10 or not. All the Union except
that section along the Atlantic coast
ia opposed 10 the deeper waterways
pIan because they do not understand
IL. he said. beginning with our
neighboring suburb, Chester, IN
cluding Wilmington and Trenton,
there are millions OF dollars invest
ed IN industries, private and public
along the Delaware river he said.
"and IL Is 10 protect these industries
in times Of war that we must have
facilities TO defend them.
1--WE started out 10 ask for l2-toot
channel In the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, but that would be useless today.
Now we want 35-foot channel 20 mat
Quick communication can he had between
New York and Washington. Had this
coast belonged TO England or Germany
Won would now see a 35foot channel
from the Delaware 10 Raritan bay. No
matter what the cost. we must have IT,
The only way the canal can be obtained,
in my opinion, Is through condemnation
proceedings and the sooner you get
down 10 business on that score the bet
ter II will he for all concerned.
eve cannot be too optimistic. War
Is likely 10 break out at any time any
where Even though we Of Delaware
and the North are protected by the fort
of Dupont and the fortihcations at
Hampton Roads, they are not enough.
II would be up to this government 70
protect it's 100 millions Of people in the
event Of war, and there is no better
wav 10 prepare 70 do this than to ac-
qilire the canal'
Discusses Legal Phase.
CHOSE fine words need fitting re-
sponse." declared Congressman Moore,
introducing J. Harry Covington, Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia, who gave an elo.
ouent address on the legal aspects Of
the deeper waterways project.
He said that legal case from the
Delaware courts-Blackbird Greek VS..
Marsh-many years ago. which was
finally carried to the United States
Supreme Court. caused Chief Justice
Marshall TO decide I'm favor OF the
Federal Governments control over
the flowing and tidal waters OF the
country. Justice Covington spoke on
the necessity OF permitting a free and
uninterrupted use OF such waterways.
lie said that the section Of the United
States lying between the Allegheny
Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean
will one day be more densely popu-
lated than any other part OF the
country The railroads won't he able
to handle the commerce then. he de-
clared. and the waterways will have
to be adapted to the use Of the people.
Senator DUPONT for Project.
United States Senator Henry A. du-
Pont also spoke in favor OF the pro-
ject. he being the only Senator to at
tend the convention.
I'VE view with deep pleasure and ap-
probation the presence OF the dele
gates 10 the Atlantic Deeper Water
ways Association convention I'm this
city, and heartily endorse the great
project you represent" said Senator
DUPONT. 1T Is true that the people
OF Delaware are more interested in
the deepening OF the Delaware and
Chesapeake Canal that in any other
part of the route because OF local
conditions.
Il tell you that as an old soldier
who has served I'm the infantry as we'll
as IN the engineers service. that
money spent in deepening the canal
and making II adapted 10 the passage
of large ships Of war will be better
spent than FIVE times the amount ex-
pended in other preparedness ways"
"Finel" called Congressman Moore.
THAT makes the entire Delaware
delegation solid for the project. The
junior Senator has expressed himself
as favorable 20 the plan, and now we
have the endorsement OF the senior
Senator. II Is certainly encouraging"
General Bixby.
Brigadier General William II. Bixhy,
U. s. A.. retired. former chief Of engi-
neers, who reported upon and approx
ed the engineering features OF the
proposed deeper waterways project,
was introduced as "the man who fur
nished that report and sent il
through" General Bixby spoke upon
conditions Making Waterways Use
FUR and handled the subject not only
from the viewpoint Of commerce. but
OF the public generally.
The Delaware and Chesapeake Ca
nal and the proposed ship canal across
New Jersey" he said. "arc the two
links missing in the proposed inland
channel and the most important OF the
whole chain"
A rising vote OF thanks was extend
I'd the Chamber OF Commerce OF Will
mngton. after which the trolley cars
were boarded for the wharf. The Phil
adclphia Band played while the dele
gates were embarking and the men
and women broke out into singing as
the leader directed his men 10 play old
southern melodies or popular songs
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