Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-12
5lTETY OF COAST
md TRADE LINKED
WITH WATERWAYS
HAMPTON Moore Tells
= 'convention System Would
Be National Defense
.oyIcE OF THE EXPERTS

x,,,uadeIphia 70 New York via
NprIo'N ..,ned inland waterways as
fo'e'n.''ss ~ completing a great system
" n.'.nsI defense that would extend from
n.'f-d "a 10 the Florida peninsula as
wv nv prominent army ana navy ~.
urea W r,en,bers OF Congress. viii be the
Eas a the ninth annual convention OF
~ w, sr.n,,c4 4Deeper Waterways Association
~ W.ls s ansned this morning with a bust
F't...slon in the ballroom OF the beile-
- .s-stsord The statement was made by
~-...sran ]. Hampton Moore, the presi-
<.s Il the association.
@.,~ressnan Moore pointed out that the
,.,..rh from Norfolk to New YORK was the
H'''''.- link IN the system already acquired
E''.s1 novernment, and to finish the sys-
VIZ was planned by the association TO
WI ,,ron Congress the purchase OF the
rt..re and Chesapeake Canal. provide
y ~ snhseouent widening and deepening
", !. construct an inland route from Bor-
.-..rr 10 the Raritan Bay across New
~, aver a distance OF thirty-three miles.
<--,.sers have made reports and surveys
~ M operatlon Of such plans.
~ reports OF the United States army
.--rsers for the purchase and, enlarge
<-.+ of the Delaware and Chesapeake
>-.s, show possible cost Of $1,000 600,
~<ar the digging of sea-level canal
<,nurh New Jersey would cost at least
ij5eoo,ooe.
WATERWAYS AS DEFENSE
conrressman ]. Hampton Moore. pres
os,t of the assoc alton. In his annual ad-
1t,sz this morning said: ''The national de-
Sr., slde OF the waterways question has
IN strongly in evidence. We have had
<,ok and open Endorsement from army
.nd navy officials who have been studying
~ F.ropean war situation with respect
n possible happenings along the Atlantic
~cssf They know that the approaches to
81 navy yards at Norfolk, Philadelphia and
aookiyn through inside waterways. one
rshnecting with the other, are cut off so
IL as the use Of army or navy vessels
d concerned. They know we could not
md submarine or any one of the modern
1fpodo boats from Norfolk yard to the
PaIIadelphia yard. or from the Philadelphia
urd 70 the Brooklyn yard, They know
bat Il we needed to send our vessels in
hnd for repairs we would be seriously
handicapped and virtually bottled up IL
~ attempted to use the inside passages
Men yefsed in war. on land and sea, know
bis problem thoroughly and we'll We have
he word Of the Secretary of the Navy for it.
a We have the word of the Secretary of
Commerce that the failure to open up these
canals Is an absurdity approaching culpa-
tlity, Who has not read of tho service
>hiity, Of the Kiel Canal to the German
The foolish notion that the Atlantic
zosstsl project means the digging of a
canal 1900 miles long from Maine TO Florl-
q has had to be combated as usual Even
1one Of our most successful business men
chahng under modern transportation re-
aricons. have had to be taught a little
geography In this regard The same may
bs said Of others aspiring to statesman
ship They have not yet learned that the
Chesapeake Bay parallels the Atlantic
Ocean for approximately 200 miles and con-
meets with natural waterways running in
land along the ocean for another 200 miles
until they reach the sea safe below Cape
Hattsns
IT Is not unreasonable to expect that
the NEXT step Congress will take will be
40 open the Chesapeake and Delaware
tauL 80 that the barrier between the
noFuern and southern sections of the inter-
foaqal waterway may be removed 1t is
1A mpossible in view of conditions that
HsH Nlll also be taken during the next
SESSION 70 attempt the thirty-three-mle cut
Across the State of New Jersey, which
~oa'a make the union of southsrn waters
-'h tnose OF New England comblete."
No QUARREL WITH RAILROADS
~ y De stated again that we have no
quarrel with the railroads OF the United
<'es This waterways movement is not
- Ahtl-railroad movement. 1t never has
we have hoped the railroads would
" auvantage of having the waterways
nmesed qnd TO Increase the freight-carrying
eelilue3 OF the country. We believe many
us Dig brains in the railroads of the
..y are beginning to realize that the
-,nes'"ays are FEEDERS or auxiliaries of the
-,.psos and that no ship can come to
~. snhout bringing new business to the
oeuA This Is emphatically our view
the situation.
~ waterways are creators OF business
pe'g sg developed and encouraged they
-.,s 9la A,ncrease the farming output and they
''n fIimulate the factory"
e than 800 delegates from all the
~. ssa'es. many of whom are national,
no9m Oh the Bellevue-Stratford This
-,sa-e y tne opening session of the con-
a - foiiowlng an invocation by the
Z. coeert H. Hunter. OF the Union Tab
---s4s .hurch. OF this city. Mayor Smith
~ me Dody with an address OF well
~ ,"nch Drought word of response
csyor George Ainslie. of Richmond.
Lsnsressman William s. Ware greeted
ee,esates on behalf of the State of
sania and Congressman Ambrose
>onss from Rhode Island. rose In re-
~ " me state welcome This was fol-
~ the annual address OF the pfesi-
,ne association Congressman ].
ps. u1rnoon addresses will be made
5,.t t$.eler General william NJ. Black,
~ =, the engineers of the United States
congressman John H. Small, from
"a ~. Sarohna Captain c. Il. Johnston of
"a rH''ea states Coast Guards. and Ed
~ cattell. City statistician'-
A<..c,, A. = o'ock the ladies' auxiliary of the
,'-uon ~ Will entertain the visiting ladies
,ss-. ~ tne Beilevue-Stratford. A special
rs.sn OF events for the ladies' has been
'-nksd by that body.
IL S'.snt ..n session will begin at 8 O'Clock
&<..'.s De presided over by George s.
nAfses Docks ana Ferries of ,bIs
,b,. number OF illustrated talks ON the
-f-es y me waterway as a means OF coast
~ VIII be given by Major william +.
|s,.r.s ~ me .ne United States Coast Artillery
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