Evening journal., 1916-11-14
WILMINGTON MUST
CO TO RIVER front


That Americans arc rapidly ap,
preaching that stage where instead OF
referring to the Delaware River as the
"Clyde Of America" ,hey can very ap-
propriately call the Clyde the "Dela-
ware of Europes was declared by
CONGRESSMAN j. Hampton Moore OF
PHILADELPHIA. president Of the Atlantic
Dee9er Waterways Association, ad-
dressing the Chamber of Commerce
at their luncheon i'm the Hotel dupont
al noon today Congressman Moore
added his voice to the many that have
been raised to further the develop
ment of Wilmington's water front.
Thoroughly acquainted with his sub
Iect by constant assoc alton with the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways project,
Congressman Moore spoke with au-
, lbority and aroused the enthusiasm OF
his hearers.
p He said our shipbuilding progress
Z lust fed the predictions that had been
made for the Delaware River and
fla med that il was without exception
he greatest commercial river in the
United States. The city of VIII
mngtona he declared. could not for
ever remain back Of the railroads on
high land. bur would be compelled to
move down 20 The river front to ac-
'ommodate its industr al enterprises.
Congress has been fair in imprOy-
ing the Chrisiiana River. but while
II is q valuable stream, modern eih-
cioncy requires that a CITY making
such great progress as Wilmington
has made must necessarily obtain
frontage upon the Delaware ITSELF
he said.
While Wilmington is technically in
tho "Pou of Philadelphia" IL is
nevertheless nearer the sea than the
City of Philadelphia. and has dis
iinct ADVANTAGE i'm the matter Of time.
he pointed out. Philadelphia has
fresh water. he said and this is n
tremendous advantage. In addi-
tion il is the center Of a labor and
fuel market that assures its per
manencv and growth.
..f Mr.. Moore referred to the improve
ment Of the Delaware from Philadel-
phia to the city Of Trenton and de-
picted the launching Of the first steel
barge constructed at the American
Bridge Company's plant in Trenton.
The development of barge traffic he
said. was certain and the establish
ment OF a plant for the construction OF
barges 40 miles inland from the ocean
was only another evidence of the con-
fidence the business interests had in
the Delaware river. The Congressman
declared that the welfare OF all the
cities on the Delaware from Trenton
10 Wilmington was identical and that
everyone Of them would profit by the
opening OF the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal to the south and Of the
Delaware and Raritan canal to New
York and the west.
The meeting today was the largest
i'm the history of the Chamber of
Commerce, said Josiah Marvel, who
introduced Congressman Moore, for
William b. Megear, president Of the
Chamber OF Commerce.
The campaign 10 make Wilmington
o seaport, undertaken by the Chant
Der of Commerce. will Do pushed
will yigOr. and the program outlined
for the next few weeks includes
address from other men Of wide
knowledge as regards the develop
ment OF waterfrOnts.
The guests were: William 7. Budd,
T. T. Bye. DR.. r. p. Burnham. Charles
a. Bamberger. l.. r. Beardslee, II. a..
Butt. n. p. Bardo. Caleb +. Burchenal
G. L. Coppage, IT. A. Casperson. w. S.
CLAY. William c. Corey. John J. Cas-
sidy, Albert T. Chesney. George F.
Cornell. ElwOod A. Davis. Samuel NJ
Dillon. B. DUPONT T. B. Ely and guest,
James j. English. G. a. Gewehr, F. H..
Gawthrop. Or. W II. Hancker. a. "
Hughes. T. Allen Hilles. John j..
Hayes. Josef L. He'd n. DR.. II. Chal-
mers Hickman. David G. Hosfeld and
guest, Clifford j. Iszard Henry r.
lsaacs. Frederick Knlffen. c. c. Kurtz,
Clareuco C.. killcn. John +. Krauss, VIII
liam j. Kurtz and guest. John W. Loud.
Walter D. Mode. William a. Mode.
James Meharg, II. b McCulum, William
p. Alegesr. William D. Mullen. J. II.
Nixon Otho Nowland. James b. Oberly.
Charles b. Palmer, C.. T. pierson. George
W. Rush. Charles j.. RICHTER. Frederick
Reybold, George II. Spackman, C. VI.
Steward, Harry {. Speakman, r. w.
Robinson. David Sncllcnburg, John
j. Saterthwait i. II. Steinle,
: DR. c. J. Scott G. Sellers Smith,
Charles. l.. Story. c. W. Sutton. VIII
lard A. Speakman. William F. Sellers,
Wilmer Stradley. James G. Tuck
Charles II. Ten Weeges. Ira C. Tink-
ham. Z. Van Trump. II. E. Weber. J..
S. Wilson. s. II. Wilson. Jr. Peter
T. Wright. A. d. Warner, Jr. w. w
Knox. r. w. Robinson. c. Stewart Lee.
Mr.. Johnson. Henry p Scott e.
Tevis. Jerome B. Bell. c. w. Cadwal-
der. William +. Metten. Mayor James
f. Price and guest, o. c. Purdy. and
Adam lindsay