Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-28
Canals CHIEF need
OF j. S. Says MOORE
Complete Intracoastal Chan
nels, He Urges at Water
ways Convention
WOULD RELIEVE
EASTERN RAILWAYS

MIAMI. Fla.. NOV. s.-With moment
Gus questions to consider. the tenth an
iual convention Of the Atlantic Deeper
waterways Association opened yester-
iay afternoon IN the Central Auditor
.rrn. The Philadelphia contingent
Thich is by far the largest Of the dele
r.tions arrived on a special traib at
o'clock Yesterday. having left Washing
ION Sunday. The party, headed by hen-
resentative J. Hampton Moore, president
II the association was welcomed en-
Enthusiastically at Richmond, Charleston
savannah and Jacksonville, ana vas
Joined by delegations from each OF these
cities The Hotel Halcyoi Is the assoc
cations headquarters.
Arriving al the hotel the visitors
found Arthur P vort Band awaitins
Them, and ,atriotic and popular airs en-
uvened things during the registration
At tue first session In the Central
Auditorium. Representative Moore OF
Fhiladch ia. outlined problems facing
The coun y in this time Of stress Half
of our daily war cost OF s4OOOO.OOO, ne
seid. would provide for a twelve-foot
sanal across New Jersey, connecting
Philadelphia with the Hudson river
while for the fun cost Of war DAY
The channel could be made deep enough
70 accommodate vessels or the navy.
For ihc cost Of few battleships, dozens
might some day be saved
While we are lending billions Of dol
lars 20 Europe, continued Representa-
tive Moore. we should not forget the
Improvement OF the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal. nor the completion of
every unfinished link in the Atlantic
lntracoasta chain from Maine TO
Florida. as recommended by United
states army engineers
Philadelphia Important Link.
In telling how Philadelphia would be
linked 10 the North and South by the
sanal system. Representative Moore
said:
A suitable opening across the
state Of New Jersey Of course.
would mean immediate access go
the Hudson river and the New York
state Barge Canal and their tribu-
iarles north and west as n would
also connect with Long Island
Sound and the inland waters Of
New England The association Is
steadily driving its agitation north
and east. Just as 10 persistently
strives 20 bring the southern links
together through the Chesapeake
anu nElnMuAN 'taAANA fANA NAAN' W.
Chesapeake hay-a project, which 7
am happy 30 report. received the
preliminary approval OF Congress I'm
an authorization Of condemnation
proceedings in the last rivers and
harbors bill.
In telling what the canal system
Night do 10 relieve the stress Of The
railways, Representative Moore said:
We are hearing from the lumber
men and the cotton men and from
the poor farmers upstream who
have nothing but the product OF
their own labor to sustain life.
They cannot get 70 market by rail
and the waterways are not properly
opened up 90 them. If the streams
were made navigable up even TO
the last farmers remote neck Of the
woods he could get out In his
motorhoat 10 a larger stream and
thus through the trunk line could
eventually set 20 ir lie could
contribute more 100. .e does.
% is no lime 10 paint word pic
lures Of the distress of American
railroads. We an know they have
been largely Communicated for the
Federal service We know they are
carrying troops and supplies 10 the
border We are AN willing 90 put
up with poor accommodations,
crowded trains and thc absence OF
diniug and sleeping cars I'm order
that thc Governments work may
Doe done We have witnessed in
Now England the practical seizure
Of nigh grade passenger train en-
gines for service in the cosl-carry-
ing trade We have seen the old
and battered box cars come into
Use ar carriers of human beings and
live stock
Tho failure 20 put the waterways
proper and scrviceable condition just
les the immediate surrender Of cvel
prejudice against the prompt utilizatl,
az the waterways for the purposes
our country