Evening journal., 1918-09-25
COASTAL CANALS
AGAIN ADVOCATED
Congressman Moore Says
Development Will Aid
Returning Soldiers
ORIGINAL ROUTE
Is FAVORED

BOSTON, Sept. 25.-In his annual ad-
dress as president TO the convention Of
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso-
ciation yesterday. Congressman j..
Hampton Moore, OF Philadelphia, re-
viewed the steps taken during the year
for the advancement OF transportation
by inland waterways and pleaded for a
concentration Of effort toward the ac-
complishment Of the great intraeoastal
waterway from New England 10 Flor
ida. He criticized those who would
permit local or selfish interests 20 in
terfere with the project.
Mr.. Moore insisted that the iniec-
tion Of alternate routes as against the
Chesapeake and Delaware route. now
approved by the United States army
engineers, could have but one effect.
that Of muddying the waters and post
pOning results. lie likewise condemned
the Injection into the agitation at this
time OF the sO-called Philadelphia
Barnegat scheme as against the ship
canal project across the state Of New
Jersey from the Delaware River 10
New York Bay.
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.dreamers and schemers in our efforts
to complete this commerce promoting
Ife-saving, preparedness scheme Of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
tion,' he said, TO regard many Of them
as Greeks bearing gifts or, in these
wartimes, when the main line is vir-
tually aprOver by the government and
subsidiary lines are deriving the bene-
NJ, we might charge some Of these OBJ
structionists and side-issue schemers as
working for the aid and comfort Of the
enemy"
Congressman Moore said that the
years work naturally had been sub
Ordinated 10 the greater work OF the
war and had prevented some Of the de-
partments from giving their accus-
toned attention 20 the waterways prob
lem. Nevertheless" he said, 1--WE have
derived considerable inspiration from
the director general Of railroads, from
the Secretary OF Navy and from the
Secretary OF Commerce. The War De-
partment, through its chief Of engi-
neers, has also kept abreast Of the
transportation problem, realizing more
than any other department perhaps.
the value and serviceability Of inland
waterways for transportation purposes
during the war
1T appeared for a time that the In
land Waterways Committee. created by
the Director General Of Railroads. was
not to receive a fair show at the hands
II the railroad managers who were put
in charge OF the railroads under gov
ernment control. but the director-gen-
eral gave his promise early that inland
waterways would have his considera-
tion and ne has finally appointed di-
rector OF the division OF inland water
ways Of the railroad administration, so
that waterways problems may nOw be
put up TO the director OF a waterways
division.
"Under railroad control the New
York state Barge Canal has been taken
over for government operation and
boats are being constructed TO aid in
relieving traffic congestion from the
West. The Delaware and Raritan canal.
from New York 10 Philadelphia, being
a railroad-cOntrOled canal, has also been
put under government control. Like
wise the Cape Cod Canal has been taken
over and is being deepened to twenty