Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-04
WILL DEMAND USE
Of THE CANALS FOR
TRANSPORTATION
Comment at Washington on the
Railroad Administration mus
Far to Take Acton.
WOULD BE OF USE IN WAR


Washington Correspondent
u,vbineton June Spreading dis
satisfaction in Congress over the rit'ii"'i
administration apathy towards the 40
,.aIo,,,,,ept of eastern canal systems rs
nor r,cas,irr will shortly bc followed by
dc,,and an Dircctor-C ;cuCral OF Railroads
NcAdoo for the establishment W
senarate Director Of Inland W aterwayS;
Every Evenings correspondent learned
today. -. -
The fact that after more than year "
war the principal canal routes 81 tuc U.s.
arc nr more utilized than they were when
,,.,r ,,as declared although the railrond
coptr,I hill specifically authorized inc
,tilization Of existing canals IN conJuhe-
ton with the railroads. has gwen rise I"
dcGri4e cbarr,, of favorltlSm which Is u"
longor whispered round the capitol ny
legislators who have for years surviving |"
buiid up the canals against luSt sue" M
emergency rs the present a.
Indeed II Is quito frankly charged lha'
tbc railroad administration directors Wn"
WIZ, railroad men when the roauS Nci'
still under private management "V ~
clustering on every prnlect 81 'ahlH' ~
yrlopanent. that they refuse ~ push ~
canals ~ 4 transportation medilh II"
fcar III eftrr-thc-War rivalry On trcIHh
will have reverted to corporation con'rol,
and that AZ long rs the strictly railroad
men have final say AS TO canal develop
ncnt the canals simply will not bc d'-
velopcd.
TIE Inland Waterways committee -
tho Railroad Administration, Of winch
Naior-Gcncral " N Black, fmrl -
engineers. IS chairman, has absolutely y"
tinal authority. All the Recommendations
~ This committee having 70 receive
6na - 4 from the strictly rmlr"ad
men higher ~ before they can hc aC''h
upon. Nv this procedure. i Is asserted, II
has time AMI AGAIN proved easy ior lhA'7
Tor canal development 70 nc F'I'"l 7
holcd Indefinitely hr hopcIcssn'Ss =
,sco,nnIlsbrI,n under these conditions
has given rise to the demand that the
yal1Ir Of th,, canals as 2 separate system
~ RECONSIDERATION 10 recognized anu mat
jurisdiction If thrlr development hr
nlac>d IN he hands Of j separate director;
an INLAND waterway expert uHeonhecI'd
with any railroad interest
n has been learned that number q
CongrcsSncn. including John It NnaH IF
North Carolina. chairman 81 the House
rivers and harbors committee, AlOcfi 4.
Polk ~ Delaware. ! Hampton Moore q
Penrsvlvania. William ] Browning u
New Jersey. II { Goodwin 81 North
Carolina Richard T. lrccman q "A-
necticut and several others Would l"N'
seen Mr. NcAdoo on this subItct carry
this week had il not iccn tor Pas tHr''lW-
Gennraf.s il!-health which hH> caused lnT
IN takea vacation AZ sulphur Springs y
II Is he viii le interviewed on the suiltt'
OF a separate director al inland waterways
ss soon as he returns tn Washington
Increasing congestion on eastern Tais'
road lines. particularly from baltimore +
New York. IS leading - Tcry stronA
feelinC IN Congress that the canals as ,
medium Tor reducing this congestion aF'
being lamcntatly neglected @eha'o I
Wo]rott told Every Evening TO-DAY thA'
ne i behind the proJect Of a Separaf'
director Of inland waterways r.
canals. ne sand should no more y
subordlnated 10 railroad contTo that p
roads: or than the air should De Il AT
planes are ever delvoped as iTeigh' ans
cargo carriers Senator simmons
North Carolina Is equally outspoken
Senator France Of Maryland VIZ
anxious that no time should IL spent oar
ing the war IN extending present cana
systems, Is also anxious that those nov
built should re utilized 10 their iulieS
extent, and not neglected SIS, he sad
seems 10 tie tho very untort innate cas-
at present.
J4ndeniably there are some ugly ru1nor
going the rounds n present rs 10 IN
attitude of railroad men towards cans
utilization II Is SAID on good authority 20
instance, that agents o! The railroad &C
miuistration recently reported 10 heaC
quarters that at the present time ~
CheasEeake and Delaware Canal has :
far fallen into decay that no trsthe al i
IL 81 the present time passing from " I
uington to Baltimore by tins route Il
NO secret hat because OF this and sluuls
distorted reports recommendations nav
actually been made that the ChcSdpeah
and Delaware Canal, Us well as the recen
" constructed cape Cod, Canal Shout
N. condemned and closed 10 navigation
Such advice, attr buted 10 ralroa
sources, IS strongly ri variance with VI
opinion OF the Navy Department II;
these two canals would be % almost 1
much value 70 thls country a. Is the ~
Canal 10 Germany II cast OF blockade
our coast by power with q strong navy
Speaking In his capacity oi president
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Assoel
ton Representative champion Moore
Philadelphia today pointed out the d
cessity Of giving the canals lar play
IN the following statement to Every EYel
ing's representatives
1.-THE Dlrecor4ieneral Of Railroad
who is "a very busy man, has Indicated
desire 70 utilize the waterways III co
junction with the railroads wherever p
sible. The railroad control bill prOUd