Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-15
SEES j. 8. AID
FOR WATERWAY
Congressman Radcliffe, Of
Paterson, Gives Waterway
Advocates Good News.
VIEW LOCAL WATERWAYS
Sail Up River As Far As New
Brunswick and Down
Sandy Hook.
VIEW LOCAL WATERWAYS

An appropriation which will be
sufficient to finance the deepening
of the Raritan river to some ex-
tent, between this city and New
Brunswick. will be forthcoming at
the next session of congress, accord
ing to Congressman Amos H. Rad
cliffe. of Paterson, one of the party
OF about sixty men who made the
inspection trip of Raritan river and
hearing at which the public will be
given an opportunity to voice their
sentiment on the matter of a deeper
Raritan will be held in October,
said Rodney Miller. one of the gov
ernment engineers investigating the
conditions along the Raritan.
The survey was arranged by the
Raritan Terminal and Waterways
Association. the steamboat James
w. johnson, owned by the johnson
g. johnson Company of New Bruns-
wick being loaned to the association
for the trip. The party included
managers and heads of the various
industries along the Raritan, mayors
of the municipalities fronting on the
Raritan, army officers, government
waterway officials, holders of politi-
cal offices and newspapermen.
A majority OF those making the
trip were members of the Raritan
Terminal and Waterway Associa-
tion. The boat left New Brunswick
at about o'clock and stopped at
SayreVille and Camp Raritan, ar
riving in Perth Amboy at 1880.
After taking on the remaining pas
sengers here it skirted along the
eastern Staten Island shores as far
as the Great Kills light from which
point 1t made run almost into the
Sandy Hook Horseshoe. 1t made
a turn off the Highlands and came
back along the south shore. the
harbors. at Keyport being pointed
cut as was Chesequake creek, the
entrance to the proposed lntra-
Coastal Ship Canal. The boat did
not stop at Perth Amboy, but con-
tinued on UP the Raritan. keeping
close to the South Amboy shore in
order that the members of the party
might get q good view OF the large
coal bumpers at work.
Passing through the railroad and
state bridge draws the boat slipped
along the north shore of the
Raritan, past the brick factories at
Keasbey to Camp Raritan, where
the army officers were let off. Those
on the boat who had never seen the
Alige government arsenal from the
river were given some idea OF its
size as mile after mile of docks,
railroads, storehouses and concrete
roads were passed. This example
itan is what might be done along
almost its entire length. 1t was
pointed out.
A stop was made at Sayreville to
allow more of the passengers to
get off. The plant of the Sayre &
Fisher Brick Company was looked
over as the boat passed on up the
river. The new potash company's
plant, which is being erected just
below New Brunswick attracted
considerable attention. A landing
was made at the first locks of the
Delaware and Raritan canal. the
where it disbanded. A buffet lunch
con was served on the boat during
the entire trip.
Governor Edward ]. Edwards,
who had been invited to attend. sent
a telegram that owing to session
OF the Court OF Pardons it would be
unable for him to attend. u. S.
Senator Walter E. Edge. Mayot
Donnely of Trenton, and j. Spencer
mith sent letters regretting their
inability to attend.
WADuT H. OCnOlls ScCTcIdIy VI tllS
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associ-
alton, was one of the guests, he be-
ing enthusiastic over the bay and
river and the possibilities for de-
velopment offered. Captain E. ID.
Mahew and Captain E. B. Smell,
both of whom are stationed at
Camp Raritan, stated that prelimi-
nary examinations are now being
made with the ultimate intention of
deepening the Raritan so that large
steamers might navigate on 1t.
Congressman Radcliffe, who is a
member of the rivers and harbors
com mittee, stated that the appro-
priations next year would be made
where they would do the most good
and he did not doubt for a moment
but what the Raritan river would
receive a portion sufficient to at
least start dredging a deeper chan
mel on small scale. AS the inn
portance of this work is impressed
>upon the minds of the officials at
Washington, he said, it would be
logical that additional appropria-
tions will be Forthcoming yearly in
order that the work might be ad-
vanced until eventually a thirty foot
channel will have been dug from
this city to New Brunswick.
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