Evening journal., 1920-09-23
CANAL and
HARBOR ARE
CITY'S HOPES
lconllnned dom FlrsL page

0f Philadelphia. is president, and VIII !
direct ihe deliberations Of she body. |
10 was largely through the efforts OF !
the Waterways Association That Con !
grcss took over the Chesapeake ana
Delaware Canal from private owner
ship and authorized It's deepening ana
widening iO accommodate large-slh d /
coast steamship iralilc. Work of I'M
provement was begun under Colonel
4 p. Iervey former United Slales
Engineer for Wilmington district |
nov city manager of Portsmouth, Va
and continued under Colonel y. n.
Johnston ihe proselt engineer mere.
Unfortunately. al the last session OF
Congress appropriations for lhe wafer
ways estimated al something like -
lOOOOO0. were virtually y'ollm mated from
! the River and llarbor act. thus Grip
ping progress on the Improvements.
/ Colonel Johnston, however, managed
90 find some funds available from pre-
Vious appropriations and has conlln-
lucd the work In minor degree.
| As for the Wilmington harbOr pro-
/ iecl. Che last Congress was more kind
Ily. 10 provided for a preliminary sur
IVcy OF the project by the local l.. :.
/ Engineer 0illce and authorized an ap-
preparation TO cover expense OF max
BY sending a large dolegailon TO the
convention. the Chamber OF Commerce
hopes TO obtain resolutions calling
lupOn the next Congress 20 restore
tho canal appropriations and push The
widening and deepening 10 successful
conclusion, also TO keep The Wilmins-
ION harbOr In ne foreground OF At
lantic coast port developments.
The complete list Of delegates named
lby President Warner Is as. follows
Governor John c. Townsend, Sec
relary OF state Everett c. Johnson,
Mayor William e.. Taylor, John Ban
croft Joseph Bancroft william g..
Blalz, Frederick Blaiz. Walter Brln-
ton. William Beadenkopl C1pld
Peter Bloomsbury. T. w. Baccnus' j.
In Bailey. John b Bird Charles \
Bamberger, William u. Bancroft,
Thomas p. Bayard, Albert Bird John
Ia Booker. r. ID. Brown, II. +. Brown,
Henry n. Bush, W. ID. Bush, JrY j.
DaufOrlh Bush Philip Burnet J.. y.
Bardo. II. v. Berg. Frederick Brady,
IC. II. Brldgham, Reed G.. Bye, William
r.. r. NJ. Carpenter r. II. Callin. A
To- Chambers, Charles Copeland, VII
liam Coync William q. Corey, FRANK
g. Cox, William q. Coke George H.
Coppage. George Carter, A. W. cum e.
UllNkr, EhNhl'l fNNlNtf Ht N''
General n G.. dupont. s. II. Dillon,
In n. Dunham. Millard r. Davis. w. l..
.nockslader. II. S. Dohorty Alexis !.
dnponh A. Felix dupont, Colonel
. Henry A. dupont, Alfred !. DUPONT. il.
/ n dupont lrencr dupont L1mmu.
dupont. william dupont, Eugene b
DUPONT. W. + Douglas.
, George A. Elliott William j.. hiiiolii
Walter NJ Francis, James, /. ford
Eugent w. Fry.
r. b. German, G.. D. GarretsoQn, +
s II GaWlhrop, G.. w. Grimth. Charlie
o George Gray, Harry r. Graham, al
90 fred Ii Gawihrop. C.. L. Cause.
& A y. Hughes. J0hn u. Hcinzoroti
T. Joseph s. Hamilton, Y Allen llihg
William s. Hlnes nr. H. ". Hover
Iohn p. Hyatt, Joseph II. hughc
Gcorge r. Honecker. Leroy harNe'
David A. Hay.
g. y. lszard.
u q. Killon, j. p. krauss, H.
Kairhn. Frederick knlnen' W., "
Knox. n j. krohs, A. ). hreps, H.
NJu,lI, elI5,nd n Won " A. Layncld. F. !
Tackcy. W. W. Laird. Joseph O. Law
SON. Henri A. Lindsey, Caleb y Icy
Il ION a. n. Lynch. John r.. LamDson
\ w, Gcorge "a Miller. r. B. Mode, J.,
vard IA Mack. James p. Manier, "
n Nettcn Joseph n Martin, Jonh .
Marlin John A. MONTGOMERY, w.
Nnrrairovd W. G.. MahaitY. George
Markell Josiah Marvel W. b. Mes'N
George W Morclon. lohn = Mvte
ga In. j w. Marshall, j. " MOTT n. !
mi liam j McCorMndale' EdInunu i'v a,
W. eW former Governor Dharlcs a. "
'i- ,Ni t,-ttit.r, IA Nfnllpn Ir L. l.. MI
nj 0lho Nowlond -.
is- terson. Robert Pennington. Johh te
n,norker William g. phillips, Franc
A. price. Judge William > Prh'A ~
' IoRn S Ross,n. c. A. rudolph,
p Robinson. ]. H. Ranck. lohn lHc
Va ardson. lr, Richard heese; nI, T..
~ Reese, G. q. kneuh{, pdsIoi e'o,'
Rohert II. richards John j. h0shoh.
n " sutton. Willard Springer, j
his Wilmer Sladley, William +. Sele
mn Iuames : stirling. George W. SPAR
vc- II Seaman. J. ]. S3NerlhWa
100 Henry p. scott, Harlan q. Scott,
me- Willard Springer. B. r. shaw. J. !
luo nest smith. W. A. Speakman, Whil'
'il- q. Snruance. Jr II S. Schutt q. :,
ers smith. +. II. Siclnle 5. k Sinl
ned David Sncllonnutk, tllNV1N 'Nu"
on Merris Taylor Rodney inay.rrrIi ,.,. ao
md Charles II Ten Wecges, Char
ie Topkis. s. u. Townsend
on ioseph A. Nogcl, The Rev. w
axe Vrooman. ]. +. Van Lear ..,
.iic " j. Webster. Joseph s. Wis
ere Canlaln Horace Wilson, John
me Walker. Leon Walker. r. :. Mallb
ere q n Wolasion. Martin =. Walb
Nd. / Writ Wnlis II. II. Ward, .Sr,
sed fred ID Warner. Jr., Charles Maru
sat +. w Wilson. James i. Wlnches'
my Thomas B. Young.