Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-16
sees PROGRESS
ON WATERWAY
James Mcclure Sees Step in
Advance in Recent Water
way Session.

James Mcguire. of this city,
representing the New York Boat
Owners Association. who has taken
a great interest in the waterway de-
velopment in this vicinity. returned
from the convention of the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways where he tells
the enthusiasm concerning this sub
Ject had reached its height.
"One of the greatest and most sue
cessful conventions held by the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
ended Friday, October s. The in
terest shown by the various COVER
nors, United States Senators and
congressman was a good example for
he delegates that had been appoint
ed by the various Chambers of Com
merce and Mayors of the different
cities. The convention on Thursday
was aroused by a message from Gov
n Al. Smith of New York when
he deplored the efforts that are being
made to force this country into max
ing an appropriation for the proposed
st. Lawrence Canal. The New York
waterways Association is taking an
active part in the opposition to the
st. Lawrence Canal plan. The main
address of the convention along the
lines was made on Wednesday by
Henry w. Hill, president of that as
ISOLATION who riddled the argument
of the proposition of the canal in
vigorous fashion. One of the resolu-
tons that was submitted to the con-
vention for the immediate expendi-
ture by Congress of money for the
improvement of various New York
State and city waterways among them
the Hudson, East and Harlem Rivers.
United States Senator Joseph
Frelinghuysen made an impressive
.16~nCC arI aftnr rafnrrfDpr " thl
necessity of the New Jersey Ship
Canal said, that we of New Jersey
had been quite content to see appro-
p%riations made for the more remote
links in the chain rather than which
will bisect our own State from the
Delaware River to the Raritan Bay.
The truth is, 1t was more important
TO use hat through water, connection
between Trenton and Bordentown on
The one hand and the extreme south
on the other, should be established,
than it was that a canal should be
constructed across our own state.
The Senator also spoke on the port
of Newark and other Jersey ports
which are able to reach New York
and all New England with our pro-
ducts he also mentioned that if the
New Jersey Ship Canal which is al
ready authorized should be built we
would be able to reach the markets
of the south. He pointed out the
great benefit to the New England
States when this New Jersey ship
canal is completed. The Senator
said the canal across our own state
will benefit us greatly but 1t will in
sur more to the great advantage of
New England and New York, on the
m hand. and the states of the south
on the other for the through traffic
which viii follow the construction of
this canal will be of comparatively
little value t o us in New Jersey, but
it will largely benefit the commune
les north and south of us.
THE convention which opened
lere Tuesday brought about a
thousand men prominent in city,
state and national affairs to the city
Ind addresses on question of water
ways were made by United States
Senator's, Governors and a number of
Mayors and prominent engineers and
men who have had years of xper-
fence with waterways problems.
I'm resolutions adopted at its final
session here yesterday on the Steel
Pier at the 18th Annual convention
If the Atlantic Deeper Waterways
Association went on record as oppos-
ng the projected st. Lawrence River
Improvement as favoring heartily the
building Of a canal across New Jer-
gey, as supporting any improvement
anywhere of terminal facilities for
carriers by land or by water and APP
proved again its program of water
a Y improvements which would con-
nect up the most northern with the
most southern States on the Atlantic
seaboard.
"Of the New Jersey canal the con-
vention said: We again strongly urge
upon Congress the Incorporation in
he next River and Harbor bill of a
provision to approve the project for
1 modern waterway across the State
IF New Jersey and TO accept from
the State of New Jersey the right
IF way for that waterway as stipu-
lated by the army engineers n
pledged by hat state.
1T was the second convention that
[ have attended in four years of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways and 1
have never seen so much enthusiasm
On the part of some of the Congress
men, especially William Cleary, of
Brooklyn, who has had direct ex-
p~erience and whose advice is very
strongly sought regarding Deeper
Waterways. He is a large transporta-
ton man with offices in New York
City, and being a member of the
River and Harbor committee he will
be able to do a great deal of good.
He was one of the greatest advocates
of the New Jersey Ship Canal. at
our convention. United States Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen said that every
man or woman that is interested in
The New Jersey Ship Canal should de-
mand the support from either a
Democrat or Republican represen-
.ative which he thinks would bring
quicker results for the canal.
"I trust now hat we have returned
from the convention full of enthu-
siasm that we will not let Deeper
Waterways die by the wayside but in
sist on all men running for Federal
office either Democrat or Republican
hat we have their backing for the
Jew Jersey Ship Canal.
JAMES +. MCGUIRE.
Representing the New York Boat
Owners Association"