Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-10
WATER SURVEY
ON WEDNESDAY
Party viii Inspect Raritan
River and Bay--0nIy Linn
tied number to 90.
LEAVES AMBoY At 1:15
Council, Aldermen and Com
mission Members Will not
be Included.


NEW BRUNSWICK, July 1o:-
To facilitate the movement of the
party that will inspect the Raritan
river next Wednesday under the
auspices OF the Raritan Terminal
and Waterways Association, Charles
A. Mccormick, chairman of the
committee, has arranged for the
steamer which will be furnished by
the Middlesex Transportation Com
pany, to leave the dock below the
Outlet lock, at the foot of Burnet
street, the site of the proposed mu-
nicipal dock, at IL o'clock instead
of from the dock at the plant. of
johnson q johnson. This will re-
suit in q saving of probably about
twenty minutes.
The steamer will touch at Sayre-
Vile at 1880 p. m. where Mayor
John ]. Quad, Of that town; Mayor
George l.. Burton, and the repre-
sentatives from the South River
Chamber OF Commerce will board
the boat. 1t is probable that the
steamer will also touch at the Rar-
itan Arsenal dock, just across the
river. to pick up Lieut.. Col. Sibley
II. Frank, commandant of the post.
The landing at Perth Amboy will
be made at the municipal dock,
north of the Smith street landing.
The Perth Amboy party, including
president of the waterway Associa-
tion; !. T. Madsen, president of the
Chamber of Commerce; Mayor
Frank H. Gordon, of South Amboy;
ID. c. Chase, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce.; Mayor q. G.
Bogardus, of Keyport. and ]. II.
Fritzinger. president of the Mon
mouth Manufacturers Association,
VIII join the party.
In making up the party 1t was
soon discovered by the committee on
arrangements that it had to be done
largely by the process of elimination
because the boat which will be avail
able Wednesday will hold only a
limited number of persons. As a re-
suit 1t was found necessary to limit
the Invitations to only the mayors of
the various municipalities, because
had the members of the different
borough and city councils been in
cluded there would have been
party large enough to have crowded
the boat.
1t is expected the steamer will
hnd at the City Dock at Perth AM
boy at 1915 P. M. and sail from
there promptly making a cruise in
Raritan Bay so that the visitors may
have glimpse OF Keyport harbor
ship canal at Morgan Thence the
party will sail up the Raritan River,
and an opportunity win be afforded
for view Of the recent industrial
development along the river as well
as chance to see the splendid man
ner In which the magazines are To-
Gated at the Raritan Arsenal. New
Brunswick will probably be reached
on the return trip between and 6
o'clock.
u. s. Senator j. 8. Frelinghuysen,
who is at his summer home at Rari-
tan, has notified Mr.. Mccormick that
he expects to accompany the party.
Senator Edge sails for Europe on
the following day, and therefore will
not be able to go. However, he
wrote q cordial letter to Secretary
Atkinson indicating his interest. AL
ready the senator has demonstrated
his interest in the proposed deepen
ing of the channel az 1t was through
his efforts and the aid of the con-
gressmen thst the provision for the
river and harbor bill before the ad-
tournament of the recent session.
w. H. Schoff. secretary of the At
Iantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
ton, will represent that organiza-
tion as Mayor ]. Hampton Moore.
the president, will be unable to leave
Philadelphia.
Olin H. Landreth. chief engineer
for the Eastern Potash Corporation,
which is building the immense pot
ash plant on the banks of the Rar-
itan river just below the city, will
make one of the party. His brother,
William B. Landreth, state engi-
neer of New York. is also expected
to be one of the guests. Colonel
Sibley H. Frank, commandant of
the Raritan Arsenal: Congress
man Thomas J. Scully. Hon. Lewis
Nixon, public utility commissioner.
are among the invited guests.
The New York and Baltimore In
land Transportation Company. op-
Grating q line of barges from New
York TO Baltim ore; barges operated
by James Hughes. Jr.. of this city,
and the boats of the Middlesex
Transportation Company. are all
crowded to their utmost capacity in
helping take care of the freight
frorn this city. All of these agen-
cies have contributed towards re-
lieving the congestion in the freight
situation.
0EtPtI WdlST III t4c IhdIllAu IAfCI
to New Brunswick is not only re-
garded as a necessity, but ii is vital
to the future progress of the city.
Members of the Raritan Terminal
and Waterways Association, who
have the vision to look ahead and
can visualize the possible develop
ment, are firm in their conviction
that there is great future for the
business that will be handled on .he
banks of the river rhotehugh m
banks OF the river through the me-
dunn of warehouses and terminals,
and with the larger craft that will |
ply I'M its waters once the channels |
shall have been deepened so that |
big ships may actually reach the |
municipal dock which will be one of |
the big achievements In connection |
with the waterway development |
plan
Five Die as Plane Falls
8y The Associated Press.