The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1921-08-26
DON'T WASTE
YOUR WATER
So says Th0s. A. H. Hay, Secretary
of EastOn Board of Trade.


Doylestown- Bucks Co. Chamber
of Commerce was addressed here at
its last meeting by Thos. A. H. Hay,
Secretary of Easton Board of Trade.
"No community" said Mr.. Hay, sis
going to get big and strong if it is
going to rest upon its laurels of the
past. We who reside north of you
sprang from Bucks county and were
once part of your county, and there
is no reason why you should not do at
least as much as we have done.
"You have magnificent waterways
possibilities that you are wasting.
Germany, debt ridden as she is, is TO-
day spending $400,00O,0OO on her wat
err way; Belgium, shot torn and devas-
tated, is developing S20O,OOO,OOO
worth of waterways, while France
'bled white is arranging to put $780,
100000 into her waterways, while we
with our magnificent rivers, whose
enormous water power is running tc
waste-how much are we spending or
the development of waterways ?"
Canalizaton of the Delaware.
An army engineer who examined
the Delaware River in a superficial
way, Mr.. Hay said, reported against
canalization of the river. An appro
priation of $4,000 for survey of the
river was made by Congress, but the
money was never used and the survey
was not made.
"But we have Congressman in oul
district who has promised me-" sale
Mr.. Hay, chat he will see to it that
this survey is put through, and l pre-.
dict right here that l am going to live
long enough to see the canalization Of
the Delaware River.
what can you do to help this pro.
ject- You have eight Congressman il
Philadelphia, one in Bucks and Mont
gomery, one each in several districts
higher up along the Delaware River
IL W " SollS iCooliCIl III all w lct IL
the matter with your going after
them and telling them what you wan
in this waterways scheme? There i:
no reason-no other reason than thai
we are so blamed satisfied with what
we got that we don't want to do it,"
In the absence of President Stock
ham, who was detained at the sea
shore by the illness of his wife, Hor
ace G. Reeder, of Newtown, presided
Secretary Muschert read number o.
communications received since las
meeting.
w. W. Hurley, chairman of the com
mittee on rural interests and Henry
A. James, chairman of the COMMITTEES
on legislation, were the only heads o.
committees present.
Under the call of the report of the
committee on canal and water power
Judge Yerkes stated incidentally thai
the building at Washington's Cross
ing would be open within two weeks
and that when the Bucks County His
torical Society met there on October
l the building would be in full blast
All county historical societies along
the river will be invited to attend this
meeting, at which it is hoped to be
able to reproduce the crossing of the
Delaware by Washington's army or
Christmas night, 1776.
1t was announced that the North
ampton Farmers Club had .ioined the
Chamber of Commerce.
President Satterthwaite, of the Doy-
lestown School Board, was asked to
see Principal Ross and arrange to
have a public presentation of the sill
yer cup, offered by the Chamber and
won by the Doylestown High School
team at the athletic meet at George
School early last summer.
Henry A. James, William H. Satter-
thwaite and w. w. Hurley were APP
pointed committee to consider the
question of increasing the dues so as
to have working fund on hand.