Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-25
THE STATES NEW MAP
II VIII Set Out In Detail Every Hill,
Valley and Stream--The Graveyard
Of the Fanlta-$1oo,ooo,o 900 Toll
for Missing Freight
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
ONE of the most interesting and intricate
~ pieces Of State work has just been COM
pleted for this year.
All records have been broken TO date.
The Bureau of Topographic and Geologi-
cal Survey has about wound up it's primary
control surveys.
While the technical title may be rather
foggy to the layman, it can easily be ex-
planned to perfect clarity.
For years the State has been engaged In
the preparation of n new map Of Pennsyl-
vnnia. 1t is known ns the topographic map,
and is designed to show the shape Of every
hill, mound, valley and ravne and the mean
derings Of every brook, stream and river in
the Commonwealth
There are two processes involved in the
making of one of these maps. The first Is to
secure the foundation or bnse map by. careful
surveys and the other is the putting on or
outlining of all the natural features.
Pennsylvania, unfortunately, is far behind
adjoining States in this topographic work
Ohio, Maryland and New Jersey have been
completely mapped and New York is just
finishing the work.
The preliminary control, as the making
Of the base map is termed, will require three
more years.
Ten years will be required to complete
the rest Of the undertaking.
DIRECTOR GEORGE F. SPROULE, Of
~ the Department Of Wharves. Docks and
Ferries, made an interesting discovery on
his recent visit TO Tampa. Fla.
As becomes his position and his long ex-
pcrience in affairs maritime, 1t Is natural
that the port OF every, coastwise city has
peculiar attractions for him.
Lying on the fats at Tampa with some
of her ribs and shell plating showing above
the wash Of the Gulf. he found the remains
of the old Philadelphia steamship Fanita,
one of the bravcst of the smaller merchant
craft that once made Philadelphia famous.
She was built of iron tifty-two years ago
in Wilmington.
A backward glance over the record of her
dimensions serves to indicate the tremendous
forward strides made in marine architec-
ture in half n century.
The Fanita was only 181 feet long, %
feet breadth Of beam with a little over s
feet depth of hold.
She would be a pigmy compared with the
coastwise craft of today.
CAPTAIN W. b. GALLAGHER was her
~ first commander.
lie was famous in the early days of Phila-
delphia's shipping rs master of the bark
Achilles In the London trade out of this
port.
Captain Gallagher was IN uncle Of Bar
clay II. Warburton, and was, until his
dehth closely ldentlned with the develop
ment of the port.
The Fanita was his first command in
steam. Later he was appointed superintend-
ent of the Reading Company's feet of col
liers trading ont of the Delaware River.
As a member of the Board of Port
Wardens and chairman of the committee of
that board, he had charge Of the pilots and
all matters relating to the development of
the hRrbor.
Like a broken down race horse, the Fanita
fell upon evil days until finally she became
q Cattle bont in the trade between Tampa
and Havana.
Then one fatal night she went aground on
the flats which proved her grave.
GENERAL W. w. ATTERBURY has
~ little odds and ends of railroad man.
agemcnt other than the work Of handling
strike issues and prospective walkouts to
claim his attention as vice president in
charge OF operations of the Pennsylvania
system.
For instance, he has Just completed a
campaign IN the eastern region to prevent
loss and damage to freight in transit.
The railroads of this country last year
made payments on account of loss or damage
from this cause in excess Of 500. 900 600.
No road IS exempt from the toll
An army of adjuStCrS, inspectors, auditors
and reclamation men is employed constantly
by the railroads in this department alone.
have to wrestlc with in their freight traffic
Is rough handling and poor slowing
They grew prodigously during the war
and the never to be forgotten period of
Government management. 1t was due to loss
of morale and general back sliding among
employees during that time.
AS result Of the drive, which meant
simply hr0cing up Of the personnel, the
number Of claims for damages between June
OF last year and June of this year showed q
decrease of nearly 80 per cent.
nURELL SIIUSTER has united to his
- duties az private secretary to the
Mayor those of purser, SuperCargo, shipping
agent and passenger traffic manager Of the
coastwisc steamship Juniata.
When the Juniata leaves her moorings at
Pier IS, South Wharves, on Saturday, No
vember -, he will be entitled to be ad-
dressed as "Sir" by the entire ships com
pany.
1t will be What time do we reach Sa-
vannah, Sir? DO you look for rough
weather, Siri' Shall we splice the main
brace, Sir?"
Any voyager on the seven seas who has
collogued or otherwise fraternized with ships
officers requires no Interpretation of that
main brace" phrase. 1t Is the technical
term for taking an observation through a
glass.
All of which aforesaid references mean
that Mr.. Shuster, as assistant secretary
of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
sociatton, is booking steamship reservations
for the annual convention Of that organiza
tion, which Is to be held in Savannah.
TT is already apparent that quite a dis
L tingushcd company will avail itself OF
the opportunity Of the sen trip and the sub
sequent festivities In the beautiful Southern
city.
incidentally the program OF the Savannah
Reception Committee reads like the prelimi-
nares to a Mardi Gras.
There are to he dances, automobile excur-
sions, harbor inspection by steamer, trolley
riana tLrn..a "a tho akadsd s=as..s. -