Evening journal., 1922-09-13
CANAL TRAFFIC
D0UBLESINl922
President Moore Gives At
lantic Deeper Waterways
Body Statistics
DETAILS PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE

PORTLAND. Maine. Sept. IA
wilmington's delegates TO the If
teenth annual convention of the At
lantic Deeper waterways Associa-
tion. which opened four-day ses-
sion yesterday afternoon, heard In
teresting statistics showing a tre-
mendous growth in business through
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
under Government control in the
annual address OF ]. Hampton
Moore, Mayor of Philadelphia, and
president OF the association.
Traffic through tho waterway has
more than doubled during the last
six months. Mayor Moore said.
"a total OF 1873 vessels passed
through. compared with ass for the
corresponding period OF 1921. The
tonnage was 46s.s00 as against $780,
600 last year. the ships coming from
all points along the coast. There
were 1.17l.o00 tons OF freight. com
pared with $4,000 in 1921. More
than $4,000 tons OF bituminous coal
were carried.
THE figures for last year are
1850 tons. Twenty-one million
feet OF lumber were carried through
the canal. more than twice the busi-
ness OF 1921. There were 1i7,ooO
tons OF sugar, as against 500 tons
last year"
Mr.. Moore called attention 20 the
$40. 900, 900 program. for the canal
by Congress and said 100000 cubic
yards were 20 be dredged from the
canal without interfering with ship
ping. Appropriations are being
made at the rate OF s2,500,000 an
nuaily.
"Our. long deferred hope Is about
to be realized" said Mr.. Moore. In
a brief statement following his ad-
dress he declared the association
was in favor OF a ship canal 25 feet
deep, reaching it by easy stages.
starting at a depth OF - feet.
I'm the Delaware river" said Mr..
Moore. there Is an allowance to-
ward the completion OF the thirty
five-foot channel TO the sea OF s3,-
1000. which will go a long way
towards completing that project.
For the upper Delaware, s25.00O;
for the waterfront improvements at
Camden. n. j.. 100000. and at
Wilmington. Del. s125,0o0 have
been allotted. All other projects
along the Delaware from Trenton 20
the sea are given the modest total OF
s124.0O0.
Those who have made a special
study OF the needs of the busy and
congested Atlantic seaboard realize
how great is the work that remains
TO be done. The waterway across
the State of New Jersey, sometimes
referred to as the New Jersey Ship |
Canal, is the absolute essential link |
between the northern and southern |
So long as traffic must
depend upon the facilities OF the an
tiquated Delaware and Raritan ca
nal, Just so long will our hopes and
remain unrealized. Three
more years al best We must wait for
the completion OF the waterway be-
tween the Delaware and Chesapeake
bays.
Mr.. Moore strongly opposed the
ST. Lawrence river canal. He re-
ferred to Il as costly and vision
ary plan"
The association enthusiastically
adopted a resolution offered by John
II. Small, president of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. urging
he House OF Representatives TO ap-
prove the Senate amendment 10
pending legislation for the purchase
u Cape Cod and Dismal Swamp ca
Dals. The resolution was telegraph
ID TO Wallace Dempsey, OF New
York. chairman OF the House Rivers
md Aarbors Committee, succeeding
Mr. Small.