Evening journal., 1922-09-09
SAYS CITY HAS
BEST terminal
Port Most Up-to-Date in
World, Engineering Ex-
pert Says
FOREIGNERS ASK
ABOUT PROGRESS

After visiting and inspecting
many OF the leading ports OF Eu-
rope I am indeed happy 10 say that
the new Marine Terminal. under
construction for Wilmington, will
compare favorably with the best of
them"
Such was the declaration today by
Il. F. Cresson. Jr.. consulting engi-
neer OF New York. and member OF
the technical advisory committee of
the Board OF Harbor Commissioners.
He came to Wilmington this morn
ing. made an inspection OF the new
Terminal in company with Charles
i. Cant, secretary OF the commission.
and spent some time comforting with
W. A. Speakman. the commissions
president. at the Public Building.
Mr.. Cresson's last visit TO the ter
minal was made on July IT. Since
then he has journeyed through
seven European nations. Among
other ports he has viewed are Lon
don, Manchester. Glasgow, Dover,
Harwich. Tillbury and Southamp-
ton. in the British Isles Copenhagen
and Esbjrg. in Denmark: Stockholm
and Malmo. in Sweden; Hamburg,
in Germany Rotterdam. In Hol-
land, and Boulogne. in France.
Although the business depres-
sion in Europe is undeniably Sc
vere." said Mr.. Cresson. at the Har-
Dor Boards offices. 1.-The European
nations are going ahead with i'm
provements and extensions TO their
ports with tremendous vigor. They
are confident OF a revival OF world
trade and eager 10 get their fullest
share OF Il. We in the United
States must look alive to our own In
terests.
Il was grstihed TO find that the
Port OF Wilmington is better known
IN Europe than thought. talked
with a good many big shipping men
and they were familiar with the op-
erations here. One OF the biggest
commercial and shipping men ex-
pressed a desire to know about the
terminal, so drew diagram OF It's
general layout. showing relation Of
the wharves. distribution and stor-
age sheds and railway lines. That
Is IDEAL" he exclaimed.
Splendid progress has been made
on the terminal since saw Il In
July" continued Mr.. Cresson. The
work is going forward as thoroughly
and as rapidly as could be asked"
Mr.. CressoD was asked II he con-
sidered the bulge which occurred
some weeks ago in the main quay
wall at all serious.
Net at ALL" he promptly re-
sponded. "It has been entirely rec
tiled and Wilmington may rest as
sured that the quay wall will hold
firmly. There is no doubt about
that"
Mr.. Cresson also was told OF the
criticism that the terminal should |
have been located on the Delaware |
instead OF the Christiana river
front.
''The terminal is correctly placed |
where It Is" he replied. "As it de-
veiops everyone will see that Its To-
cation is the proper one. The other
engineers who have been employed |
on the job besides myself are agreed
AZ to that.
"Piease say for me-" Mr.. Cresson
that Wilmington will
have a terminal and a port OF which
Il may be proud and which will be
the most up-to-date and complete
In equipment Of any on this side Of
the Atlantic or the other"
According to the latest progress
chart the terminal is now $40 per
sent finished. There has been an
advance in construction OF per
cent each week for the past two
weeks in the work on the wharf.