Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-14
PAl[A. TO TRENTON 7
| CHANNEL URGED
Mayor DonnelIy Is Principal
speaker at Waterways Con-
yention in Portland, Me.
AWAIT FEDERAL ACTl0 n

s,,.,oi Dispatch to Evening Public Ledoer
Portland, Me-. Sept. 14.--A twenty
Ave foot channel between Philadelphia
and Trenton was advocated by Mayor
frederick w. Donnelly. of Trenton. in
an address at the fifteenth annual con
,or,ion Of the Atlantic Deeper Water
wavs Association here today. The con
,ention. Of which Mayor Moore, Of
Philadelphia, is president, will close
'0Tb Tbarles X. Hammitt. who is here
vith the Trenton delegation. spoke in
tsyor of the development Of great
national historic park where George
Washington crossed the Delaware.
Election Of officers and the choice Of
tomorrow. Newark. N. j., and Nor
Scll. va, are strongest contenders, al
thoS:h both Miami. Fla. and Provi-
dence, II. l., have put in claims.
In his speech Mayor Donnelly said {:
"Our trans. State ship canal project,
one Of the most vital and important
links of the entire intra coastal sys-
t,n,. has advanced as far as New Jersey
can forward 1t without the aid Of the
FEDERAL Government. Our State has
met every condition imposed upon it
that Is destined to bring to reality
Tho great avenue OF transportation
which is to connect the gigantic ports
Of New York and Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
"The route Of this proposed canal
cut has been surveyed and monumented
across the state. Our State Legislature
has appropriated 81 200. 900 for the
, purchasc Of the right of way, to be
illuminated as soon as the Federal Gov
eminent shows an inclination to begin
The work. There remains no substantial
2 hindrance that | can soc. now that the
var is over. to cause furtncr retarda-
tIon Of this project.
''The New Jersey Ship Canal un-
dertaking has the approval Of our
States congressional representatives,
and I look to them to prod on the pow
ers that be- for the early commence
ment of this work. The project has
the approval of the Federal Govern.
ment and has been Endorsed by the
leading naval authorities and o. K.'d
by the United States War Department
engineers. You can well understand
under these circumstances why I. as
It's ardent champion. nm optimistic Of
the future. The evidence in behalf
Of the project Is both incontrovert ible
ana VOlUHliIlDUN. ne .N'W JtTStN Sulp
canal is assured.
"Trenton is now reaping the full
fruition of this Improvement. That
the river Is utilized to its utmost pos.
sibilites is manifested by Ibe nu-
merous applications now before our
city commission, which. rnrentheticnlly
speaking. is the constituted harbor
board Of Trenton, from transportation
. companies for leases for Whnrfacc priv
ieges:
'We are not satisfied. however. to
rest content with, our present accom-
plishment Already we have set the
wheels a-turning for greater project.
the development of twenty five foot
channel from. Philadelphia to Tren.
ton. With 4 united city now espousing
. this undoria king and the leading water
ways associations of the East recon-
mending it. Trenton feels safe in the
assurance that this channel of greater
depth will be consummated in time to
give the Delaware the same depth as
the proposed New Jersey ship canal
will have when completed.
with the completion of both these
Improvements we will be in position
to converge the influence Of our State
on the development Of the proposed
New YORK. to Baltimore ocean to BAY
waterway. We will show how the nd
minIstrative and technical forces and
a large part of the skilled md un-
skilled labor for this work NAV be re.
cruited 20 great advantage from gov
crnmentll industries.
The New Jersey ship canal and the
Improved Delaware River viii afford |
adequate reasons to prove the wisdom |
and value Of this potential waterway |
ioute from New York 10 Baltimore"
Mayor Moore will leave Portland to. !
morrow and motor to Philadelphia over /
the Mohawk trail. Most of the Phila-
delphla members of the association will
90 by rail 10 Boston and thence by
6oat to their home city. arriving on |
Monday morning. A few, however, are
taxing no more chances with the sea
ana will 30 home by rail- arriving Sun
day.