Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-11
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CANAL ACROSS JERSEY
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to come waterways must care for
most OF the transportation, he said.
and now is the time to look into the
future and start work on improving
waterways.
Tt was announced by Mayor Don
nelly that the State Board OF Com
merce and Navigation now has been
in the field with options securing
the lands necessary for the right of
way across New Jersey for the canal.
These figures will be placed before
Governor Silver this winter together
with all other data on the canal pro-
iect he said, SO that the legislature
may take action when it convenes
in January. Many property owners
along the line of the proposed canal
are willing to deed their land to the
state without being reimbursed, the
Trenton mayor said. The speaker
said the construction OF the canal
will require six or seven years.
Russell Il. Watson, president OF
the Raritan Terminal and Waterway
Association, said he hoped the
army engineers would make a IA
Jorable report to Washington on the
@anal project as it is more than a
local improvement. Mr.. Watson re-
lferred TO the work as a national
I proposition which would benefit not
only this section but the entire
try. The development of warehouses;
and terminals will be greatly facili-
tated if this canal is cut through,
Mr.. Watson said.
Dewitt Van Buskirk, of Bayonne,
vice president of the Port of New
York Authority, referred to the pro-
posed canal as a highly important
national defense measure. He sug-
gested and urged that a strong rein
forced road be built parallel with
the canal to be used exclusively Tor
heavy trucking. In case of war,
Mr., Van BuSkirk pointed out the
canal would make it possible for war
ships to pass from the north ATTAIN
tic ports to south Atlantic ports
without going outside of the coast
and the road would make it possible
to do a great amount of heavy
trucking Of war machinery, making
the two of unestimable value. The
speaker also urged the deepening OF
the Arthur Kill and Kill Won Kull
In order that the port of New York
might be developed further. The
canal meets with the approval OF
the Port of New York Authority,
Mr.. Van Busl1irk said.
Walter o, Lookup. representing
the Trenton Chamber OF Commerce,
urged that the work start as soon
as possible declaring that 1t would
be a waste of time to wait for lower
figures as 1t is generally conceded
that present prices will o be low
cred during the next few years. Ma
than Hayward of the Philadelphia
Board Of Trade spoke in favor of the
project and the representative OF
the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce maintained hat the construc-
ton OF a canal at once is one of the
most important projects having al
direct bearing on the progress oil
this part of the country.
A. r. Smith of the Staten Island
Chamber of Commerce and h Rich
mond County Board of Trade, spoke
in favor of the proposition urging
immediate start of the work. M. ID.
Griffith, secretary of the Elizabeth
Chamber of Commerce. presented a
letter from the mayor of that city
heartily endorsing the project
pointing out the Importance such a
canal would prove to industries de-
string to take advantage of this
means of transportation of stone,
coal, Stag. and the heavier commod-
tiles.
Arthur S. Tuthill, chief engineer
of the New York City Board of
Estimate and Apportionment, rep
resenting Acting Mayor Murray
Hubert OF that city, spoke in favor
of the project. laying stress on the
Importance of such an Improvement
to New York and other places in
this section. II. f. Kellar, chief err
gineer of the New York Department
of Docks, presented a mass of figures
in which he showed that prices were
stable now and that they reached
their peak in 1920.
Wilson J. Vance, secretary of the
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce,
urged that there be no more delay
than possible in recommending that
the government proceed with the
construction Of the canal. lie point
ed out that il the money aIiportion-
ed by the state for expenses toward
the canal project is not quickly pro-
cured and used 1t may De turned e
for some other work and the canal
will suffer as a result.
The only objector to the canal pro-
ject at the hearing was Edward Hey
man, a Jamesburg resident who OBJ
jected to having the canal pass
through his land.
Perth Amboy was represented at
this hearing by Mayor William G.
Wilson and James f. Mcclure, the
latter a former president OF the
Perth Amboy Harbor Board. Char
les Bloomfield. of Raritan township,
an advocate of deeper waterways and
all projects which will improve the
state, was an interested listener.
There were about fifty persons pres
emit at the hearing.
Col. Newcomer will take all the
data and statements given him yes
terday into consideration and make
a report at a later date to Washing
ton on the ACCESSIBILITY OF going
ahead with the canal.