Smyrna times., 1923-10-24
INSPECTION OF WORK IN O.GC.
CANAL PLEASING TO OFFICIALS
GEN. AGNUS, BALTIMORE, SEES
DREAM OF YEARS REALIZED
He Was an Early Booster for U. S.
COntrOl-Means Much for Commerce
Between Baltimore and philadelphia

ne W as an Early Booster for u. :.
COntrOl-Means Much for Commerce
Between Baltimore and Philadelphia
Baltimore and Philadelphia Off
cials and business men who made an
inspection trip through the Chesa-
peake and Delaware canal Wednes-
day on the U. S. Engineer boat
Josephine" lent for the occasion by
Col. Earl l. Brown, Wilmington, were
greatly pleased with the progress
made in widening and deepening the
waterway and the resultant prospects
for trade expansion.
They saw powerful steam dredges,
with a daily capacity of digging 3OO,-
coo cubic yards Of earth and rock,
also several hundred men toiling un-
der direction of skilled engineers. As
they passed between the stretches of
rich farming country traversed by the
canal, they saw hundreds of baskets
of tomatoes and other produce stack
ed along the shore, waiting for boats
to carry them to market or Gamer
les.
The inspection tour was given by
Gen Felix Agnus, of Baltimore, mem
Der of the original canal commission
appointed by President Roosevelt. The
Baltimore members of the inspection
party were General Agnus, ]. Cook
man Boyd, president of the Park
Board, representing Mayor Jackson;
Henry B. Wilcox, vice-president of the
Merchants National Bank, and B.
Howard Haman and William S. Thom-
as, attorneys.
Philadelphia was represented by its
Mayor, ]. Hampton Moore and David
]. Smyth, city solicitor.
The hOstesses at dinner served
aboard the Josephine" were. Mrs.
Annie Thompson Brown, wife of Col
onel Brown, and her sister, Mrs. Harry
Phelps.
The trip was made notable by an
announcement by Mayor Moore, of
Philadelphia, that the projected ship
canal across New Jersey from the
Delaware river to the Raritan river
will be urgently recommended at the
Forthcoming annual convention of the
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa-
ton, in Norfolk, Va, November Is to
II. Mr.. Moore is president of the as
sociation and was one of the hardest
workers for the development of the
Chesapeake and Delaware canal. In
a brief address on the Josephine
Wednesday, he pointed out the advan-
tage of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal as a link in the proposed sys-
tenn of inland waterways expected to
extend along the whole Atlantic coast,
and stated that he regarded this canal
as one of the most important steps
taken by the government in the de-
velOpment of such a system: He also
emphasized the advantage of this
canal to Philadelphia, Baltimore anC
Wilmington business interests.
General Agnus told of his effort!
to enlist the assistance of the Sen
ators and Congressman from the var
ious coast states in the proposed sys
tenn of waterways and of his effort.
to create a friendly public sentimen
: favorable to the development and con
structiOn of the canal a number O
years ago. He added that he wa
deriving immeasurable pleasure a
the present time in witnessing tn
fulfillment of his dreams of a grea
modern waterway connecting the Del
aware river with Chesapeake Bay.
Colonel Brown said one of tn
greatest objects of the inspection wa
to impress upon the guests from Bal
timore the advantage of the canal a
a short line from that city to the sec
with a view to the ultimate enlarge
9 ment of the canal to a shipway tina
u will save 300 miles in going from Bal
timore to New York City.
He also said there are six larg
dredges in the canal, three of whic
are in actual operation. The othe
y three are having the finishing touche
made, preparatory to beginning worl
The combined out put of these dredgt
will be approximately 100000 cub
yards of material per month. Thel
are about 100000 cubic yards to n
N move.
is Some of the other guests spoke
10 praise of the efforts that had bee
y made towards promoting the Objec
a sought by Mayor Moore and Gener
Agnus.
Mayor Jackson, of Baltimore, WI
expected to have been a member
the party, but was detained in h
home city by a death in his family.
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