The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
RAILEY, BROUGHTON
TO INSPECT CANAL
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waterways in the state. This will
he the first official inspection Vel
+ber has made through Whining
+on and nearby waterways"
The colonel brought out that Sem
.tor Bailey worked long and hard
in Wilmington's behalf when the
rivers and harbors bill was before
tbe senate, but he added that the
bill was vetoed by the president
on the grounds that only projects
involving national defense could
be approved.
Defense Requirements
However," he said, 1.-The re-
ouirements for national defense
are broad. The storage and dis
tribution of petroleum products
may be as important in the
scehem of national defense as a
battle squadron.
And the increased manufacture
of fertilizer on the upper Cape
Fear may be the indirect means
of keping men on the firing line
bv increasing production of vital
crops.
The advantages of Wilmington
as a fresh water harbor for brief
laying of naval craft to DESTROY
marine growth is well recognized.
This" the colonel said, lis an
advantage that does not exist Ell
Their to the north or to the immedi-
ate south.
81 am informed commercial YES
sells are refusing to enter our har-
Dor today due to the danger of
grounding either during transit up
the river or while turning in a
basin the greatest width of which
is only a few feet larger than the
length of the vessels suing it.
Senator Bailey will readily dis
cover the shortcomings of our
port" Colonel Gillette said. He
will know, as will the governor
nominate, that the port cannot
grow unless the river is widened
and depened to eliminate dam
gers. With the deepening of the
channels at Norfolk and Charles
ton to 40 and IS feet respectively,
Wilmington is bound to suffer.
State Will Suffer
Ship wners will not take risks
here when facilities are available
elsewhere. And our governor-nom-
mate will know that if Wilmington
suffers the State of North Carolina
will suffer to a corresponding de,
gree.
After ALL" he said, ut is not
Wilmington's port but the states.
Let us hope Senator Bailey will
continue his efforts in our behalf
until the necessary depths a n d
widths approved by the army en-
gineers are obtained"
The colonel said the Kitty Hawk
will leave the dock at the foot of
Market street promptly at 1
o'clock and a close schedule has
been drawn to enable Bailey and
Broughto to Sc as much of the
states waterways as possible in a
short time.
Governor : Nominate Brough-
ton," the colonel sa /, is deeply
interested in the development of
our waterways. He demonstrated
this interest early when he
launched his campaign at Ocra-
coke. Unquestionably, he, too, will
recognize that the Pot of Wilm-
ington is not just a local asset but
one with great potential value for
the entire state.
The trip through the waterway
will enable Broughton to Sc the
manner in which the United States
engineers in their development OF
the inland waters and inlets for
navigation purposes also give
prime consideration to the preser-
walton and propagation of fish,
shell fish, wild life and to the con-
%servation of resources of every
kind.
The state is called upon from
time to time the colonel said,
TO furnish rights-of-way for chan
nels and soil disposal areas. State
laws have ben set up to facilitate
such assistance to the federal gov
eminent, subject to the discretion
Of the governor.
The inspection of North Caro-
lima waterways will not only
broaden his interest in waterways
and their development for COM
mercial and recreational purposes,
but it will enable him to act in
diligently upon such developments
when they may come before him
In the future" II
STINGLESS BEES
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