The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

Carolina linking the north and
vides a safe inland channel IL feet
deep across the state of North
arolina linking the north and
south and through connecting wa
terways permits safe inland trans
portation fir o m Philadelphia to
Florida. For purposes of construc-
ton the waterway is divided into
three parts: Section from Norfolk
GO fort, N c.. to the Cape
Fear river and section from Cape
RIVER, A. c., to Winyah Bay,
S. c. The amounts of commerce
transported over these three sec
tons during the calender year 194l
the peak year were 100000 tons
100000 tons and 100000 tons re-
spectively The commerce that has
developed on the waterway large.
ly exceeded the expectations of the
proponents of the project.
Another project which reacted
favorably not only on eastern
North Carolina but on the entire
state was the completion Of an
eight-foot project in the Cape Fear
river between Wilmington and
Fayetteville by the construction of
three looks and dams.
These locks and dams were con-
structed at Kings Bluff 80 miles
above Wilmington, Elizabethtown,
70 miles above Wilmington and To-
lars Landing IS miles + ov e
Wilmington. They were construct
&c at cost OF 81 1856, 400 and per-
NIT year round navigation of eight
feet to Fayetteville AS a result
commerce on the river increased
md reached a peak of 424,700 tons
in 1941 or four times the amount
transported in 1885.
The improvements mentioned
are the larger projects undertak.
en-. The Wilmington district has
however many others including
Beaufort harbor Neuse and Tren.
rivers at New Bern Pelhaven har~
Dor and many others A in all.
Many of the smaller projects are
known only to a comparatively few
persons and we're adopted to pro-
vide safe and shorter channels
for fishermen in the sounds OF
North Carolina. One is Silver Lake
harbor at Ocracoke W h C h pro-
vides safe harbor for fishermen
operating along the coast between
Cape Lookout and Virginia; anoth-
err is a channel in Pamlico sound
to the town of Hatteras. At Engel-
hard the Engineers improved Far
creek which had no suitable outlet
for it's industry either by highway
or railway. Many other streams
on which, dredging operations are
not necessary are kept clear of
logs and snags by what is known
as snagging operations i. e. the
removal of all logs snags and
other distractions by an Engineer
derrick boat.
Colonel E. E. Ealng is the pres.
ent local District Engineer wi n
headquarters in the customhouse.
Brig. General r. F. Fowler is the
Division Engineer of the South At
lantic division with headquarters
at Atlanta Ga. The South Atlantic
division as the name implies in.
cludes the So,rn Atlantic states
from North Carolina to Alabama.
Lieut.. General Eugene Reybold
formerly District Engineer at Viii.
mington where he is well known
and appreciated for his contribu-
ton to the advancement of water
way construction in the state is
The present Chief of Engineers.
After the successful closing of
the war with Japan and the conse.
ouent resumption of waterway
improvements on a large scale it
is not too optimistic to look for cor
responding large future increases
in water-borne commerce in North
Carolina as has been shown in the
past.
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