Evening star., 1949-10-08

Inc cream Oh Washing JOll WdUcI
front planners of ocean, going
cruise ships making this regular
port of call should be realized by
next spring.
BY that time the Potomac River
will be dredged to a controlling
depth of "a feet to its mouth,
opening the way for large ships
to dock here.
This was disclosed yesterday by
Col. Henry C. Wolfe, head of the
Washington district of the Army
Engineers. who delivered a run
ming commentary of waterfront
development to a group of Federal.
District and boating officials
aboard the Navy tug Heekon.
For three hours the vessel
toured the Washington and Alex
andria Waterfronts in the first on
the-spot inspection in three years
by the River and Harbor Commit
tee of the Washington Board of
Trade.
30-Mile Tour.
Thirty miles were covered
through the afternoon, during
which guests and committee men,
bers saw what has been accom-
plished in waterfront development
since the war and what is con-
templated in the years ahead.
Guests included the following:
Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis,
commandant of the Potomac Riv-
er Naval Command; Capt. S. H.
Evans. representing the command
ant of the Coast Guard; Irving
c. Root, superintendent of Ma
tional Capital Parks: John Nolen,
jr., director of planning, and
Thomas S. Settle, secretary Of
the National Capital Parks and
Planning Commission; Guy w.
Ancell, city manager. and c. l..
Watkins. city engineer, of Alex
andria; A. T. Lundberg. county
manager for Arlington: Col. Ben
nett Griffin. administrator of Ma
tional Airport.
Also Frederick P. H. Siddons,
president of the Board of Trade;
1t. Col. c. H. Whitesell, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner for the
District: G. M. Thornett. secretary
of the Board of Commissioners:
Harold A. Kemp. director Of Dis
trict sanitary engineering: Walter
L. Fowler, District budget officer;
James w. Lauderdale. member of
the Public Utilities Commission;
E. M. Pusey, chairman of the
Board of Trade Public Health
Committee: F.. L. Timmons. chief
clerk of the District Engineer De-
partment; E. j. Milligan, execu-
tive secretary of the PUG, and
Byron Bird. Robert L. WadsWorth,
1t. Col. H. r. Davis and Capt.
John w. Califf, all of the Army
Office here.
RemOn Also on Trip.
Also John A. Remon. honorary
of the Presidents Cup
Regatta Association; Frank D.
Courtney. division captain of the
Coast Guard Auxiliary: w. Earl
Schuyler. district commander OF
the United States Power Squad
rons: Anton Benesh, commander
of Potomac River Squadron; Jack
D. Miller, commodore of Corin-
THAN Yacht Club; Lyle w. Mann,
commodore Of. Washington Yacht
Club; John H. Eiseman, president
of Potomac Boat Club. and Will
liam R. Rogers of Washington
Canoe Club.
Louis H. Bohraus, chairman of
he River and Harbor Committee,
said at least one concern is pre-
pared to begin cruises from Wash
ington as soon as the channel is
deep enough to accommodate large
ships
Col. Wolfe said he anticipates
completion of dredging by early
next spring of the lower reaches
If the Potomac.
Veteran observers of the water
front noted little new construction
with the exception of the new
South Capitol Street Bridge and
The Fourteenth street span.
Col. Wolfe pointed out, however.
that funds now are available to
start the long-sought waterfront
survey on a large scale. It is
estimated to cost an eventual
s150,0O0 and cover a two-year
period.
The Board of Trade has
strongly urged the survey and
future waterfront development
designed to make Washington a
model for the country.