Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-22 | Page 23 | Italy Starts to Harness Tiber and Bring Sea Traffic to Rome

Starts Harness Tiber It Italy ly to Haress And Ad Sea Traffic to Rome ROME Sept Sept 21 2 1 A AP l-fath l Father r Tiber a tired tred old om river v now coursing swiftly but fruitlessly to the s sea a may nay once onee more return to to his glory gIor in the time lime of f the he ac ent Romans a as plans of the tle fascist t j nt be bear r fruit For for For- years ears ears' old bid Father Tiber has bowed his hoary he head d under the tile assa assaults of the railroads Once his brown back back- back back- carried hund hundreds eds of ot ships cominG coming from all aU corners of the then kno known world orld bringing tho the silk and spices of tf tho the east cast the tin tui ti of ot England and tho the he leather of oC Africa AfrIco- to Ron Rome t. t the tho capital of ot tho world T Today day the Tiber Is comparatively tree free of burden burdell Last year eal It It car carried ca- ca cared ned ried only 54 64 ships up lP to the tile landing red stage stase at al St. St st st. Pauls auls for tor a a total of 66 2669 tons The hc jl same slips ships carried l a away only tons df ot t merchandise In 1 29 the thEr arrival ot of ships has tHis become even oven less Jess frequent so 5 that the sight sight- of oC a h boat by an ah Inhabitant of or St St. Paula Is something worth orth mentioning to a neighbor But the thio fascist government governMent- o has determined that Romes Rome's ant ad advantage ge neal the sC shall be In n bein being near tl sea a. a I not sacrificed The department of ot the Tiber has baa undertaken to the river r within rigid banks from R Rome Rometo t to the sea sea so that the thc the current al alwa always al- al ways wa s swift vICt Will vJ deepen the channel aut automatically l In some spots the chanuel channel Is he only hopes hopes' tOmake tomake to tomake six feet The government si make It at least least half haiL hl ng again ln as a much consid consideration Other works s are ae under under for tr the mouth orthe of the river and where the tho ship canal runs runs' to on on tHe sta sea At present have difficulty in entering the ships ta c river rI cr when th the sea sea is high The government proposes s to con construct a dyke ko to to prot protect ct o l JI mouth of or the rIver from froni breakers and also a harbor of refuge r Into which boats can ca sail aJ when the sea is rough rOUl