, 1879-03-25

To hts Company. C6ngfcas lid not tnako tlie
npnrorsiaticti aakctl fnr nj tmt aessInn, md iiaa
not doI,u a0 since, although recommendation
session. .
have lately been informc,', md would
earnestly Insite tl.c attention 0f tllc Chief ~
Ur,ltuanet to tI,nt Il Il now the ntention of
tlM Wates Et,wer Ca,unauy to apply to Cnh1rssa+
nj its next sussen. tn 1.avo tlc whole water
power turned 0yrr in. br given awny by, lite
United Htatcs, to that Company, md tint they
ta tntcn !" maka NJ ' cyorv cort I'm IN @ tjler ,,ower To
ltis well knnwn tmt tho Wntcr-1ower Com
nany as TOR ycnra 6ee!l' tiak!ilE RersoIts eotn-
f,,attcss relative 10 tls: watcr.M,wcr md the
manner In which The United States has carried
slnl Its cuftrlcts. ..
In NY o.,i1l!nn, ihcso complaints have not hat1
gbtxi Foundation; hut, IN the contrary, lo!oyc
sat tlH. Government las thus fur met its toll
trnct obligations 10 the Water-tuwcr CompaIy
Mn fa;r aHA Nasrat ,nanner. AMI that III dal.ls
8. ilG Co:nuaty Inns derived material hcl'eas
fFatn illcHe contracts. .......
uni at.u e,lro tint this opinion Is generally
conettrrcd in ty the dittntcrcstr wcil;fhforn,rd
portion Ut ths community. The ptsitlon wt,fcf!!
towarsI 'lc United statcs inakes 1t appear TINT
t1lesa complaints mud written hrUtcsta arc ,'ow
tn he used ns materials IN making q case to H.
ilite'vc C0nrruss, anl, ~ my oanGn, Tie atc
u%t4stN NJ ttt 81 5ii*itttlE
the UMcd Suites In tho Court ot Clat1ns for
hn,nngea In the cxorbitai,t sutn uf $ife, ,'g0 Is
oat Of the mea,1s TO be employed IN influencing
Congress, a. !ts f'ext Session, to give this prop
crty to the Wuter- lHwcr Company.
am infornlcl tt.at menlbcrs u th. Co,npant
hnpe clearly stated tkeir Intention Of mnki1II,
tlIts cort to aet possession 0f tho wHtcr-pnwcr
during tic ,lcxt scss,n Of Congress, all4 to That
cnd they did not wish, n,ul would Try to pre-
ycnt, Congress from n,akint any appropriation
tu Improve the wnter-pnwar .Nlo, t1lasuluch::as
a!lciI i'll approximation would, by granting what
they hve hltlIertU dcnllliuGu, lcAYo tAcn With
out complaint.
| i1noug tllt Argumcnta produced to Influence
| public Opthlon against tic arsenal watcr.powcr
| arc: III great Gust.
Granting that tie watcr.poWcs has cost too
much, It wnu1u bc very unfair 10 80 wrcst or
| tnrturu this argument rs to use II to etnw that
the United Statcs ought thetetuso 10 give ny
| this valuable property to the very persons for
wa1sa benefit The too great cxuHnIltute wns
made, aud who hayc bce,l thus fur .r only rc-
cph.nts II As'scllt fr}m It. 1t seems hardly TO
usi,nit Of discussion or consideration.
| y second ArgufHcnt used IN influence opinion
against the watgr pnwcr Is, tImt 1t has always III
t1Ic l'ast nsnl wl!l always In the future eausu
| controversy nMl contention with tho MoIne
Water Power Cbmpuny. When fairly consider.
It Is not the intention Ut t''e Government 10
deal unfairly with tle Moline Watcr.puwcr
Conpany Or anyts,dyelsc.
| TlIt United Suites 1as, Mt q great expense OF
| leSlstutlu AI!'i Hiuieai WucuEcH hHn DHlfL lHt*
| great w1tcr-power, ind low, whon 1t Is nearly
completed. sI!i thc Government lIas in It's wa
ter-wcc's af4d Macillnery, uid Is really 10 cotsI
snenee 1stiE It, and ncede, and absolutely re-
q,lttcs II for ita future use, there cutncs nn nj
tempt To i,,tluce Conghss tn Eivu tie whole
| piupcrtY aWay tn thosc who have hitherto been
the sole bcnehcsaries frosn tic expenditures
| Oil IT,. ....
| An important matter ia connection with the
wntcr.5owcr has been lost sight Of during the
last eight years. Nhun the United States took
possesson of the tslanl for orscpal puEpoacs, It
/ was found 10 he necessary to Procure IN solne
| way tie reH!opaI of the Moline Watcr-Power
| Company's occupancy Of the south channel OF
The river (sre Gcn. Rotlinan,s 'ottgra a.,d other
correspondence, pages lSj to l05, Ordnance
| Memoranda NJ. aD, aul act Of Congress ap-
| proved April 10, 1sttt).
IL was this NECESSITY, nnl the fact that thu
Moline Wa,er-power Company would not rettn-
aulsn It's hold UPON the wHterpuwcr without tllt:
payment Ut an nc1trayagantly4as sum ofmoncy,
tint hrn1tR1tk t1lG limited StntHa n1,