The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-07
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NiNotbsssss'-sss 900 s'o"h ~
of the rocks at Hee3Rlt GATE, tSe Harlem River i'm.
groyement, and the channel improvements of
harbor. and see how. tho account stands. We
n ans f FSmd 1be Ympp enly the 6 money Svn aUpT0Bs sE
termiIk Channel. slee,s5o; for the improve
ment Of tho hudson River opposite Jer-
mont Of Newto%n Creek and Bay, 1880
These four items, foot up only $2,252, 500. q
magnitude OF the maritime operations that
concentrate in the harbor of New York and
the amounts appropriated for improvements
Compare these figures with some Of tho
figures that represent appropriations for harbor
the Union. Boston got IS. oa4. ise. "PtRRIiif Philadelphia
mas had S3,2al 200 appropriated since 1883, ex.
f,Ss, ware OF R i've a RsI1imor spSP Ss PSaa sor b for b ane
Savannah, IS. $50, 500; Mobile. $s.5Ss.6so. and
which few persons outside Of Burlington ever
suspected Of being a port, has manages to OBJ
amount. Of SCOT ,e22, or about one.third the to.
tai for New York. Erie and Toledo have been
made tbs is happy si t in yrsseSs n ,Ss The 'a arss ss 1921 ,se7; and ID
York hsrSor; A5ppIoPriationS for Gleve,
s ss%s ssSsn Michigan Shisssis;SS otlty snf indiana fen 0 "a poFs
which most persons outside Of Indiana would
$40, 9es. $50. 81 in Federal money obtained BY
the state OF Michigan has largely gone toward
which, TO say the least. have not a national
all his argument. but the luminous Illustrations
OF the case of the Kentucky River which he gives
VIII suffice 70 show more clearly the amazing
Mr., Ambrose continues:
Tho Kentucky River is "a tributary of the
Ohio, and empties into 1t at Carrollton. Ky.
The object OF its Improvement was to repair ave
locks and dame built by the State OF Kentucky,
and to extend slack water navigation for q
twelve additional locks and dams. to Three
Forks. q distance Of 261 miles from tho mouth
date sn Tor rt the imp pRSTS aas o. S' the RfS entaais Rivs 90
81 ,673;000 and further allotments. amounting
and az f1 Keeping 52S;i IN repair epSI 9 tSe locks @sa and iU da% Operating
year 1895 ssI wss ss 8 $50 SO t aG@." With s an esti I1n tod
merce of the river both up and down. The COM
merce passing the locks on this stream amounts
8 .1sI. $50. while the cost OF maintaining The
system has averaged $4,000 per nnnum. The
total value Of foreign imports and domestic
1914, 39l ,sss or 800 times tho value Of the Ken.
lucky River Tonnage for the same year. and
the Federal Government in lo6 years for har-
S Dor oil Improvements only 2.252, 500. as , against
az; AT as ;rSS for Sst t a9 eKent y issf k nrox;G The ;d River yer
ment of the Kentucky River at n cost of 81. 349,-
600. exclusive of the amounts heretofore eE-
pended. This will bring the cost Of the COM
pleted Improvement up to $500, 1855. including
the cost of operating and maintenance. II the
cost of operating and maintaining increases in
the Same ratio as the locks increase in num-
Der, this cost will be about $l5O.OOO per
annum when all the locks and dams. seventeen
in number. and all the other improvements con-
templated by the expenditure of this 81 ,349, 900
appropriation shall have been completed. When
this last appropriation shall have been expended
in the year 1900 it will send the total cost OF the
improvement and maintenance and operation
up to SO, $50. 900.
Butte even after expanding this sum. the Gov
eminent must, in order to derive any use of the
improvement and get any benefit from the OK
penditure, continue to expend annually $780,
600 for maintenance and operating the locks
and DAMS"
1t is on this astonishing state of facts that
Mr.. Ambrose bases his demand for recognition
BY Congress of the growing needs Of this port.
While the of this port was com.
small and was carried in ships of
light draught. the harbor facilities were abun-
dant; but now all that has changed, AID the de-
mands on the harbor are increasing tremen-
dously. The size of the ships that call at this
port has increased enormously. The new YES
sells are about a third deeper in draught than
the old ones. and are nearly double in length.
What, were once adequate harbor accommoda-
tons have become entirely insufficient. and 1t is
time for New York to demand her rights and
for Congress to heed the demand.