New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-01
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Senator Perkins, of California speaking unon .ha
subject OF California and the Commerce Of the
PACING Coast dWeIt enthusiastically on the far
reaching commercial field which had been laid
open to the United States in the Pacific and the
trading possibilities offered for trade in the Orient
He placed strong emphasis on two ponts ar-,pr his
sddress-the need of Nicaragua Canal ana the
advisaoility Of admitting this country the prod
ucts of the Philippines free of tariff duty
General Francis V. Greene cordially greeted
when the chairman announced that he would speak
on The Canal Question" His speech was a brief
clear summary OF the conclusions reached by the
committee appointed by Governor Roosevelt to In
vestigate this question. He said that canal rates
could be reduced to figures closely approximating
those on the lakes. namely, from one-Quarter to
one-third OF the railroad rates and he added that
the railroad rates could not be further reduced ac-
eording to the statements Of railroad men who
knew.
In speaking OF the OF the proposed canal i'm
proVement which is estimated at 100000 00O he
pared these figures with the estimated wealth Of
NeW-York States coo OO0-and added other COM
PARSONS TO show that the State could well afford
the expense
PAYING FOR CANAL IMPROVEMENTS.
In speaking of the division OF the burden. he
said:
In all fairness and equity. however, the members
levied levi on the counties along the water route which
enlarTement This ana Means ths +be h3 ron OF
taxes for this Improvement would be paid by New
line between these two points These cities and
towns have been prosperous in recent years. and
their prosperity viii be enormously increased if
this water route is constructed. On the other
hand the farming counties, remote from the water
witch they viii derive from this protect ns Rf be
somewhat remote and contingent 1t is not fair
that they should be called upon to pay any part
OF the expense.
Congressman John NJ. Allen gave bright adj
dress the Humorous Side of Politics"
SENATOR RANNA's ADDRESS.
He was followed by Senator Hanna. who made
e strong plea for the Hanna-Payne Shipping Sub
sidy bill He described the development OF the
country and the great opportunity which the Orient
now offers to American commerce, and then said
that there was only missing link-that is trans
portation the of connecting the producer
with the consumer He went On:
few years ago the United States furnished %
) per cent There IS lesson 1or you we must
correct this and seize our opportunity, and insist
this so-caIled Hanna Payne bill is for. Some people
call this bill graft" 1 know just exactly where
that the subsidy is intended for a few shipowners
the Atlantic Coast are those people whose in
az our Commerce This criticism is for the most
part paid for. This bill is designed for the benefit
is for the benefit OF a few.
The problem now is to provide for our great ex-
ports. We must eurtail our exports or find mar
kets for them, and these markets will only to
US in the best way when they are reached by ouI
The bill is so constructed that the slow freight
carriers viii receive just as much berent in rate
be that in time the United States will become the
greatest shiphuilding country
Supposing England should go to war with Ger
many As far as we are concerned the merchant
marine OF both countries would be wiped off the
our exports to market? We must have an Ameri-
can merchant marine.