The age-herald., 1901-11-04

low water, bur avaaliaDle LnrougnouI TOT vessels drawing 22.5 feet on account of softness of the material which had filled in.
 During the fiscal year 8,637,739 cubic yards was removed from the river and the rest from Mobile Bay, making cuts In the river of 40 and So feet width and an ag- gregate length of S220 feet, and in the bay cu+s of from 40 to 100 feet width and a length of 63S01 feet. Some of the cuts formerly made in Mobile Bay were in creased to 150 and 200 feet in width, and there is now available a channel varying in width from 40 to 200 feet, depth 9 feet, from the wharves at Mobile to the Gulf. The channel will have to be widened con siderably where now narrow in order to afford the projected 100 feet width at bot tom with appropriate side slope, and to this purpose it Is proposed to apply ''thc amount that can be profitably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1905.
 Commercial Statistics.
 Compiled from the records of the Mo- bile Cotton Exchange.)
 Articles. 1901. 1900. 1899. 1S9S
 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Lumber .... .. 170,5S6 PIP, 696 12S,09S 76,079 Timber .... =. 27o,5s5 1sO,7s2 164.2s2 s7.765 Cotton .... .... s1,2s2 51,469 65.647 86,55O July 1, 1900, balance unexpended. .$511, ,SS684 June 30, 1901, amount expended
 during fiscal year ...... ........ D0t,II0. 4U ru1v 1ooo balance unexpended.. 4,111.34 Iulv 1oo1 outstonding liabilities 205 40
 - Iulv 1em balance ayailable.... 3,s3594
  Amount (estimated) required
 feet iec e-p'es'O = .s1. .o4O, ,oOOOo Amount that can be profitaoly
 expended in fiscal year ending
 June 30, 1903, for works of inn
 provement and for mainten-
 ance, in addition to the bal
 ance available July 1, 190l..... SoO'Ooo.Vo Submitted in compliance with require ments of sundry civil act of June 4. lS9i' and of section of the river and naroor act of 1s99
 q. Black Warrior River, Alabama---The original condition of this river was such as to practically close to navigation on account of shoals at and above Tusca- loosa-
 The name ''Black Warrior is given to that portion of the Warrior River apoVs the city of Tuscaloosa, Ala The original project for improvement of Black Warrior River was approved In 1887. the object being to obtain chan nei feet deep, by means of nve JOCKS and dams, from Tuscaloosa to Dameis Creek. 1874 miles, at an estimated cost ol $741, ,67o - During the fiscal year of 1896 three locks were completed and opened to nay, igation, giving total lift of SO.3 feet All locks of the system are to be b2 feet wide, s22 feet between hollow quoins, ana zSo feet available length. . River and harbor act of March 5, 1885, provided for the construction of Lock NO. { on this river, at cost not to exceed seO. 6OO and this full amount has been appropriated for the work. Contract was entered into, and the lock Is now well under way of construction. The total amount expended on the im- provement to June 30, 1900. was s61S,21l A. July 1, 1900, balance unexpended. .sl27 .56 Amount appropriated by sundry civil act approved March 3, 1901. 6S676.oo s1sO, ,97S.56 | June so 1901. amount expended during fiscal year................. 4s'oSo.4 40 July 1, 1eO1 balance unexpended. .$l31, $40. OS July 1, 1901, outstanding liabilities 1Slsb.ss July 1, 1901. balance available. SIS A. .l2