Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-01-30
Observation-Disclosures
Washington GETS MORE MONEY
Than EXPECTED.
Lake Washington Canal Given $685..
900, Which Is Believed to Mean
Ultimate Construction Of the
Canal-Other lntedestS Also
Fare Well.

Seattle, Jan. 26.-The Washington
correspondent of the Post -Intelligencer
says:
A pleasant surprise is in store for
the people Of the Pacific Northwest in
the river and harbor bill which will
be reported to the house with the next
day or two.
The Lake Washington canal, far
from being abandoned, is practically
recognized by an indirect appropriation
and by provision for new survey in
the hope of reducing the cost of the
project. Nearly all the projects for
river and harbor Improvement in the
states Of Washington and Oregon have
secured substantial recognition in the
bill.
Representative Jones, of Washing.
ton, is a member Of the rivers and har-
bors committee, but he has kept silent
as to the prospect of securing funds to
carry out his schemes in the North.
west. And the other members have
been quite as reticent until yesterday.
The impression was deliberately given,
however, that the north Pacific coast
would get next to nothing and this
gloomy forecast was not disputed by
Mr.. Jones.
That the Lake Washington canal is
at last specifically recognized as a
commercial project is shown by the
language of the bill, which is as fol.
lows:
Lakes Union and Washington Ca
nal and Puget sound waterway, $685.
900, to be expended along axis of Ca
nal up to Ballard to provide ten foot
channel and new survey to determine
expediency Of providing for one lock
instead of two."
Besides the appropriation it is pro.
vided in the bill that a new survey Of
the canal be made for the purpose Of
ascertaining if the estimated expense
cannot be reduced by providing one
lock instead Of two. This is regarded
as hopeful sign of favorable action
by the next congress and the prospect
Of the ultimate construction of the
waterway to connect the Sound with
the waters of Lake Washington and
Lake Union was perhaps never bright
or than it is today.
List Larger Than Expected.
The bill provides for more work in
the state of Washington than was esti-
mated by the army engineers. The
appropriation for the Dalles- Cello Ca
nal is smaller than was hoped for. 9th
erwise the appropriations are compare
lively large. The items in the bill are
as follows:
insgton canaD, $4,000 and a new
survey of the canal route next summer.
Bsllingham harbor, SEE, 900.
Grays Harbor, inner harbor, $780,
900.
Puyallup waterway, $4,000 imme.
diately and $4,000 to be appropriated
later.
Puget sound and tributary waters,
$4,000.
Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $4,000.
Snohomish slough, IS, 900.
Okanogan and Pend d'Oreille rivers,
$4,000.
Everett harbor, new survey author
lied, the old project having been COM
pleted.
Stretches rifle, 500.
Columbia river at the Cascades, $780,
900.
Upper Columbia and Snake rivers,
$4,000.
Mouth of the Columbia, $500, 900
Immediately and $500, 900 to be appro-
priated later.
Channel from Portland to the sea,
*lOO,O Immediately and 1926, 900 to
be appropriated later
Columbia river, between Vancouver
and the mouth of the Willamette,
$50, 900 Immediately and $50, 900 to be
appropriated later.
The Dalles- Cello canal, $50, 900 i'm
mediately and $50, 900 additional later.
How these items will fare in the
house is uncertain, but it is believed
that they will not be reduced materi-
ally, since it is understood that the ag-
gregate amount carried by the river
and harbor bill has been kept down to
the limit demanded by the influential
house leaders outside Of the committee.