The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1905-02-04
HARD STRUGGLE
FOR CELLO CANAL
But II Is Now Practically a Continuing
Contract Project.
Entire Northwest Gets Very Liberal
Treatment in Rivers and Harbors
BiIl--Total Authorized Is Sl,345,-
ooo--ThIs in Face of Rigid Econ
omy Policy of Carton.

Washington, Jan. 20 lin view of the
Unprecedented pairing down of river
and harbor appropriations this year,
and in face OF the efforts OF Republican
leaders in congress 70 enforce the most
rigid economy, the Columbia river has
been exceptionally we'll cared for in
the river and harhor bill just COM
pleted by the house committee. While
the appropriations are not as large as
asked for, they average up well along
side those made for other sections Of the
country; in fact, Chairman Burton adj
mitted today that he thought the Pa
citic northwest had received more lib
eral treatment than any other part OF
the country.
The appropriation which is most
gratifying to friends of the Columbia
river is that which insures the build
ing of The Dalles-Celilo canal. Mr..
Burton, backed by almost the entire
committee, stood out against this pro-
ject more persistently than against any
other proposition brought before him,
and it was only under intense pressure
that he yielded
1t was the hope and intent of the
friends of this project to have it made
a continuing contract. Could this have
been done, the canal would have passed
beyond the jurisdiction of the river
and harbor committee and would have
received an annual appropriation in
the sundry civil bill, in amounts sutfi-
cieut to pay for work as it progressed
until completed. But on this point
Mr.. Burton was unyielding. Never
theless the final action of the commit
tee Is in the nature of compromise.
Tor while an immediate appropriation
OF 500, 900 is made, the army engineers
are authorized to make contracts for
$3.50, 900, which is equivalent to an APP
preparation of 5000, 900. The $3.50, 900
not carried by this bill will be incor-
porated in the sundry civil bill next
session, in plenty Of time, according to
the engineers, to meet payments.
There is strong hope that by the time
this money is expended congress will be
willing to make the Cello canal a con-
tinuing contract, so that it need not
again be considered in the river and
harbor bill.
Three other Columbia river appro-
are split up like for the Cello
canal. Three hdndred thousand dol
lars Is made Immediately available for
the mouth of the Columbia, and the
engineers are autho cried to make con- |
tracts for 5000, 600 additional. this last
sum to be carried in the next sundrv
civil bill. Likewise, for improving the
channel from Portland to the sea
$3.50, 900 is appropriated in the river
and harbor bill, and 1925, 900 addi-
tlonal will be carried in the next sun
lry civil bill. For dredging a 2O-foot
channel between Vancouver and the
mouth OF the Willamette $50. 600 cash
app ropriated, and another $40 600
will be provided next year in the sun
dry civil bill.
The following amounts are all ,wed
Or Washington:
Tacoma harbor, dredging Puvallup
waterway, $4,000 cash; 500. 900 IN
'undry civil bill.
Lakes Union and Washington canal.
Sl2o' 900 for dredging at Ballard and
authorization Of new survey to deter
nine whether one-lock canal can he
udOstituted for'the two-lock project.
Grays Harbor, $50 900.
Inner Grays Harbor, $500, 90.
Dowlitz and Lewis rivers, $4,000
fnget sound and tributaries, $50. 900.
snohomish slough, So, 200.
Okanogan and Pend d'Oreille. s15-
Stretches rifle, s65, 900.
lBelllngham bay. ss5. 900. |.