The San Francisco call., 1905-03-23
PERKINS BACK
FROM CAPITAL
Senator Delighted to Return
to Land of Sunshine
From Snowbound East
WEST NOT FORGOTTEN
Navy Appropriations Aid 1t
and President Roosevelt
Sees Its Coming Greatness
WEST NOT FORGOTTEN
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1915 Rroa dway. March %.

{ 1915 Broadway, March %.
United States Senator George Z.
Perkins arrived from Washington
this evening. California was as beau
tiful to him as ever, and never so
welcome. On the summit of the Sier-
tras this morning he said there was
ten feet of snow and as the train came
down the mountains they ran from
snowbound mountain tops into val
leys of flowers.
In speaking of California's interests
at the nations capital he said in re-
gard to the regulation of interstate
commerce that when the Interstate
Commerce Commission is reorganized
President Roosevelt has promised him
California shall be represented. This
State" he said, ''is the terminal of the
great roads and there never has been
an Interstate Commerce Commission
er from farther west than the Mis-
souri, River. We are so vitally interest
ed in this matter that / have urged 1t
upon the President and when the
body is again reorganized we will get
man there TO represent US.
Senator Perkins remarks went nat
urally to what had been done by Con-
gress for the State he represents, and
in this connection he made an ex-
haustive showing of the financial help
this coast has received during the
last session.
His showing is in part as follows:
Congress has done we'll for California and
Alaska in the way of appropriations for new
construction development of resources and
other new work Of various kinds.
For the Improvement OF navigation in riV-
ers and harbors of the State Congress has been
very liberal making appropriations as fol-
lows: Improving San Diego harbor $1,000;
improving Wilmington harbor, $3.50 900; i'm
proving San Luis obispo harbor, $4,000; i'm
proving San Joaquin River. 10000; improving
SKGunne Pessnna creeks. S 5000 improvins Honolulu
harbor. 500 eco improving Stockton and Nor
channels. s4o.3le; Continuing eonstruc-
proving channel, Mare Island Straits S1OO,-
900; deepening and widening channel Oakland
harbor 1886, OO0 total. 81. .4e9.61s.
OF the $3.50 coo appropriated for Oakland
harbor S10O. 600 Is made Immediately avail
contracts aggregating s25o,ooo under engineer
project No 3. This assures channel 70 feet
deep and 800 feeet wide from the bay 10
Congress- has also for the improvement Of
the Sacramento and Feather rivers, authorised
the expenditure OF the balance OF the Iuno
remaining to the credit Of the Sacramento
and Feather River projects for the mainte-
nance OF navigation. including snagging and:
another snagboat.
The Secretary Of War is also authorized to
United United States army to make a general exam
ination of the Sacramento. Feather and San
/ JOAQUIN rivers ana IneH trlDutdllcrs ~ OOA-
suit with similar board OF California en-
gineers, to determine method Of controlling
the overflow. and to determine what can ne
done TO improve the navigation OF said rivers,
and estimate the cost.
Congress also authorized preliminary sur
veys for the improvement Of Monterey har-
bor Humboldt Bay harbor. Petaluma Creek.
San Rafael Creek. Hilo harbor. St Michael
Canal and the harbor at Midway Island
At Mare Island Navy-yard Congress has
authorized new construction aggregatins
ssS7 200. or this sum 500. 900 is for improv
ing the channel of Mare Island Strait, as
above set forth. In addition to a general ap-
propriation of $50 600 the sum OF $4,000 Is
allowed for improvements and construc-
tion.
The Yosemite Park having been burned
by the State OF California to the national
Government an increased appropriation was
secured. as follows: Regular appropriation.
$500; increased appropriation. $50, 600; for
General Grant and Sequoia groves, $4,000
Appropriations for public buildings were
, made as follows: Custom-house building, San
Francisco. 100000; fitting up Appraisers
building for customs officers. $12. 600; rental OF
offices for Government officers. Los Angeles
$4,000; .postoffce and custom-house. Los An
geles. $25 900: immigrant station Angel
Island, 5000. GOO.