Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-11-15
WANT MILLIONS
FOR SEA COAST,
CHIEF OF ENGINEERS ASKS APPRO'
PRIATIONS AGGREGATING
OVER $23, 461 ,a11.
Island Possessions Will Be Strongly For
titled and Harbo1s Protected with
Submarine Mines.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov r.
Estimates of appropriations aggregatlng
$23, 461 oil are made by Gen. Alexander
Mackenzie, chief of engineers OF the
army, for fertilization work during the
fiscal year 1909. This contemplates
work in the United States proper, Cuba,
Honolulu, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. 1t includes:
Gun and mortar batteries, $4,489, 9OO cleo
trical installations at sea coast fortihca1
lions, $1,0O0,OO0; sites for fortitications ana
sea coast defenses, $3,4 800; searchlights
for for ha nd $
defenses of Galveston, s., 275,OOO; case
mates and galleries for submarine mines,
$464 experimental G6p nae
tanamo, $1,020,OO0; Honolulu and Pearl
harbor, 81, 118,Ooo;, Manila, Sc, 4s8, 900; IN,
stallation Of electric plants at these places
lights at San Juan, Porto Rico, Guanta.
namo, Pearl harbor, Honolulu, Guam and
in the Philippines, $500, 600; torpedo struc,
lures at defenseS at Honolulu and Pearl
harbor, Hawaii, $124, 900.
The modern works of defense now
constructed represent an expenditure OF
approximately $28, 100000 for engineer
ing work alone. The national defense
work being done is in accordance with
the recommendations of what was for
merly known as the Endicott board.
For Inland Waters.
Gen. MacKenzie's report deals also
with the question of improvements of
rivers and harbors. 1t submits esti-
mates ag{gregati11gg o0 over w, 10000 for i
cluded by Secretary Taft in his report
to Congress- These include the follow
ing: For continuing work already begun
$50, 142, IA; Mississippi river commits
sion for carrying on works under its
charge 100000.
Milwaukee Harbor Gets $293, 900.
The estimates submitted by Gen.
Mackenzie include the following
amounts asked for, in many cases being
in addition to large unexpended balances
now on hand:
Mississippi river-Between Ohio and Mis-
souri, rivers, $250,OO0; between Missouri and
ST. Paul, 100000; between st. Paul and
Minneapolis, $239,543; southwest pass, ST.
100000
Wisconsin-Algoma harbor, 100000;
Manitowoc harbor, $4,000; Milwaukee har-
Mary's river at the Falls $250,000; Hay
lake and Neebish channels st. Mary's rlv
err $4,000; Detroit river, $1;,65oOoo.
improvements at the Yellowstone Ma
tional park 100000.
Mckenzie on Local Harbor
milwaukee, STANDS among the lead
ing lake ports in the extent and value of
its water borne commerce. says the re
port of Gen. Mckenzie. ''It is the lead
ing port for the distribution of coal from
Ohio ports to the west and northwest.
By reason of it's excellent harbor the
manufacturers and distributors of Mil
waukee enjoy superior shipping facili-
ties and low freight rates, especially to
and from eastern points. Many bulky ar
ticles such as coal, salt, sugar, ETC., are
transshipped from water to rail at Mil
waukee. The favorable effect of the
harbor upon commerce is by no means
local."
The chief also suggests the necessity
of improving the river and says this:
THE original depth of the water at
the mouth of the Milwaukee river was
not more than four and one-half feet and
the present harbor was not available for
purposes of commerce. but the situation
of the entrance, in a bay protected from
storms, except those from the northeast,
southeast and the seven miles of interior
easily susceptible of improvement, have
made the problem of obtaining a harbor
a relatively inexpensive one"