The new age., 1907-02-16
MOST LIBERAL IN HISTORY.
River and Harbor Bill Gives Almost
All Northwest Asked.

All Northwest Asked.
Washington, Feb. 15.--Never before
IN the history of rivers and harbors leg
lslation has any congress dealt so liber-
ally with the Pacific Northwest as the
present congress will do in the pending
river and harbor bill Not only is the
aggregate appropriation larger than
ever before, but the appropriations
more nearly Approximate the estimates
lot the engineers. This is in very
large measure due to the remarkably
etficient work of Representative Jones,
|of Washington, who is on the river and
Eharbor committee as representative of
his own and neighboring states. Mr..
Jones was in a position to do things,
and his accomplishments speak for
themselves. Indeed the house has
been so very liberal that the senate has
nothing left to do, unless it be to raise
few appropriations that fall below
the house figures, and it is doubtful if
many such increases can be secured,
for in every instance where the house
cut the estimates on Oregon and Wash
ington projects it was for some specific
and very good reason.
In his work in committee Nj. Jones
had the active support of Senator Full
ton, and the Oregon senator did every
thing that man not a member of the
committee could do to aid in getting
liberal recognition for Oregon and Co
lumbia river projects. There was alb
solute harmony throughout, and the
two men worked together to common
end.
The effectiveness of Mr.. Jones' work
is found in the figures themselves. The
total amount recommended by the en-
gineeis for Oregon and Washington
projects was $5,l10, ,244; the total ap-
preparation carried by the house bill is
81, $40, PA, a difference of $440, 900.
The reductions were on the Cello Ca
nal, $150,000 being taken from the
amount recommended and given to the
upper river, for which new project
was recommended late in December; on
the Willamette and Columbia rivers
below Portland, where $780, was
deducted because Portland business
men had assured the committee that
new taxation district was to be formed
to raise money to aid in this improve
ment; and the Cascade locks on the
Columbia river, whore $105, 900 was
.seconissaended for grading and filing in
behind the completed locks. The COM
mittee felt that this work was not urg
ent, as the canal lock is itself com
pleted.
With these exceptions, the house bill
provides the amounts recommended by
the engineers, and in the case of Co
guile river the committee appropriates
100000 when only $40, 900 was asked
by the War department. The $50, 900
will complete this project, as shown by
the figures of the local engineers, so the
committee decided to clear up the
whole matter at one time.
The following table gives the various
projects and the amounts appropriated
by the house bill:
Mouth of Columbia river, $2,450,-
244; Dalles-Celilo canal, 100000;
rivers, Portland to sea, $500, 900; CO.
lumbia between Cello and mouth of
Snake river, 1920, 900; Upper Column
bia, between Wenatchee and Bridge
port, $4,000; Upper Columbia and
Snake, 100000; Coquille river, $780,,
900; Coos river, $4,000; dredge, Ore
gon and Washington coast harbors,
$100,000; Tillamook bay, 10000;
improvement of Upper Willamette,
$60,00O; Clatskanie, $500; Cowlitz
and Lewis rivers, 1000; Willapa
harbor, $25, 900; Gray's harbor, $600,-
900; Gray's inner harbor, $4,000;
Gray's river, $4,000; Puget sound and
tributaries (dredging) $4,000; Lake
Washington canal, $4,000; Swino-
mish slough, $75, 900; Okanogan and
Pend d'Oreille, $4,000.