The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-02-23

River and Hsrbor Bill Gives Almost
An Northwest Asked.

/ Washington, Feb. l5.--Never before
| In the history Of rivers and harbors leg
islation has any congress dealt SO liber-
i allv 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
of the engineers. This is In very
large measure due to the remarkably
efficient work Of Representative Jones,
| Of Washington, who is on the river and
barbor 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 80 very liberal that the senate has
nothing left to do, unless 1t 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 1T 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 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-
gineels for Oregon and Washington
projects was $5,1l0, 244; the total ap-
carried by the house bill is
81, $40, 244, a difference of 100000. |
The reductions we're 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
he willamette and Columbia rivers
below Portland, where $3.50 900 was
deducted because Portland business
men had led the committee that
lew taxation district was to be formed
o raise money to aid in this improve
nent; and the Cascade locks on the
Columbia river, where $1O5 900 was
recommended for grading and filling in
behind the completed locks. The COM
nittee felt that this work was not ure-
mt, as the canal lock is itself COM
'leted.
With these exceptions, the house bill ,
'rovides the amounts recommended by
he engineers, and in the case of Co. .
uIlle river the committee appropriates
go, 900 when only $40, 900 was asked ,
y the War department. The $50, 600 :
M complete this project, as shown by :
he figures of the local engineers, SO the /,
decided to clear up the
hole matter at one time.
The following table gives the various
rejects and the amounts appropriated v
y the house bill:
Mouth OF Columbia river, $2,450,- t
"A; Dalles-Celilo canal, 5000, 600: :
veTs, Portland to sea, $780, 900; Co. .
lmbia between Cello and mouth of :
make river, $4,000; Upper Column
"a, between Wenatchee and Bridge h
ort, $4,000; Upper Columbia and =
make, $4,000; Coquille river, $780, \
~; Coos river, $4,000; dredge, Ore h
N END Washington coast harbors. =
100000; Tillamook bay, $40, 900; + +
nprovement of Upper willamette :;
20, 600; Clatskanie, $500; Cowlitz u
q Lewis rivers, $4,000; Willapa n
'rpor, s25, 1000; Gray's harbor, 5000 q
"; 0ray's inner harbor, $l77 900; h
rays river, $4,000; Puget sound and =, -
lo1taries (dredging) $4,000; Lake y,
.ashlngton canal, $40, 600; swino- g
isn slough, $4,000; Okanogan and q,
'no d'oreille, $4,000. T.