The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-10
WATERWAYS BILL
ASKS$73,000,0O0
APPROPRIATIONS FOR RIVERS
AND AARBoRs COVERS ONLY
PRACTICABLE PLANS.
OPPOSE GULF PROJECT
But Favor | Improvement From st.
Louis to cairo--Inquiry Board
Against Proposed Chicago
Channel Scheme.

, Chicago. Jan. John Calalan
0 LauGhlin. in a special TO the Chi
cago Tribune tomorrow will say:
The total appropriations for riye-
and harbor improvements In the bin
4 which viii be reported eKttly by
Chairman Burton Of he committee
having the mattrc 10 charge will
amount to between s72oDO00O and
$4,000, 900.
1t will be a bin less open TO the
charge OF protecting the personal In
/ terests Of members OF congress than
any measure Of the same character
| heretofore reported. II will not seek
| to make nayigable channel in
stream which never can be of ma
tional service. 1t is intended 10 pro.
vide for the improvement Of rive
| In interstate and foreign trade Thus
more than $4,000 900 Is to be au
thorized for the construction of an
other lock for the 500 canal and the
construction of better channel in
Detroit river. The commerce affected
by these projects amounted last y ar
to 55.000,000 tons.
IL is proposed to also provide 81
100000 for improvement OF the Is
sissippi between Cairo and st. Loa's,
10 be distributed over a period OF four
years. Another large improyemf
will be that of Boston harbor, for
which It Is intended TO authorize 81
100000
Fight for chieaso-GuIf Channel.
Representative Lorimer of Chicago.
Is chairman of rhe subcommittee
~ bi9h ha<a-~-.l
sentatives Madden and Gran caiiea
today on Chairman burton IN bc1a'i
of project to build four'een-ioH
channel between Chicago and Inc
gulf Earlier III the day Mr.. Burtoh
bad heard delegation from ST. Ions
in behalf of the same scheme
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Maiden,
DELEGATIONS of Illinois. Missouri, ana
other states interested will meet 70
morrow for the purpose Of devising
plan which will forSe the house lo
authorlze a fourteen foot waterway.
Mr. Madden urged Chairman bnrtca
not 10 permit his committee to ACT
In the matter until Representa- VIC
nrimer returns 10 Washington
The view Of the chairman and oi
majority of the committee, however.
is adverse. and There is no ikehhood
of anv authorization being given 70
This nroiect at the present time lhis
view is based upon the report OF thc
hoard of engineers, OF which No''
! lockwood was chairman, which was
transmitted to congress today. There
are some statements OF interest IN
the report which disclose the reasons
which prompted the board to sap
nrove of the authorization OF fouF
| teen foo; channel.
The matter II appears, was cohsll'
oroa from two standpoints. First. with
respect to its effect ON the present
and prospective commerce between
chicaro ana st. Lou's and second
with respect to its value as inA
in a deep waterway extending from
the great lakes to the gulf.
project Not Worth the costg
Considered from the first stand
mint the board Is Of the opinion 'ha'
Inc depth proposed IS greater than =
,ccessary for the river tram taSt
nrohabIy would use n. and not suhi-
cioutly great to extend lake na'l-s'
ti,,, from Chicago TO ST. Louis. he
torrage and draft of lake Va sels
b visiting Chicago are given IN dc't IT,
' and the opinion l. expressed mat 'ut
bulk nf future commerce VIII be car
+ r;eI IN vessels OF even greater d'ait
and tonnage.
The advisabirty Of constructing a
s,prteen foot waterway depends IN :
board states. on the probable stnou y
e of commerce that would use L. ''
g.,bor with its incidental effect On
d Tho freight rates OF all traffic pas-iss
% Ca, from St Louis or south lr'h'
a cbi,apo During the fiscal year ee1
y t,.. Iuuc %. tgnf. the quaint y o'
p srci~bt hauled by three road, connee
r ing Chicago and ST. Louis vas s'lS'.
p ~ more than 100000 tons-Ihe 70. .
,o,nace entering and Eoins out OF ;
d ,,,,is in single year amounts 81
e. arort - o0a. .ooo tons. The saVias
itbat would accrue 10 the coun. y =
larre hy the construction of a i'oS
100, foot waterway IS largely conJee
,rral In the opinion Of the boa'a
'r s,cb benefit would not be sunic'ea'
s. ,, ,.-srrant an expenditure BY TIE gen
i. oral government Of SO 100000
a Erorreus Expenditure En's'leo'
10 Considering the propofed wateFSa'