The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-06-27


of the work by the government so
much as to make the control of the
harbor general, and to give a chance
to anyone who wants to go in there?
Note the Interrogation point show
ing that this was a question. 1t was
quoted in the card referred to not as
question, but as a statement of fact,
and Mr.. Hines reply makes the mat
ter perfectly clear:
Mr.. Hines-By the government do
ing the work, it is put in the hands Of
the government.
Note further what he says on page
42:
Mr.. Hines-What we want to do is
for you to say that the work Is COM
Captain Jones, and that is the guarar-
ty to us that the government will take
charge of the harbbr and 1t is an in
dorsement to US that we can go ahead
with the railroads and get to doing
business.
Wefeel that the best thing for those
who want to do business through the
harbor of Gulfport is for the govern
ment to accept this contract, framing
such an agreement as you gentlemen
may consider will give the govern
ment control and put things on a
proper basis.
Mr.. Jones-You would iike to do it
from the standpoint that if the bill
is passed the government will look af-
; fer the maintenance of the harbor, and
will also prepare the way for another
project?
| Mr.. Hines-Yes.
Now let us come to Mr.. Williams
t statement. In the Outset he says:
: think the real question back of all
1 this might be stated in answer to the
question whether you want a port at
/ GulfpoIt or not, whether there is a
e commercial justification for it; and
then following that question up, wheth
n er the work which has been done there
e is worth what you are asked in this
g bill to pay for it, to-wit: $3.50 900; and
II in the third place, whether the con
tract has been practically complied
K with, whether complied with or not.
y Mr. Chairman, it seems to me to b.
the gist of this question that whateve
u where mud Jumps may have bee
u formed with the drifting currents an
" the shelving of the channel, here i
s practically a port which is being uset
l. for ships not only of 10 feet draft
l. which is what the contract calls for
j. but ships of 20 feet inches, 81 fee
e and % feet.
p The Chairman-What is the max
D. mum draft of those that came in an,
g went out-22 feet?
d Mr.. Williams-No. sir; there ha
III been an instance of ship drawing 2
III feet.
'e Mr. Bowers-There have been a doz
= en- or more vessels going in and on
- there drawing "a feet.
The Chairman-As a matter of fac
| might as well state that there are
dozen channels in which the usus
rules for measurement cannot be al
piled. One of these places is in tn
Delaware River and the channel b,
low Mobile is another
/ An excerpt is taken out of the mil
die of Mr.. Williams remarks with til
idea of showing that he thought IL
railroad should make a conveyance
some part of it's holdings for publ
use. l will quote at large from M
Williams in that connection, callil
. especial attention to the portions Ell
phasized:
Mr.. Alexander's amendment will
perfectly welcome to everybody int,
ested, and it seems to me it ought
be put in the bill. Speaking in t
interests of the people farther Up t
river who are interested in the sh
handling of lumber, I think it Dug
to be put in the bill; and while i
not think it will be necessary VIII
Mr.. Jones is living it is to his int
est to do all this thing as cheaply
possible; it is not a question of alt
ism with him, and the time mig
come when somebody would atten
to extort from the shippers and
public, and we ought to have that in
Speaking of Mr.. Bishops sugg
ton, it seems to me that is rather
ing into the business of owning a
holding and selling, or, what would
better, if you were going to do a
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