New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-01
WATERW WORK
GOVERNOR'S STAND.
SAYS No Selfish Use of Forests
UiU BE Permitted.

Albany, Nov. s0-Addressing the FIRST
annual convention OF the New York State
Waterways Association in the Assembly
chamber of tEe Capitol to-day, Governor
Hughes said Il was the important duty OF
the officers concerned and Of the people OF
the state 10 see that the barge canal en-
terprise is pushed 10 completion as speedily.
as economically and as efficiently as pos
ehle
The Governor declared that the water
power IN the state which could be utilized
10 advantage should not be allowed 10 go
10 waste The state" he said. should
control It's undeveloped water powers. de-
velop them according TO the most improved
method that science can suggest preserve
them for the benefit Of all the people of
the state IN perpetuity and let no indi-
aidual or selfish hand control the sources
OF Industrial power. and then provide fair
means By which the developed powers can
be awaited OF I'm individual enterprise
we want scientific forestry" he CON
tinued we have determined that mere
shall be no selfish use OF our forest lanos
as against the interests Of the people ana
no scheme, however. plausible. when j.
engineered for a selfish purpose and ~hioh
has as it's aim the destruction or impair
neut ~ the public interest I'm our fores'
lands is going through I'm this state
In his address Robert j. MacF arlahu'
president Il the association. said;
Viewed in the cold light OF actuality. the
situation that confronts US rs Tar from en.
couraging. The port OF New hork, one ilo
the great centre of gram eNporta1oI, iaS
lost the greater part 81 's XbiIe the
barge canal the long hoped Tor Iheatis %
retaining our vanishing sepfellLaJl ,;,o,,
gradually progressing toward cohlstees..ol,
the terminal facilities at the city OF New
York grow every day more phlhlulls III
adequate Dock rentals are fast approaSh-
ing a prohihtiVe figure. ana the cohsesN0'
increases with the passing DAYS .,,,,,,
There can he no more important propleh
before the people OF this state al the pres
emf time than that Of providing proper
terminals for the barge canal frame. W. ~,
must have prompt ana oecisi. We "C xs-bsrfs
which are 10 provide an oUuel TOT ou.
future trade. We must insist now ahd az
al times and by every means n oui
power that the peoples investment OF more
than slOa000,o00 be not Jeopardlzsa DE a., a
shorts GIFTED or niggardly policy, Nhlch laAls
short by failure TO provide compete sHs-
TEN Whether that terminal be az speS-
ten Duyvil, Gowanus. Flushing or Jamaica
Bay, u must be provided by the spesu.
determination II those IN puDllc ONCE
who have the peoples welfare al heart
Certainly. IL il only reasonable TO eApeSI
that the river between Albany ana TO-
he wide enough 10 allow for the turning
Of one Of the new harEes ana iof the na;ss-
ing OF tows of two barses abreast going
IN opposite direction.
PaDers were read by Assemblyman c.
Tired Boshart. of LOwVille; George w.
Wilson. Brooklyn; Congressman Charles Is.
Law. Brooklyn; Captain Charles Campbell
New York: Captain Cameron MGR WINS
low. L. : n, supervisor Of the harbor OF
New York. who was delegated by the Sec
rotary If the Navy; Commissioner James
: Whipple of the state Forest, Fish anu
Game Department: John q. Agar, New
N,rk: Congressman Joseph a. Goulden, OF
The Bronx: COngr5 ssman W W locks, OF
Ling Island. Captain ]. g. Caniseii,
OF the United States Revenue cutter Sci
Nloe and Senator Henry W. Hill. Buffalo.
The speakers tonight included 4.
Kendall, Of Fort Wayne. Ind; Mayor ID
" Burdick Of Ithaca and State Engineer
Frank NJ. Williams