Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-17
WATERWAY BILL IS
SATISFACTORY To
FRIENDS
Measure introduced in House
of Representatives PIeases
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Says Mr., RanSdeII.
Morning Journal Bureau,
GlS Munsey Building.

Wh"hiiliNNpH. ~ - fFD. 40.
THE friends Of waterways are very.
much pleased with the rivers ana har-
hors bill introduced il the house. and
this is especially true Of the officials
NJ the national rivers ana harbors
congress said Hon. Joseph E. Rams
dell, "a member OF the house commit
tee ana president OF the national
rivers and harhors congress. This
organization has for several years adj
vocated with All &C its power three
distinct principles, which have been
very nearly, # not quite. realized III
The bill.
''rilst, TINT appropriations for
rivers ana hnrbofs should he passed
annually instead ~ triennially. as IN
the past
Second. that a definite fixed policy
Of waterway Improvement should be
adopted, ana provision made for com
pleting great projects within Il reason
nhle term of years.
Third, that annual appropriations
fpt rivers and harbnrs should amount
10 fnily fifty million dollars.
'The riycIs u harbors committee
during the preparation OF the bill by
q formal and unanimous vote decided
that hereafter its hill should lie an
nual, and everything possible was
dome to provide TOR same, Sufficient
appropriations for prosecuting work
az MANY great projects We're made for
only n year. ana unless q bill BE- en-
next year an work thereon Will
cease. ft requires more or less eN-
pondituIe every ear to maintain
proper conditions on n%avigable waters,
ana maintenance for one year only is
provided Ia the bill.
Liberal appropriations were made
for prosecuting work on a number 81
the great rivers Of the country. such.
for example, as The Ohio. the Upper
Mississippi. The Missouri. and the
Lower Mississippi. and specific enact
ments were passed showing that the
That tho three former ARE TO be COM
within twelve years, aud the
within twenty a Tint this
rs a great advances is proved by the
fnct that work 10 securf the canallzil-
ton nf the Ohio has heen IN prog
,ess over thirty wears ana only one
fifth uf il is finished. n the ohio
~ only am Illustration of many other
river projects
The bin carries about thirtf-ilNf
millions IN ciish and authorizations OF
about SG.00O, 000. 81 q total of S4l-l
oOO.NnH no This must be added 81
600 whirh will be carried IN The
current gnndty civil hill under tormef
authorizations and about $4,000, 600
operation and are OF canals lnd
removing wrecks under general la"
snrlrv permanent appropriations
for s~nagglug. etc. making = total 20
expended during the next tuscan
Of about s46,00o, 000. The aiore
said s6.0UO.N 200 authorized. but not 70
De expended. is not properly CHARGE
AGAINST the waterway "Npehdi~
lures Tor tho next fiscal wear
~Tllo hin does not neslect any por-
tion nf me country but makes FAR
provision for an harbors u connect
Nttcts ou the lakes. TN Atlantlc
eulf and The Pacific.
Tho lilnck Warrior, the Warrior
Tomhighcc system OF rivers IN
Alaham4 receives si.00a.0eo 10 extend
It's navigation into the richest COAT
fields OF tho south
eerhe item or $1,000 de0 for mat
norton of lakcs-to-the-euif deep
waterway between Chicago and ST
IS conditioned upon @ iutur"
MAN of cooperation between the state
VI liinois and the n%Attontl govern
which id Is hoped can ne WORKED
ont on wise. satisfactory lines
provision Tor work on the great
micronesia ranal frcm Restoh I"
ana thence 80 the RIO Hrande
Was postponed because Tire surveys
we've incomplete. hut II - horrn thAt
will show such conditions as 20
liberal a~ppfopri's IONS lh the
hiii uf nest yvat.