The herald., 1911-08-03
FIGHT FOR STATION.

Colonel c. H. Ellis, chairman of tn,
Naval Station conference committee
A and Mayor Behrman are working to
! gether to see if they cannot keep tn,
power plant in operation, and tn,
Mayor is going TO get some figure!
from electrical experts as to whether
it would be cheaper for the govern
ment to buy its current or to keep OF
, operating the plant.
Getting down to the heart of the
question, however" said Colonel Ellie
I'VE cannot and will not urge the gov
eminent 10 keep any part of the plant
in operation needlessly, and if the gov
eminent can get current cheaper than
it can make it We will not oppose clos.
ing down the plant. The point, how.
ever, is that We must force them to
give the station work. OF course.
keeping the power plant in operation
for an idle station is a wanton waste
of public money. What We must have
is to make the station a live, active
factor in the naval establishment. The
Navy Department has made it a use
| less burden by refusing to give it any
work to do, and has a good case in
| going before the government on the
plea of economy. II is up to us to
show the country how the Navy De-
partment has refused to give the sta
ton any work, and to get the country
to demand a fair distribution of the
naval repair work"
Following are the kilograms which
passed yesterday:
&C. II. Ellis, New Orleans Secre-
tarys letter says: No definite orders
have been sent to the Commandant at
New Orleans to close the power plant
at that yard. 1t is probable, however,
that it will be found necessary to take
this step in the interest of economy.
The annual expense of maintaining
this power plant alone as compared |
with the productive work turned out
by the yard is so excessive that it is |
but reasonable and businesslike tol
close the power plant, provided salts
factory light and water supply can be
secured by other means at reasonable |
cost.
BEEKMAN WINTHROP
Consult Mayor Behrman and ad-
wise us if light and water supply can
be secured otherwise.
ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
y. R. THORNTON"
Wire received. Will see Mayor
Behrman tomorrow regarding lights
and power Algiers station, and wire
you c. H. ELLIS"
Chairman Ellis last night sent the
following telegram:
"Messrs. Thornton and Estopinal.
ID. C.-Have investigated
power plant matter at Naval Station, !
md find. while arrangements for out
tide power feasible, it will necessitate !
mango VI HOlOIS w llH dill supplies
md movable machinery boxed up pre-
'aratory to shipment elsewhere, and
re convinced the secretary is deter 4,
mined to carry out his plan to render .
tation useless by practically diman-
ling everything capable of being used
lsewhere.
What station needs is assignment
f sufficient work necessary to prac- 9
ce such false economy. United States .
redge Galveston was locked in COM =
lercial dock here in April instead of :
avail dock being used. Appropria-
ons made for various purposes and
various times have been allowed "
revert to general fund by secretary n
the navy, who has persistently re- u
lsed to obey mandates of Congress.
sc. H. ELLIS, s.
Chairman Joint Conference"
The contributions to campaign fund
ere augmented yesterday by $40
ON Peter F. Pescud, making $50 so
r ranaivad