The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
81, 100000 TO
GO INTO RIVER
that Much to be Spent Between St.
Louis and ST. Paul
In Improve
ments.
100000 FOR A DAM
Rivers and Harhors Bill VIII be In.
troduced Into The House
on Next Mon
day.
100000 FOR A DAM

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON. Fleb. 24.-Water-
way improvements costing $25,965,010
this year have the OK of the rivers
and harbors committee of the house
in it's bill completed tonight which
will be introduced in the house Mon
day. This is the second smallest ap-
preparation since 1904 and an increase
of only sS,oOo,0Oo over last years
bill
The largest items are s5.600.000 fot
the Ohio river. s3.500,00o for the
Mississippi: 100000 for the Mis-
souri,; s1,570,00O for Texas water
ways: 100000 for the Delaware riv-
er: $4,000 for the Savannah, Ga.
harbor and s1,1S0,O0O for the Column
bia river. About half of the appro.
priation is for the Mississippi river
and its tributaries.
Other large appropriations are:
San Pedro. Calf, harbor $4,000;
Monterey Bay. Calf, 100000; Oak
land, Calf. 100000; Humboldt Bay
and harbor. Calf, 100000; and Sac.
ramento river, Calf 10000.
In Illinois $4,000 is allotted for the
Illinois river; $4,000 for the Wauke
gan harbor and Chicago work is Pre-
vided in the sundry civil bill.
Appropriations amounting to ST.
10000 are made for Texas includ-
ing: Sabine Pass, 100000; Trinity
river, $4,000; Brazos river. $780,
600; Red River. $4,000; Texas City
harbor 100000; Trinity river, s4S5,-
900; Boliyer channel, s25,000; Jetties
and channels at Galveston, $4,000,
and $4,000 additional for west Gal
weston and Bay channel and 100000
for the Texas coast waterways.
In Washington $4,000 is appor-
priated for Puget sound and tribu-
taries, $4,000 for SkaGt river: s25,
600 for Columbia river; $4,000 for q
Lewis river dredge; $500 for Cow
/ litz river, and $4,000 for the Hoa
GUAM river.
/, In addition to the Columbia river
mouth improvements, the following
=
river below Portland, $4,000; Tilla
nook Bay. 100000; Snake River. s25,
1 900; Dalles canal, 100000. plus $50,
/ 600 above the Dalles to the Snake
river and Willamette river, $4,000
Chairman Sparkman (dem. Fla) Of
the rivers and harbors committee
says economy was observed, but pro
! vision is made for continuance of eY
cry waterway improvement begun
with much new work added. The ap
preparation is for work until Marcel
4, 1919, when another bill Will BIZ
considered
i For locks and dams in the Ohio riv
+ er s5,4o0,00D is provided with $500.
600 extra for opening the channel. In
cluded in the appropriations for wori
along the Mississippi river is s1,25o.
600 for improvement between ST
Louis and st. Paul and 100000 for :
dam at st. Paul. Another importan
provision is 100000 for six foo
channel in the Missouri river from
Kansas City. No. TO st. Louis, which
Kansas City merchants have advocat
ed for years. For work on the MiF
souri, between Kansas City and Siou,
/ City. $4,000 is provided and s75. 90
more from Sioux City to Fort Ben
ton, Montana
In Minnesota, $4,000 is appropriat
ed for the harbor at Duluth. s17.eo
for the Red river, while 100000 1
provided for fourth lock in the So
canal in Michigan. Other large ar
preparations are: Buffalo, y. Y. hal
Dor, $4,000: New York barbor. 5000
700; and Mobile harbor river, 800, 0of
Hundreds of other small project
are awarded appropriations.