The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-12-27
SAYS THAT SPEED
IS ECONOMY
Einqineer Recommends Rush w ork
on Cello That Will Save Both
Time and Money

is fully set forth in report by Cap
tain H. H. Roberts, Of the Army
Engineer Corps, recently transmit
ted to Congress. 1t remains to be
seen whether Congress will be will
ing to direct this economy by in
creasing the appropriations for the
canal, so the work can be completed
by January 1, 1915. The report of
Captain Roberts, heretofore re-
viewed briefly, summarizes the ap-
propriations to date, showing a total
of So, $50, 900, and adds:
''The amount required to be ap-
propriated for completion of the ex-
isting project is 81 ,8OS, ,392.64.
''The delay incurred since Jan
uary /, 1912, as compared with
what would have been the rate of
progress had ample funds been avail
able, is estimated as at least six
months, there having been a neces-
sary reservation made of a portion
Of the then available funds to pro-
vide for the possibility of no funds
becoming available by the last river
and harbor act. This delay was
made up of reduction of force and
partial suspension of work for sew
'eral months, total suspension of
work for about two months, to-
gether with additional delays Incl
dent to delivery of materials, col
lection Of force. etc., necessarily in
Cured in starting the work again,
After careful consideration of
present conditions, it is believed
that in view of the aforementioned
delay already incurred the canal
cannot be completed to best advan-
tage before January 1, 1915, even
with ample funds available for the
for the work. The canal can, how
ever, with funds available, be COM
pleted by that date, which is one
year and six months in advance of
June 25, 1916, the time originally
proposed in the river and harbor
act Of June 25, 1910.
To have ample funds available
for most advantageous prosecution
Of the work would now require ap-
propriations as follows: March,
1918, 81, 100000, June, 1914,
s6OS, 1924.
In view of possibility of delay
in appropriating the latter amount
necessary for the completion and to
obtain the best possible results from
same, it would be even better to in
crease the 1913 appropriation to
81 100000 with a view to compile
ton of the project without further
appropriations even though this
$780, 900 in excess of the 81 200, 900
would probably not necessarily be
used before June 1914. AS already
stated, this condition of ample
funds available would admit of COM
pletion of the canal by December
81, 1914.
1t is estimated that the saving
that can be effected by adoption of
the more vigorous method OF pro-
secution of the work is as follows:
General superintendent, $11, 900;
saving in engineering, 81 200; saw
Ing in cement testing, 81, 800; saw
Ing in local hospital, $4,000; saving
In local office and storehouse force,
sl2 1000; saving in district office ex-
penses. 1000; saving in messhouse
and camp maintenance expense,
$1,000; saving in control of shift
Ing sand dunes, IS, 600; saving in
excavation of deposits by river fresh
cts, $4,000; saving in protection Of
unfinished work and plant from
river fresbets, s250O; saving in pur-
chase of supplies in large quantities
under most favorable market quo
'atlons, $4,000; saving in actual
salvage value of plant, $4,000; saw
Ing to this and other appropriations