New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
URGE PORT IMPROVEMENT
Sneakers at Republican Gun
Tell of Waterway Projects

~. relationship nj the waterwaNs'
- +arroinal facilities ~ the -ta'
.rd citv 70 the genera prosperlls .,,,, -
- the subject Of Yesterday
- the Republican Club ,,.....,rr.,.
,,N-.,. yorts " said Andrew " HumpHttE'
.,atrr,ap of the discussion. has SH" wv
,,nortupity Of maintaining the 'eao III ''iaI,
,,fa,.,r,ro maritime and commerclal Oh
.... In the state there arc tof'E-"Ee
.1,,esrd manufacturing plants. Win d 20
- ~ sbout three billion dollars IN 81.
...,,i-n,,ep+s use material valued at near
T.. .,,,.. billion dollars. with salary anu
..e account OF over a billion dollars
.,.1 ,bev amolov y million skilled wage
earners .,,r.
NJ rIpnopbrev said that the state sup
,i,dnp the best service Of transportation al
,ss lowest rates would attract the mos
,apjtal. and carry labor with Il
Cautain J. ". Miller, state Naval MlI!la
.retired). made several suggestions for I'D,
p,ovipg New York's port and his proposals
we're greeted with applause He saio' II
part
-bat rniIcb he's been done. and rlghttu!lS
done. TO attract oversea conmeEcS a az -
t foreign ships g5sIce On Ine Sas Ssgs been Shown
s.InosL ~ - tba ir6pr3Venent OF what may
b. termed our second great hatDor toI ~ ~
use OF domestic vessels IeleI 70 ~ -
iyorortsnt and neglected waterway 70 any
tLaro fhe ocean oy way of Long Island
Nv nrAparedness for war has long de.
risnded that the few miles IRON IhT dn1s1 it1
~aVigable for deep draft oattlesh!ps' .L.s tt,-s
irsuring two lines OF. protecuon LOT Iht tSs Ss
states. GLANCE at ne cha1s r. SRT%i SRBTIscKweis
island. in Hell Gate, in the Sunken He1L,
5Cws, and in the crooked channel py NoEtti ~
Brother Island. emphasizes the hseu u
their immediate removal. ,,,r ,,,,,,A craft.
II is also essential 10 give our nome s clatt =
of All descriptions, a double track oy aTeos
ing the channel between Nerd 5 ana nan
dall's Islands. ,, 2,,.. sue5ciAnt
sppropriation in order that the SHIPS nov
overcrowding the North River ano tle Y,e,.. Pc
Of lower New York may md nertnlng spaSS
as far east as City lsano
captain Miller did not agree Win
mock Commissioner Tomkins's plan 70 re-
move all the large Sound steamers 70 hast
River piers. This, he said, would cause ho'
onlv inconvenience 10 those TO whom the
.carEoes were consigned and who were STU
s.ed largely on the West Side Of Manhattan
and in New Jersey, but would create
menace 10 navigation IN the extra nulnDer
~ lighters that would have to round me
Battery.
Commissioner Tomkins delivered an ad-
dress on the need of the city immeolately
taking up the plan Of improved ternlnia
facilities drafted by engineers IN MS oe-
,artrnent He said he had the lntornai
assurance Of every member Of the Boara
If Estimate that there was no intention 70
ohstruct the proposed improvements ana
that as soon as possible the port problem
would receive attention He also an
rovnced that his department was preparing
renort on the mechanical handling NJ
freight. This system is now in use IN
Hamburg
other speakers were Henry W. Hlll, NJ
the Buffalo Board Of Commerce, Welding
Ping. chairman Of the committee on Tor.
eign commerce of the Chamber Of Com
merce Alexander r Smith and T. Ken
ngrd Thomson.