Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-19
DANIELS PLEASED
BY PROPOSED SITE
Navy Secretary, However, Will
Not for the Present, Push
Jersey City Project.


the Navy Daniels left here last night
for Washington after spending most
of the day in Jersey City viewing the
proposed sites for a gigantic navy
yard. Before leaving he said:
ST am impressed with the many adj
pantages of the New Jersey shore for
an adeqate naval base, but before
care to make any decision shall con-
suit with my aids and with naval Of
ficials. I can say this: There is no
other site under consideration"
During the inspection Secretary
Daniels was accompanied by several
of the New Jersey Congressman. Cap
tain l.. S. Van Duzer, formerly in
charge of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
and by a hundred or more business
men of Jersey City,
To Cost s2e,s21 900.
Captain Van Duzer had estimated
the cost of the new yard at s26,521, 900,
Secretary Daniels said, and it was
question whether this amount OF
money could be spared at this time.
The Pacific coast, in his opinion, was
more in need of modern navy yard.
The Panama, Canal had made 1t i'm
perative to provide the Pacific fleet
with modern facilities for dockage
and repairs, he said. and he intimated
that the New Jersey project would
have to wait it's turn.
"As Captain Van Duzer and Con-
gresham Kinkead have said, this is
not local but a national question.
Secretary Daniels went on to say. Il
have visited every yard and naval sta
.tion to find out what we have and nave
talked with people all over the coun-
try about these things. l believe we
are on the eve of the greatest develop
ment this country has ever expert
enced The Pacific coast has great
interest in the navy, more so, perhaps,
than any other part of the country.
There are now five magnificent
battleships under construction, and
how many more are to follow you
may get some idea of from my re-
port in December. The Brooklyn
navy yard has been here more than
100 years. 1t builds cheaper than
private yards, and l hope we will
have a yard in which the biggest
ships in the world may be built and
repaired. Where that shall be is not
proper for me to say at this time,
but, as a Democrat, 1 want to say to
New Jersey that | love it better than
any State in the country, except my
own State, and if there is anything
New Jersey wants, why not let her
have it? l shall recommend to Con-
gress that the purposes and ideals
we have in this subject be carried
out"
Julian P. Meyer, secretary of the
Hamburg American Line Terminal
and Navigation Company of New
Jersey, said:
Steamship Men Interested.
There is one feature of the pro-
posed navy yard in which the steam
ship companies are greatly interested.
The large steamships coming to this
port and the larger vessels now build
ing cannot be put in the dock here.
In this new navy yard the largest
steamships could be provided for"
Congressman Kinkead and Town
send spoke in favor of the project.
Mr.. Kinkead said all the representa-
tives of New Jersey were in accord
with the plan and stood with the
business men to aid the government
in carrying out the enterprise. The
change would be as great benefit to
New York as to New Jersey, he as
serted, because the property now ,oc-
cupied by the Brooklyn yard could
be used to better advantage in that
congested section for business pur-
poses.
1.-THE matter OF providing better
facilities for the navy becomes more
pressing with the development of the
navy" said Captain Van Duzer "On
the Jersey shore are the terminals OF
all the railways. where not only the
regular supplies are brought to New
York but oil supplies come in, and oil is
beginning to be an important factor
in the navy. Transportation of sup
plies and materials would be quick
and cheap, such as no point on Long
Island could provide. Labor would
be near and always available when
wanted for the $50 trades carried on
in various degrees in the navy yard.
The site for the proposed yard near
Greenville is situated on the cove be-
tween CaVen Point and Chapel ave-
nue. 1t has waterfront nearly a
mile in length, and extends inland
about 1000 feet. The plans prepared
by Captain Van Duzer provide for the
docking of forty of the largest steam
ships or battleships at one time.