Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-18
MORE VESSELS COMING HERE
SHOWING NECESSITY OF HAVING !,
DEEPER CHANNELS FOR PORT
Barber Asphalt Company Increasing
Docking Facilities and SChWab
Ships May Desire toEnter.
GROWTH OF CUSTOM RECEIPTS


here is made apparent Deeper waterways both through
Staten Island sound and the bay from Sandy Hook must
had Perth Amboy and other cities in this locality to
tnue progress and business that desires to here
to be accommodated With the twenty-five foot channel pro
ec through Staten Island sound before congress- there
is every believe that the necessary appropriation for
that will authorized But after the bill passes the
House, must the gauntlet of the Senate therefore
necessary to keep continually after the project until it is
complished
few days ago there published in these columns the
that the Barber Asphalt Paving Company plans
the construction of docks its plant along the
sound in the Maurer section of the city The Barber
of the largest industries in this section It's growth
has been during the past few 1t keeps feet
of steamships busy bringing the crude asphalt from Trinidad
and Venezuela 1t is stated that this plant is greatly hand
capped because of the inability get vessels of greater draft
into this port The deeper channel will great deal
for this alone and that great deal for Perth
Amboy
Closely following the of the improvements
at the Barber plant the statement by Charles NJ
Schwab that he proposes line of steamers from Chile
to this country carrying iron for his Bethlehem Steel
Works This steel plant is located along the Lehgh
Valley railroad and all the brought here from South
America and used at Bethlehem must be transferred from
steamer to rail- 1t has not been announced at what port these
steamers expect to Dock but this is the main shipping port
for the Leigh Valley raoad it would that the logical
place for these steamers is at Perth Amboy 1t than
likely they will here provided the vessels get into
the harbor Here hen the necessity deeper channels
and improved facilities. Perth Amboy should not lose
that desires to here because the boats be
accommodated.
As these large vessels begin calling this port
have been assured that the Perth AmbOy Dry Dock Company
already stated the interview Of W. Parker unyon pre
dent of that will build dry docks where they be
hauled out and repaired This will greatly increase the size
of this important industry and add to growing population
Of skilled mechanics It is readily seen therefore, what
important bearing the deeper waterways have the future
prosperity of this city.
But the vessels that put in at Perth Amboy from for
egn ports the greater becomes the Importance of this
port of entry This ranks Perth Amboy with the leading
coast cities of the nation and adds to its prestige with the
government.
According the official of the United States
Treasury Department. said W. W. Oliver deputy collector of
the port of Perth Amboy to the EVENING NEWS recently
ties collected among the seaport cities the country It stands
New Orleans and Galveston the Gulf both of which rank
higher.
On the Pacific coast only San Francisco, Los Angeles
Marquette (Oregon) and Port Townsend Washngon lead
this port in receipts The Atlantic ports ahead of Perth
Amboy Boston, Providence New York City, Philadelphia
Baltimore and Jacksonville, Fla and two of these prac
ticaly of the rank.
The fiscal year the Treasury Department ends with the
0h day of june and the suboned figures furnished by Mr.
Oliver fiscal year totals
The of customs duties collected for the past eleven
years at the port of Perth Amboy follow:
1902 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4741910
1903 Observation-Disclosures. 81 35378
1904 Observation-Disclosures. 115648.55
1905 Observation-Disclosures. 12635692
1906 Observation-Disclosures. 92O7898
1907 Observation-Disclosures. 91128.26
1908 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ISL 1864
1909 Observation-Disclosures. 17O198.66
1910 Observation-Disclosures. 346O62.92