The chronicle=news., 1914-05-30
BIC SUM TO Be
EXPENDED On
WATERWAYS

aibDh bill 10 still A.ii in ih- s~asI.
sGnan,iiis. ON soss, ..-ss.. Asa the sd
iiiiohs n,ssi- Ia ilse Lo.ss lii are
sliIl suLj~si tS the sasIssy illAi is paa
uls,n ns~s,i.1fs of soasnai,t-ss isaiisx
sish appropriations .asii the Diiis
.ns.sh mas i~.a learned Z. Ig-eii.t
,lslI the "a hsl- .os1asitlr- Sn sSsn
Ausf.- Las issf.ase.i ss assisl q. tL-
WATERWAYS hill s@,iss- isn i.iiissss at
'issiisrs-os-~ssif at ih-s- insssasss
i.rtsE Eis.s is the i-.sifis Northwest,
tsSr s,iiiis.ss. .ss hasdf-.i th.ei-
ssad LAilsrs have l.r-n ah..s.i fSs lls-
lsafiss1 II Improving The aosish at
th. Csiun.LiA IN Os-s.s sad Wash
isss.a Ani The aAssh I.t,y. Til. Liii
az il came ifoss The f.s.ss-s s..At sis-si
as appropriation at 81 .s"". S-o for
tE- iaapsos~sssss and maintenance
.r ii- na.ath of ih- tsiansLiss hat
,h- shas ihs nssi- i-i.s- the s.s,r
nerve rossn.iti.- s.shs ihsei that
i~-.Y that lki. iaapsos- as-as sas Ut
sn- s-sy first in,G'asssns- and shs4,ii
is- sossij~s.si In sh- light af a ron
sinuinx suaifart. . sSssr,n first In
iss-i,i.--,i ihia a river ssd hss,,-,s
s.ii Ly S-ssi.s i'uslsn vh.n shsir-
sasa sf the rivers aaa hasi.oss sa'is
miiie- sf the hnass-. sni which $40.
s~sa. sS,.s.iise sa it-rs-.~aiasis~ H.
n. isamphsr,s al Mississippi. a na"na'
L-r sf III. rs.s-ni rivers sai haf-
.sa sAmfsiii--. .riiise ef The In
eide sf tt.- I-.sh iiasr.i. ia . s-srat
nuhsl-~s sf a I.raias v-.tif. 'Iins~
aud .srsfirnrS have abnnisniis jus
Tilted
Having .as-fiiiy ~-isl-si th- s,a-
iinsiss .sn,fast rian In r-iati.n q"
The tri.n.his sn.i desiring sa sas- Tbs
government ss a,a.h n,on-y as l~ssH
sisi~. soe.easss ~ish -xp~s.iiiesi
uosA. tL. sui.runnnist-- has s.ssrH
Issraa-J q. the full .ps,niit,-- an aisl
4 r.psis,isn .f 81. loo. .-.. r.. tbs .,r-
,in"aass a this pF"isSis II ~as
| .pn si.i-r.i that this u.tiii saS- th-
rass.nmt nj In the n.ishi-arb..i "f
fs.". .....
In addition 4" this iafrr in''. 80.
/ the suis.on.nitt-- has svs.'nns nj.
~ the inti .otannii'r- an ia.tras~ II
: i.a."s for th- Improvement of
trays iia'i.or. bar ani entrance. and
"a. 600 f.s improving ssharis city i.ss
TN shc aAasii si,-s In washinsi"n
STATE. Oih-r inrf-as~s for the IA
-itic Northwest arr 1ii:.."" f"r im.
proving the siusia~ river In Oregon.
the i.-ai authorities having pledged
themselves io contribute a like snr'
"A rrn,-psiti.n which was regarded
hy the sui.-.nmiti~- as Thoroughly
good business
Among tn" other Items added we're
ss"u. .""" In ra.h for the improve
'n~n' of i..s Angeles hari,or In CALI
'nrnia. an si...o"o for placing tho
Improvement ON a continuing basis
For improving San itafa-i creek 81. ..
:an aas h~cn Recommended TO the
Iuii committee and ssn."oo for the
<npa river. There Ia also added to
III" horse biii the sun, of Sin.o""
for the Willamette and Yamhiii riy-
crp In Oregon.
These are the substantial Increases
made To the measure by the subcoui-
mitt-r of tho committee an commerce
of which Senator Ccorr" T.. Chamber
lain of Oregon was acting chairman.
and as he IL a member Of the COM
miti"- on appropriations and rank
'nE member Of the subcommittee
which will have charge Of the sun
iry civil hill. carrying the rontinu-
inE contract authorizations. III.
rhancas are exceedingly bright that
these additions to the river and ,ar-
bor appropriation bill will ret
through.
Ecsidca tho appropriations outlined
abovc In the nature Of increases to
tho several projects carried In thcl
river and harlor bill AS II passed the
house. the subcommittee Of commerce
has recommended mn additional num-
bcr of surveys: Clatskanic river from
the mouth to tho city Of Clatskanic.
Oregon: Columbia and Snake rivers.
Washington and Idaho. from Cello
Falls to Pittsbmrg Landing. Ihado:
Columbia river from Camas. Wash.
and Ladies' Island.
While the river and harbor bill
may he larger than any of It's immc-
diatc predecessor. the increases are,
justified - the increasing demands
Of commerce. the Pacific Northwest
being particularly enthusiastic over
the vastly increased tonnage prom
iscd that rapidly growing section as
n result OF the opening OF the Pana-