New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
CLYNN SOUNDS
CANAL WARNING
Tells Society of the Cen
essee Uncle Sam Must
Deepen Hudson.

The usefulness of the New York State
barge canal. on which SlSo,0oo@O already
has been expended, will be greatly dimin-
ished unless the United States government
comes to the rescue and deepens the chan
mel OF the Hudson River. This was the
statement made by Governor Glynn last
night at the dinner Of the Society of the
Genesee at the Fillmore Hotel, the first
gathering OF the kind in the hotel since
it was completed.
I'VE are now spending sl3O,000,ooo for the
connection between the Great Lakes and
the Atlantic Ocean, said the Governor.
Through that wonderful waterway viii
pass large barges drawing nine and In
some cases twelve feet of water. But
when they get to Albany, on their course
to the Atlantic, they will have to stop
there, and there they will stay unless the
United States government deepens the
passages of the Hudson River below AL
bany.
THAT s1SO,OOO.OOO will be wasted I'M
less the barges can be brought TO New
York City, their natural outlet 1t is to
the interest of every taxpayer In the state
to write to his Congressman in Washing
ton and give him notice that it is time
that New York got its share of the pork
barrel appropriations made i'm Congress
for the waterways of the country. Some
$500. 10000 has been spent for water
ways, or charged for them. and out of this
since the beginning of our government. the
Hudson River has received only s5'UOo,0O0.
"The day is not distant when the limi-
tations Of dock room in New York Harbor
will drive the large steamships to Boston
and Philadelphia unless provision is made
for them, and i'm addition all the great
commerce of the lakes and Northern New
York, In spite of the barge canal, will be
left without an outlet. I'm for that APP
preparation, and will support it earnestly.
There are two other things this state
needs badly. | want to see the commits
sion merchants law of the state amended
so that the farmers will get fair return
for their produce sent to market. want
fair play for the farm as well as for the
city man. / want sn appropriation by the
LEGISLATURE of 100000 70 teach the farmer
low to avail himself of the credit union
the last session.
The dinner of the society was given in
honor of DR.. David Jayne Hill, formerly
United States Ambassador to Germany.
In his presence and in that of Count Jo-
ham Heinrich "on Bernstorff, German
Ambassador to the United States, who
was also a guest, Frank r. Lawrence.
So \ At, ls4h ,.it fnfr ho
diplomatic system of this country, and
compared it to a disadvantage with those
OF foreign nations.
This country has been ably repre-
scented in the past by Franklin, Adams,
Reid and HILL" he said. but l fear that
the service is falling back. | do not refer
to the heads of the embassies in any
place, but to the apparent disposition to
make the diplomatic corps plaything
Of politics.
There is no doubt that America is at
disadvantage In the rotation OF Its
ambassadors by the going in Of new
administration.
Count Won Bernstorff, carefully avoiding
any direct reference to the criticisms OF
the previous speaker, at the same time
found humor in his remarks.
THE purpose of this society seems to
be TO furnish the government with am
bassadors TO Germany" he said, COM
menting on the appointment of James w.
Gerard as Ambassador TO Germany. He
spoke facetously of the tips" former
Ambassador Hill gave him before he
came to Washington. Or. Hill cautioned
the members of the society to preserve
their own associations with the past by
not neglecting to uphold the Constitution