The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
ECLARING adequate port ,

~ ECLARlNG adequate port devcl-
opment 90 be tho only possible
- means for saving TO New York
'H s"'". macy ~ tho lead ng
cummercial and industrial city the
{ ...dLu" has undertaken a
/ campaign To- obtain the development of
| Jamaica BAY az part OF the port Of
! NV York, along m. lines laid down 10y
| city, State and nation for which work
| considerable appropriations have been
| made but are not being spent. The
| league looks for nothing short OF dis
! aster unless "A beginning is made at
once on the development Of New Nork's
/ now uuoCCupied waterfront. and TO pre-
vent loss of commerce. moving away of
industries and continued congestion
in now highly developed districts. IL in
| tends TO wage such "A telling campaign
! that there will Toe no doubt the work
| will 10 undertaken in the near future.
Az FIRST gun In the campaign the
! league has had prepared and IL now cir
culatinR an interesting booklet on The
I Problem OF Greater New York and Its
Solution" The booklet contains the
whole story of the development 81 "a fcw
niles 81 waterfront To a most Intensive
/ state and OF the neglect OF the many
iiAO4 AlAAA'n W alA' ~ AAAAsi W. ''N't'l'A ~
small cost. but with great benefit to the
city. II recites what has been done 10
obtain an extension Of the harhor and Of
the little actual work that has been
done and then the pan apparently ahtn-
doned. The story Is told In most inter
esting fashion by Harry Chase Brearley,
and his story Is supplemented by a
chapter by Or. Elmer l.. Corthell on tho
needs of the port. and then there are
many maps illustrations and reports
which make the presentation OF the sub
ject complete
To the casual reader OF the publ'ca-
ton II would seem that the Brooklyn
League has the idea that New York city.
at least So far as It's port development
IS concerned, is suffering from Manhat-
tan!tis. For II speaks, not unkin1ly. OF
the enormous efforts made by the city
10 continue the development ~ Man
haitian Islands waterfront, only 10 per
cent. Of that of the whole city. at cost
nut of all proportion to the hcnDns t.
be derived, while not only * the dcycl-
opment OF great areas In other Dor pugAs
being hindered. but residents actually
are suffering because "A paternal city i
unable TO see beyond the East or lIud-
son river
The league does not hesitate to say
that Greater New Iorks present vel
| fare ~ dangerously threatened by rs
! harbor limitations, and that white under
| present conditions II cannot take care
| OF It's present commerce Il Is in no pO-
sition to receive any benefits from tho
| opening Of the Panama Cana! tine barge
canal and the inland water route. 1t
| says that only 1903 Of its SIS miles Of
waterfront have been developed and that
the demand for the developed space Is
so great that the Dock Department Is
| compelled 10 turn aside most attractive
proposals 10 rent Waterfront, space ana
| that the prospective lessees are turning
To other ports. To this Is added the
| charge that great Industrial plants. he
cause the city will not provide accom-
modat!ons as good as can be had in
other places. are removing from New
York, taking many wage carriers with
them. never TO return. \ third clnGI-
| tion which the Brooklyn League lays at
the door OF city authorities because OF
| their neglect OF the port Development il
the frghtful congestion in many Of the
manufacturing centres Of Manhattan
which are dependent on good water
shipping facilities. Again, the league
calls attention to the fact that because
the city has made no provision for bring
ing food supplies and building materials