Evening star., 1916-09-13
Proposals for $11,MO,000
Government Concern Heard
by Secretary Daniels. I
CAPITALS ADVANTAGES
ARE CITED AT LENGTH
P. 7. Moran Points Out How 40
Acre Anacostia River Site
May Be Utilized.

Delegations from Washington
and nearly all Of the principal
cities of the east and south gath
cred at the Navy Department to-
day to urge the advantages q
sites offered for the $II 100000
government armor plate plant au-
thorized in the new naval appro.
priation bill. More than 800 men
were on hand when Secretary
Daniels began his hearings, most
of the delegations being headed
by senators and representatives
in Congress.
Chief among the claims to be heard
were those of Washington. D. c.; New
York. Brooklyn. Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh, Richmond, Norfolk. Birming-
ham. Raleigh and many other smaller
municipalities.
Senator Chiffon headed delegation
from Huntington, w. Va; Senator Un-
derwood and members of the Alabama
congressional contingent led others from
Birmingham. Gadsden and Tuscaloosa:
Senator Swanson and Representative Car
lin of Virginia headed those from Nor
folk, Richmond, Petersburg, Hopewell and
Alexandria: Senator James and Repre-
| sentative Barkley of Kentucky headed
Wickliffe. Paducah. Middfesboro and Ca
diz delegations. North Carolina was rep
| resented by Fayetteville, Raleigh and
Aberdeen delegations. More than hum
dred other cities which were not repre-
sented had filed briefs setting forth their
claims for the site.
In order to expedite the hearing it was
announced that the states would be heard
| in alphabetical order, Alabama being the
first called.
Cities Heard From.
Cities from which either correspondence,
| briefs or delegations had been received to
day by the Navy Department follow by
states:
Alabama-Tuscaloosa. Mobile. Birminshan.
! Gadsden.
| Connecticut-Hew Haven, Hartford.
Georgia-Savannah.
| nIinos-Chicago. Lomax Metropolis
| Indana-Jenersonville. La Porte, Michieas
| City, Evansville. Gary.
Iowa-Newton.
Kentucky-Fort Thomas, Mount Vernon, Wick.
Life. Dover. Louisville, Middlesboro.
Observation-Disclosures. Annapolis, Barclay.
Observation-Disclosures.
Nichigan-saginaw. Houghton, Traverse CITY,
Menominee. Manistique. New Buffalo. Niles.
Missouri-St. Louis.
New Jersey-Park Ridge Camden, Phillips-
| burg
New York-New York city. Fulton. Brooklyn,
Breaker Island. Troy. New Brighton. Port Rich
mond Buffalo. Albany. wnterviiet. Jamaica.
North Carolina-Newton. Gastonia, Fayette-
| vile. Asheville. Southport Brevard Wilmington.
ohio-Ashtabula. Toledo. Lakewood. steuben-
Cincinnati. Youngstown. Cleveland. sandusky,
Massillon Columbus. Canton. Oberlin, Huron.
Oklahoma-Tulsa.
Pennsylvania Newcastle. Chester. Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia, OIL City, Slatington. Berwick. Sun
uIha bury G;Ss1s Bridgeport Erie cU..esy
Cumberland. Emerald. Carnegie.
Rhode Island-Providence.
Tennessee-Elizabethtos Bristol.
Texas-Beaumont Orange, Port Arthur At
lanta.
Virginia Richmond. Newport News. Tye Riv-
er Portsmouth, Isuena VISTA Bristow Basic
West Point. Norfolk Petersburg Hopeweu,
Alexandria.
West Virginia Wheeling, Hunting
ton.
data were submitted for consideration by
the navy general board, which must final
ly approve the site.
Cites Washington's Advantages.
Washington's advantages were pointed
out IN an address by P. T. Moran, presi-
dent of the local Chamber Of Commerce,
who was accompanied by J. NJ. Chamber
lain of the local Board of Trade, Joseph
l. Weller and Thomas Grant, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce. They ad-
vocated the location of the big armor
'making plant on the territory bounded by
Sd street west, I'd street east, the James
Creek canal and the Anacostia river. in
Guiding all that section known as Bug
yards Point.
Mr. Moran explained that the site suR-
gested has a total area of 6,05S, 900 square ,
feet, or nearly 40 acres. of which only
1888, 900 square feet, or about seventy
acres, will have to be acquired, the re-
mainder being property in fee simple Of
the United States The improvements
on the land are comparatively few and in
expensive. All of the land necessary to
the United States, together with existing
improvements thereon, Mr.. Moran said,
can be had for not exceeding $7SS,950, and
he invited an investigation and consider
alton of that location
Has Water Frontage.
strictly speaking" said Mr.. Moran.
"the entire boundary of the property
is, except on it's northern face, water
frontage. It's permanent water front
footage depends only on the length of
the James creek, which may be deter :.
mined properly to be retained for
water frontage and the length which
will be filled to form better connec-
ton with the property of the United
States in the Washington arsenal
"On the Eastern branch a perma-
nently Improved channel at or greater
than its present depth is assured. being
more water at this point than at points
in the main channel of the Potomac,
SO that the largest vessels that can
navigate the river will find an ample
dockage at any point on the Eastern
branch water front.
..The improvement of the Eastern
branch at an authorized cost Of $3.000.-
900. of which over a million already
has been spent. provides not only an
assurance Of a permanent depth Of
water to the degree stated. but sanf-
tary surroundings Of a perfection, to
saw nothing of esthetic effect. which
cannot be matched-and the statement
is not at all overdrawn-by the condf-
tions of any river frontage in the
United States.
Advantage In Emergency.
.The advantage to the government sf
this water terminal in case Of smeF-
gency can hardly be overstatsd. WITH
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