The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-12-22
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
ARE SHOWN IN IT ALSO
Will Ask For an Appropriation
of $4,000 and This Large
Amount Has Already Been
Passed by the Engineers of
the Government Some Time.

Congressman ]. Randall Walker
will present to the Rivers and Harb-
ors committee of the House of Rep
resentatives, at an early date, data
and argument, prepared by the Board
of Trade. in favor of the inclusion in
the rivers aud harbors appropriation
bill now being framed bv the COM
mittee of the appropriation Of $51O.-
900. which was recommended by the
Board of Engineers, army, in
1915.
At meeting of the urectors of
the Board of Trade, held Wednes-
day evening. Secretary Smith read
the following telegram from Con-
greesman Walker:
Your letter of the 18th, Rivers
and Harbors committee OF the House
not erantine anv phblic hearings ac-
count limited time to report and PASS
hilI durirP the prdsent session.
Hearings will he granted to members
only. ] will thank YOU TO forward to
me at once such data as you desire
presented to the committee"
Secretary Smith stated that ha had
been endeavorinn for several weeks
TO form q committee of business men
70 90 to washington and present
Brunswick's argument to the com
mittea at a hearino to be arranged
nv Conernssman Walker. but had
heen unable TO get the desired com-
mittee formed and date or which
they could go to Washington agreed
on. In the meantime he had taken
the matter np with Mr. Walker IN
secure q date for tho hearing, and
received the above quoted telegram
~ arewe", Secretary Smith advised
| tho directors that Il would be imnos-
s;ble TO secure . hearing for dele
pation. and that Savannah had rn-
caived similar advices from their
congressman and even New York
oitv bod been notified nv their rem.
reaentative that no pphlc hearines
wdfld ho granted, and that all areu-
rnerts must he presented nv the
noen'bers Of the House of Represent
ativas
m iae4 Mondav. Secretarv Smith
fo~wnrded to Congroesman Wallxar
aIl date available showing tho need
'"~ ~ aN.~19rirti0r to secure Id
d'tcr?! derthn e. Rrrrswiok .har
r"A bortc-, ircltdine oil the evi-
dence ard orgpmenta nraeented to
thr poard 20 Fro'annys II s Armv.
~ 191F. ard additional data showing
tre grov'th ~ prurswick since that
tive With copies of . brief he sub
, rrit'cd ~ tho Cnmm'sion on Navv
Yards ard Naval STATIONS counIo nf
months agG c9lline attention to the
fprt that tho government owns
navy s,arf qitc in R"unswick harhnr
nrd c.~cGeiup tho nvaila hiIitv Of this
ncrt fc~ ven as naval haee and the
aIvaptqqes it possesses in exnanen
~ h9rbor for use for 0nnrations ~
the fleet OF tho United Sfatee ard
Fnr dofensn nv tho navv. and show.
in" alco the onnpara+ivc economy
| with u'hich additional da1,the NJ wot-
o. m Prunawiri, ha~ nnd IN fhc harh-
r" n"e obtained and the low COST Of
noa int onarrn
" t. hoIiovcd +hpt Con or-cssnNon
Walka~ win he ahle tn ccuv'ncn the
COMMITTEES that tho nwNnosod anrro.
r"'atior Is meritorious and thot
there ia advanta "n 10 tho navv IN
oi"'"e fhie mort depths cf water that
will ne"mit ITS rse nv tho deeneet
d"afA snrer-dreadpar"hts of tho navv
as we'll nc q vest terrtorv that win
he henof'tted by the deepening of
the harbor for commerce.