The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-04
REBUKES CONGRESS
FOR NEGLECT OF N. Y.
Representative Hubert Opens
Campaign for $25,0O0, OOO
Harbor Improvement.
PORTS NEEDS OUTLINED

WAsHIsGroN, Feh. 3.--In furtheranco
of his campaign to bring home TO West
ern and Southern Democrats who are
constantly jumping on New York and
Wall street the fact that the great city
is In the United States n as such Is
entitled to consideration at the hands
Of Congress Representative Hubert oil
the Twenty-rrst New York district de-
livered a speech in the House to-day
HI which he gave notice that he would
keep beating the tonltom on the subject
until adequate appropriations were made
for the Improvement OF New York har-
Dor.
II is the habit OF many members from
what are known AS the provinces ia
lay at tho door of New York all the
crimes in the calendar, and this sort OF
srrech is heard with greater frequency
"a, x,uuaisn time approaches. III the
ayportionment OF pork legislation no"
York city is rarely recognized, with the
result. according TO Mr.. liulhcrt, that
the "greatest harbor In the world Is
sadly in need of repair and getting
worse all the while.
Alfalfa Bill Murray OF Oklahoma ana
Cyclone DAVIS OF Texas. who make an
attack on the money devil about every
other day. locating It's lair III WAL
Street, Strengthened In their sedtS as
MIR. uulh+rt told about New YORK city
and its importance as - contributor 10
the Federal Treasury.
portnncc of the PORT.
THE. improvement of New Norh har-
tor is ,n, "A 'pork barrel proposition,
nor "A question uf local cpn'eri' si'u
Nr. Ulllcr,. as ~. gaz.d strrnly ~
Chairman Sparkmau oi the RIVERS anu
u.rtors Committee. "lt argues us """
care. Ouc-half IT, export and impor's
ot the country pass through New forh
b,rbnr New York collects and turns
int, tho Treasury NOR. than double the
amount ~ duties contributed by the
rest of tn, country
Air lIuih.r, remarked that lie came
near forgetting that New York. city ana
STATE. puid more tna Sl1 .n"".uuo III M
come taxes last year, nearly oie-hait 81
,h. moneys turned into the treasury on
TIN. uoNunt that New York cDbtrlou''d
tnor,. than Slu.U0u,"pn, OF qua
of the corporation tax collected the last
year.
do not these faCts aplral 70 your
s.ns, of justlc, iu securing yOur FAVOR
ab.. confederation ~ that which am
about To submit" asked Mr.. Iiuh-r'
I'm every decade stuc' ls4" Ne" N"rk
has shown "a greater numerical increas.
~ pupllatur than any other American
,+t, pu..thlrt-ruth ~ the ,ntlr" poVu-
lttl,n ut ib. country lives ~ the New
WORT m.,r,umlfiiu %str'rt, and New
Work. CITY produces uu'-truth al the ~
iir. manufacture! product "t INC 'iit'i
Stu,--. Tn. N,lu. "f New YORK IAN
ahl, property exceeds inai ~ 'hl'hs"'
~philadelrhta. B"s'ou and ~, LOUIS
combined
~ mis- time Alfalfa III and Texas
Cyolun. lat seemingly aniaz-d az MI
Hubert iru,, home his statistical blows
IN behalf of New Work..
New Nurk Dty hdrh - handle 80 per
! cent. Of the ~,i.arings pf the lnit"i
States shouted Mr. Hulheri. New
Work IL the t.imints OF all but one of
the great Eastern railroad systems.
| And yet IN the Improvement OF this great
harbor the Federal Government has not
only failed to keep abreast OF the needs
of the lines but has fallen far In the
rear