The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-15

there 10 not another port In the whole
United States that would not give all
kinds OF money, 10 into debt for con-
tury. do almost anything. to secure the
commerce that New York spurns and
has been spurning, to my personal
knowledge, for quarter Of a century"
Plan for Immediate Relief.
relief. plan which can be put into OPP
erption at n cost Of sac. 1000. 900 without
cneroaehing on tho debt limit a pay as
you 60. seif-maintaining plan of intcnsi-
flying the use Of old construction and OF
new building, is aimed to correct the
neglect and evils pointed out by the
writer of this letter. The aims. broadly
stated. are these:
First. to provide steamship lines, big
and little, and all shippers such wharf
age facilities and to give them such fair
nation to seek relief In other ports as
many of them are thinking OF doing,
Second, to reform existing facilities
In such way that they can be made
the bases Of great, permanent improve
ments 90 be taken up whenever the Fed
eral. State and city governments. with
New Jersey, can get together In the mat
ter OF a big broad policy for the future.
For months Commissioner Hubert has
been pointing out that New York. with
the coming of peace, would be called
upon to take care OF a vastly increased
commerce. and has been laboring night
and day to make his associates In the
city government realize that this was
about the biggest problem OF their ad-
ministration. He has met all criticisms
and objections. showing that he had the
backing OF the United States Govern
ment. Of steamship lines, OF shippers and
OF merchants generally, and proving that
his request for funds would lay no ad-
dtional burden upon the city treasury.
Nevertheless Up TO date he has not been
rhl" TO overcome the inertia OF the
hoard OF Estimate and the Sinking Fund
Commission.
To-day he will appear before the boa I'd
and commission. accompanied by 4. II.
Smith, Regional Director of Railroads,
In an attempt TO get action, His plans
are ready to the last estimate and blue
print. He 70 already In negotiation
with the Railroad Administration and
with the-esicials Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad looking TO the release to the
city Of some railroad piers not necessary
to Government or to private use. He
has secured prospective tenants for new
piers he wishes to construct at Stapleton,
Staten Island; at South Brooklyn, In
the North River and ut other convenient
shipping bases What he demands Is the
legal risht to 60 ahead, and he purposes
! to find out to-day who will take the re-
sponsibility for blocking his plans
City Coordination Needed.
| An instance Of lack of coordination
among city officials respon sible for port
| development occurred yesterday at a
| meeting OF the Sinking Fund Commission
when Comptroller Craig objected to Com
missioner Hulbert's Coney Island Shir
Canal project. an Improvement abso-
lutely necessary to the proper develop.
ment OF New York's haroor facilities, In
Mr.. Hulbert's opinion. Arguing the ne.
cessity for the Coney Island Ship Canal
Commissioner Hubert mentioned tina,
the project had been endorsed by Gen
Theodore A. Bingham. now head of the
Harbor Line Board Of the United States
Army. The Comptroller interrupted.
Il have here" ne said, "a letter from
Gen. bingham In which he states that he
| never expressed an opinion on the plan
except in private conversation and that
he was not sufficiently acquainted with
the details to declare his attitude In re-
gard to the project
Commissioner Hubert replied heat
eddy that In order to set himself right
before the commission he would have 70
violate q confidence.
Il now state" he said. that Gen
Bingham after studying my plan OF the
Coney Island Ship Canal very carefully
! told me in confidence that he would
recommend its adoption to the Secretary
| of War"
Tho Mayor and Comptroller Craig had
the whole matter put over week on
the score that some OF the agitators In
this matter have other interests to serve
| in connection with the proposed ship
canal" and that I'VE do not want to be
rushed by people who are 30 anxious to
see II go through Craig thought 1,
would put q finish to Coney Island"
! Borough President Riegelmann OF
Brooklyn and representative of the
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce sup.
ported Commissioner Hubert, but the
Mayor and Comptroller Craig prevailed
and the result was delay. The same
tactics have interfered with Commits.
s!oner Hulbert's pier improvement plan
To-day the Mayor and Comptroller may
have to put themselves on record for oil
against the Hubert plan to save the
commercial supremacy Of New York.
!
| Woman q Suicide Over Boche Loss
Tillie Adler. n maid in the employ o.
| William Price. Wall Street broker
whose home Is at 500 West End avenue
Jumped yesterday from the window o.
the Price apartments on the seventh
floor A note attached to her waist sale
that she could not bear the German de
feat She was born In Germany.