Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-09
NEED slOO,OOO,OOO
TO BUY SHIPYARD
Sum Required to Convert
Hog Island Into Termi-
nal. Saws CoonleN
SHIPPING MEN AROl SED
Head of Maritime Exchange
Urges Survey of Port
Facilities Here


Me-. SsarN Development uf Hog Island
as % great ocean terminal would cost
t, ..,.. and s..,,.. ..,,,.,,., ,,,,,,,.,. y.o
"''''''. Su'u'h ''N.' 10y ""'" p'''"'N'
The ISLAND aud i's improvements from
the Go,,rurncrr 1t 'n, CONCLUSION of
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MS y a'" aug '' toward 'o' .'''
wee I"'s'"'h' "' tue r'"' '|'h', '',
corporation. Nh" mas SuSE' 'r'ru Ih"' q" ;
"' u'I'.
MT. poh.'' '\h''H''" '' 'I."'',
lndl Tor ; l""''""o'" i0r '-I'nd S'.'N"''
'""Io n' ho"Eh' prov ld'" '"' '''N '' ',
W'u' determined p" ''. N ''" ''i'''"
expansion aS a I"Ilnni.
ties of phiIadsIphig a. , rnrI." said Mr.
'"oulry this afternoon. 'aud think
that f the city fails To lak" aaNauidgc
of lts position. o. will be iiul" short of a
Grim" Philadelphia now is almost being
forced O." become Ih" greatest shipping
center lu the / nited States
,.
'''''> mere w"
philadelphia doesn't need any great
mort development tn" facilities are
already here aud SlmrDy need 10 be
taken advantage Of As Io the Hos
Island prouosa, the CHIEF question is
whether .t could be best handled ay a
public or private institution The fjrst
consideration should br given bv the
''"'' an" ,''\ E"N'IH"''h'S. 'hIhN
"','' wise p'lNa'" interests VIII step u.
A., II VT. ''IIeH ldt" lhai me cIiA
an" ''''' S,""'u "IcI"' Ii"e IS,"h"
"S 81 ''ii'I'"' ana hu' as 4 SH'pNard.
ne sue "I hog Island Is owned by
.''' N'i ''an 'n.tIh", IONA "IPola-
Government has surnt about S5- 0uO oan
in improvements. At any time, under
the terms of an option. the Government
may purchase the site for tn" same
price paid 10y tn, corporation and with
out Interest
,.
'" Wv" ~ '>'"""
Hhouid the lioN'rnm"ni tall {" take
advantage Of thai option. however. the
American international Corporation mNa
purchase the improvements, including
the shipways, a. price to be- fixed by
three appraisers. one to be named by
the corporation. another by the Shlpping
frs, ,,n
1T would be- a great mistake ro wreck
Hog Island completely said Peter -.
Knight. wee president and general COM
sci OF the corporation, this afternoon.
We're the Government obliged T." re-
move Us Improvements theIc ana sell
'hem al savage prices II "uHiu suiIeL
Irenehuous Un""'Ia' loss he Po'nI'o
"ul
>. ;, lioI'"H' ''eSlu'h, "I 'ne Marl-
.'u'e ,-.,I.e rN.,''I,se anu "'tll'pt, vi l,i'tE-
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hri,,, ,',,,'7, h,,si,..s - ,i,, r,
,iarsd ,ndsy tSat in his i,,d,,na,,, 4 is
essential 10 learn what ths Govern
ment's intentions are i'm regard to IN.
improvements il has mad. here. So thar
Philadelphia may plan to take adyau-
tsge Of them.
uo,, s
MINK Mr. oohIey suggestion OF
ro,lp'e'e s SUI ,es Vi Dor i",II''IeS as thtN
~ I'D, u.%ich n'iii Iii arisa e'l.Iou .l 10
da,..Ians ,er, sorsibia on, ;'d1,' pI' :, =.
said Mr. HoItcn W. should and o,,,
as soon az nossibIa what ,ha I.o,or,,
ment plans To do with the nbvsicaI i'm
provements IL has made at the nort of
Philadelphia.
For port development warehousing
facilities are an absolute essential. The
existing facilities here are not sufficient
for the business of an expanded port
Especially is this true Of incoming ship
ments Persihab!e goods must be cared
shipment abroad should also be held in