The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-20
MONEY FOR CHARLESTON.
$13,2OO,OOO FOR STORAGE. 3.3OO..
900 FOR LAND.
Provision Made i'm Measure for Emor.
gency Hospital for the Navy Yard
ut Charleston to Cost $225,OOO.

washington, Feb. 14.-In urgent
deficiency appropriation bill reported
to the house of representatives today
by Chairman Sherley of the appro-
priation committee, one of whose
members is Congressman James f.
Byrnes, of the Second South Carolina
District, appropriations and author
izations amounting to more than
100000 are carried for projects
at and around Charleston.
Mr.. Byrnes stated this evening that
while Charleston is not specifically
mentioned in the bill, the money is
provided to proceed with the war de.
partment's plans to develop storage
and terminal facilities at that port in
accordance with the Washington dis
patches to The News and Courier dur
ing the past two weeks.
There are certain phases of the
plans which are not being divulged in
| detail, even in the committee hear
ings. These additional projects in
volve expenditures which caused Rep
resentative Whaley to give a total of
100000 or more.
| Congressman Byrnes understands
that these items will reach approxi-
mately that amount, and may be con-
siderably more, immense lump
sums are to be used at the discretion
of the military authorities. Acting
Quartermaster General Goethals in
his testimony before the appropria-
tiOns committee of the house said in
part:
"a general plan for warehousing in
connection with embarkation, so that
the manufacturers will not be requir-
ed to utilize their space for storage
thus cutting down their production
became necessary in the general
scheme as 1 have outlined it. We con-
template using Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk
Newport News and Charleston as q
part of the scheme. Points further
South than Charleston have beer
eliminated, because the draft of wa
ter in some of the ports south OF
Charleston is not sufficient and the
Gulf ports have been eliminated on ac-
, count Of the additional time required
to go there and back, the time lost
being as much as seven days.
AT Governors Island $4,000, 900
have been expended and at Newport
News $3.O0O,OOO. The storehouse al
Newark will cost $4,600,OO0. The ex.
tension Of the Bush terminals Ca
New York; will cost approximate!
$40, 100000 to $25,000,O00. The stor
age that is necessary to provide 4,
100000 square feet at Norfolk is es
timated to cost s23,OOO,OOO, and a
Charleston 100000 square feet viii
cost SIG, 900. of which $4,000,
900 is for land.
"The estimates are based on th'
government acquiring land, using
, construction of concrete foundation
floors and walls, steel girders and in
flammable room. At Baltimore 2,1OO,
600 square feet Ot storage will cos
$9,S3O.OO0. To provide 2,700,00(
square feet of storage at Philadelphia
will require $12,97O,O0O. To provide
2,00O,600 square feet at Bostor
will cost $10,0O0,0O0."
Provision is made in the deficiency
bill for emergency hospitals for the
navy at Charleston, costing 1925, 900
and at Paris Island costing $125, 900
TO complete the new power plant a,
the Charleston Navy Yard there is an
item of 100000.